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Another death at Dufferin Coquitlam seniors facility has registered 22 cases of COVID-19 STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

Mark Friebe, whose Giggle Dam dinner theatre in downtown Port Coquitlam has been shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic, says it’s still too soon to find the humour in the public health emergency. For the full story, see page 4. MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS

A Coquitlam assisted living facility has announced another death of a resident due to COVID-19 over the weekend. In a message sent to family members of residents, the care home’s management announced Sunday, May 3, that a fourth resident had passed away. As of Sunday, seven residents remained infected with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, and all of them are in isolation on the first floor, according to the correspondence. see

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Poultry workers fear returning to work ‘What about next time?’ asks Superior Poultry worker STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

When a Fraser Health SWAT team arrived at the gates of Superior Poultry Processors Ltd. on April 23, the novel coronavirus had al-

ready been circulating among workers for days. Within less than two weeks, the Tri-Cities’ largest publicly acknowledged COVID-19 cluster grew to at least 55 cases. As the plant shut down and workers were sent home, hundreds of people had their income abruptly jeopardized, triggering anxiety among some of the province’s most vulnerable families and re-

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vealing gaps in an already strained social safety net, according to experts. The Pollon family, which owns Superior Poultry, has declined to speak with The Tri-City News. But in several interviews with plant workers, health professionals and industry specialists, the outbreak cluster and subsequent shutdown paint a picture of desperation among workers, as they are torn between

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maintaining their dwindling bank accounts and guarding their families against infection. All the workers that spoke to The Tri-City News requested anonymity for fear they would lose their jobs. Each has been confined to a bedroom at home, isolated from their family for the twoweek incubation period. “[It’s] scary, too much scary,” said one worker, whose

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husband was forced to leave his job to take care of their daughter after schools were closed. “We’re both not working. It’s hard to pay bills.” Patient zero at the plant is thought to have worked dismembering chickens in what the poultry industry calls the “cut-up room,” according to Craig Evans, who as executive director of the Primary Poultry Processors Association of

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British Columbia has been in regular conversation with management. When the plant learned of a suspected positive case, “the screening and the testing just continued to evolve,” he said. “First it was questions at the door, then they had to fill out the form asking about travel, then it was taking temperatures.” see

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Despite a $2 wage hike meant to incentivize workers to come in, absenteeism surged from around 10% to 40%. Evans said the sick leave policy for Superior Poultry workers has not changed since the pandemic began. Between CERB benefits and the $1,000 workers can continue to earn every month under that plan, he argued that sick leave “must be adequate if the absenteeism has jumped so dramatically.” Employers in B.C. are not required to pay sick leave, something Premier John Horgan targeted in April after the first poultry plant outbreak at the Pollon’s United Poultry Co. Ltd. in Vancouver came to light. “We did bring in some changes to employment standards to make sure people wouldn’t lose their job for not coming to work,” Horgan said. “But I think, obviously, the lesson I learned is that workers were coming to work because they were fearful they would lose wages and not be able to meet their expenses.” It later became apparent that the virus was not only spreading among workers on the Coquitlam plant’s disassembly line but also among cleaners, as well as inspectors from the Canadian Food and Inspection Agency, whose presence required the facility

An employee at Superior Poultry stands guard at one of the plant’s gates, infrared thermometer in hand. Stefan LabbÉ/ tHe tRI-CItY neWS

have a COVID-19 response plan in place. But that plan, and the workers’ safety it was supposed to protect, fell short, said provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry a week after the plant shut. Henry framed the chicken plant outbreaks as a “cautionary tale,” one that “tells us that we need to make sure that we have the right safety measures in place in each different area of our economy to make sure we can all be comforted and understand that we are opening safely and slowly and methodically.” Those concerns have been echoed all the way down to workplace inspectors as they assess the Coquitlam plant’s

response to the outbreak. In an April 21 WorkSafeBC inspection of the plant, an inspector expresses concern that the COVID-19 exposure mitigation measures are not effective on this production line, according to the redacted document obtained by The Tri-City News. “I contacted the employer representative by telephone and he confirmed that at this particular processing line workers are unable to maintain the 2 metre distance while working,” wrote the inspector in a summary of his discussions with management. In response, the employer representative reportedly told the inspector that workers

would be provided with gloves and masks. Those measures have not satisfied Fraser Health officials, which in a call with reporters Tuesday said they were still waiting for management to upgrade measures. In a federally-inspected plant that supplies roughly 7% of British Columbia’s weekly quota of fresh chicken, roughly a fifth of the 270-person workforce has now tested positive for COVID-19. Now isolated at home, many workers spend their days in one-bedroom basement suites with large, multigenerational families. In one case, a father now sleeps in the hallway to make space. Many of the workers have lived in Canada for only a few years and all of them come from households that survive on paycheques earned through manual labour. “They’re really afraid of anything that might interrupt their work. Jobs are hard to come by and it’s an expensive city,” said Dr. Mei-ling Weidmeyer, a family doctor and researcher in immigrant health who works at the Umbrella Multicultural Health Co-op, which provides health services to a variety of immigrant groups. “That can make people feel compelled to work when sick.” Weidmeyer, who emphasized she does not speak on behalf of Umbrella, regularly sees patients from across Metro Vancouver, including

