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Dufferin Care Centre staffer diagnosed with COVID-19

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COVID-19: MEDICAL RESPONSE

T ri- City docs tak e on testing challenge Local doctors’ group sets up COVID-19 testing site DIANE STRANDBERG dstrandberg@tricitynews.com

An employee at Costco in Port Coquitlam directs a customer while holding a sign encouraging people to practise social distancing to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Health officials are asking people to stay home and to stay away from others to help fight the global pandemic. For extensive pandemic coverage from The Tri-City News and its Glacier Media sister news organizations, go to tricitynews.com/covid-19. STEFAN LABBÉ/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

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A shortage of face masks, gloves, goggles and other protective equipment has prompted Tri-City and New Westminster doctors to hold virtual appointments with patients and set up a COVID19 testing site so potentially infected patients don’t need to come to their offices. Across North America, frontline health care professionals have been crying out for personal protective equipment to avoid contracting COVID-19, and local family doctors are facing the same problem. Considered small businesses, family doctors aren’t

supplied by the health authorities, so they have to order their own equipment. The problem is that gowns, booties, gloves, protective eyewear and face masks are on back order because everyone is trying to get access to them. To deal with the problem during the COVID-19 pandemic, Fraser North Division of Family Practice — which represents 436 physicians, including local family doctors and MDs working in emergency rooms at Port Moody’s Eagle Ridge Hospital and New Westminster’s Royal Columbian Hospital — launched a virtual doctor’s office website using the telemedicine program doxy. me and opened their own COVID-19 testing clinic, with approval and equipment from Fraser Health. SEE

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COVID-19: HELPING HANDS

I n a crisis, w ho feeds those most in need? Tri-City churches step in to feed homeless and others in need

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Even for those with steady paycheques and secure housing, gathering food and supplies has been a scramble during the COVID-19 pandemic. But for low-income and homeless people, finding a meal these days has been particularly problematic. Many of the community dinners once available every night in the Tri-Cities have shuttered to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has volunteers and advocates struggling to get food to those in need. “People that have money and have a home are having a hard time making sure they have the essentials right now,” said Craig Savage, the TriCities community director with the CityReach Care Society. “It is even more difficult for people that have neither.” Savage, who is based out of the Broadway Church Port Coquitlam campus, has teamed up with Debbie Fell from Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship in Coquitlam to try to fill the food gap. Along with a group of volunteers, the pair have been bringing bagged meals to Lions Park for pickup six days a

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Debbie Fell of the Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship told The Tri-City News this week the church and others are scrambling to make sure food is getting to homeless and low-income people in the Tri-Cities during the COVID-19 pandemic. GARY MCKENNA/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

week between 4 and 5 p.m. On Tuesdays, a hot meal is prepared at Savage’s church (1932 Cameron Ave.) for pickup at 6 p.m. The food is being offered at a time when not a lot is available for low-income and homeless people in the Tri-Cities. The closure of pretty much everything — from public libraries and community centres to private coffee shops and fast-food establishments — has meant the number of places to turn to for help is limited. For some of the more des-

perate, even finding a discarded meal outside a restaurant is not an option as most have shut down or are only doing takeout service, Savage said. “There isn’t even that,” he added. “Those possible ways for people to get by, you don’t even have that anymore.” Fell said she started bringing water to the nightly sandwich pickups because many public fountains have been shut off. “They can’t even get a drink of water in the park,” she said.

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on the menu Monday when The Tri-City News spoke with several people picking up food at Lions Park. Cal, who said he has lived in Port Coquitlam for more than a year, said most of the community meals where he often eats have been shut down due to COVID-19. He added that he was grateful the churches had stepped up to fill the need. “It is obviously tougher, but they are making do here with at least this,” he said. “Without these people, it is really rough.” Another man, David, said the sandwich usually comes

with a juice box, some vegetables and a piece of fruit. He takes the food home, he added, where he can make it last a bit longer. “I got a box of cereal,” he said. “The banana from here, I put that on my cereal in the morning.” Since COVID-19 began to spread in B.C., David said he has been self-isolating, with the sandwich pickup being his only outing of the day. He added that it is lonely spending the days separated from the people he knows but it is important for limiting the transmission of the virus. “So many people aren’t taking this seriously,” he said of the pandemic. “Until they do and start self isolating, this is going to on until June or July.”

KEEP GOING

Like everyone, the volunteers are taking the COVID-19 crisis one day at a time. Savage and Fell said they

would continue to bring the meals to the park at least until the end of the month, when they will reassess the situation. Fell said some of the funds used to pay for the food was already allocated for the cold/ wet weather mat program, which was suppose to operate at Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship until the end of March but was cancelled early due to the pandemic. But it is unclear how they will be able to acquire the resources and wrangle the volunteers necessary to keep going after April 1 given the escalating quarantine restrictions. “As long we are operationally and legally able to do it, we would like to do it through this month of March and reassess,” said Savage. “Beyond that, we will have to see as far as funding, as far as volunteers. We don’t know if the restrictions will get more stringent.”

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The City is taking measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including closing down all City facilities and cancelling programs to protect staff and residents. In addition to facilities, the City has closed: Y Playgrounds

Coquitlam property owners struggling with the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic now have extra time to pay their 2020 Utility Bill. Coquitlam Council recognizes the extraordinary circumstances created by the pandemic, and the financial challenges these circumstances may be creating for some residents and businesses. Based on this recognition, the City will not enforce the five per cent penalty for late Utility Bill payments received after March 31. The penalty will apply to amounts unpaid at Sept. 30.

