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PHOTOS: B.C. seniors offer advice to younger generations

Residents of Penisula Retirement Residence offer words of widsom via homemade signs

In an attempt to keep busy during the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of South Surrey seniors have taken time to offer advice to a younger generation of local residents.

This month, a number of residents of Peninsula Retirement Residence (2088 152 St.) have created signs with their name, age and words of wisdom 鈥 everything from 鈥淪top and smell the roses鈥 and 鈥淪tart each day with a smile鈥 to 鈥淯se common sense鈥 and 鈥淒on鈥檛 take yourself so seriously.鈥

The photos have been posted on the retirement community鈥檚 so that others 鈥 including, perhaps, family members who haven鈥檛 been able to visit due to social-distancing rules 鈥 can see.

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The idea for the project came from the residence鈥檚 recreation assistant Miranda Clark 鈥 who is also a Peace Arch News environmental columnist 鈥 who said she was simply looking for a way for seniors to stay busy and engaged, as many of the Peninsula鈥檚 usual recreation programs, social hours and other activities have been cancelled due to COVID-19.

鈥淚 came up with this idea as a way to unite the residents in this time of difficulty and give them something interesting to think about,鈥 Clark said.

鈥淎ctivities like this are great for bringing back old memories. In this time, I thought it would also be a great way to also show the important role of seniors in our community.鈥

Clark said despite the measures taken as a result of the pandemic, the seniors at the Peninsula are keeping their spirits up 鈥 鈥淲e have been doing pretty well,鈥 鈥 and they all understand and are accepting of the measures that have been taken, both at the residence and elsewhere, in light of the pandemic.

鈥淓veryone is鈥 smiling through it all, we are happy to be safe,鈥 she continued, adding that the seniors are 鈥渉appily spreading joy despite the fear and sadness of it all.鈥

This feel-good story is part of the #WereInThisTogether campaign by Black Press Media. Have an uplifting story that you think would bring joy to readers? Email your story, photos and videos to wereinthistogether@blackpress.ca



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