the Tri-Cities. Her colleagues work directly with patients employed at Superior Poultry as well as other, similar low-skilled workplaces employing immigrant labour. Most, she said, are immigrant women, working in more than one precarious job at a time. “They have their own little networks. These are closely connected communities,” said Weidmeyer, noting she and her colleagues have feared the novel coronavirus would spread through the tight-knit groups. Weidmeyer points to the recent case of a Superior Poultry worker, who health officials suspect transmitted the disease to someone in their household, also a poultry worker. That marked the first case at Port Coquitlam’s Lilydale processing plant last week, the fourth such facility to report a COVID-19 case in the province. Without a firm grasp of English, things like applying for emergency benefits or understanding a worker’s right to refuse an unsafe working environment are difficult, she added. Even outside of a pandemic, Weidmeyer sees a lot of cases of injury and pain stemming from long hours and often repetitive and difficult movements of manual labour. As one worker described her routine to The Tri-City News, “I come very early

around 3 a.m. because there is not enough parking space. First come first serve. Workers don’t have enough sleep. Most of us sleep five to six hours only,” said the worker. “Our body is so tired. Lots of us are getting sick. There is no rest.” Poultry processing is notoriously tough on the body, and studies have documented workers with noise-induced hearing loss, increased blood pressure, menstrual disorders and work-related upper limb problems. “A lot of them don’t know where to go,” said Weidmeyer. “They just defer or delay care or go straight to the (ER). It speaks to the ways in which this pandemic has shone a light on the holes in the safety net we think we have.” Still, for at least a handful of workers at the Superior Poultry plant, this pandemic has offered a glimpse of what putting their health first means. One Superior Poultry worker — who spoke to The Tri-City News through her daughter because she did not speak English — said she has no intention of returning to work for another month and is scared that an outbreak will return to the facility. “This time I’m lucky that my reports were negative, but what about next time?” she said, adding she’s equally anxious about refusing to go back to work for fear of getting fired.

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The Tri-City News is visiting businesses to learn about the lessons they’re learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges they’ve faced and overcome, and those that still lie ahead. This week, we stopped in at the Giggle Dam Dinner Theatre in Port Coquitlam. If Mark Friebe wasn’t a comedian, he’d be crying. Two shows into a new production about a group of accountants trying to run a circus, his Giggle Dam Dinner Theatre that he’s operated in downtown Port Coquitlam for 19 years was forced to go dark because of the COVID19 pandemic. Eight cast members, two musicians as

Even though his Giggle Dam dinner theatre has been shut down since March 16 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mark Friebe still pops by to make sure the lights still work as well as the refrigerators in the kitchen. mario bartel/the tri-CitY NeWS

well as more than 30 staff, including a sound technician, chef and servers, were immediately thrown out of work. Friebe’s been looking for

laughs ever since. “It was frightening at first,” Friebe said. “Then it’s the hurry up and wait game.” A steadfast Port Coquitlam business since 2001, the

Giggle Dam had weathered previous crises like the 2008 recession, a devastating fire in 2015 that destroyed a building right next door and even a smokey failure of a compressor in 2018 that summoned firefighters once again to the building on Shaughnessy Street. Never was a show missed, Friebe said. Earlier this year, after splitting up his longtime business and severing his personal partnership with ex-wife, Sheila Sharma, Friebe invested in some new upgrades like a fresh marketing program and equipping servers with tablets. He said things were ticking along well, with solid bookings of tables through the first three months. Until COVID-19. As Friebe hunkers down to ride out the pandemic, dip-

ping into the modest financial cushion he said he’d managed to build to cover expenses like rent and utilities, he casts about for a silver lining. It hasn’t been easy, he admitted. “I think this is what it’s like to be rich, but without the money,” he said. “I can do whatever I want, when I want, with no consequences except to make sure you have toilet paper and groceries.” Friebe said it’s been disorienting not working weekends for the first time in nearly two decades. But as the days of idleness drift by, his creative comedic juices are beginning to stir. Though, Friebe admitted, he won’t be writing jokes about the pandemic anytime soon. “It’s hard to find comedy in it right now.” Instead, he’s setting his sa-

tirical sights on the 1990s. Friebe said it takes about three weeks to get a new production ready, from brainstorming ideas with the cast to writing a script to formulating a marketing plan. The creative cycle can be frenetic at times, but it’s allowed him and several other performers to earn a steady living for many years — a rarity in the local theatre scene. And while that sense of security seems precarious right now, Friebe remains confident the giggles will return to Shaughnessy Street. “We’ve survived everything,” he said. “I think we can survive this.” Are you an independent business navigating the COVID-19 pandemic in an interesting and innovative way? Let us know. Email mbartel@tricitynews.com.

