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City adjusts services in the wake of COVID-19 Dustin Godfrey dgodfrey@burnabynow.com

People doing business at Burnaby City Hall will soon need to make an appointment ahead of time as the city looks to limit the number of people in public facilities that are still open. The move is the latest from the city, which is doing its part to encourage social distancing amid a COVID-19 pandemic. The rules took effect on Monday, March 23 and will be in place indefinitely. “To protect the pub-

lic and to protect our staff from the spread of COVID-19, we want you to do your city business online or over the phone if you can,” said Mayor Mike Hurley in a news release. “If it’s absolutely urgent to do in person, we’re here. But otherwise, this is a time for all of us to take every precaution possible.” City business, such as paying or disputing fines, can be done remotely online or over the phone. Phone numbers for city departments can be found on the directory page of the city’s

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website. Those who can delay their business with the city should do so, officials say. The city has also begun reducing staff on site in a number of ways, said Chris Bryan, a communications manager with the city. For some, that could mean a reduction of work hours, while for others it could mean working from home or working rotating shifts. However, workers with reduced hours will not have their paycheques reduced as a result, the city assured staff in an email obtained by

the NOW. As of late last week, Mayor Mike Hurley said building inspections are “still going ahead now,” but with limits on attending seniors’ residence. The City of Toronto announced last week it will be suspending non-emergency building, bylaw, and health inspections, along with enforcement of expired business licences. “I’m sure most of us will likely get there at some point, but at this point that hasn’t happened in Burnaby,” Hurley said. “Ev-

erything’s changing by the hour. It’s a whirlwind, what’s been going on.” Hurley said he’s been to the city’s emergency operations centre, set up to deal with the emergent situation around COVID-19, a number of times and said it’s been a busy place. “It’s a hub of action and many, many people putting in many hours just planning and logistics and, if we have to wind things down, how are we going to do that,” he said. “Morale is good. Our people are top-notch, and everyone’s giving their very

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best to ensure that we’re doing all the right things and staying on top of things. Unfortunately, I don’t see this coming to an end anytime soon. It looks like this is going to be a long haul.” The City of Burnaby has also closed all city-owned facilities, including community centres, arenas, libraries, arts and cultural facilities, golf courses and restaurants, as the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus continues to spread. Playgrounds in city parks and schools are also closed to the public.

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When her 75-year-old mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer, Susan believed that the public health care system and her family were enough of a support team to safely care for her. But the stress created by the daily concerns around her mother’s care as her quality of life diminished was compounded by Susan’s 75-year-old father’s simultaneously deteriorating health. For the elderly couple’s dedicated but busy adult children, it was clear that their efforts and the stretched public health care services were not enough.

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“Like me, when my mom was ill, clients and their families or close friends are willing to pay for the peace of mind that comes when you do all you can to help your loved one have a more comfortable and supported life than is offered just by limited public health care,” Susan explains.

“It was too much for our family despite our best efforts,” Susan recalls. “I couldn’t enjoy being with my mom in the precious short time she had left because there always seemed to be a crisis and us trying to arrange outside help.”

Today the private-pay home care support service has many clients ranging in age from 20 to 100 who live in Burnaby, New Westminster, and Port Moody. Health care and support can be provided 24 hours a day by staff ranging that includes everyone from care aides to nurses. The goal of Nurse Next Door is to help people age in place for as long as it is safe. Nurse Next Door will support clients who live in their own home, in assisted living, in long-term care, or are in hospital.

Susan adds, “Caregiving requires constant attention including personal care that is difficult for family members to provide to loved ones. That’s where Nurse Next Door support steps in.” Wendy points out that Nurse Next Door’s complementary support to public health care can make the difference for a client being able to stay in their own home in their community rather than having to move to a care facility.

Recognizing that their family situation was not unique, Susan became determined to help other families avoid the same support challenges. So, together with her sister-in-law Wendy Scott a longtime registered nurse, she decided to purchase Nurse Next Door franchise in Burnaby in 2009.

“They tell us when they want to start. So, if they want us to start that night, we can. Or if they want us to start in a month, they can,” says Wendy.

“They tell us when they want to start. So, if they want us to start that night, we can. Or if they want us to start in a month, they can” “I couldn’t enjoy being with my mom in the precious short time she had left because there always seemed to be a crisis and us trying to arrange outside help”

Nurse Next Door services can be as minimal as light housekeeping and meal preparation to around-the-clock care. The client can decide the number of hours, what time of day and the days of the week that suit them.

Nurse Next Door also provides a full range of medical care including post-op care, wound care, and IV Therapy. New clients are evaluated through inperson assessments as to what supports they need or could benefit from, and what can be provided to help clients do things they enjoy. As clients’ needs change over time, so can the types of support provided.

“Caregiving requires constant attention including personal care that is difficult for family embers to provide to loved ones. That’s where Nurse Next Door support steps in”

She says the options available with public health care are mainly focused on medical rather than other things that facilitate overall wellbeing like housekeeping, grocery shopping and companionship.

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City now HEALTH

Protections sought for grocery workers Janaya Fuller Evans jfullerevans@burnabynow.com

The United Food and Commercial Workers union is fighting for certain protections for frontline grocery workers, including those in Burnaby. For the most part, employers are doing what they can during the COVID-19 crisis, according to Kim Novak, Local 1518 president. “First and foremost is health and safety, so they have the right protocols in place,” she said. “It’s an evolving situation.” Novak wrote a letter to B.C. Labour Minister Harry Bains, asking that all grocery and pharmacy employees be eligible for presumptive Workers’ Compensation if they’re ill from COVID-19, without having to prove they got it on the job. She also asked the minister to limit the number of customers allowed in stores to keep in line with social distancing recommendations and to provide masks, sanitizer and paper towels to employees on duty first, before putting them out for sale. And she asked that Employment Insurance be extended for employees, and barriers be reduced for those applying for EI. The final request was for discussions about emergency child-care needs, including paid family leave.