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Let me begin with heartfelt thanks to those who are doing their part during this health crisis – the people avoiding crowds, the parents entertaining their kids at home, the stores enforcing physical distance, etc. And let me offer our thanks in particular to those who work in health care, retail, transportation or for other essential service providers; this also includes the City’s first responders and other staff who are supporting the City’s essential services. All of you are making a difference.

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But now, let me be blunt. We’ve all seen some people out there ignoring the directives to keep our distance and avoid crowds. Because of this, the City was forced to close down our sport courts and fields, public washrooms, skate parks and dog parks this past weekend. It’s more important than ever right now to be able to get outdoors for some fresh air and exercise, so this was a difficult but necessary decision because of those who weren’t doing it responsibly. And now I am calling once again on all Coquitlam residents to do the right thing and follow the direction from the Provincial Health Officer: wash your hands, don’t touch your face and keep your distance. As a city, Coquitlam has been in lock-step from the start with the advice of the Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, and other provincial officials. They’re the experts on public health and response to epidemics, and their advice is guiding every decision we make as we address each new change. These are challenging times, but one silver lining has been the chance to see our community come together. To those who are reaching out to help others or are simply staying home, communicating with their neighbours, thank you on behalf of City Council and staff. And we should all feel grateful every day for those who are putting their health on the line to ensure access to health care, food, supplies and services we all rely on. The best way to thank them is to do whatever we can to avoid spreading the virus.

Y Table games Y Skate parks Y Public washrooms in City parks Y Fenced off-leash dog parks The decision to officially implement additional closures in the City’s outdoor recreation facilities was made further to City staff observations and public concerns that park users are not maintaining physical distance as directed by B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer. To better enforce the closure, City staff removed sports nets and blocked access to basketball rims, and installed signage and other notification to advise of the closures and the imperative need for physical distance. For the most up-to-date information regarding closures and cancellations, visit coquitlam.ca/covid19 follow us on Facebook and Twitter at @CityofCoquitlam, and download the City’s app (CoquitlamConnect).

HEARTS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS The City supporting “Hearts for Health Care Workers” by putting hearts in City facility windows to show support for health care workers who are required to work during the COVID-19 outbreak. Show your support by downloading a heart from our website at coquitlam.ca/covid19 and posting it in your windows, and join in the 7 p.m. cheer each night during health care facility shift changes. Tonight at 7 p.m., open your windows and cheer, yell, ring bells, bang drums or pots and pans to let health care workers know Coquitlam supports them! Visit coquitlam.ca/covid19 to learn more.

We can do this, Coquitlam.

Payment options are provided on the Utility Bill and at coquitlam.ca/utilitypayment. An installment program is also available for next year’s bill.

WASTE SERVICES Garbage, green waste and recycling collection services are operating normally at this time. Download the ReCollect app to get the latest information regarding waste collection at coquitlam.ca/recollect

HOW YOU CAN HELP Y Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds; Y Maintain physical distance – stay at least two metres apart from anyone not within your household; Y Cough and sneeze into your sleeve, not your hands; Y Avoid touching your face; and Y Stay home when you are unwell.

FOR MORE INFORMATION Y coquitlam.ca/covid19 – City info and links Y covid19@coquitlam.ca Y 604-927-4383 Y fraserhealth.ca – Fraser Health Authority Y bccdc.ca – BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) • 1-888-COVID19 (1-888-268-4319) – Non-medical information • 8-1-1 – Medical information Y canada.ca/en/public-health – Public Health Agency of Canada

STAY FIT AT HOME While our recreation centres are closed and programming is cancelled, there are many ways to get exercise in while at home. Squats: Squats are a great exercise to improve strength in the lower body. To do a squat, imagine that you are about to sit down in a nearby chair. With feet hip-distance apart and arms reaching forward for counterbalance, begin hinging at the hips. Allow your glutes to drop just as if you were about to sit down in a chair. Inhale as you drop down, and exhale as you stand up. Repeat 10 times or until fatigue!

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Fraser Health says there have been no additional COVID-19 transmissions at Coquitlam’s Dufferin Care Centre following last week’s announcement that a staff person had been diagnosed with the virus. The employee, who has not been identified, was immediately self-isolated and Dr. Martin Lavoie, the chief medical officer with Fraser Health, said officials were working to identify anyone who may have been exposed. He added that care home residents who have been in contact with the staff member had also been isolated. “At the moment the investigation is ongoing,” he said, adding, “When the test came back positive, we check where did you work, when, who were you in contact with. We identify all the potential contacts. That doesn’t mean they were all infected.” Investigators began retracing the steps of the staff member as soon as the positive test came to light March 19. Lavoie would not say how many people may have come in contact

An employee at Dufferin Care Centre in Coquitlam was diagnosed last week with COVID19 but, as of yesterday’s press deadline, no other cases had been reported. Fraser Health is taking steps to limit visits and screen staff twice a day. STEFAN LABBÉ/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

with the infected person but acknowledged that one unit had been locked down. The movement of staff and residents at the facility is also being limited, as has the number of outside visitors, he said. Lavoie did not reveal much information about the infected staff person to protect their privacy but he did say they had not worked at any other facility and that the incident at the Retirement Concepts-owned Dufferin Care Centre is the only COVID-19 exposure in a seniors’ facility in the Fraser Health region so far. In order to prevent the virus

from spreading, Fraser Health said it would ensure all staff at the Coquitlam facility did not work at any other care centres. The announcement that residents and staff may have been exposed comes despite the health authority’s steppedup efforts to enhance cleaning and infection control. Fraser Health has also conducted twice-a-day screening of all staff and residents and limited movement within the facility. “We try and create distance between people,” he said. “We try and reduce large gatherings.” Any staff person who feels they have symptoms is imme-

diately tested, he added. Care homes have been of particular concern for health officials during the COVID19 pandemic. At the Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver, 10 people have died of the novel coronavirus while, currently, 36 residents and 19 staff people — many of them care aids — have tested positive. Five other care homes in the Lower Mainland have also been affected. “We know people in longterm care are most vulnerable,” said Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s chief medical officer.