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Open Letter from City Council to Our Community

May 6, 2020 Dear Coquitlam residents and businesses: We would like to sincerely thank those in the community who continue to physically distance, support others or work on the front lines. You are making a difference in our collective recovery. The health crisis has forced all of us to rethink our priorities and in many cases, make hard decisions. That’s true for the City as well. While years of prudent fiscal management have left us on solid financial ground – with emergency funds available for times just like these – there’s no escaping the fact that we cannot currently rely on many of our typical revenue streams, including development, casino contributions and recreation fees. The pandemic has also revealed many lessons, and one is that our typical cautious and methodical approach will be more important than ever as we face the challenges to come. With the prospect of a 2020 operating budget deficit of $2.5 to $6.5 million, we have already had to make a number of difficult decisions, including temporary staff layoffs. It is in consideration of that deficit that we’ve also opted to maintain the modest property tax increase previously approved for our 2020 budget. These decisions have not been easy, but we know they will help Coquitlam remain financially resilient and flexible to be able to meet the changing needs of our community, as well as support our recovery in the coming months. The current situation has led us to review our role as a local government and the types of services and support we provide. It’s already apparent that it will be a long time before some Coquitlam residents, businesses and organizations return to their pre-pandemic state. Some never will. The federal and provincial governments are working hard to respond to the impacts of this pandemic, and have launched a number of financial support programs to assist various sectors. Over the past several weeks, the City also has been looking ahead to what we can do to support the community’s recovery, not only right now but in the months and years to come. We want to ensure that our efforts provide targeted and meaningful support to those most in need. For the short-term, we’re offering some financial relief to property owners by delaying utility and tax payment deadlines, among other measures. For the long-term, we’re investigating how best to support a broad cross-section of the community with a preliminary $5-million investment in our new Community Support and Recovery Plan (CSRP). Watch for more news in the coming month about how Coquitlam’s CSRP could help your family, business or organization. And visit coquitlam.ca/covid19 and our social media channels to stay up-to-date on Coquitlam’s pandemic response and issues that affect us all.

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Many of you know that mental health is a topic that is near and dear to me. This week the whole country is talking about it during Mental Health Week May 4 to 10, and there’s no better time than now to be having that conversation. Whether or not you have good coping skills and a strong support network, everyone’s mental health is being tested right now. We’re scared, anxious and frustrated. We’re stress eating – heard of the COVID 15? – and we’re spending too much time on our screens. We’re also lashing out at perceived injustices: such as those we believe are not properly physically distancing. During Mental Health Week, I have a request for you. When you find yourself going to that negative place, take a deep breath before reacting. Are you making an assumption without all the facts? Would you normally act this way, or is it the stress talking? It may feel good to have someone to blame, but it hurts you and it hurts others. Negativity festers, but kindness heals. Be gentle with each other. Support each other. Give others the benefit of the doubt. And if you, yourself, are struggling, I urge you to seek help. Reach out to someone you trust or one of the many free mental health resources that are available. You do not need to go through this alone. We’re starting to see the very beginning of the light at the end of the tunnel, as some services start to gradually and cautiously open up. A little less isolation will certainly help all of us feel a bit better. But let’s remember that although the rules may relax slightly, they won’t be gone. We’ll still need to physically distance, practice good hygiene and do whatever else the health experts tell us to do. If we don’t, we’ll find ourselves right back where we started – which won’t be good for anyone’s mental health. Coquitlam, let’s do this right.

Some Outdoor Amenities to Reopen May 9

As of Saturday, May 9, we will be reopening the City’s dog parks, outdoor tennis courts, skate parks, outdoor table games and park washrooms. If you’re using these amenities, please continue to maintain physical distance and follow the other public health measures needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Playgrounds and sport courts remain closed because of the difﬁculty of maintaining a safe distance in close quarters. Find out more at coquitlam.ca/covid19. NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS

Keep our Neighbourhoods Clean and Safe

Using gloves, face masks or wipes when running errands? Put those items in a plastic bag and then a garbage bin when you’re done using them to help keep your community safe. Littering or tossing them on the street is not only unsightly, it puts our City workers and the public at risk. If you’re sick at home or caring for someone who’s sick, double bag all personal hygiene and cleaning products before you throw them in the garbage. LOOKING OUT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Water With Care

Metro Vancouver’s Stage 1 water use restrictions went into effect May 1 and will run until Oct. 15. During Phase 1, lawn watering is only permitted on certain days of the week and for set time periods – this applies to all residential and non-residential lawns. Watering of gardens, shrubs, trees and planters, both residential and non-residential, also have speciﬁc restrictions. Water Exemption Permits can be requested for newly planted lawns or for nematode treatments for European Chafer beetle control. You can also consider purchasing a rain barrel from us to collect and store rainwater to reuse on your garden, lawn, or hanging baskets. For more information, visit coquitlam.ca/H2O.

For mental health support, please check out mentalhealthweek.ca for resources, crisiscentrechat.ca for 24-hour crisis lines or chats for youth and adults, or B.C.’s 24-hour Kids Help Phone for children and youth at 1-800-668-6868.

Protect Fish and Aquatic Life

Did you know that storm drains – and anything poured into them – empty directly into local creeks and streams? Pool and cleaning chemicals, pesticides, paint, oil, fertilizer and other toxins require careful disposal. Using storm drains to dispose of them is not only harmful to ﬁsh and other wildlife – killing thousands of ﬁsh in local waterways in recent years – but could lead to penalties. Visit coquitlam.ca/wastewizard or rcbc.ca to search for safe disposal options, and visit the Watercourse Protection page at coquitlam.ca/environment to learn more.

