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NEWS Borders closed, emergency declared amid COVID-19 outbreak 14 COMMUNITY Food Bank pleads for donations, volunteers 15 LISTING See the list of closures and cancellations 18 BUSINESS Chamber offers tips for working from home 20 SPORTS Cambie Cheer wins B.C. championship

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Obviously, this is no time for jokes...but, did you hear this one?

Nurse: I’m sorry, but you’ve tested positive for the coronavirus.

Man: That can’t be! I have 300 rolls of toilet paper at home.

And then there’s the one about a cat dragging home 20 bags of kitty litter. Hoarding, it’s all the rage — albeit not one of humanity’s more attractive features.

Last weekend, I went to a Shoppers Drug Mart because I genuinely needed toilet paper. As I walked in, I passed a couple each with three bottles of hand sanitizer and three large containers of disinfecting wipes. I thought, great, I’ll get some. A co-worker had tried to pick up some wipes for the office on Friday, but Costco’s shelves were bare.

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At the shelf in Shoppers, I noticed a sign stating three per customer and had to tip my hat to the company for trying to impose some rational behaviour in the face of panic — which is more than I can say for some stores that seem to just feed the frenzy.

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So, I took my three containers of disinfecting wipes, one for home and two for the office, when I noticed the woman behind me was the same I had passed on the way in. She was back with another three bottles of hand sanitizer and three containers of wipes — as was her partner who was lined up at a different till.

As I left, I noticed the pair loading up the back of their SUV. Granted, I don’t know what they were going to do with all those cleaning products -- hand them out to those in need? Hmmm...I also don’t know how many other trips they had made back to the store for their quota of three.

What I do know is that if we are to solve any of our global problems, we need to understand that the interests of the one inevitably align with the interests of the many.

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In other words, when I ensure that Mary Loo down the street has hand sanitizer, I keep myself safer than having a stock pile of the stuff in my private bunker. As the virus is teaching us, we are one human race. What happens to them over there affects us here; we’re only as safe as our neighbours.

And, to be fair, lots of people get that.

I talked last night to my mother about the pandemic. She said it felt like the war. (She was 12 when the Second World War began in 1939.)

“People are afraid, everyone’s talking about it, places are deserted, and you just don’t know when it’s going to end.”

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But, in the next breath, she was talking about all the people who have been checking in on her, all the kindness she’s been shown, all the support she’s been given.

Like the war, this crisis will bring out the best and the worst of us.

Along with the hoarding and panic buying comes groups such as Caremongering COVID-19 and CoronavirusSOS.org. In Richmond, Block Watch groups are mobilizing to check on seniors and vulnerable people.

And then there’s just that “kindness of strangers” that seems to be popping up all over the place like spring daffodils. Yes, selfishness and stupidity abound, but there are also plenty of folks asking, how can I help? Here’s to them — and to my own personal challenge to try to follow suit.

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Mixed feelings around COVID-19 Dear Editor,

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Lately I feel ashamed to be a part of the human race.

Even with the coronavirus or COVID-19 spreading, it does not make sense to hoard large quantities of toilet paper, cleaning supplies and much needed masks and gloves needed by hospitals and doctors offices.

Many of these people are reselling these items out of their cars or online at inflated prices, leaving some of our population to

Dear Editor, I am impressed with how British Columbia is handling the coronavirus crisis.

However, because this virus spreads so easily and because so many Canadians from affected areas are returning soon because of the travel ban, I think this may be a good time to put more stringent selfisolation protocols in place for the general population.

The next two weeks will perhaps be the least disruptive, since parents (hopefully!) have already found childcare options.

People caught hoarding and reselling for their own greed should be fined or jailed.

Stores like Costco should refuse to accept refunds as you know these hoarders will try to return their booty when the crisis is over.

Get a grip people. There’s lots to go around, and as with other health scares in the past we will survive.

Neil Bruce RICHMOND

Also, I have a friend whose daughter is returning from the U.S. She has been told to self-isolate, yet she thinks she can go out for walks.

Maybe the federal government can clarify what self-isolation means and provide support for people who are self-isolating.

Lexy Clayburn RICHMOND

Editor’s Note: Health experts have said it’s okay to go for walks, runs, bike rides, etc. as long as you stay six feet away from others and keep your hands to yourself.

We all need a property tax break Dear Editor, In the wake of the coronavirus epidemic in B.C. and around the world, the Canadian federal government has reduced the interest rate twice to accommodate individuals and businesses.

No one has mentioned property tax which will be due July 2, 2020.