The union had a win last week, as workers at SaveOn-Foods, Safeway and PriceSmart Foods are now getting a $2 per hour increase to their wages, retroactive to March 8, according to posts on Local 1518’s website. Safeway’s increase is slightly different as it is just for wages after 20 hours, plus $50 per week. But it isn’t just the stores that can help during the COVID-19 crisis; shoppers can make things easier for employees as well, Novak said. “Making sure that, as these stores are as busy as they are, that people are being respectful and not overcrowding,” she said. “Ensuring that they’re not bringing their reusable bags so it limits the contagion that may be transferred and that people are being patient and kind, and most people are.” The employees are proud of the work they do and want to do the best job they can, she said. They also want the public to know there’s no need to hoard, Novak said. “And to limit the number of people you take shopping,” she added. She noted the B.C. Federation of Labour is pushing for paid and protected sick leave. “I’m happy to say that a lot of the employers are protecting jobs in the event that

Front-line workers: Stores like Safeway have increased wages for its workers. PHOTO NOW FILES

people have to go off,” Novak said. “We’re working with them to have additional paid protection above and beyond EI, and we want to see that spread across all retailers, both union and nonunion.” Grocery stores in the city have implemented changes to help staff and shoppers stay safe during the pan-

demic. Save-On-Foods has temporarily banned reusable bags and is also not taking back returned beverage containers at this time, to help fight the spread of COVID-19, according to the Save-On-Foods website. Superstore is reducing its hours to give staff time to stock shelves and clean, ac-

cording to a statement from president Galen Weston. They are also discontinuing their plastic bag fee for the time being and discouraging people from bringing their own bags unless they do their own bagging. Superstore is also providing more pre-packaged food and limiting the number of people in the stores during

busy periods, according to Weston. Safeway is introducing plexiglass cashier shields at its stores, implementing stringent cleaning practices, and is taking a number of other steps, including markers at its checkouts to help people practise social distancing, according to the company’s website.

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Tax relief announced for Burnaby businesses Janaya Fuller Evans jfullerevans@burnabynow.com

Tax deferments for businesses were announced by the province on Monday, March 23. The change allows business to defer payments until Sept. 30, including provincial sales tax, municipal and regional district taxes, and employer health tax payments for businesses with a payroll over $500,000. The City of Burnaby has been working with the province on tax relief options for businesses and citizens, according to Mayor Mike Hurley. Hurley spoke about tax relief in a video conference with Burnaby Board of Trade president and CEO Paul Holden last Friday.

“We obviously have been hearing from our members about the struggles that they’ve been going through and the struggles that have hit them in very short order,” Holden said, adding they’ve been hearing about resources on the federal and provincial levels. “What thoughts do you have, Mayor Hurley, on what can be done at the city level for businesses?” The decision to move ahead with any tax relief comes from the province, Hurley said. “We’re an animal of the province, so most of our legislation belongs within that realm of the province if we start talking about changes to how the taxes will be collected or deferral of tax,” he said.

The mayor has been in talks with Selina Robinson, the minister of municipal affairs and housing, and the city is working with the ministry, he added. “I know our staff is having a lot of input with the province to see what can be done to relieve the pressure, especially on small and medium-sized businesses that we’re really concerned about and I know are facing incredible pressures at the minute to even stay afloat,” Hurley said. Hurley said he would provide more information as decisions are made. “We’ve sent some ideas to them of how we think it could work, you know, with some tax relief hopefully for businesses – for all, not just businesses,” he said. “As

soon as we have those meet- been very heartened by the ings and we have someresponses I’ve had through thing concrete to report on, conversations with various we will certainly report that levels of government just on out.” the fact that we know that Property tax is health of citizens is a specific concern the primary confor local businesscern and impores, according to tance right now, Holden. but not a long way “In some cases behind that is the these are not small need for the econnumbers that are omy to survive,” coming around, so Holden said. anything that can Hurley agreed be done to help, with his take on Mike Hurley with either deferthe situation. Burnaby mayor rals or any other “You’re bang on mechanisms, that in your summawould be well received by tion there that right behind the businesses,” he said. health concerns for all levels But he added that the reof government is that ecosponses he’s gotten from all nomic piece and the busilevels of government give nesses that are so critical him hope. to everything we do,” Hur“On a personal level, I’ve ley said.

He thanked the business community for working with all levels of government during the COVID-19 crisis. “I thank the business community for your patience, and I know there’s much angst amongst the business community and you’re being forced to close some doors in the best interests of health, and I’d like to thank all the business out there that are continuing to do all they can to do their part to make sure we can all work together to get through this,” Hurley said. “Certainly we hope to start delivering some better news soon, (as we) flatten the curve as everyone talks about, so we can get back to some level of normalcy.”

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Firefighters get new gear amid COVID-19

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Burnaby firefighters responding to medical calls will appear a little more otherworldly than usual for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of new protocols put in place to protect firefighters and residents from the deadly virus, firefighters needing to get closer than two metres from another person during a medical emergency will be wearing the same breathing apparatus they would in a smokedout building. “We’ve taken a really aggressive approach in changing our response to medical emergencies to motor vehicle incidents, any engagements that result in our people having to engage with people within a twometre radius,” acting fire Chief Dave Samson told the NOW. “We’re going to rely on our SCBAs, our selfcontained breathing apparatus.” Firefighters, who usual-

ly respond to medical emergencies in their station uniforms, will now also be swathed in head-to-ankle coveralls. Samson acknowledged residents might be surprised by the new look, but the department decided to take the step to protect firefighters and the public, especially in light of shortages of regular N95 medical masks. The new set of protocols for responding to medical emergencies is just one of the changes that has come out of a COVID-19 task force the department has struck in partnership with the Burnaby firefighters union, IAFF Local 323. Samson gave the union credit for bringing the idea of a task force to the department and said he was grateful for the resources the union brings to the table thanks to its affiliation with firefighters across North America through the International Association of Fire Fighters. “This group’s just done amazing work already to

New gear: A Burnaby firefighter models the equipment to be worn to respond to medical emergencies. PHOTO BURNABY FIRE DEPARTMENT

make significant changes to our fire station protocols, our response protocols, our cleaning protocols and just really educational components for our people to get up to speed, because

it’s been a massive learning curve,” Samson said of the task force. Samson said the department’s main challenge is keeping firefighters healthy, so they can continue their

essential service to the public during the pandemic. No one at the department has yet tested positive for the virus, according to Samson, but eight firefighters are currently in selfisolation – seven for travel-related reasons and one because of possible exposure to a positive case. “We have not reduced any of our level of service to the citizens right now,” Samson said. “We are still providing the same level of service but just taking a bunch more precautions to make sure that we’re keeping our members safe as well as the rest of the public.” Firefighters on shift are practising social distancing at fire stations, and cleaning has been stepped up significantly, with crews cleaning two times per shift, day and night, according to Samson. “Firefighters, officers – everybody’s participating,” he said. As for cleaning supplies, he said the department is working on contingency

plans for “absolutely everything.” To conserve hand sanitizer, for example, it is being used only during incidents outside the stations. Inside the fire halls, crews have been directed to wash their hands with soap and water. “We’re continually adapting to what we need to do,” Samson said. He said the department is working on contingency plans for dealing with a shortage of firefighters if they become ill. “We’re looking at a whole bunch of different things because it really varies depending on what’s happening, what our levels are,” Samson said. “We’re just going to keep those plans to ourselves right now and keep working on them.” There is one way the public can help, though, according to Samson. “Please stay home,” he said. “Please stay home; we need you to stay home. We are here 24/7, but we need you to stay home, so we can come help you.”

