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[…] photography contest for staff and volunteers; successful pictures were framed and line the halls of the Buhler Eye Care Centre and PRIME. SAWCHUK’S STORY “I’ll never for get when I first met Dr. Bellan,” said Darryl Sawchuk. “I was scared about losing my vision and I was so mad. I felt like I was […]

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