City facilities, programs and services that have been closed in Coquitlam include: • All recreation facilities and community centre have been closed, including the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex, the City Centre Aquatic Complex, Glen Pine Pavilion, Dogwood Pavilion, Pinetree community centre, Smiling Creek, Summit and Centennial activity centres, Victoria community hall, the Getaway and Landing youth centres, city archives, city hall annex, Austin works yard and the Mundy Park Field House. The city has also cancelled all spring break camps and bookings scheduled for city facilities between now and April 30. Customers will receive automatic refunds for all cancelled spring break programs and do not need to call in to recreation centres or the registration lines, the city said, noting residents should allow two weeks for processing. • Civic buildings have been closed to the public, including city hall, all fire halls, the Coquitlam Animal Shelter, the Robinson Memorial Cemetery Park offices and the Coquitlam RCMP building. The city said all essential services will be maintained and staff will continue to work and be accessible by phone or email. • Sport courts, fields, skateparks, public washrooms and dog parks have been shut down this week. The city said too many people were not maintaining social distancing as advised by B.C.’s provincial health officer For more information on Coquitlam’s COVID-19 response, go to www.coquitlam.ca/covid19, email covid19@coquitlam.ca or call 604-927-4384 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

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NOTICE OF MEETING CANCELLATIONS With the guidance regarding public gatherings being provided by the Provincial Health Officer in mind, the City of Coquitlam has cancelled the Council-inCommittee Meeting and the Public Hearing scheduled for Monday, March 30, 2020 and the Town Hall Meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 2, 2020. Going forward, the City will be instituting physical distancing provisions for all of its meetings. The City would like to remind everyone that regular meetings involving Council can be viewed live online at coquitlam.ca/webcasts and we encourage members of the public to watch meetings online. Information regarding future meetings, including the distribution of related agendas, will continue to be provided on the City’s website. The City is providing ongoing updates regarding City facilities, services, programs and events through the City website at Coquitlam.ca/covid19. We can also be reached by email at covid19@coquitlam.ca.

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Nothing can replace a daughter’s hug or a mother’s touch but families and caregivers are finding new ways to be together as COVID-19 locks down care homes across B.C. Telephone calls, video chats via FaceTime — even standing outside and waving — are ways families are keeping in touch with their loved ones. And for one daughter, whose 93-year-old mom is living at Hawthorne Seniors Care Community in Port Coquitlam, the telephone has become a lifeline because the care home where her mom has lived for the last two years can’t allow in volunteers or family members. “I’m so appreciative that we are able to talk to her on the phone, that might not be possible for everyone,” Elizabeth Charyna told The Tri-City News. Although recreation leaders are still finding ways to keep residents engaged at Hawthorne — while sticking to social distancing rules — life under the COVID-19 lockdown has definitely changed. The cafeteria is closed and

Elizabeth Charyna, whose 93-year-old mother lives at Hawthorne Seniors Care Community in Port Coquitlam, has organized a telephone tree so family members can stay in touch. She’s glad she got a chance to go on an Alaska cruise last summer with her mom and sister before COVID-19 hit. SUBMITTED PHOTO

residents are served meals in their rooms; all entertainers, trips and programs are cancelled; socializing together is largely over for the 200 residents in one of Tri-Cities’ larger care homes. But there are creative ways people can connect and recreation workers are doing their best to keep things lively and interesting.

Bingo was organized for a few residents — but only one person could sit at each table. Music therapists can still bring life through music to residents, people can still go out on a walk with a recreation worker, one at a time, for some exercise. “I haven’t heard very many residents and tenants complaining. Everyone understands this is very impor-

tant to make sure they stay healthy,” said Lenore Pickering, Hawthorne’s executive director. Charyna, who has organized a telephone tree so family members can check in three times a day, said the outbreak of COVID-19 is a concern but said she thinks Hawthorne is doing a good job keeping people safe. It’s what needs to be done

The list of fun events in Port Coquitlam being cancelled or postponed to discourage large gatherings of people during the COVID-19 pandemic is growing. And they’re stretching further into spring and even summer. On its website, the city said it hasn’t yet made a decision about events occurring after June, including Canada Day celebrations at Castle Park. Here’s the list of cancelled events: • aster Arts Celebration, that was scheduled for April 11, at the Leigh Square community arts village, and was to include an egg hunt and a visit from the Easter bunny. • City wide garage sale, scheduled for April • ay ays, ort Co uitlam s annual celebration of spring since 1923 that was scheduled to begin May 1. • ort Co uitlam armers arket, which was scheduled to begin in Leigh Square May 21 and run every Thursday after that through the spring and summer has been suspended indefinitely. The event cancellations are in addition to the brakes put on repair cafés and all programming at the city’s various community centres and the Terry Fox Library, which are all closed. Playgrounds, sports courts and fields, as well as skate and bike parks are also off limits, although parks are still open. Washrooms and change rooms in those parks are closed, however. Services at city hall have also been limited by appointment only.