Help Keep Trails Litter-free

Individuals and families who enjoy the local trails are encouraged to help keep them clean by volunteering for the modiﬁed Adopt-a-Trail program. Certain requirements, such as minimum time commitments, have been relaxed during the pandemic to encourage more people to take part. Instruction is provided by phone, and staff arrange for contact-less pickup of pickers, vests and bags. For information, visit coquitlam.ca/adoptapark. KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE

Emergency Preparedness Week

Have you run out of things to organize at home? How about organizing your Emergency Plan. EP Week is a great time to get the knowledge and supplies necessary to better cope during an emergency. Emergencies and disasters can occur anywhere, at any time – they can be big or small and could be anything from an earthquake, to a severe winter storm, a spring ﬂood, hazardous materials spills, a wildland ﬁre or even an extended power outage. You and your family should be able to take care of your basic needs for at least 72 hours following an emergency and three simple steps can help you become better prepared: 1. Know the risks 2. Make a plan 3. Get an emergency kit Visit coquitlam.ca/emergprepared for resources and tips including our 26 Weeks to Emergency Preparedness checklist. Be a hero, be prepared!

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Lockdown, close monitoring Council assesses financial fallout remains at seniors facility continued from front page

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“We continue to closely monitor residents, and should anyone be symptomatic, they are swabbed, placed in isolation as a precaution until lab results are known, and families are informed,” wrote Belinda Ditangan, executive assistant to the chief operating officer of West Coast Seniors Housing Management, which oversees the facility. First reported March 20, the Dufferin Care Centre has become the site of the largest publicly-acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak at a care home or assisted living facility in the Fraser Health region. According to data obtained from the Ministry of Health, Dufferin has now registered 22 cases of COVID19, in addition to the four deaths. Of the 14 cases traced to residents and eight to staff, half have recovered. Another outbreak at the Shaughnessy Care Centre in Port Coquitlam was declared over April 22 following 14 days without a new case, but not before the novel coronavirus took one resident’s life and infected at least three others. As the virus spread to workers and residents, the Dufferin facility has struggled to maintain staffing, and ac-

The COVID-19 pandemic has blown a hole in Coquitlam’s financial plan this year, but balancing the books in 2021 could be even more difficult. In a sobering presentation to council on the current state of the city’s finances, staff said the impact to the budget is three-times greater than the recession of 2008. “You usually give us better news,” said Mayor Richard Stewart after the presentation on Monday. Depending on how long the stay-at-home measures are in place, staff expected between a $2.5- and $6.5-million operating deficit this year. A high-level analysis for 2021, however, predicts an even-larger gap of between $6.8 to $9.8 million, assuming a 50% recovery. With development cost charge revenues expected to decline, staff said they may need to delay some capital projects. “Though much of the future remains uncertain at this time, there are likely many difficult decisions to be made with respect to the implications to the city’s financial position and adjustments to the 2021 financial plan (that)

A resident of a nearby seniors home passes in front of the Dufferin Care Centre the day the facility announced its first case of COVID-19. TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

cording to management four staff members of the facility remain in self-isolation at home. As of Sunday, Dufferin remained short-staffed in their dietary and recreation departments and continued to bring in prepared food from an outside catering company. Like all senior care facilities in the province, personal protective equipment is always a concern and the facility said it will “continue to monitor

our supplies closely.” “The community remains on mandatory lockdown as per the Order of the Medical Health Officer,” Ditangan wrote family members of the home’s residents. In response to reports that care aides have contributed to the spread of the virus as they move from one facility to the next, the Dufferin representative said they are now following Dr. Bonnie Henry’s order to stop sharing staff.

Tuesday, Fraser Health’s top doctor, Dr. Martin Lavoie, said mandatory one-site policy for care aids will go into effect for all sites when schedules are finalized by May 8. So far, approximately 41 of 141 sites have implemented their new schedules with the one-site policy, and by the end of the week, all seniors’ care sites will have staffing plans in place, according to Lavoie.

are inevitable,” said Gorona Cabral, Coquitlam’s financial planning manager. As many municipalities are struggling to deal with the financial fallout from the pandemic, Coquitlam is actually in a good position to weather the storm, said a staff report. The document noted that infrastructure reserve funding, low levels of external debt, and various investment strategies have put the city in a position to maintain service levels during the recovery. Still, unlike their Tri-City neighbours, Coquitlam residents will not be getting a break on property taxes this year. Council voted in favour of a 2.98% rate hike on residential properties and 1.98% on commercial properties - the same increase outlined in the financial plan presented in December. Maintaining the increase is necessary to avoid worsening the already-growing budget deficit. “A tax cut may provide short-term targeted relief, but will also exacerbate the deficits and can prolong a financial crisis as these deficits eventually need to be addressed,” said the report. “As well, local tax cuts directly target property owners, but do not benefit a large part of the population, many of whom are renters.”