The coronavirus pandemic will hopefully settle down by the end of this year, but the effects will remain on the economy for years to come. I would like to see property tax relief for at least the next three years. Mr. Malcolm Brodie, the mayor of Richmond, likes to state that the tax is calculated on the mill rate. Households and businesses, small or large, need a 15 per cent reduction for the next three years. After three years, hopefully the economy will bounce back. I request everyone to contact their city and provincial officials to act now before property taxes are due.

If we don’t, who is going to suffer? Middle class households, low income families, small businesses and small wage earners — not big executives earning large salaries.

The provincal government needs to take this issue extremely seriously to prevent undue hardship for individuals. Individuals, not the city’s coffers, are what need to be protected now. Property tax is the largest burden for many individuals.

Virus sparks fear, greed Dear Editor, It is a well-known but nonetheless true cliche that in times of crisis or perceived crisis we see the emergence of both the best and the worst of human attitudes and behaviours.

Watching some people push in front of other shoppers to grab every roll of toilet paper and package of paper towels off a grocery store’s shelves and then literally run across the parking lot to throw their purchases into the back of their luxury SUV (perhaps in a panic to get to the next store as quickly as possible) seems to me to qualify as a demonstration of the worst of human behaviour.

Fear promoting self-concerned, stupidity and greed.

I can only wonder how some people will behave in the midst of a full-blown, truly threatening crisis like a major earthquake or flood.

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The City of Richmond and the Guides will enter into two License to Occupy Agreements to allow the Guides to operate a local office for administrative purposes, meetings, training, workshops, events, and short-term recreational lodging for the Guides and affiliated non-profit groups, and a campsite primarily for use by the Guides and local community groups with a focus on outdoor recreation and education.

The License to Occupy Agreements will commence on or about April 1, 2020 and have a term of five years each. The BC Council of the Guides will base its operations at its office at 107 - 252 Esplanade W, North Vancouver, British Columbia. The assistance includes certain benefits at reduced cost, which includes use of up to 0.461 acres of land at a residential lot located at 4780 Blundell Road and up to 3.971 acres of land at Woodwards Landing located at 11551 Dyke Road.

The aggregate value to be provided during the terms of the License to Occupy Agreements is estimated at $82,400 per year for each year of the terms.

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the money to be able to pay for groceries, to pay their rent, to support their families through this difficult time.”

Kirsten Clarke

“People need to be able to self-isolate, need to be able to stay home and need to be able to care for their families when their ordinary sources of revenue dry up.”

KCLARKE@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday a multi-billion dollar economic stimulus package to help Canadians amid the COVID-19 pandemic – and the closure of the Canada-US border to all non-essential traffic.

The economic package also addresses tax season.

The tax filing deadline is now extended to June 1, and anyone who owes money will have until August to pay their taxes, said Trudeau.

“We have agreed that both Canada and the United States will temporarily restrict all non-essential travel across the Canada-US border,” said Trudeau, speaking from self-isolation outside his home in Ottawa.

The move affects tourists and shoppers but ensures the “critical” supply chains and movement of goods between Canada and the US during the pandemic, said Trudeau.

People who cross the border for work will also not be affected by the closure, Trudeau said.

The prime minister said the border measures will remain in place for as long as he and U.S. president Donald Trump “feel they need to last.” $82-billion stimulus package announced The government will provide up to $27 billion to directly support Canadian workers and businesses, and $55 billion to meet liquidity needs of Canadian businesses and households through tax deferrals.

The GST tax credit will also be supplimented, and Canada Child Benefit payments will be boosted.

There will also be a six-month interest-free moratorium on Canada student loans.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the nation Wednesday morning to annouce the closure of the Canada/U.S. border and an $82-billion stimulus package to counter the spread of COVID-19. Screenshot The emergency care benefit will provide money every two weeks to workers who need to stay home, for up to 14 weeks.

The amount paid will be comparable to that paid under EI. Also, employers of small businesses will be provided with a temporary wage subsidy to help cover workers’ wages.

The subsidy will equal 10 per cent of the salary paid to employees for a period of three months, said Trudeau.

The aid will come in the form of an emergency care benefit package for people who do not qualify for EI or who don’t have access to paid sick leave, said Trudeau.

“This will encourage employers to keep staff on the payroll during these uncertain times,” he said.

This will include people who are ill or have to self-isolate, or are taking care of someone with the coronavirus.

