Guide dog training in B.C. delayed by pandemic

Guide dog training in B.C. delayed by pandemic

June 11, 2020 6:08 am PST.

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting just how many people will be partnered with a guide dog in B.C. this year. According to BC & Alberta Guide Dogs, half of the people who were waiting to be matched in 2020 won't be. (Courtesy BC & Alberta Guide Dogs)

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