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City now BUSINESS

BBOT working to save companies during crisis Janaya Fuller Evans jfullerevans@burnabynow.com

The Burnaby Board of Trade is doing what it can to help businesses navigate resources and supports during the COVID-19 crisis, according to Paul Holden, president and CEO of the board. “We want the business community to know that we’re here for them,” he said. “To a much lesser degree, our office is open for business but as an organization, we’ve probably never been more open for business.” The majority of staff are working from home as much as possible, he said, but added they are accessible by phone and email. “We’re doing as much as we can to be out there helping the members and supporting them, and calling as often as we can,” he said. “Everybody’s job now is to be reaching out to members and find out from them the level of impact of what’s going on in their business.” The board is hearing con-

cerns on three levels, Holden said. “’How do I pay my employees? How do I pay my rent? How do I pay myself or keep myself going?’” he said. The board is directing business owners to the available supports and providing them with resources and information throughout the crisis, he added. One challenge is that the supports available are inundated by applicants right now. Holden specifically referred to the Work-Share program, which takes 30 days to access – not because of an imposed wait period but because that’s the amount of time it takes for services to be available. The Work-Share program provides income to eligible employees via Employment Insurance to those whose hours are reduced due a dip in normal business activity. The maximum amount of time a person can access Work-Share has been expanded from 38 weeks to 76 weeks as part of the Ca-

Crisis situation: Burnaby Board of Trade president and CEO Paul Holden. PHOTO NOW FILES

nadian government’s stimulus package during the COVID-19 pandemic. “They’re doing everything they can to reduce that (wait period) and they’re hoping to get it down to a much more manageable level,” Holden said. “That one in particular is an important one. We’re hearing from our members that it’s a program they’d like to explore and potentially take advantage of.”

The 10% wage subsidy also announced as part of the package is not retroactive, but it is immediately available, according to Holden. “That’s one that’ll be administered through the process of – whoever your payroll processor is – it’s going to be administered through a reduction in the monies that are deducted from payroll and remitted to the government,” Holden ex-

plained. While the wage subsidy is a good start, he said, the board is talking to the federal government about increasing it. There is also the Business Credit Availability Program, with loans over the next few months, and the opportunity for businesses to defer income taxes if they owe them. The board is working with the Business Development Bank of Canada and various levels of government to make sure business owners understand the process for the resources available, according to Holden. “We’re very encouraged that the health concerns of citizens are of paramount importance, but pretty close up there, there’s concern for the economy and the business community,” he said. “We’re encouraged by the fact that government absolutely understand the importance to support businesses and employees.” Other areas the board is looking into include rent, property taxes and self-em-

ployment. “A lot of people are into a rental agreement so we’re looking at exploring what can be done in those cases,” Holden said. “And, of course, property taxes are just a few months away.” Ultimately, business owners need to take care of their employees and themselves, he said. “We’re hearing from our members, ‘Look, I want to take care of my employees first, I want to keep them as long as I can and if I can’t, I want to be able to help them as much as possible,’ and that is a priority for businesses but at the end of the day, the owner needs to look after themselves as well,” Holden said. There is information and resources available on the board’s website at bbot.ca/ covid-19-coronavirus-updates, and on their social media channels, on Twitter @BurnabyBOT and Facebook @BBOT. “It’s a very, very tough time, we don’t know how long this is going to go on for,” Holden said.

child s half-interest that you transferred to them if unpaid. And if your child s marriage breaks up, their spouse or common-law partner may also try and claim part of that half-interest. If you decide to go ahead with joint ownership you need to document your intention regarding the transfer very clearly to avoid family disputes later.

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YOU AND THE LAW WHEN AND HOW TO DO JOINT OWNERSHIP FOR ESTATE PLANNING

One way to avoid probate fees (sometimes called probate taxes) is to keep property out of your estate altogether. It then passes outside your will and probate taxes don t apply. This can be done for real estate by putting the property into joint tenancy with an adult child (who you ultimately want to inherit the property anyway). For bank or investment accounts, you can put the accounts into joint names with them. But first you have to think hard about the implications. And if it still makes sense in your family s circumstances, you have to do it right or it could backfire and even lead to family disputes or lawsuits later. Let s highlight some of the things to consider before you put property into joint ownership with an adult child.

If you just put the property into joint names (without doing anything more), you ll be transferring half the property to your child at that time outright. You might then face capital gains tax if the property has gone up in value. (Capital gains tax won t apply if it s your principal residence that s involved. But that is a special case with possibly much more significant problems than probate fees so it s usually best not to do). So what should you do? First, make sure that the offspring who is to be your joint co-owner isn t in financial trouble (or at significant risk of future financial trouble). If they re married, you ll want to be sure their marriage is rock solid. The reason is that your child s creditors (people to whom they owe money, like a bank, business lender or judgment creditor) may try and go after your

That s because making your child your joint tenant of real property, or putting your bank or investment accounts into both your names, isn t the end of the story far from it. Legally, where property is transferred for free from a parent to a child, there s a presumption of resulting trust. That is, the law assumes that your intention was for the child to hold the property in trust for your estate (and its beneficiaries, like your other children). So it s essential that you document carefully and fully what your actual intentions are at the time of the transfer (e.g. that you intend to transfer only the right of survivorship, not to make a present gift). Land transfer or bank forms alone aren t designed or sufficient for this purpose. Unless your plan is properly crafted, your children may end up fighting in court over who you intended to be the true owner or beneficiary of the transferred half-interest. Consult your lawyer for help with all your estate planning.

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Opinionnow OUR VIEW

No excuse for not practising social distancing

Canadians, Americans and people across the globe are calling out those who fail to practise social distancing, using the hashtags “#Covidiot” and “#Covidiots,” as fears about the spread of COVID-19 continue. Think that’s a little harsh? Well, it’s not. The mayor of Vancouver blew a gasket at photos of people playing beer pong in large groups. Metro Vancouver cities have resorted to putting warning tape around

playgrounds to stop people from letting their kids play on equipment that has been closed to the public. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also fired what appeared to be the last warning to social distancing rebels. “Enough is enough. Go home and stay home,” said Trudeau Monday, after appearing from self-isolation outside his home. Reacting to continued calls to invoke the Emergencies Act and potentially force people to stay at home

during the COVID-19 pandemic, the prime minister hinted that such talks were likely with Canada’s premiers. “If you choose to ignore (the two-metre safe distance) advice and get together with people, you’re putting yourself and others at risk, your elderly relative, your friend with an underlying health condition,” added Trudeau. “They need you to do your part. I’ve seen the pictures online of people who think they’re invincible.

