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COVID-19 wreaked havoc on this N.S. seniors' group. It's now trying to rebuild

April 5, 2026

An organization that has advocated for Nova Scotia seniors for more than five decades says there's a sad reason why its membership numbers have dropped sharply in recent years. "We lost a lot of people through COVID," says the president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Seniors.



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