“We are focused on making sure that people who are not getting income or revenue, because of this challenge, have

PM urges Canadians to stay home Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday urged Canadians to stay home in order to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Speaking from self-isolation at his home Tuesday morning, Trudeau said that Canadians should do what they can to “lighten the load” of the country’s healthcare workers by practising social distancing and not gathering in groups of more than 50 people.

On Monday, the prime minister announced Canada is shutting its air borders to foreign nationals, and only allowing entry to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

Exceptions to this include air crews, family members of citizens and Americans.

As of Wednesday afternoon, there are 656 cases of the virus in Canada, with nine deaths (seven in B.C.).

Globally, there has been 217,436 cases and 8,919 deaths.

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Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s top medical health officer, said the bars in the province needed to close as they can’t guarantee the safe social distancing needed to prevent spread

KCLARKE@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM B.C.’s Minister of Public Safety, Mike Farnworth, has declared a provincial state of emergency in B.C. amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The announcement came Wednesday, one day after provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry declared a public health emergency to expand her powers and those of B.C.’s Ministry of Health to deal with the virus.

“What today’s declaration allows for is a province-wide approach to back up the provincial health emergency declaration that was made yesterday by (Henry),” said Farnworth, who said he made the declaration based on the recommendation of B.C.’s health and emergency management officials.

The declaration ensures federal, provincial and local resources are delivered in a coordinated, “all hands on deck” manner, said Farnworth, and gives the province the power to “secure critical supply chains to ensure people have access to essential goods and services, and the infrastructure necessary to response to COVID-19.”

Once issued, the state of emergency is in effect for 14 days, but may be rescinded or extended as the province deems necessary.

Farnworth also said that B.C.’s supply chains are in “good shape,” and stressed that there is no need for British Columbians to panic-buy at stores or hoard food and supplies.

As of Wednesday afternoon, there were 231 confirmed cases of the virus in B.C. including seven deaths.

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“We need to break the chain of transmission. The risk is changing rapidly,” said Henry.

B.C.’s top medical health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, reveals the latest death toll from COVID-19 and announces a public health emergency.

B.C. government screenshot Bars ordered to shut down After the health emergency was declared yesterday, stores, bars and restaurants across the province began to temporarily close down, or move to reduced business hours or delivery models.

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Henry also announced Tuesday there were three new deaths and 83 new cases of the virus.

Two of the new deaths were residents in the Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver, on top of the three already at the same facility.

The third death announced Tuesday was a person in their 80s, who died in hospital.

Henry said 144 of the reported cases of COVID-19 are in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 58 in Fraser Health, 16 on Vancouver Island, nine in the Interior and four in Northern Health.

She further urged people to exercise proper hand-washing, coughing habits, avoid touching your face and staying away from others. Seven of the current cases are in hospital, four of whom are in intensive care.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020 3:30 p.m. in Council Chambers Agenda Items:

1. 13020 Delf Place - DP 18-817925 - Wensley Architecture Ltd. - To permit the construction of a single-storey building with drive-through restaurant use at 13020 Delf Place on a site zoned “Industrial Business Park (IB1)”.

2. 4100 Vanguard Road - DP 18-826280 - Gradual Architecture Inc. - To permit the development of a 927m2 light industrial building at 4100 Vanguard Road on a site zoned “Industrial Retail (IR1)”.

3. 9391, 9393 and 9411 No. 2 Road - DP 18-829204 - Fougere Architecture Inc. - To (1) permit the construction of 11 townhouse units at 9391, 9393 and 9411 No. 2 Road on a site zoned “Medium Density Townhouses (RTM2); and (2) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to: (a) reduce the front yard setback from 6.0 m to 5.05 m; (b) increase the allowable small car parking spaces from 0 to 20% (5 spaces); and (c) allow the two required parking stalls for the townhouse unit with a secondary suite to be provided in neither a tandem nor side-by-side arrangement.

4. 6899 Pearson Way - DP 19-876699 - Oval 8 Holdings Ltd. - To (1) permit the construction of a child care facility at 6899 Pearson Way on a site zoned “High Rise Apartment and Olympic Oval (ZMU4) – Oval Village (City Centre)”; and (2) vary the provisions of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to: (a) decrease the minimum rear (northeast) setback from 3 m to 0.4 m; (b) decrease the minimum side (northwest) setback abutting Lot 17 from 3 m to 0.4 m; (c) increase the maximum lot coverage for buildings from 45% to 77.2%; (d) remove the requirement for an on-site loading bay; and (e) increase the maximum height of a fence from 2.4 m to 3.9 m.