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Restaurant turns to retail as profits sink Earls becomes part take-out eatery and part grocery service STEFAN LABBÉ slabbe@tricitynews.com

The rise of restaurant and grocery delivery services over the last few years has often blurred the line between take-out and a home-cooked meal — but as the pandemic wears on, even established restaurant chains, like Earl’s in Port Coquitlam, are struggling to figure out where their present lies. Like many restaurants, the last six weeks has meant massive temporary layoffs as customers steered clear of public life. The Port Coquitlam Earl’s location let go somewhere between 50 to 60% of its workforce — mostly bartenders and servers, according to manager Jordan Marini. At the same time, long lines snaking out of grocery stores has become an increasingly familiar sight since the COVID-19 pandemic began. For some, going shopping has become one of the more anxietyprovoking parts of the day. Faced with a steady supply of food and looking for alternative revenue streams, Earl’s — which has locations stretching from Vancouver

Port Coquitlam Earls general manager Jordan Marini with wrapped up spaghetti ready to be packed into grocery bags. The restaurant now doubles as a grocery store. stefan labbÉ/the tRI-CItY neWs fIle PhOtO

to Ontario and as far south as Texas — has turned itself into a hybrid, part take-out

eatery and part a la carte grocery service. “It’s a whole differ-

ent business model,” said Marini. “Normally, it’s all about our regulars [or] help-

ing people celebrate special occasions. Now we’re just helping people keep their

lives as normal as possible.” Instead of booths filled with customers, stacks of pasta, flour, toilet paper and hand sanitizer sit stacked across tables. Customers can go online and place an order 48 hours in advance, choosing from an ensemble of produce, dried goods, meat or dairy packaged with catchy names like the “pantry pack.” And while the kitchen staff is still kept busy, others, like office manager Jessica Yon have seen their duties change. “There’s not much office work,” she said. “I’m helping with groceries now.” Wading into the meal kit market, the Port Coquitlam location also offers do-ityourself packages to bring home to throw a pizza party or mix up some cocktails. “It’s about getting people the home essentials, especially for people like seniors who don’t feel comfortable waiting in line at the grocery store,” said Marini. When customers arrive at the restaurant, their order — whether groceries, takeout or a meal kit — is waiting for them. They tap their card and head out the exit. “We’re only allowing one to two people in at the same time,” said Marini. “The goal is to have you in and out in one minute.” “It gives people another option.”

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d e l l e c can Yes, sadly, the Rotary Club of Port Moody has ofﬁcially cancelled 2020 Port Moody Rotary Ribfest.

hile we all love a great party, we know that this just isn’t the time to put 50,000+ people into Rocky Point Park, and will follow the advice of the Provincial Health Authorities and avoid creating a large gathering.

In the 6 years since the ﬁrst Port Moody Rotary Ribfest, our event has grown to one of the premiere regional festivals and we know everyone will miss gathering as a community to share great food and music, as much as we will miss hosting you! We look forward to being able to host you again July 16-18, 2021 (Save the Date !!) and wish everyone a safe and healthy summer 2020. We want to thank all of our Rotary and Community volunteers (500+ of you!), our Ribbers and food partners, our Music and entertainment partners, our fabulous fun zone contributors, and of course our amazing Sponsors — all of whom make this event possible. Ribfest is a 100% volunteer run organization with all proceeds going directly back into our local community , supporting non-proﬁt groups and organizations.

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PoMo plastics ban eyed for next year

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When a Port Moody flight attendant was grounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, he took to the soil. Now, Francois Guernon hopes other residents of Port Moody will be inspired by his work to beautify a pair of boulevards bordering Ioco Road, just west of the old Pleasantside Grocery. Especially as the city curtails maintenance of its own boulevards to save money. Guernon first adopted the south boulevard three years ago, when he and his partner were living in a house right at the corner of Ioco and Bentley. They’re now in the process of building a new house, so Guernon travels from their temporary digs in Coronation Park every day to tend to his guerrilla garden for 30 minutes to an hour. He recently expanded his effort to across the street, conveniently connected by a signalized crosswalk. Neighbours and passersby are noticing. Last Tuesday, several stopped to compliment Guernon’s green thumb from a safe physical distance. One was a colleague from work he never realized lived only doors away. Drivers in passing vehicles slowed to toot their

Mayor says he wants to go ‘full speed ahead on this one’ MARIO BARTEL mbartel@tricitynews.com

Port Moody flight attendant, Francois Guernon, said his boulevard gardens along Ioco Road connect him to nature and passersby while he’s grounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. mario bartel/the tri-CitY NeWS

gratitude. Guernon said those responses have been a big motivator to keep on tilling. There’s also been donations of plants and flowers, and he’s been able to collect used coffee grounds from the Starbucks at Newport Village which he turns into the dirt to discourage moles from ruining his handiwork. While the tulips are past their bloom, other flowers like irises, azaleas, blue bells and flowering mint are beginning to bring their own colour to the garden party. Guernon said he’s trying to put an emphasis on pollinators to help the local

bee population. Port Moody’s general manager of engineering and operations, Jeff Moi, said while the city doesn’t have a formal program to encourage boulevard beautification, residents are free to turn those strips adjacent to their property into gardens as long as they conform to bylaws and provincial regulations. He said such gardens can’t obstruct traffic or pedestrian sightlines, must not present trip hazards and prospective gardeners should ensure any work doesn’t damage buried utilities like gas and electrical

lines. They must also must be trimmed and weeded, and can’t include any permanent or fixed objects like planters. Back at his own strip of oasis, Guernon said his daily visits to dirty his fingers are therapeutic. He said not only is his boulevard project occupying his downtime and giving him purpose, it’s also feeding his need to stay connected to nature. And, as a gregarious native Montrealer, he loves to chat with anyone who stops by. “We need to talk,” he said. “We have that yearning for exchange.”