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A spike has been driven into the 2020 edition of Port Moody’s biggest party. The 44th annual Golden Spike Days festival, which celebrates the city’s railway heritage, was scheduled to take place June 27 to July 1. It attracts about 40,000 people to Rocky Point Park each year for events like spike-driving competitions, a talent show, live entertainment, food and crafts. In a statement posted to the festival’s website, the president of the Golden Spike Days festival society, Ken Nielsen, said the decision to cancel wasn’t easy. “Given the fact that the planning of the festival is done exclusively by volunteers, it is difficult to adequately plan for the event given the short time period that could be remaining,” he said, adding the organization also needed to give notice to its suppliers and vendors. Port Moody’s city manager, Tim Savoie, said Monday no decision has yet been made

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Revellers looking forward to the 2020 edition of Golden Spike Days in Port Moody will have to wait until 2021 as organizers have cancelled this year’s event. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

on the city’s Canada Day celebrations that dovetail into the Golden Spike event. He said the city’s cancellations of its own events and facility bookings through May 30 is based on the direction provided March 16 by B.C.’s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry. Savoie, who’s also in charge of Port Moody’s emergency operations centre, said the city is monitoring all information that comes from public health authorities. “We’ll make decisions about city services, programs, and facilities with the health

City facilities, programs and services that have been closed include: • city hall, which is closed to walk in and face to face service, although staff will continue to provide services by email and phone. • overdue fees at the library are suspended and the scheduled June 15 openings of the Rocky Point and Westhill outdoor pools have been postponed indefinitely. • ort oody rec comple , public library and arts centre, as well as Glenayre and Heritage Mountain community centres, Old Orchard Hall and Kyle Centre. All programs in those facilities are also cancelled, with refunds available by contacting the city at recreation@ portmoody.ca. • all public recreational facilities in parks, including sports fields, basketball and tennis courts, skate and bike parks. • all in person meetings of city council, committees, commissions and boards are cancelled, as well as a public hearing scheduled for March 31. Arrangements are being made to conduct some meetings remotely.

and safety of our residents in mind,” he said, adding the city’s emergency operations centre staff, as well as council, will determine in the next couple of weeks whether summer events go ahead. “We understand that event organizers and suppliers need to know well in advance if an event is going ahead as scheduled,” Savoie said. Golden Spike Days is just the latest in a series of city and community events to be scrubbed as a public safety measure in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Also cancelled are:

• the reater ancouver food truck festival that was scheduled for Inlet park on April 11; • the spring dragon boat regatta, scheduled for April 18 at Rocky Point Park; • the bear essentials nature talk and walk at Noons Creek hatchery April 19, as well as the Enchanted Forest shadow puppet presentation at the Glenayre community centre later the same day. • a bats at night talk scheduled for April 24. • the city wide garage sale April 25. • a pollinator planting party

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at Pioneer Memorial Park on April 26. • the th annual ingerling festival on May 2, when 40,000 salmon were to be released into Noons Creek, at the hatchery near the Port Moody

recreation centre. • the hite ines ala celebration of local writers, scheduled for Inlet Theatre on May 14, as well as the creative people salon-style gathering at PoMoArts earlier in the day.

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ur elders who lived through the Second World War will remember. In times of crisis, people want two things: to be fed and to have their worried minds put at ease. Judging by the bare shelves in some stores, we know the first part won’t be an issue for some people. But remember, hoarding a year’s worth of supplies heightens your neighbour’s anxiety unnecessarily. The supply chain is not threatened, so be smart. When it comes to lifting our spirits, we have been heart-

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ened by the number of story pitches we are getting from do-gooders who are out there finding ways to do even more good. We’ll publish as many of them as we can. The reports we are receiving of busy parks and public spaces in the Tri-Cities and

beyond tell us some folks still aren’t getting the more important message though. We are social creatures but, right now, we have to demonstrate that our craving for social connection is not as great as our caring for our friends, neighbours and fellow citizens

by keeping our distance. If we want things to return to normal — and we all desperately do — we have to accept a period of abnormality. That means sacrifice and doing without some comforts. Of course, we want all of our businesses to still be here when the pandemic has blown over, so don’t hesitate to order gift certificates or line up a purchase for a few weeks down the road. And we really don’t want to bring you any stories of landlords evicting their tenants while accepting federal aid. As we rise to meet a challenge not known in most of our lifetimes, we ask you again to look to our elders. They have lived through an existential threat before and now they are the ones who are most at risk. Let’s do right by them, just as they did their best for us.

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The Editor, Re. “Does Lafarge Lake need more paved paths and a bridge to a remote island” (The TriCity News, March 12). The Burke Mountain Naturalists would like to express our concerns regarding the proposed changes around Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam’s Town Centre Park. We believe the park has valuable wildlife habitat within it that should be preserved and protected. Town Centre Park has been a success story: a gravel mining operation restored into a beautiful park. Because of the naturalized forested areas at the north and south ends of the lake as well as the shrubby border on the east side, a lot of wildlife are attracted to the

lake. The city has added many native plants to the park, which encourage birds, pollinators and other small animals to seek food and shelter there. The island at the north end is particularly important as a sanctuary for wildlife away from human contact, a place to rest and, sometimes, nest. It is currently inaccessible to the public but people can view the trees and wildlife from the perimeter path. There are often songbirds, woodpeckers and water fowl feeding and resting within the safe bounds of the island. Plans to develop the park include a bridge to the island. This would fragment and denigrate this important habitat area and would displace much of the wildlife that currently

uses it. We believe the island should be left out of the development plans and kept as it is. There are currently 77 species of birds that have been recorded at Lafarge Lake on eBird (an online bird database) over the last five years — an impressive number for a city park. Sadly, bird populations are in serious decline worldwide largely due to habitat loss. Our local Audubon Christmas Bird Count this past year showed that both bird numbers and species were down compared to previous years’ results. Thus, to support our birds and other wildlife, we see much value in conserving even small parcels of green space. Many people are drawn to Lafarge Lake because it offers