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Proposed Interim Inter-Municipal Business Licence Bylaws For Ride-Hailing Services At the March 9, 2020, Council Meeting, three readings were given to; 1) Inter-Municipal Business Licence Agreement Bylaw No. 10134, which allows the City of Richmond to enter into an agreement with partnering municipalities for ride-hailing services to introduce an Inter-Municipal Transportation Network Services Business Licence scheme and; 2) Inter-Municipal Business Licence Bylaw No. 10159, which specifies various licensing terms for ride hailing permitting licenced transportation network services businesses to operate across participating municipal boundaries.

Those persons who consider themselves affected by the proposed bylaws are invited to make written submissions to Council c/o the City Clerk at 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, B.C., V6Y 2C1, or by email to cityclerk@richmond.ca, or by fax at 604-278-5139, or make a verbal presentation to Council by appearing as a delegation at the April 6, 2020 Council Meeting.

Doc: Three cases of COVID-19 in Richmond Maria Rantanen MRANTANEN@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

Dr. Meena Dewar, Richmond’s medical health officer, will give an update on the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation at the Richmond council meeting on Monday (March 23) at 7 p.m. – the meeting will also be livestreamed.

All written submissions received prior to the proposed bylaw adoption date of April 6, 2020, will be forwarded to Council for consideration. A complete copy of the staff report is available on the city website at www.richmond.ca (City Hall>City Council> Agendas & Minutes>General Purposes Committee>2020 Agendas & Minutes> March 2, 2020> Agenda and Staff Reports> Item 5.).

City staff received confirmation from the health authority that there were three coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Richmond as of Sunday night.

For more information on the proposed Bylaw Amendment, please contact the Business Licence Department at 604-276-4389.

This followed an announcement a week prior by Dewar that so far there had been none in Richmond.

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While these extra measures are in place, it has not had any impact on the budget, but, if needed, Brodie said council will do whatever is necessary for the health of Richmond citizens.

On Monday, as things escalated, council voted to close almost all community facilities.

This was after they heard that three coronavirus cases had been confirmed in Richmond.

Richmond Coun. Harold Steves was calling already last week for the U.S.-Canada border to be closed in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, and indeed, the prime minister and American president announced on Wednesday this would be done.

Brodie said he gets invitOn Wednesday, Dr. Boned to many events but this nie Henry, the provincial year, his calendar is lookchief medical officer, an- Dr. Meena Dewar ing a lot different, with sevnounced that 45 more cases eral cancelled. had been confirmed in B.C., This was especially noticebringing the total to 231.

Declarations of a public health emergency able during Chinese New Year at which time on Tuesday and a provincial state of emer- there were only a handful events compared to other years when he’s attended 15 to 20. gency on Wednesday were made.

As far as combatting the coronavirus, BroTo stay on top of the coronavirus outbreak, die said everyone should follow the health Richmond city staff are meeting sometimes more than once a day and briefing politi- authority’s recommendations on personal cians regularly to keep them updated, with hygiene — washing hands regularly, avoidthe health of Richmondites “top of our minds,” ing touching your face as well as monitoring explained Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie. your health and watching for symptoms.

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The coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) has escalated to the point where Richmond teachers will return to schools after spring break without any students.

With a public health emergency declared, all K-12 instruction has been suspended indefinitely, as ordered by the Minister of Education on Tuesday.

While the ministry is expecting school districts to ensure learning continues outside the classroom, right now, there are more questions than answers, explained Liz Baverstock, president of the Richmond Teachers’ Association (RTA).

And with the coronavirus situation evolving every day, it’s hard to envision what March 30, when students were supposed to return from spring break, will look like for teachers when there are no students, Baverstock said.

“Nobody has done this before,” Baverstock said. “Really, I’m just focusing on communicating with (RTA) members, letting them know we’re here but we don’t have answers.”

Baverstock also pointed out it’s spring break for teachers, and she’d like them to be focusing on themselves and their families.

In a letter to parents, Richmond superintendent Scott Robinson said it’s unsure when school will be in session again.

“We understand that parents and students will have many questions and we ask for your patience as we plan for next steps and await further details from the provincial government,” he said in the letter.

Rob Fleming, B.C.’s Minister of Education, announced schools would be closed indefinitely.

This could mean students don’t attend school in-person after the break, with some speculating the closure could continue until the end of the school year.

The minister, Rob Fleming, said school districts are looking at how learning can move online, but emphasized that this will be different for primary, intermediate and secondary students.

Grade 12 students will be able to graduate, however, he added.

Most schools in Richmond started their two-week spring break on Friday.