Port Moody has set a target of next year to ban the use of single-use plastics by city businesses. At its virtual meeting last Tuesday, council passed a motion directing staff to begin working on a plan that would achieve that goal. Mayor Rob Vagramov said it’s important for the city to signal its intentions so businesses can begin preparing. “I’m not interested in waiting on this at all,” he said. “I just want to go full speed ahead on this one.” Coun. Zoe Royer agreed, adding an early start by the city to get the process rolling will make it easier for businesses to get on board once the COVID-19 pandemic emergency has passed and life starts returning to normal But Coun. Amy Lubik, whose earlier motion to postpone tasking staff to work on a ban plan until next year was defeated, said council still must be mindful of current pressures on businesses and city staff because of the public health emergency.

“Right now there’s not a lot of businesses allowing people to bring in their own containers or reusable bags, and we don’t know how long that will go on,” she said. Coun. Diana Dilworth also urged patience. “We have to be really sensitive to business owners who are desperately trying to keep their doors open right now and pay their employees,” she said, adding it may also be more difficult for them to source alternatives to plastic as manufacturers focus on more urgent needs like producing personal protective equipment. In a targeted survey of Port Moody businesses the city conducted by mail in the spring of 2019, 65% of respondents said they had no concerns about eliminating single-use plastics, but they did worry about increased costs, inconveniencing customers and the challenges of finding appropriate alternatives. Many also said they were already taking steps to reduce their use of plastics. City manager Tim Savoie told council it would likely take staff several months to prepare a report for its consideration as many have been deployed to help out with the city’s pandemic response. “We’ll do it as fast as we can,” he said.

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“Implement all the safe guards necessary. But let’s get the economy re-opened. If people fear going to the hair stylists, they can remain home. But, I fear another month without sales will close many.”

“There needs to be the realization that once you mandate a whole industry back to work on the premise they are wearing disposable PPE... there’s going to be another rush on these supplies.”

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ast Wednesday, April 28, was the National Day of Mourning for the 140 workers killed and many others injured in the workplace in 2019 across the province. Premier John Horgan honoured these workers and, in doing so, he also acknowledged a new workplace safety threat: COVID-19. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, workplace safety has taken on new meaning and new urgency. Essential workers are demonstrating great courage and dedication simply by doing their jobs during this challenging time,” said Horgan in a statement. But how exactly may occupational health and safety regulations be altered to accommodate COVID-19? For now, no changes to existing regulations ap-

pear imminent, says Tom Brocklehurst, director of regulatory practices at WorkSafeBC. “We’re only a couple months into this. But we do have regulations that regulate exposure to biological agents. We have regulations on hygiene and hand washing, and there is an overarching obligation on employers to ensure the health and safety of their workers generally, so that framework is there.” To date in B.C., unlike in many other jurisdictions, no worker has died as a result of COVID-19 exposure, and while front-line health-care workers have contracted the disease, it’s still unclear if they have any permanent injuries. Brocklehurst said specific COVID-19 occupational health and safety regulations are not inconceivable. “Maybe if we have a new

normal around this thing, then absolutely we’ll look at that,” he said. But why wait when we’re in the middle of a pandemic? Brocklehurst said it’s too early to say if workplace testing will be a common policy tool in the future. There are many hurdles, such as personal privacy, false positives and potential for discrimination. For now, existing occupational health and safety policies are guiding and complementing public health orders and advisory notices, said Brocklehurst. Construction, he said, is among the most dangerous industries for workers. As the industry was never completely shut down, it provides a backdrop for how workplace safety regulations are affected by COVID-19 and vice versa.

Andrew Mercier, executive director of BC Building Trades Council, said he’d like to see more permanent enforcement of health and safety on sites. “WorkSafeBC has strong regulations for sanitation. Those regulations haven’t been enforced,” he said. “If no one is sent to look at the site to ensure it’s adequate, it will be inadequate. Increased focus on sanitation and health and safety should not be temporary. And if there is a legacy, it should be on an increase to sanitation and health and safety on work sites.” We couldn’t agree more. We understand this situation is constantly evolving, or degenerating, but workplace safety demands quick action by those in charge. We don’t want to be mourning workers killed by COVID-19 in 2021.

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TransLink going to no charge system ‘stupidest’ decision The Editor, We hear these days of so many institutions going bankrupt or in receivership — and these are long standing things like the Vancouver Aquarium. Small businesses, which are a younger person’s start at a future, may never get going again. We also hear from transit about how much money they have lost and all the bus routes they will have to cut as well as a great many drivers. I could never understand why they stopped charging for bus rides in the first place. It makes absolutely no sense. I firmly believe that if you

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were to cost out the necessary masks, face shields and gloves for the drivers (as you see in the hospitals) and finish getting the plexiglass screens in

all the buses, you would probably spend a mere fraction of what transit has lost to date. They would still have money coming into the bank.

People would still use the buses, although the amount would be somewhat less than before, and at least it would still be creating revenue. I think going to a “no charge” system was one of the stupidest public policy decisions I’ve heard in a long time. I think it is time now to get those Compass cards working again — and fast. Karen Harrison Coquitlam Editor’s Note: TransLink announced on Monday it would resume collecting fares June 1.