You’re not.” Trudeau said the government is in the process of launching a new advertising campaign to get the message across to the seemingly thousands of Canadians who don’t think the social distancing applied to them. The weekend saw shocking pictures across the country of thousands of people flocking to beaches and parks to enjoy the spring sunshine, apparently without a thought for the pleas from health officials to keep a safe distance.

“If we see that the measures are not being taken up, we can take action. We’re going to look very carefully at it. We haven’t taken anything off the table. “We’re impressing on Canadians to do this of their own will.” So many people are ignoring social distancing that a $30-million advertising campaign is planned, Trudeau said “Not having heard this message won’t be an excuse. “Staying home is your way to serve. Our athletes

are not going to Olympics. This was heartbreaking, and everyone should follow their lead.” In Canada, there have been more than 1,550 reported cases of COVID-19, resulting in at least 21 deaths. Only 18 cases have fully recovered so far. Globally, there have been 358,060 cases of the virus, resulting in 16,000 deaths. We’re mentioning these stark numbers to once again impress on the public the need to take social distancing seriously.

MY VIEW KEITH BALDREY

The weird politics of COVID-19

It has often been said that everything is political, but politics in its purest form does not exist right now – at least not in B.C. There is only one issue in the vast majority of people’s lives right now: living with and dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments are not being viewed through a traditional political lens. They are now seen as protectors of society and as institutions that will and must help people in so many ways. A government’s “position” on all kinds of issues – forestry policy, education, energy projects etc. – really does not matter at this time. All that matters right now is dealing with a crushing global pandemic that is the worst crisis since the Second World War. All of which makes it hard to be an Opposition party. The role of the Opposition is to “hold the government’s feet to the fire,” but given that most people want the government to succeed – by whatever and however it takes – to protect people and restore the economy, it is going to be very difficult to do that. For now, the BC NDP government and the Trudeau federal government have de facto carte blanche authority to do whatever they think is necessary. Any second-guessing of actions will look small and weak, if not actually damaging. There was an example of that on display this past weekend. Some physicians at Royal Columbian Hospital made public a letter they sent pro-

vincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, urging her to take stronger containment measures to deal with COVID-19 and questioning her strategy. That did not go over well with some other doctors. Indeed, the president of the Doctors of BC was quick to respond with a strongly worded letter of her own, calling on doctors to rally around the provincial health officer. “As physicians it is crucial that we are united in providing the public with clear guidance,” wrote Dr. Kathleen Ross (who also works at RCH). “We need to amplify Dr. Henry’s message. During these times of crisis, adhering to the public health direction as the single source of truth is imperative.” Governments will change and adapt their strategies over time for dealing with this crisis, as the situation warrants. My sense is the public has their backs and will continue to have them unless a worst-case scenario takes hold, or if any government is seen as not coming through on assistance. It is not as if we are moving to an authoritarian state or anything like that. However, we are clearly in the midst of a growing emergency, and society will accept stronger government powers (and such things as legislatures not sitting again for potentially months). Extraordinary times call for extraordinary actions. And remember: keep your physical distance from everyone. Keith Baldrey is chief political reporter for Global BC.

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No time to be reckless Editor: We now know COVID-19 will within weeks place an enormous and possibly impossible load on our health-care system. Yet we continue every day to see reckless acts on the roads that are sending many, including innocent bystanders, to hospitals at a time when it is desperately necessary to stop this from happening. I can just imagine the gut-wrenching decision by the B.C. minister of health who recently cancelled all elective surgeries in the province. This will cause harm to many, but may be the lesser of two evils should our current pandemic response efforts be insufficient. Having spent my professional career advancing public safety as part of smarter transportation design, I am completely dismayed by motorists, truckers, cyclists and even pedestrians that pay little heed to their fellow neighbours. This is absolutely the worst possible moment to be selfish – you may very well kill someone who cannot get into hospital for urgent COVID-19 care because the ICU bed is already occupied by your disastrous and negligent decision somewhere on our road network. COVID-19 is unfortunately going to cause the loss of many loved ones across the province. Do your part by better behaviours in our transportation system so we can avoid contact with hospitals, clinics, pharmacies or anything else that touches the medical system at this time. Your loved ones may very well need those ICU beds, so stop now with the reckless acts on the road. Joe Sulmona, North Burnaby

Lives depending on your actions right now Editor: We are family physicians on the frontlines in the battle against COVID-19. This crisis is unlike anything we have experienced in our lifetime. We are working flat out to be there for our patients and their families. Doctors cannot do this alone. What the public does now will impact the health of British Columbians the weeks and months ahead. Lives depend on your actions now. Our province is in a state of emergency. Here is the directive from our provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry: Stay home unless absolutely necessary. This means no dinner parties. No shopping. No sports, even outside. Have coffee with a friend online. Keep two metres or six feet away from everyone if you must go out. That’s about the width of a car or the length of two arms stretched out. Wash your hands frequently. Tell your loved ones to do the same. This is especially important for young people. We sometimes see you out in the park or at the beach. You can get sick from this virus. More importantly, you can be carriers and cause a lot of harm to parents, grandparents and other loved ones. The time is now. We can’t wait one more hour or one more day. Let’s save lives, together. Dr. Ida Gallo, Dr. Anne Buie, Dr. Rajvinder Malhi and Dr. Kasia Baker, Burnaby

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A Burnaby renter is worried B.C. government interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic won’t help in his situation. Tommy Thomson and his husband’s lease on their South Burnaby apartment ends at the end of April, and he said his landlord is putting unfair pressure on them to move out after the lease, which is set to switch to month-to-month in May. Thomson asked that his landlord not be named due to their ongoing talks on the matter. The landlord was expected to allow the couple to continue renting the apartment for several months after the lease ends before selling it, but that changed last week, Thomson said. This week, their landlord started pressuring the couple to move out at the end of April, as they try to sell the apartment, Thomson said, putting the couple in a precarious position. If the

landlord evicts them, they are entitled to two months’ notice under provincial legislation, including one free month of rent. But that’s still cause for concern for Thomson and his husband. In a normal week or month, Metro Vancouver is already one of North America’s tightest rental markets. But with the federal government strongly urging social distancing and the provincial government ordering bars closed, among other measures, Thomson is worried about having to find a new place. “I don’t know how long this coronavirus outbreak is going to be going on for. It could still be happening in a few months from now,” Thomson said. “There cannot be any evictions or people moving at this time; we wouldn’t even be able to find a place or hire movers.” What’s more, Thomson said, if he and his husband don’t move out of the apartment by the end of April, the landlord will start showing it to potential buyers

doesn’t speak English well or who is otherwise marginalized would likely succumb to a landlord’s pressure. Thomson reached out to UBC infectious diseases researcher Peter Phillips, who agreed apartment viewings are a bad idea. “People should not be forced to show a house which would bring people inside. Videos and having a look in from the front doorstep might be the best for now,” Phillips said in an email to the NOW. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver urged Realtors not to hold open houses and to limit the number of people at viewings. For Thomson, though, without an outright ban on showings, his landlord may still show his apartment, which he described as too small to keep a safe distance from others in. “This is not what I need. I want to shelter in place and quarantine like everybody else is doing,” Thomson said.

