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Supporting grandparents raising grandchildren

In B.C. 13,000 children are being raised full time by their grandparents or relatives according to the Parent Support Services Society. Which is why a moment is being taken to honour those who maybe didn’t expect to be parents again, but took on the job anyway. Ashley Burr has more.

Sep 08, 2019, 9:27 PM

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