But Spul’u’kwuks elementary, which is on a year-round alternative calendar, was still open on Monday.

Robinson, nevertheless, decided to close the school as of Tuesday, almost two weeks before it was supposed to go on spring break and just a day before the provincial announcement.

A Richmond school district spokesperson said staff are working on contingency plans.

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Learning a lot during self-isolation Tri-City News journalist Mario Bartel is voluntarily self-isolating and working from home for the rest of the month after his wife and son returned March 13 from a brief getaway in Arizona. He is writing a daily diary during that time.

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it’s really happening and there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight.

Every click on to the New York Times website or log in to the daily briefing by B.C.’s health minister comes with a sliver of hope the trends are reversing and normalcy might once again be within our grasp. But alas, no such luck. Yet. The fear, stress and anxiety over everything are overwhelming, crushing at times.

Then your seven-year-old comes to you with a comic book he’s drawn and written quietly in his room for the past hour while you’ve been helping to tell the story of this calamity, or pitches you an idea he’s hatched to help bring back sports. Your heart melts, the fear lifts ever so briefly.

We’ve been trying to go outside a couple of times a day; sometimes all three of us, sometimes my wife and I spell each other off so we can have some alone time to get a task or assignment done. We’re vigilant about keeping our distance from people.

We find a quiet corner to kick the soccer ball back and forth. Sunday, we drove to four parks before we found an empty basketball court so we could shoot some hoops for an hour.

Afterward, my son asked if we could go for ice cream, as we sometimes do as a treat when we’re out and about on a sunny day. I had to remind him why we couldn’t do that. He was sad but he understood.

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Tuesday, he was crushed to learn he might not be going back to school this spring. He loves it there and his hunger for sharing what he’s learning is so joyous. For weeks he’s been telling us about the regions of Canada, and he’s amazed there’s a piece of France right off the coast of Newfoundland. He also doesn’t understand why Nunavut doesn’t have an NHL team “because it’s so big.”

It’s hard to know the toll all this is taking on him, on all the children. But we have to fight for their mental health, as much as our own.

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Many people have been scrambling to change their spring break plans after the federal government ordered a ban on all unnecessary travel due to the spread of COVID-19.

Travel restrictions because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak have sent people scrambling to rebook or cancel their trips.

Stories about being on hold for hours with airlines, fights to get flights rescheduled and talk of weeks of self-isolation upon return are adding to the stress of the pandemic taking over the globe.

Advisories against travelling last week morphed into a ban against non-essential travel this week, with the prime minister telling Canadians to come home as soon as possible.

But despite the advisory, not all airlines were on board.

One traveller told the Richmond News spoke to was planning to leave for the Philippines last week, but when he saw the travel advisory, he called his airline to cancel. After waiting on hold for more than two hours, he finally spoke to an agent. They told him that since he had bought his ticket online, he would have to go back to the website and submit a request to cancel. The catch was it would take a week to process the request, so he would be charged a no-show fee regardless.

However, other airlines have been more accommodating by waiving change fees, but the struggle is often getting through the clogged phone lines. At one point, WestJet posted a notice simply telling people to call back later if their flight is not within the next 72 hours.

Since then, however, WestJet has announced it will suspend all flights as of Sunday and only operate rescue and repatriation flights with the Canadian government.

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could postpone their travel without penalty if they sent in a request three days prior to their flight leaving. That worked for some, but those with flights leaving the next day or two were out of luck.

In other words, despite trying to do the right thing, many travellers have been left in a nowin situation.

This is the not the first time travel agent Christine Boecker has seen massive cancellations in the travel business because of a crisis situation – she’s been in the business since 1977 and has lived through 9/11, SARS and the swine flu. But this seems “special,” said the owner of TravelBoecker Adventures.

“The news seems to be spreading faster than the virus,” she explained, adding this is due to how fast information travels on social media.

Julia Chen, manager at Nexus Holidays in Richmond, said many people who booked with her agency saved up enough money for their trip, but they didn’t necessarily have the money to take two weeks off for self-isolation — as was recommended by the government

— after they return.

Last week, only a handful of people were still travelling, Chen said. She, too, remembers the SARS outbreak of 2003, and she is confident this will pass within the next few months.

Of those who had to put off their travel plans, half cancelled because they work and don’t have the flexibility to rebook, while half are retirees who delayed travel, having the flexibility to go at another time, Chen added.

Boecker herself is postponing a trip to Africa, which included organizing a memorial service for her mother.

But thinking about the big picture, she said it’s the right thing to do now.