Health risks: Tommy Thomson says he and his husband are worried about their landlord having people at their apartment for viewings amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, as the landlord seeks to sell their unit. PHOTO LIEF GARRETT

and holding open houses. “That doesn’t make sense. For all we know, we could have coronavirus, so anybody who’s coming in here for an open house or showing could be risking themselves, let alone the risk to us,” Thomson said. “It’s

nuts.” The potential for open houses or apartment showings, Thomson said, is incentive to take the offer of moving out at the end of their lease out of concern for their health and that of people viewing the apart-

ment. “My husband’s first reaction to this … was, ‘Well, we should sign it; we should agree to move, because that way we’ll know that there’s no open houses happening,’” Thomson said. He added a tenant who

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Burnaby city council voted unanimously to approve an amendment to the procedures bylaw allowing councillors to hold meetings entirely online. In a special meeting Monday afternoon, city council also approved a staff recommendation of cancelling all board and committee meetings and public hearings until at least April 30. The city deliberated last week on how to go ahead with council meetings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as provincial and federal officials strongly urge people to stay home and avoid social contact. Council considered holding Monday’s regular council meeting entirely online, but after consulting with lawyers, they found a road-

block in the Community Charter, provincial legislation that regulates local governments. According to the charter, councillors can only participate in meetings online if the city’s procedures bylaw allows it. Currently, Burnaby’s bylaw only allows digital participation in special council meetings. Instead of its regular meeting on Monday, council held a special meeting, with only Mayor Mike Hurley appearing in person at city hall. The empty councillors’ chairs were used by staff to maintain social distancing. Council voted in Monday’s meeting on proposed amendments to the procedures bylaw to allow digital participation in regular council meetings during states of emergency, provincial health emergencies and pandemic situations. Coun-

cillors voted unanimously to tentatively approve the recommendation with no comments on the matter. Monday’s vote won’t incur any immediate changes. The city will advertise the intention to change the bylaw for two weeks, and council will consider final adoption of the amendment in a Thursday, April 2 meeting. Urgent items will be considered by way of special meeting until the bylaw is passed, allowing council to participate online. Council also tentatively approved the indefinite cancellation of all other meetings, including committees, boards and public hearings. The city announced last week it will allow the public to attend the meetings in person, but it would limit the council chamber to no more than 50 people and enforce social distancing.

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CityConnect PROPOSED BUSINESS LICENCE BYLAW Notice of a proposed Burnaby Inter-Municipal TNS Business Licence Bylaw 2020, Bylaw No. 14139. In accordance with the Community Charter, notice is hereby given that Burnaby City Council is considering a new Burnaby Inter-Municipal Business Licence Bylaw in regards to Ride-Hailing Services. Further detail is available in the report to City Council that may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office at 604-294-7290 or in the March 23, 2020 Special Council Agenda at burnaby.ca Those persons who consider they are affected by the new proposed bylaw may provide written submissions to: Office of the City Clerk, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 1M2 All correspondence must be received before noon on April 9, 2020.

CITY OF BURNABY ACTIONS TO RESPOND TO COVID-19 CRISIS In the ﬁght to contain COVID-19, the City of Burnaby’s actions have been guided by information and direction from public health authorities. In recent days, we’ve closed most civic facilities, including all recreation and arts centres and libraries. We also cancelled events, and closed sports ﬁelds and playgrounds. Additionally, we have limited public access to City Hall, asking residents to do city business online, over the phone, or delay the business if they can. Meantime, B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has ordered all restaurants to suspend table service, allowing takeout and delivery only. These are important steps to help ensure the social distancing needed to contain and stop the spread of coronavirus.

PROCEDURE BYLAW AMENDMENT TAKE NOTICE THAT the City Council proposes to amend the Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 2004, Bylaw No. 11714 pursuant to Section 124(3) of the Community Charter. The purpose of the amendment is to allow electronic participation in regular Council meetings or board, committee or commission meetings in the event of a Federal, Provincial or local State of Emergency, Provincial Health Emergency, or pandemic declaration by the World Health Organization. Members of the public, who wish to submit comment on the proposed bylaw amendment, may do so in writing, addressed to the Mayor and Council, in care of the Office of the City Clerk, Burnaby City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC, V5G 1M2. Submissions must be received by 12 noon on Friday, 2020 April 3. The proposed Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 2004, Amendment Bylaw 1, 2020, Bylaw No. 14141, is available for inspection on the City’s website at burnaby.ca

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As soon as the World Health Organization announced the coronavirus situation was officially a pandemic on March 11, we activated our Emergency Operations Centre. This has allowed us to centralize, coordinate, and make efficient use of resources to support the community as effectively as possible.

Part of the work of the Emergency Operations Centre includes a Call Centre for the public at 604-570-3800, to answer questions about City services, programs and facilities.

We liaise daily with Emergency Management B.C. to coordinate our efforts.

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City now Burnaby man hits the $5-million jackpot It took Burnaby’s Saeid Ebrahimi a few weeks to check his lottery tickets, but when he did, he discovered he was $5-million richer after winning the Lotto 6/49 jackpot from the February 22, 2020 draw. Ebrahimi has been preoccupied over the last few weeks, keeping a close eye on family currently in Iran, one of the focal points of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I call my family in Iran every day,” says Ebrahimi. “My parents, three brothers, their wives and children are all back home and I know it’s been very bad over there.” When Ebrahimi finally checked his tickets at the lottery kiosk in Burnaby’s Brentwood Mall last Friday, March 13, he discovered he had won $5 million. The first call was to his wife, who works at a Lower Mainland hospital. “Obviously she’s been very busy, so she didn’t pick up my phone call,” says Ebrahimi. “So I sent her some messages and pictures of the $5-million validation slip, and she called me back later to make sure I wasn’t joking.” Thanks to the life-changing win, Ebrahimi and his wife are excited for a family reunion – when the time is right.