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the opportunity to experience nature close to home. How many city parks offer a chance to see an otter swimming near shore, a grebe diving for fish, an eagle flying overhead, a woodpecker tapping on a tree or a beaver sitting on top of its lodge? It would be a loss to the community if the park were to become overdeveloped and we no longer had these sightings. If you enjoy watching nature at Lafarge Lake, please let Coquitlam council know how much you value its natural areas, including the island habitat. Lafarge is truly a refuge for animals and people, and it needs to be kept intact. Lori Austin, Education & Conservation Committee, Burke Mountain Naturalists

The Editor, Recently, my family encountered shortages of staple foods such as rice, flour and chicken at our nearest Real Canadian Superstore. Today, my friend told me about shortages of eggs, dairy and meats, as well as the presence of security guards for the first time. According to him, it was “like a tornado occurred inside.” He travelled to another grocery store to complete his purchases but found it in even worse condition. I am sure other people have seen on social media videos and photographs of similar situations. These foods would have

been an option available to us if COVID-19-inspired panic buying and hoarding were not taking place. Food is essential for life. There is no reason to purchase multiple sacks of multiple staple grains or multiple packages of multiple meats and dairies far in excess of your regular consumption. On the political front, I urge the government of Canada and our elected representatives to temporarily suspend the national supply management system, which restricts the supply of dairy, poultry and eggs. Fully stocked shelves will prevent further panic. Winfield Chen, Coquitlam

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SUPPORTING TRI-CITIES BUSINESSES THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC We are navigating uncertain times but by working together, we will get through this. #WeGotThisTriCities I would like to give a huge shout out to all the businesses and workers that are still on the job providing the services we need to help get us through this situation. This includes all the front line health care workers (my daughter being one of them), the first responders, the truckers that are working tirelessly to keep the supply chains moving, clerks in the stores that remain open and are quickly stocking shelves to provide us with the goods we need. There are many of you out there, a sincere, thank you for all of your hard work.

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As you can no doubt see, hear, and feel, maybe even deeply personally. The impact on the business community has been swift and crippling, especially to the vast majority of businesses in our community, our small business. Many businesses are reaching out and asking for support as they have had to reduce services, layoff staff, and are at risk to shut down indefinitely. Businesses are getting creative and adjusting their business practices to provide services through non-traditional models & online e-commerce platforms.

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EMERGENCY FUNDING 10% Wage Subsidy for Business Immediate subsidy for small businesses to cover 10% of wages for up to 3 months to a maximum of $1375/employee and $25,000 in total per employer. Income Tax Deferrals Business: Allowed to defer until August 31, 2020 Personal: Allowed to deter until June 1, 2020 Emergency Care Benefit Up to $900 bi-weekly for those not eligible for EI and who are quarantined, isolated, or caring for sick family. BC Emergency Benefit for Workers One time tax-free $1000 payment for those who receive federal EI, Emergency Care Benefit or Emergency Support Benefit. System to register for that payment will be up in May 2020. Deferral Programs ICBC, BC Hydro, Fortis BC, and the CMHC have all implemented deferral programs. Visit our website for more information. Employer Health Tax Businesses can defer payments until Sept 30, 2020. Property Taxes Property classes will see their school tax cut in half. PST & Other Taxes Tax filing and payments deadlines will be extended for PST, municipal and regional district tax, tobacco tax, motor fuel tax, and carbon tax until Sept 30, 2020.

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COVID-19: GOOD DEEDS

K ids paint messages of hope in a crisis PoMo girls team up to spread joy, info on physical distancing STEFAN LABBĂ&#x2030; slabbe@tricitynews.com

Between the rising daily infection toll and stories of economic doom, it can sometimes be hard to see a silver lining in the current health crisis. But in one corner of Port Moody, a group of children have done just that, coming together â&#x20AC;&#x201D; though no closer than two metres â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to spread random uplifting messages to anyone lucky enough to pass by. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cool 2 B Distant,â&#x20AC;? read jet-black letters bursting against a green, turquoise, purple and violet rainbow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;U R Strong,â&#x20AC;? reads another poster pinned to a fence. The public messages calling on the community to come together â&#x20AC;&#x201D; while staying apart â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are the work of six neighbours aged seven to 13 years old: Lily Varga, Casey

Colourful and inspirational posters painted by a number of Port Moody girls adorn a stretch of fencing on Forest Park Way on Heritage Mountain. STEFAN LABBĂ&#x2030;/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

Hanson, Hannah Green, Sophie Cordos, and Gillian and Olivia Schneider. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They just wanted to create some love, you know? Some positivity,â&#x20AC;? said Erin VanBolderen-Schneider, whose two daughters took part in the project. The day before The Tri-City News photographed the posters, VanBolderen-Schneider said the garbage truck driver was honking the horn and waving at the kids along Forest

Park Way in the Heritage Woods neighbourhood. Others passing by were impressed enough to pull over. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This morning, I was having my coffee on my deck. People would get out of their cars to take pictures,â&#x20AC;? said Lily Vargaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, Alyssa Parsons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just nice to make people smile.â&#x20AC;? The handful of families are among thousands across the Tri-Cities trying to figure out how to occupy themselves in a

new, unfamiliar reality. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just kind of happened really quickly. Like it was just a small thing at first but now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gotten really big,â&#x20AC;? said 10-yearold Olivia Schneider. This is Oliviaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last year at Aspenwood elementary school and the sting of not seeing the inside of her classroom is settling in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of sad that I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to see my teacher again,â&#x20AC;? she said. She and her sister Gillian have been filling their time catching up on TV shows, riding bikes and going on walks. But that can all get a little boring after a while, she said. So the girls have taken to doing math questions every other day just to keep busy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe it at first,â&#x20AC;? said Gillian Schneider. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Til September? If someone at the beginning of the year said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to school for four months,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be happy. But now that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually happening, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to miss school.â&#x20AC;? By one estimate, nearly a third of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population, 2.5 billion people, are