Her staff met last week and the consensus was that “this too shall pass.”

“Our appetite for travel hasn’t been extinguished — it’s on hold for now,” Boecker said.

For those taking a ferry, Transport Canada is now allowing passengers to wait in their cars, instead of congregating on deck.

YVR one of four Canadian airports still open All incoming travellers to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) will face increased screening measures from Canada Border Service Agency officers, and there will also be more officers present at points of entry who will approach people showing any signs of illness, said the airport’s CEO Craig Richmond Tuesday.

YVR is now only one of four airports allowed to accept international travellers.

The decision to limit international flights to specific airports came as Canada closed its borders to foreign nationals on Monday.

Only Canadian citizens and permanent residents are allowed entry, with exceptions for their family members, diplomats and airline crews.

Airlines are also now required to screen passengers for any symptoms of the coronavirus, and deny boarding to anyone, including Canadians, who shows signs of the illness. Incoming passengers will need to self-isolate for 14 days.

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A Richmondite is asking the city to mobilize Block Watch captains to deliver groceries and medicine to vulnerable individuals and those who wish to limit contact with the public due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Placing bags of food on doorsteps or texting your neighbours about where you want your groceries to be dropped off might become a new trend in Richmond as the COVID-19 spreads, according to John Roston, one of the captains of the Richmond Block Watch program.

Roston told the Richmond News that the non-contact, drop-off service could benefit roughly 100 people in his neighbourhood and also reassure residents who have trouble going to stores.

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Volunteers can leave groceries at the front door along with the bill, and people can e-transfer money to the person who is buying,” explained Roston.

As a free and community-based program, Richmond Block Watch was initially created to help residents organize their neighbourhoods to prevent crime in the local community.

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The Richmond Food Bank will be handing out pre-packaged hampers and cancelling their offsite distribution in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

As of Monday, instead of allowing clients to choose what food they want, everything will be ready packaged for pickup.

With the public health crisis evolving, the food bank is expecting more low-income people to need their services.

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They are appealing to the public to donate food, money and their time.

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Richmond Food Bank is asking volunteers to help pack hampers and sort food, but they are also appealing for monetary and food donations.

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Community centres, the Oval, swimming pools, arenas, arts facilities and heritage buildings in Richmond were all closed as of Monday night to combat the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) — but child care and some limited seniors services will remain open.

Richmond city council voted Monday afternoon to close these facilities by the end of the day until further notice, but decided to keep offering child care, spring break camps, Minoru Seniors Centre food service and the delivery of library materials to isolated seniors.

The province has since imposed a state of emergency and has ordered all community centres and public facilities closed.

• Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) and Trinity Western University (TWU), both with campuses in Richmond, joined other post-secondary institutions across the Lower Mainland in suspending in-person classes March 16 to 18. TWU will be transitioning to online instruction as of March 18 for the rest of the semester. Alternative forms of instructional delivery were set to be communicated on March 19.

• ICBC has announced that all driver road tests are cancelled starting March 17 to help limit the spread of COVID-19. The cancellation of all road tests for the next two weeks will impact approximately 15,000 appointments.Examinees who have road tests scheduled are asked to visit icbc.com or call 1-800-950-1498.

• The River Rock Casino and Hotel closed Monday to help limit the spread of COVID-19.

• Richmond’s annual Cherry Blossom and Seedy Saturday events have been cancelled.

• Richmond residents with plans to watch movies at a theatre will have to make alternative plans.

Cineplex announced that all 165 Canadian locations – including The Rec Room and Playdium – will be temporarily closed starting last Monday until April 2.

Full refunds will be given to movie goers who have pre-purchased tickets and bookings made.

Richmond-Queensborough MLA Jas Johal is taking social distancing seriously, even while taking a selfie on Friday morning. On Twitter, Johal posted a photo of himself and B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix, showing an example of how they are practicing social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Twitter photo

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Seniors go first at Shoppers Shoppers Drug Mart is dedicating its first shopping hour to those most at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The drugstore, owned by Loblaw Companies Ltd., announced on Monday evening that all stores will designate the first hour of shopping to “those who need assistance or consideration” starting this week.

This includes seniors, individuals with underlying health conditions and people living with disabilities.

Galen Weston, CEO of Loblaw Companies Limited, said that customers should not worry about empty shelves as their stores “are not running out of food or essential supplies.”

“Our supply chain and store teams are responding to the spikes in volume and quickly getting the most important items back on the shelf. Volumes are already normalizing somewhat, and we are catching up,” said Weston in a statement, adding that some items

like hand sanitizer may take longer to restock.