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What happened to ‘leave no trace?’ The Editor, I am a resident of Port Coquitlam, an avid hiker kayaker and lover of nature. I am really getting sick of seeing all the little blue dog waste bags along the trails and hanging in the trees and bushes where people have carelessly tossed them. I am now seeing little plastic toys and painted rocks littering these areas. Why do people see the need to invade these sensitive areas with this garbage? Who do they think is going to clean this mess up? The plastic toys are cer-

tainly going to take a long time to degrade. The paint on the rocks is going to wash away and get into the pristine streams and cause harm to the wildlife. Haven’t we already taken enough of the habitat from these poor animals? Why must we also invade and poison the homes of our animal friends? Please let’s respect and enjoy the beautiful and natural areas we still have. Be with nature in the outdoors — but leave no trace! Mike Moore Port Coquitlam

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he canadian retail sector w ill see a two-part return to business, with essential retailers getting back to work before their non-essential counterparts, says retail council of canada president diane brisebois. the key question that the sector is trying to answer, she said, is, “how do you try to mitigate and ensure commerce with citizens on a regular basis so you know they’re safe and protected?” and, said industry watcher craig Patterson of Retail Insider, that return could be in a few

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weeks if not a couple of months. in mid-april, b.c. officials publicly floated the idea of easing restrictions by mid-may. saskatchewan on april 23 released its re-open saskatchewan Plan, which aims to loosen by may 4 regulations for medical services and low-risk recreation, then to loosen restrictions on retail services by may 19. dates for further phases of reopening have not been announced. whether b.c. follows a similar pattern remains to be seen. brisebois said provincial governments reached out to the council for feedback on how retailers could be managed in an overall return to normal.

even as restrictions ease, brisebois said, business operators are going to have change the way they operate. the changes most obvious to consumers will be those they’ve already seen – social distancing and the transparent barriers at checkouts. store traffic will have to be monitored and staff would have to be ret ra i ned on clea n i ng procedures. First, brisebois said, the curve of covid-19 infection needs to flatten. “we need increased testing before we move ahead,” she said. then, all sectors need to coordinate how they will return to business. companies will have

to ask, “is everyone involved?” brisebois said, citing the saskatchewan case. “is the chain of command singing off the same hymn book so citizens are not confused?” and, she said, bureaucratic interference needs to be kept to a minimum. businesses, she said, need cooperation rather than hindrance from government agencies and bylaw services – “they need to reach out; they need to come together.” in terms of physical operations, retailers need to deal with rules governing apparel fitting rooms, use of payment keypads and procedures for product returns, as

well as overarching concerns about employees, taxes and rent. “the greatest challenge for them is to ensure that their employees remain healthy and protected,” brisebois said. Patterson said may could be too late for businesses that were already struggling as they came out of 2019. “we did see a decrease in retail sales,” he said. “we saw a decrease in foot traffic in malls.” w hat cov i d-19 may have done to the retail sector, Patterson said, is move more people to online shopping. the period may have been long enough to entrench e-commerce habits in some consumers, he explained.•

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t some point, even Provincial health officer dr. bonnie henry – who revealed she cut her own hair during the pandemic, after ordering hair salons and barber shops closed – is probably going to want to have a professional style her hair. she may have to wait until the end of may, unless she decides hair salons and barbers can reopen sooner than that. and like so many other british columbians,henrymayalsowant to go to a dentist for a teeth cleaning, an optometrist to get her eyes checked or prescription update, and maybe work off some stress at the gym. those types of personal care services will likely reopen on a staggered basis, and none of them will be offered in a way that could be described as “normal,” say the businesses that are preparing for a green light – which is actually more of an orange light.

going to the gym may involve having to make an appointment, not just dropping in, and members may not be allowed to change and shower after their workout. Your haircut may be more expensive, and you may be expected to wash your own hair before you show up for your appointment, and wait outside until your turn comes, to limit the amount of time you are in the salon. “dr. bonnie henry’s order for our industry to remain closed is until the end of may,” said greg robins, executive director of the beauty council of western canada, which represents barbers, stylists, spas, cosmetologists and body waxers. “now, she could shorten that or she could extend it.” in order to plan for a phased reopening, the council has looked to other jurisdictions that are moving earlier on reopening and to those sectors, like grocery stores, that have managed to operate throughout the pandemic, for ideas on how to serve customers

Laila Testini, owner of Crush Hair in Surrey, has stocked up on face masks, shields and cleaning products | Rob KRuyt

again, while maintaining enhanced health, safety and sanitary measures. “there are simple things, like tape on the floor people to stay a certain distance apart, hand sanitizers available for customer use, possibly barriers between client and provider, and perhaps the mandatory use of face masks,” robins said. laila testini, owner of crush

hair co. in surrey, said all of her 11 stylists have had to take an online sanitization course in preparation for reopening. “i’ve ordered masks and face shields for all of our employees, and i’ve stocked up on all our cleaning products because i’m worried there’s going to be a run on those,” she said. in some jurisdictions, a phased reopening will see hair salons and barbers allowed to reopen before other personal care services, like beauty spas and hair waxing salons. asked if that may be the case in b.c., robins said: “i wish not, but i think yes.” if you need dental work, expect a backlog, even when dentists are allowed to start performing nonemergency dental work, like fillings, crowns and cleanings. care dyck, manager at aurora dental clinic, expects a demand backlog to be exacerbated by expected limits on the number of dentists, assistants and patients in the clinic at a given time.