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How to participate You are invited to take part in the first phase of engagement, during which we want to understand your concerns and priorities, develop a set of guiding principles, gather ideas for public space improvements and learn how you travel through the area. In support of the federal government’s guidance to practice social distancing to reduce the spread of COVID-19, we will host the first phase of engagement entirely online. Starting April 14, 2020, you can learn more about the project and fill out the questionnaire online at:

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Communitynow Animation school steps up for online education Business is offering free use of online resources to schools who are scrambling to cope with COVID-19 Cornelia Naylor cnaylor@burnabynow.com

A Burnaby-based animation school that has operated 100% online since its inception in 2013 is offering free use of some of its online resources to schools scrambling to find ways to keep learning going during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vancouver Animation School’s head office is located in a Big Bend industrial park, but its instructors and students live all over the world, teaching and learning on the school’s digital platform, designed in-house to simulate the interactivity of a film studio. In 2016, the school launched FAME, an online platform loaded with arts and technology courses created by subject-matter experts for students in grades 4 to 12 and higher. Last week, the school announced it is extending its free trial for schools from 14

to 90 days – or longer if inperson instruction continues to be suspended. “We’re all on the same boat here,” VANAS founder Mario Pochat told the NOW. “There’s so many schools that need to go online now and have no clue how to do it, so our contribution, because we’re experts in that industry, is FAME. There’s a video; use the platform for those 90 days. If (the pandemic) keeps on expanding, we’ll keep on expanding everything for the well-being of B.C. schools.” Besides the arts and tech courses already on the platform, schools can also create and upload their own courses, according to Pochat. “Let’s say they do biology,” he said. “We don’t do biology, but they can do that in FAME, and then they have a decision to make: would they like to share that biology course with the

world or just keep it private for their students.” There is no video chat on the platform. Instead, students and teachers interact much as they would on Facebook or Instagram, minus the video component. “There’s chat boxes, there’s assignments, there’s collaboration, but there’s no scheduled classes,” Pochat said. FAME is already being used in B.C. by EBUS Academy, a public distance learning school out of Vanderhoof and the Richmond Centre for Disability, according to case studies on the FAME website. Since March 14, when Pochat announced VANAS’s free offer to help schools transition online with FAME, he said 81 schools from around the world have signed up. Most are in the U.S., but eight are Canadian. Once things are back to normal at the brick and

At a distance: Vancouver Animation School founder Mario Pochat demonstrates Edutisse, software developed by his online school to connect students and instructors from around the world. On Saturday, Pochat announced his company would offer another of its online platforms, FAME, free of charge to schools scrambling to move instruction online amid the COVID-19 pandemic. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR

mortar schools, Pochat said they can either cancel their accounts or pay to keep using them.

“It’s up to them. This is not a drill to make them customers. This is different,” he said.

For more information about FAME, visit tinyurl. com/FAME4schools.

Medical students offer help to Burnaby doctors in pandemic Cornelia Naylor cnaylor@burnabynow.com

Burnaby doctors working on the front lines of the health-care system during the COVID-19 pandemic are getting help from UBC medical students whose classes and rotations at hospitals have been suspended because of the crisis. Since Tuesday, the students have been matching doctors across the province with medical student volunteers for everything from grocery shopping to child care to dog sitting.

So far two doctors in Burnaby and two in New Westminster have signed up, and more are expected, according to third-year student Vivian Tsang, one of six organizers of the initiative. “We can’t have patient contact, but we know that our physician colleagues that we were working with just last week are still there,” she said. “They’re still carrying three pagers because we’re not there anymore, so what can we do in this time to best support them? What are the alternative things

that we can take on that will help alleviate at least part of their burden in everything that’s going on.” Tsang said the six organizers decided over the weekend to try to mobilize their fellow medical students the same way medical students have mobilized in Ontario. The six spent about 14 hours on Monday coming up with a protocol and mobilization toolkit that they hope students in other departments, like nursing, pharmacy, dentistry and midwifery, use to mo-

bilize their own student volunteers. “We know, quite soon, as things progress, we might need more volunteers to be involved,” Tsang said. By Tuesday afternoon, the medical students had an online survey up for doctors to put in their requests. Forty signed up on the first day, and volunteer coordinators are matching those requests, and others that have come in since, with students who’ve filled out surveys indicating their availability. The steering committee

has set a maximum of 15 hours per week per student, according to Tsang. When it comes to child care, the organizers have told doctors the volunteers are not meant to replace regular child-care services, “only to lend a helping hand.” She said organizers will check in with volunteers weekly to make sure everything is going OK. Tsang said the steering committee is also working on a liability waiver to protect the student volunteers. “We certainly are ad-

vocating for our students, making sure they’re not taken advantage of,” she said. While the motivation behind the initiative is essentially altruistic, Tsang said some of the volunteering could also be seen as an extension of the students’ medical education. “I’m learning a lot, even just from a coordination perspective of how pandemics affect communities,” she said.

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Communitynow Hats Off Day cancelled in the face of COVID-19 The Burnaby Heights Merchants Association has decided to cancel Hats Off Day for 2020, to protect the public and do their social duty to “flatten the curve” of COVID-19 infections. “With approximately 700 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada, as of (March 20), and countless additional cases that have not been tested or confirmed, hosting a festival for 50,000 people would be foolish and irresponsible,” said Isabel Kolic, executive director of the Heights Merchants Association. “Our merchants are dedicated to this community and to Burnaby. We want to do everything in our power to support society’s efforts to stop infections. Our board was truly sad to cancel this special event, but

it is the right thing to do at this time.” Kolic explained that the association is refocussing their resources on helping merchants withstand the immense pressures and help them find solutions for the financial damage stemming from COVID-19’s effect on the economy. The HMA would like to remind the public that if there are supplies or food that they need, many Heights businesses are already adapting and have switched to a delivery-model or curbside pick-up model, where customers can order and pay by phone. Some businesses are delivering their services via video conferencing. “Before ordering online, or going to a big box store, check in with your lo-

cal merchant first. Remember that the biggest retailers will survive this crisis, but the little ones won’t. Which ones do you want to still have in your neighbourhood after we put this period behind us?” Kolic asked. Hats Off Day will return in 2021, when Burnaby will have even more to celebrate: a strong community that helps each other in a time of crisis, and the relief of putting this period behind us. The HMA office is similarly closed. It will reopen when it is safe to do so. Staff are working from home. For up to date information on Burnaby Heights during COVID-19, follow them on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, or visit their website at www.burn abyheights.com.