Otherwise, he said, they are in “good shape.”

Weston assures the company will have enough food, drugs and essential products, they will not change the prices during the COVID-19 pandemic, and will make sure stores stay up and running.

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It is a natural instinct to sense danger or trouble around the corner. It helps our mind and bodies to get ready to fight or run from the danger.

Richmond chamber staff working from home Maria Rantanen MRANTANEN@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

On Tuesday, the Richmond Chamber of Commerce was on day one of social distancing to do its part to stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

The business non-profit has set up home offices for all its employees and Tuesday morning they started working remotely with limited office hours at their Wireless Way location.

The province has declared the outbreak a public health emergency. Many businesses are shutting down – bars and pubs have been ordered to shut down by the province — and offices are scrambling to figure out how to work from home – if possible.

Last week, the chamber decided to cancel all its events in March and April, something Matt Pitcairn, president and CEO of the chamber, said was already a hard decision.

But as the situation continued to evolve over the weekend, they decided everyone would start working from home as of Tuesday with staff in the office only six hours per week.

“Working from home could feel isolating if not done properly,” Pitcairn explained.

Videoconferencing and group chats ensure colleagues keep in touch with each other.

They are also using Zoom, a remote conferencing tool, more and are planning some webinars for chamber members.

The chamber has a cloud-based server so they are able to access everything from home, but ensuring security of home-based computer is “incredibly important” when working remotely, said Pitcairn.

But for some offices, this just would not work.

“There are many businesses that are built on a foundation of in-person service,” Pitcairn explained.

Some Richmond businesses have divided their workforce into teams with a revolving schedule, with some in the office while others are at home, lowering the risk but keeping staff at the office when necessary.

But if it’s possible for businesses to work from home, now is the time to try, Pitcairn said.

“Taking the long view, it’s so important to keep your skilled staff healthy,” he explained. “Every employer will know their own capacity for work-from-home protocols.”

Pitcairn said having staff come to work and interact with the public on their commutes, on breaks and during work offered too much opportunity to allow the spread of the virus.

Pitcairn said he’s never seen his staff so motivated, and he chalks that up to the service-oriented nature of the chamber.

So far, chamber staff haven’t had any glitches in the home-based work environments, and their team leaders are keeping staff on task and motivated.

“They understand the challenges facing local employers and we’re all in it together,” he said.

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But outside of staying at home there is nothing you can do. There is no one to fight, no place to run. These facts add to your anxiety. So try to gain some perspective. This is actually an effective strategy.

Within weeks or months this will no longer be a crisis or emergency. Think through this explanation to yourself. We have lived through many different disasters and economic failures. We survive.

In South Korea the facts indicate that of 200,000 people tested for the virus 96 per cent did not have it.

They had the common cold or other ailment. By self-isolating within your home you ARE taking action. You are reducing the likelihood of you or your family being infected.

Two or three or four months from now our economies will recover. When the all clear is announced, or when a vaccine or effective treatment is proclaimed, get out of the way for this economy to take off.

Focus on what you can do, not what the government will do for you. This is an amazing opportunity to create countless quality time and unconditional love sessions with your children and family members.

Finally, with crisis comes opportunity. It’s a time where you must, you have to, take time away from work.

You may be working from home, but this required time with your family is an incredible life changing benefit. You have the time to consider many things, time to think, to process and relax. Taking this time at home, mandated by this virus, seen as an opportunity for self-development will help reduce the uncertainty and anxiety.

Remember anxiety that you may now be feeling because of this virus has two very common causes. Being unsure of what is happening and feeling out of control will make any healthy person feel anxious.

Take charge today, enjoy this ride at home. Your family will cherish the memories of your undivided attention.

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in light of the large number of international travellers involved in our tournament and the worldwide uncertainty with regards to COVID-19.

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“The foundation of the CARHA Hockey World Cup is to encourage camaraderie across a multitude of countries and provide an extraordinary hockey experience for its participants and fans.

Richmond’s opportunity to host the world’s largest adult hockey tournament has been put on hold until 2021.

Officials of the CARHA Hockey World Cup announced last week the event has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns.

The tournament was slated for March 29 to April 3 and was going to feature nearly 3,000 athletes representing 140 teams from 15 countries.

The decision comes just a day after the plan was to proceed with the tournament and festivities with additional safeguards in place. However, all that changed when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus a pandemic early Wednesday.