currently under some form of self-imposed quarantine or isolation. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of missed milestones for a lot of children, among them, Olivia Schneider, whose grandparents wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be making their annual trip out from Ontario for her birthday this April. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s okay. We have FaceTime, I guess. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of a bummer, too,â&#x20AC;? she said. But for her older sister, making the signs brought some sense of focus to their daily wanderings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the summer, we have a lot of just, like, playing outside, like painting rocks, but this time I felt like thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of like a purpose to it,â&#x20AC;? said Gillian Schneider. Parents on the block said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re concerned about what happens when spring break is over, how theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to continue their childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education while still trying to work. For some of them working in public service or sales, that means rewriting the rules at home. Others, like the firefighter father who remains oncall or the mother who is trying to keep her small business

afloat, taking care of the kids is a complicated proposition. In the meantime, Parsons said she and the neighbours will continue to look for any opportunity to educate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just talking to the kids a lot about social responsibility and what we can do to protect one another, that the decisions that are being made are for the greater good,â&#x20AC;? she said, pointing to the posters across the street. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We thought thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way they can take some of the anxiety and the uncertainty that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re feeling and put it into [something] positive to help the community as well.â&#x20AC;? And the community is paying attention. Only a couple blocks away, someone else had picked up that mantle and etched a string of messages across an entire neighbourhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sidewalk in chalk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;BE GOOD TO EACH OTHER,â&#x20AC;? reads one accompanied by a rainbow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;THANK YOU FRONTLINE WORKERS,â&#x20AC;? reads another. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Together we can do anything.â&#x20AC;?

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It was a solution that became urgent as COVID-19 numbers were beginning to grow and doctors were dealing with cases while working unprotected from the highly infectious virus, according to Kristan Ash, executive director of Fraser North Division of Family Practice. “We have had test positives in clinics where doctors didn’t have proper equipment since mid-February. We had to find a solution,” Ash told The Tri-City News. Anyone can use the assessment tool and the virtual clinic is currently seeing patients in less than five minutes. Since it was set up March 16, more than 1,300 people have completed the screening tool and 398 have had a virtual visit, reducing the number of in-person visits to 242. And while Ash said she can’t reveal the number of COVID-19 tests or positive cases, as that information is handled by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), she said she’s confident the virtual system is meeting patients’ needs while also keeping doctors safe. For example, the virtual clinic has been dealing with a number of people with symptoms such as shortness of breath, which can be a COVID19 symptom or a symptom of from asthma or even anxiety. Being able to speak to a doctor, even virtually, to get a diagnosis and advice is helpful, while those who meet provincial guidelines for COVID-19 testing, such as health care workers, emergency responders and pregnant women in

Dr. Ali Okhowat of Coquitlam prepares a pharyngeal swab kit at a COVID-19 clinic near Royal Columbian Hospital. Okhowat, who has played a key role in launching the clinic, says it has been swamped with patients since opening March 16. STEFAN LABBÉ/THE TRI-CITY

their third trimester, can be referred to the newly established clinic for a test. Ash said the site isn’t open to the general public and there are strict protocols to eliminate infection. For example, patients who arrive after being given a testing time are met by a nurse, who escorts them into the clinic after they deposit their phone into a sealed bag and don a face mask. A physician takes a swab, which is sent to the BC Centre of Disease Control lab for testing; patients are contacted within 24 hours if they have a positive result. (Those who test negative and don’t get a call within 24 hours are asked to wait for 72 hours before calling for their results, according to the BCCDC website.) Meanwhile, those who use the virtual doctors clinic will

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find it easy to use while doctors are quickly adjusting to the idea of meeting their patients online, Ash said. “Family physicians have been advocating on this since January, raising concerns, and so I’m so grateful to them for all that they’ve done,” she said. “Hopefully, we will be able to flatted the curve.”

Meanwhile, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody and New Westminster doctors still need personal protective equipment. If you can donate new, packaged masks, gowns, protective eyewear, gloves and booties, bring it to their nearest doctor’s office, Ash said. Calling ahead is recommended before dropping off the materials.

City of Coquitlam

COUNCIL MEETINGS Coquitlam City Hall – 3000 Guildford Way

Monday, March 30, 2020 TIMES 2 p.m. Closed Council* 7 p.m. Regular Council** **The City is following physical distancing provisions and the public are asked to view the meeting online as set out below. *The first item to be considered in the public portion of this meeting is a resolution requiring adoption prior to the Council Meeting being closed to the public.

Watch Live Broadcasts and archived Council videos online at coquitlam.ca/webcasts Agendas are available online by 3 p.m. on Friday at coquitlam.ca/agendas Sign up for Council News direct emails at coquitlam.ca/directmail

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Port Moody entrepreneur is looking to build a network of businesses, charities and churches willing to donate their services to people who are suddenly thrust below the poverty line. The volunteer-run organization was recently launched under the name The Greatest Need Community Network Society and is the brainchild of

RUSSELL CULLINGWORTH

Russell Cullingworth, a longtime Port Moody resident who, in the past, has worked with the Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and homeless people

on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. But while Cullingworth admits those volunteer efforts had real impact, a few years ago, he started reflecting on ways he could make the biggest difference. “My heart is for the invisible need,” he told The Tri-City News. “Low-income families, they don’t look needy, they look like they’re coping. But they’re not.” Picture a low-income family that has just enough to pay their monthly bills, he said. Then, the compressor on their fridge conks out or their car breaks down. SEE