Burnaby’s favourite festival: Hats Off Day, which draws gigantic crowds to the Heights every year, is cancelled for 2020 in light of COVID-19. The Heights Merchants Association plans to bring the festival back in 2021. PHOTO NOW FILES

Farmers market ‘regrouping’ in light of pandemic Janaya Fuller Evans jfullerevans@burnabynow.com

The Burnaby Farmers’ Market was cancelled last Saturday due to concerns about COVID-19, according to Bernie Glemas, chair of the Artisan Farmers’ Market Society’s board of directors. The society runs the Burnaby Farmers’ Market as well as others in the region. The decision came from the city’s director of planning and building, according to Glemas. The director, Ed Kozak, did not respond to the NOW before press time to confirm that. “The safety of everybody is always a prime concern,” Glemas said. “We are skipping this week, possibly next week, and then regrouping.” The B.C. Association of Farmers’ Markets is holding

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Domestic food security, food production and local farmers are of high importance at times like these, an online letter from the society pointed out. The society has been following guidelines from Fraser Health and the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, the letter stated. “In Monday’s letter from the BCCDC, they express that ‘farmers’ markets are not currently considered a high-risk setting for the transmission of COVID-19’ and I understand the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture is also supportive of farmers’ markets remaining open at this time,” the letter stated. “Under additional conditions regarding COVID-19, farmers markets can continue to operate in B.C. at this time,” agricultural minister Lana Popham said in a statement posted on Twitter. “The Ministry of Ag-

Go or no?: The Burnaby Farmers’ Market, which runs Saturdays at city hall, is grappling with how it can continue to operate in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. PHOTO NOW FILES

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City now Yes, ‘stay home’ means just that Young people need to get serious about social distancing starting now Mommy’s GROUNDED Bianca Bujan

Normally when I pass a park on a warm spring day and spot a group of giggling kids playing together on the playground, it warms my heart. But right now, it just pisses me off. When I see a troop of teens huddled together on the beach, sharing drinks and scooching closer to snap selfies, it doesn’t make me miss my high school days, it makes my stomach turn. This isn’t a snow day, and it’s not the spring break social time that we’ve come to expect during this time of year. We have yet to see the worst of this global pandemic, and while some seem to be brushing off the warnings by the authorities, I’m starting to take their ignorance personally. COVID-19 is spread-

ing quickly, and we’ve been urged to stay home and act as though we’ve already contracted the contagious disease. Many cases are mild enough that the carrier doesn’t realize that they’ve been infected. One visit to a family member or friend, and the virus is passed on, and the spread continues. In one of her latest updates, Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, urges residents to stay home, and only go out for essential trips such as to the grocery store. She emphasized that it’s all right to go for walks, but only with the members that live in your household. Playdates are not OK. Coffee dates with friends are unacceptable. Crowding into public spaces – even if they are outdoors – is not practicing social distancing. Continuing to do these things will put our province in the same position as Italy, with rapidly spiking cases and increasing death rates

by the hour. We could be where they are, only weeks from now, if we don’t start listening to the cautions today. Physicians are working together to help spread the word, encouraging everyone to stay indoors. In an email sent to my aunt by her own physician, the content reads, “The time to act is now.

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Our province is in a state of emergency. What we do today will impact the health of British Columbians in the weeks to come. Stay home unless absolutely necessary. No dinner parties. No shopping. No sports, not even outside. Instead, have coffee with a friend online. Keep six feet or two metres away

from everyone at all times. Call your loved ones and tell them to do the same. “Remind young people in your life that they can get sick from this virus. More importantly, they can be carriers and cause a lot of harm to parents, grandparents, and other loved ones.” I get it, your kids are bored.Your teens are craving social interactions, and you need to separate stircrazy siblings. But it’s time to listen to the experts. Our city shouldn’t have to tape up playgrounds, close down coffee shops, and barricade beaches to get you to stay home. Because the only thing more annoying than staying home is knowing that other people aren’t. Bianca Bujan is a mom of three, editor ofWestCoast Families magazine, and a freelance writer who shares about travel, family, and food in various major print and online publications. Find her on Twitter @biancabujan and Instagram @bitsofbee.

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The disappointment and concern was evident in his voice. Burnaby’s Gabriel Ho-Garcia said Sunday’s announcement by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) to not to send teams to the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo was the right call. That doesn’t mean it didn’t hurt. “I’d love to go and compete in another Olympics, and hopefully I will, but in the grand scheme of things this is about public health, about everyone,” said Ho-Garcia in an interview with the NOW on Monday.

A number of us are fortunate enough to already had an Olympic experience

“We’re in bit of limbo because we’re hoping (the IOC) postpones the Games, but we don’t know.” (EDITOR’S NOTE:The IOC announced on Tuesday that the 2020 Tokyo Games would be postponed until sometime in 2021.) A member of the 2016 Rio Olympics team, Ho-Garcia said this squad’s journey had been hard-fought and fully earned. However, like a lot of things in everyday life, it understandably takes a back seat as nations face a deadly pandemic. “It became apparent that the

decision had to be made, because the Olympics is such a massive event,” he said. “It would only take one person carrying the virus into the (Olympic) village, where it would spread, and people would then take it back to their home countries. It’s devastating.” The Canadian team had earned its berth with a dramatic twogame series win over Ireland in North Vancouver last October. As the team continued to prepare for the Olympics, it became apparent when they were in Chile in mid-January for a test match series that the Games could be in jeopardy as news from China kept coming out. “We were (in Chile) when news of the virus broke out,” said HoGarcia, 26. “We arrived home and, while Tokyo’s close to China, it wasn’t clear that it would get to where we are now. It just started to get closer and closer, so we had to prepare ourselves (for no Games).” He’s thankful that his family and friends are safe and healthy, and he is finding ways to adapt his training sessions. But it has been an adjustment. “The past week I’ve been in isolation, but I’ve taken walks, runs to stay exercising. We’ve been fortunate to have access to worldclass facilities at (Burnaby’s) Fortius Sport and Health up until (it was closed due to the recommendations of health officials). “When you’re used to that and now trying on my own with a yoga mat in the living room, it’s a bit of a transition,” he said. While the team was fairly well informed as to what was happening, it all hit home when professional sports suddenly went dark. “I think that’s when it really hit