“Due to the recent update and developments coming from the Public Health

Coronavirus concerns led to the postponement of the 2020 CARHA World Cup in Richmond. The tournament was bringing 3,000 athletes to the city from 15 countries. Organizers are working on new dates in 2021.

Agency of Canada and the World Health Organization with respect to COVID-19 (coronavirus), CARHA Hockey regrets to announce that it will be postponing the 2020 CARHA Hockey World Cup,” wrote

Lucy Peeling, CARHA’s manager, special Events and programs.

“We are working with our partners to solidify new dates in 2021. This was not an easy decision to make but was necessary

“CARHA Hockey takes pride in ensuring it delivers the CARHA Hockey World Cup to the standards that participants, fans and supporters alike have come to expect. Without question, we look forward to hosting the CARHA Hockey World Cup in 2021 and will share with you new and exciting developments in the coming weeks.”

The tournament is held every four years and was coming back to the West Coast for the first time since 2000.

International entries included Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Russia, Slovakia, Italy, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Kazakhstan.

Atom C1 Ravens bag playoff banner

The Richmond Atom C1 Ravens captured their PCAHA Playoff Group with an exciting 2-1 win over Surrey.

The Richmond Atom C1 Ravens captured their PCAHA Playoff Group with an exciting 2-1 win over Surrey.

Mark Booth MBOOTH@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

The Richmond Ravens Atom C1 girls hockey team followed up on a strong regular season with a 2-1 win over the host Surrey Falcons to capture the Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association Female Atom Black Group playoff title.

The Ravens and Falcons had both gone undefeated in regular season play — including a pair of ties in head-to-head battles — so it was only fitting that they would meet in the playoff final after round-robin play.

Richmond got off to an early lead less than a minute into the game on a goal by Zinnia Lin — assisted by Nadia Lundie and Kaiya Uppal.

The Falcons’ Gabriella Lee then tied it up

later in the first period.

The eventual game winner was scored by Kira Bui, on a set-up from Anna Cubberley, with five minutes to go in the second.

Both teams had opportunities to score throughout the rest of the game but the stellar play of goaltender Hana Nishi and defensemen Juliana Bollo, Peyton Burns, Adelise Cyr, Anjali Purewal, and Reese Sangha maintained the Ravens’ lead until the final buzzer.

In addition to those players who had scored or assisted on the two goals, the team was aided by the strong two-way play of forwards Quinn Cyr, Nava David, Adrianna Jeske and Carol Zhang.

For the Ravens coaching staff — head coach Jesse Cubberley and assistants Martin Bollo, Adam Cyr, Mark David, and Bobby Nish — the banner win was a positive reflection of the team motto: “Leave It All Out There!”

McNair’s Neal crowned B.C. school champ Mark Booth MBOOTH@RICHMOND-NEWS.COM

McNair Secondary’s Brianna Neal has returned home a gold medalist from the BC Secondary Schools Gymnastics Championships in Victoria.

Neal captured the all-around title in Level One. She was part of the co-ed high school program run out of Delta Gymnastics in Ladner that also attracted students from Cambie and McRoberts.

In total, 33 gymnasts from the program made their way to the provincial capital.

Neal’s training teammate Camille Pen-

nors (South Delta) captured the silver allaround.

The championships, hosted by Oak Bay Secondary, featured approximately 300 student athletes from across the province.

Qualification was done through earlier zone meets.

Delta Gymnastics high school program is one of the largest in the province with 40 student athletes, ranging from Grades 7 to 12.

The program is coordinated by Tessa Neufeld and runs from September to June.

It is an ideal program for cross-training to complement other sports.

“We are extremely proud of all our high school gymnasts and are thrilled with how far they have come,” said Neufeld.

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In 1962, along with Lars, Cecilia moved to Richmond, BC where they had a house built on Lancing Road. The couple was active in Maranatha Tapes and then their own companies, Trinity Tapes Inc. and Trinity Christian Tape Society. They ministered monthly for many years at Rosewood Manor and held Bible studies in their home. After Lars’ passing, Cecilia continued to live in the home on Lancing, enjoying walks to Blundell Centre several times a week where she made many friends of the employees of the various stores. In 2015 Cecilia moved to Courtyard Gardens independent living; after a time spent at Richmond Hospital, she moved to Good Samaritan Society Delta View Care Centre. She was wonderfully cared for by the staff there for which we are so grateful. Interment at Victory Memorial Park Funeral Centre, 14831 28 Ave., Surrey, BC on March 23, 2020 at 1 p.m. If desired, donations in lieu of flowers, may be made to The Union Gospel Mission.

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