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Cullingworth points to the case of a young woman, who, as a recovering drug user from Mission, worked a minimum wage job at Tim Hortons. One day, her car was stolen and because she didn’t live along a bus route, she was immediately at risk of losing her job. It takes just one nudge to push someone like that over the edge, he said. The solution for many individuals and families, Cullingworth said, is to get a payday loan or rack up debt on a credit card. For someone living on the poverty line, however, that one incident can first financially and then physically spiral their life out of control. That’s where good deeds donated by churches, businesses and charities come in — at least, that’s the plan once Cullingworth has built up the

network of donors, from car mechanics and contractors to dentists and financial planners. “This network is about being face-to-face with the people you’re helping, meeting them, treating them, helping them directly. Using the skills you know best,” said Cullingworth. The goal, he said, is not to replace government family or mental health services, or to supplant established charities. Instead, Cullingworth wants to add one more layer of protection, a short-term stopgap against spiralling debt. Before the network can start taking applications from needy people across the Tri-Cities, Cullingworth said he needs to build up the network of providers. So far, it’s just his company, which has footed some of the startup costs, and a contractor that has joined the network to help people with emergency

fixes around the home. Donated services will be capped at no more than $2,000 worth of labour or services over a maximum two-week period. “We’re not looking to do home renovations or replace someone’s roof,” said Cullingworth. But even before the network is fully off the ground, the Port Moody man is dreaming big. He wants to see his idea replicated across the Lower Mainland, eventually using an app to match business services to people in urgent need. “That’s my vision,” he said. “I’m just doing a proof of concept here in the Tri-Cities.” • Any business, charity or religious organization interested in joining the network is asked to call 604-763-8400, email info@thegreatestneed.org or fill out the form at www.thegreatestneed.org.

City of Coquitlam

NOTICE OF PARCEL TAX ROLL AUTHENTICATION In accordance with section 208 of the Community Charter, the City of Coquitlam is undertaking an annual authentication of the Parcel Tax Rolls. Parcel taxes are often used instead of, or in conjunction with, user fees to recover the costs of providing local government services. A parcel tax can only be applied to properties that may receive a particular service. No new parcel taxes have been established for 2020. The Local Improvement Frontage Roll and the Parcel Tax Roll will be available for inspection at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, B.C., V3B 7N2 from Thursday, March 19, 2020 to Thursday, April 2, 2020 during regular office hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) excluding statutory holidays. During this authentication process, a person may request amendments to a Parcel Tax Roll. A person who owns a parcel included on a Parcel Tax Roll may request that the roll be amended, but only in relation to the person’s own property, for one or more of the following reasons: an exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed; there is an error or omission respecting: a name or address on the parcel tax roll, the inclusion of a parcel, the taxable area or the taxable frontage of a parcel.

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• Email: clerks@coquitlam.ca; • Fax: 604-927-3015; • Mail: City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2; • In person at City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way, at the City Clerk’s Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Thursday, March 19, 2020 to Thursday, April 2, 2020 excluding statutory holidays. If no amendment requests are received, the Parcel Tax Rolls will be considered to be authenticated. Amendment requests that cannot be accommodated by City staff will be heard by the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel. Parcel tax for sanitary sewer is fixed for all properties and will appear on the yearly tax notice. For further information on the Parcel Tax Roll Authentication Process please call 604-927-3050.

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O U T& SUPPORT GROUPS • Hominum Fraser Valley is an informal discussion and support group to help gay, bisexual and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated or single. Group meets the last Monday of every month. Info & meeting location: Art, 604-4629813 or aapearson@shaw.ca. • HEAR Branch of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association meets third Monday of each month (September–June), 1-3 p.m., at Dogwood Pavilion, 1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam. HEAR is a support group dedicated to improving the communication skills and quality of life for the hearing impaired. Sessions include guest speakers and group discussions. All are welcome to attend the free sessions. Come to a meeting before purchasing a hearing aid for insight and consumer information. Info: Anna, 604-939-0327. • Have you experienced the death of a loved one and found

A B O U T CALENDAR yourself struggling? Gathering with others who have also experienced a loss is known to be one of the most helpful ways of coping with grief. Sharing your story is important to healthy healing. Crossroads Hospice Society is running closed grief support groups. Registration: call the bereavement services coordinator, 604-949-2274. • Crossroads Hospice Society hosts a free walking group for the bereaved, Fridays, 10:30 a.m.noon. Group meets at Crossroads Labyrinth Healing Garden in Pioneer Memorial Park at Ioco Rd. and Heritage Mountain Blvd. Hospice volunteers will be present on the free walk through Rocky Point Park or Orchard Park. Newcomers can register by calling call the bereavement services coordinator, 604-949-2274. • Circle of Hope Al-Anon Family group meetings are Mondays, 1 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1504 Sprice Ave., Coquitlam. Info: 604688-1716.

• Coquitlam prostate cancer support and awareness group meets at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month (except December) at IBEW 213, 1424 Broadway St., PoCo. All those affected by prostate problems and their partners are urged to come and share their concerns and experiences in a strictly confidential atmosphere. There is no charge but donations are welcome. Info: Craig, 604-928-9220 or Ken, 604936-2998. • LifeRing weekly recovery meetings, Tuesdays,

1-2 p.m., Vancity Credit Union, Shaughnessy Station (Shaughnessy at Lougheed), PoCo. All welcome. Info: 604377-1364. • B.C. Schizophrenia Society meets the second Monday of each month, 7:30 p.m., McGee Room, Poirier rec centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: 604720-3935. • Joy’s Place Transition House is an emergency shelter for physically and/or emotionally abused women and their children. Info: 604-492-1700.