BIGGER THAN SPORTS: Burnaby’s Gabriel Ho-Garcia has spent the past four years preparing for the 2020 Olympics but supported the Canadian decision to press the International Olympic Committee to postpone the Tokyo Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. PHOTO YAN HUCKENDUBLER/FIELD HOCKEY CANADA

home for everyone. Here you have sports leagues close down. It was like, ‘Wow.’ That’s a big part of our (entertainment) world, and it’s a lot of money.” The COC and CPC were the first to officially withdraw their athletes from competing in the July-to-August Games and were joined by Australia a day later. “We offer them our full support in helping navigate all the

complexities that rescheduling the Games will bring. While we recognize the inherent complexities around a postponement, nothing is more important than the health and safety of our athletes and the world community,” the Canadian organizations stated in a joint statement. After the 2016 Games, HoGarcia set his sights on getting his masters degree in business man-

agement, while also pushing to maintain a spot on the national team. He played professionally in Germany with both Mulheim and Mannheimer clubs, as well as Club de Campo in Spain. It’s that rich playing experience that he’s grateful for, and he acknowledges a potential loss of the Olympics would be greatly disappointing. He said he feels mostly Continued on page 33

Moscrop girls combine for B.C. gymnastics first Dan Olson

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The Moscrop Panthers came to compete at the 2020 B.C. high school gymnastics championships earlier this month in Richmond, riding a wave of nine top-10 performances to place fourth overall among 89 teams in aggregate standings. Led by a quartet in Level 2 senior girls, Moscrop counted 20 medals in total, including a silver all-around by Emily Wong-Abdul. The Grade 11 athlete topped the vault and placed third on floor, while finishing fourth on bars and fifth on beam, en route to her second all-around showing. Wong-Abdul trailed Earl Marriott’s Isla Toxopeus by a slim margin, tallying an aggregate score of 36.950 out of 40, to Toxopeus’ 37.025.

Maya Mah posted silver in both vault and floor to place fourth allaround, while Karen Warren took silver in vault en route to seventh place. For Mah, the difference between fourth and third was just 0.375. Along with 18th all-around Kathleen Lac’s bronze in vault, their results pushed the Panthers to the top and their first-ever Level 2 girls title. Wong-Abdul had begun the short high school gymnastic season a month earlier with firstplace showings at the Moscrop Invitational and Fraser North zone championships, along with a silver at the UBC meet. Maxwell Hill, a Burnaby North student, placed third overall in Level 5 boys, scoring medals in rings (gold), parallel bars (silver), pommel horse and high bars (bronze). He racked up a tally of 71.600 points, technically tied

with MEI’s Michael Frew for second place, and three points back of Merritt’s Drew Kanigan’s goldmedal performance. Moscrop’s other top-10 finishers included Level 1 juniors Emily Lavin (eighth all-around; bronze on beam), Julia Ellis (ninth allaround, including gold on vault and bronze on floor), and Emylia Costopoulos (10th all-around). Coming in 11th all-around was Kayanna Vu, who scored silver on beam, while Sophia Battiston placed 12th all-around, with a silver on floor. In 13th place was Claire Desmeules. In Level 1 senior girls, Noosheen Vazinkhop stood 12th all-around. Jasmine Wong, meanwhile, came in 14th all-around in Level 3 girls, including a bronze on bars. Here are more results from the provincials: GIRLS, Level 1 –

On point: Moscrop gymnasts Maya Mah, Emily Wong-Abdul, Karen Warren and Kathleen Lac combined to win the provincial Level 2 title. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Josefin Warholm, 23rd A/A; Daniella Ferrigno, 30th A/A; Kaylee Chavez, 35th A/A; Amy Yaremko, 43rd A/A.

Level 1 boys – David Wu, 8th A/A (3rd vault, 4th high bar); Jake Milkovic 9th A/A (1st high bar).

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Like so many who are bunkered down and bulking up on vitamin C, Douglas College Royals coach Joe Enevoldson has the concern of his family, friends and players foremost on his mind. A basketball season with so many pinnacles was shuttered – along with nearly everything else – due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. If everything was right in the world, Douglas would have played this past weekend (March 16 to 21) in Toronto for the big prize. Enevoldson, the team’s coach and architect, says while there are bigger things than basketball in these trying times, that doesn’t diminish the frustration the squad felt over the lost opportunity. “It’s very disappointing. Obviously from where we were at and the success we had all year, disappointing to see we weren’t going to be able to close it out on our terms,” said Enevoldson. “Obviously there’s a lot of stuff going on in the world and we have to take care of ourselves,

our families and everything like that, but this team was a family. It was really, really painful to see them not get a chance to play for a national championship.” That that dream came to a halt a week before the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association tournament, where the New West-based Royals held the No. 1 ranking, was a tough pill to swallow. Douglas earned its spot by defeating frequent foil Vancouver Island 97-89 in the PacWest final two weeks ago, capturing a second B.C. title in three years. “We played our best basketball when we needed to, and I think that was a sign of the athletes we had in our program,” he said. Point guard Courtney Anderson enjoyed a standout fourth year with the program, putting up top-10 numbers across the board in offensive categories, averaging 18.9 point per game. The Texas import was named the tourney MVP and PacWest Player of the Year. Burnaby brothers Cam and Reese Morris were named to the allstar team. Although there will be no

dream on hold Continued from page 32

Final closure: Douglas College head coach Joe Enevoldson, at left, celebrates a win with his squad earlier this season. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

2020 champions, the CCAA did name an All-Canadian team, with Anderson front and centre. Enevoldson, meanwhile, was chosen the national association’s Men’s Coach of the Year. In 2018, he guided the team to the CCAA national final, where they fell to Seneca. This year’s roster featured numerous local talents, including a handful from Burnaby (the Morrises, Jiordano Khan, Kobe McKnight and Aidan Wilson).

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A year ago, primed for a big run, the team was unceremoniously upset in the PacWest final by VIU, so the motivation was redemption for the seven returning players. “I think the biggest thing I learned from the athletes was how much they truly cared about this program, this school and how much they care for each other,” he said. “That sometimes gets lost in it, but they’re going to have lifelong memories from this season.”

for the teammates and other athletes who are striving to get to their first Olympiad. “A number of us are fortunate enough to have already had an Olympic experience,” he said. “It’s unbelievable, in all aspects, what’s going on right now. It’s hard, but you can’t downplay it. I really feel badly for those who’ve spent the past four years, who’ve qualifed or were still trying to qualify, and to get so close.” The funding of Olympic and national team athletes has improved a lot since the start of the last decade, and Ho-Garcia believes stronger commitment from the Canadian government has helped create a solid foundation for athletes – not only in the area of funds which help in training and allow for full-time dedication, but also in areas such as mental health support, he said. He faces the dire reality that most could never envision a mere month ago. The plan was to compete and represent Canada in Tokyo, then turn and use his education to begin his career. COVID-19 has caused havoc and left no one untouched. Health is paramount, he said. “It’s a weird time, but I’m hoping for the best,” said Ho-Garcia. “People are sick, losing their jobs. There are a lot of people who are suffering, so sports has to take a back seat.”

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