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At Wiarton’s Salvation Army, Capt. Mary Millar said the damage COVID-19 has caused over that past 11 months is overwhelming.
People who were struggling before the pandemic, financially and personally, are finding it harder, she said. A lot of it has to do with isolation.
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Last week for example, an elderly woman fell while outside. Someone came to her aid and helped her to her door. “She said I’m so happy I fell. I haven’t had anybody to talk to for five weeks,” Millar said in an interview Wednesday.