As many events and meetings have been cancelled or postponed to limit the spread of COVID-19, The Tri-City News isn’t publishing dated happenings in the calendar; however, we are sharing various listings so Tri-City residents can get information on local groups they might want to join or visit with once the pandemic is over.

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A Coquitlam resident who last month took on the role of Port Coquitlam’s artist-in-residence is developing an aggregator to help fellow artists. Meghan Jackson, a graduate of Emily Carr University of Art + Design with a BFA in painting and a minor in creative writing, is hoping her artbot.ca will become a kind of one-stop shop for visual artists to gain inspiration. Currently, her website is based around the theme of happiness, she said during an interview before her Leigh Square space closed indefinitely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As well, Jackson is working on a series of original content for the aggregator in the form of eight-minute long archival short films. “For a long time, I was a luddite to technology,” the Ottawa native told The Tri-City News. “I was just working on my painting but eventually I became more interested in what happens around the art world more than the art itself.” Jackson said she became disillusioned with art galleries and institutions, and challenged the art world’s social norms and barriers. “I kept thinking, ‘Why am I a part of this?’” Jackson recently moved from Vancouver to Coquitlam City Centre. Her city residency at The Outlet at Leigh Square ends June 26. Visit portcoquitlam.ca/ air to apply for an upcoming arts residency.

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For months, theatre students in School District 43 have been in rehearsals for their spring shows. Now, their productions are in jeopardy, with schools in B.C. and across Canada indefinitely suspended because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. While Pinetree, Centennial, Riverside and Archbishop Carney secondary schools have already showcased their talent — Freaky Friday, The Little Mermaid, Chicago and James and the Giant Peach, respectively — other Tri-City high schools are in tough positions. Nicole Roberge, spokesperson for SD43 secondary theatre departments, said she’s grateful her musical, Chicago, was able to run before the provincial government declared a health emergency. “I really feel for my colleagues and their students, casts and crews who have been working for so many months to pull off the feat that is the high school musical production,” she said. “There are so many cancellations and so many questions right now. It’s time to get creative about remote learning, online performances and keeping each others’ spirits up.” Terry Fox, which was selected to represent the district at the B.C. Provincial Drama Festival in May — after winning MetFest last December with its production of God

of Carnage — was due to come out with Heathers: The Musical April 9 to 18. April was also supposed to see Dr. Charles Best’s The Addams Family. Justin Maller of Coquitlam’s Gleneagle secondary said his school’s show, Legally Blonde, hasn’t changed dates as of yet for May; a decision will come down after April 5, he said. “We will make an update based on the vivid situation,” he said. “If the students do not return to classes at all in April, our production may be postponed until June or even July. “We hope to perform because this show was probably one of the most amazing group of students I’ve ever worked with,” he added. Shanda Walters, theatre teacher at Port Moody’s Heritage Woods secondary, also said she won’t make a decision about whether to stage Bring It On, scheduled for May, until after schools re-open. “We will be ready to perform whenever the health authority says it’s safe to do so as long as we can adhere to the guidelines to ensure the health and safety of our performers and audience members,” Walters said via email. As for Port Moody secondary, drama teacher Jesse Meredith said he doesn’t want four months of hard work on The Drowsy Chaperone to go down the drain — especially for graduating students, for whom “this would be their last on-stage experience,” he said. “I have already been considering a livestream of the show or a DVD version if there is no possibility of an audience. As the expression goes, the show must go on, and I am determined to make it happen.”

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una Han is on the road to achieving her dream of becoming a professional golfer. The 17-year-old from Port Coquitlam has been barnstorming across the United States and Canada with her mom in the family Kia for much of the past five years. Between stops to play tournaments and work on her game

in warmer climes, Han still managed to graduate early from Coquitlam’s Gleneagle secondary by taking many of her courses online. But it that seemingly fast journey included a few speed bumps along the way. The biggest, Han said, was a gastrointestinal disorder that dogged her for a stretch after she ate something at a tournament in Las Vegas. Working through that humbled her, she said, toughened her resolve to get through anything on the golf course. “Ultimately, it made me a better player,” she told The Tri-City News over the phone from the ChampionsGate Golf

Club in Orlando, Fla., where she was honing her putting, pitching and chipping prior to large-scale closures due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Han said she embraced golf after a family friend introduced her to the sport when she was seven. Although she played other team and individual sports, including soccer and taekwondo, she loved the way she could measure her improvement on the golf course from week to week. Within a year, she was winning tournaments in her age group and, by the time she was 11, she was travelling across Canada to compete.

“I started by really loving the competition,” Han said. “I always want to win and get better.” When she was 12, Han’s roadshow headed south. She said the decision to go to the U.S. to improve her game came with sacrifices, like missing her friends. “I’ve never eaten lunch at school,” she said. “When I try to hang out with my school friends, I feel the gap between us.” Instead, Han said, she has forged friendships at the golf course, visiting sites in the cities where tournaments are located with her new acquaintances. In her

downtime between competitive rounds and working with her Korea-based coach, she reads, takes photos and makes videos for her social media feeds. The focus is paying dividends. Han is currently ranked 814 amongst the world’s top amateur women golfers. Last year, she finished third at the British Columbia amateur championships and seventh at the Canadian junior girls’ championship. Last weekend, Han was supposed to be one of 48 top young women golfers from around the world competing at the ANA Junior Inspiration at the Mission Hills Country

Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The event is usually a prelude to the LPGA’s ANA Inspiration tournament that is held the week following, with the winner of the junior event earning an exemption to play with the pros. Both events have been postponed because of the pandemic. The LPGA said in a statement it intends to reschedule them for later in the year. Han said the magnitude of such an opportunity doesn’t faze her. “Every tournament is big and meaningful,” she said. “You have to try to be the same at every tournament. I just try to do my own thing.”

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