“if you normally have a full schedule, your full schedule now is maybe half the capacity that it was,” she said. “so there is going to be some backlog i think, for sure.” the same may go for optometrists. like dentists, they are currently allowed to deal only with emergencies, like eye infections. devin almond, a partner at nuvue optometry in kelowna, said optometrists had hoped for a phased reopening may 1, but now expect it in mid-may. as for fitness centres, gym owners are brainstorming ways to reduce contact between members and staff. club 16 trevor linden Fitness centres plan to add cleaning staff and cleaning stations and limit the number of members in the gym at any one time. linden is hoping for a reopening by the end of may. “we’re really in the ideas stage right now of just figuring out how we keep our members and staff as safe as possible,” linden said. •

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a ny ca n a d i a n b u sinesses waiting for a reopening of the domestic economy may be anticipating the quickly approaching restart of the U.s. market even more. With the United states accounting for 75% of canada’s foreign trade, how exactly the U.s. economy reopens will play a major role in the canadian recovery. but with reopening businesses falling under state jurisdiction, how each region reopens will differ greatly. but there are some key milestones that are universal, said new-York-based economic and trade consultant sean k ing. chief among them, he said, is announcements of coviD testing and tracking at state and local levels. “testing is key,” said king, an affiliated scholar with University of notre Dame’s Liu institute of asia and asian studies. “We’d

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have to be on the lookout for a second wave of the virus, which means people could be looking over their shoulders for the foreseeable future…. We can only reopen as much as it’s safe to.” b .c .’s c l o s e s t n e i g h b o u r, Wash i ng ton state, has been among the slowest to roll out a reopening plan – but that’s not

necessarily a bad thing, said canada West Foundation trade & investment centre director carlo Dade. Wa s h i n g to n go ve r n o r Ja y i nslee h as ex tended a stayat-home order to least u nti l m a y 4 a n d s a i d t h e s t a te’s coviD-19 testing capabilities need to go through “enormous

ex pa nsions.” t he state a lso joined a pact with oregon and california to coordinate their reopening; neither california nor oregon has specified a date for businesses – only medical procedures and surgeries are being phased back in. but many other states are playing by looser rules, Dade said. and in a system where the U.s. and canadian trucking sectors are essentially integrated, that means another major milestone that needs to be reached is a health-check policy for all truck drivers crossing the border. “it’s less of a problem for b.c. because oregon, Washington and california have their heads screwed on straight,” Dade said. “but for alberta, for example, trucks pass through idaho, north Dakota, oklahoma, Wyoming.… states with the strongest resistance to public health measures. going forward, we have about six million trucks a year that cross the northern border; so how do you then have a border that’s

completely open for six million potential [disease] vectors crossing the border every year?” a health checkpoint at the border, while needed, will bring with it the type of wait times last seen after 9/11 in 2001, when stricter security measures spurred a traffic crunch. that, Dade said, dents the potential for canadian exporters to quickly capitalize on a U.s. reopening until a vaccine becomes widespread. then there’s the worst-case scenario: a too-swift reopening that causes a second outbreak. Werner antweiler, an associate professor at the University of british columbia’s sauder school of business, said that’s the most worrisome question for everyone in canada and the United states. “this may force the economy into a W-shaped rather than vshaped recovery,” antweiler said. “if a quick loosening of restrictions backfires, it could do yet more damage to the U.s. economy. that is what some call the risk of an L-shaped, non-recovery.” •

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hile canadian exporters looking at the U.s. ma rket conti nue to wait on the exact nature of the reopening, the picture is clearer – though not much brighter – for those looking at china. that’s because china, where the coviD-19 outbreak in January caused its first shutdown of a major global economy, has since been gradually reopening, culminating in the disease epicentre in Wuhan reopening earlier this month. the concern now, said one chinese economist familiar with the b.c. situation, is that beijing’s

worries about a second wave of coviD-19 have prompted china to ban foreign citizens from entering the country. the rule was announced in late march after china reported coviD-19 cases returning to the country by way of travellers from russia into the northern chinese province of heilongjiang. that means that in-person business meetings – vital for securing deals in the chinese market – simply isn’t possible right now, said bo chen, professor of economics at the huazhong University of science and technology. “because of the pandemic, china was in a serious situation two months ago, and the world closed

its doors on china,” chen said. “now, we are seeing the reverse of china closing its doors to foreign visitors. this is actually a big problem for the investment community; and it has led to a big drop in both foreign and domestic investment, because domestic investors also cannot travel across regions before the reopening happened for most of the country in march.” chen said that tried-and-true canadian exports such as seafood and agricultural goods are probably the best bet to recover faster in the chinese market, especially if the global pandemic subsides and allows for more travel and business to be conducted across

borders. but even the agricultural sector may not face a bright prospect in china’s reopening, said canada West Foundation trade & investment centre director carlo Dade. the main problem is the U.s.china Phase 1 trade agreement that was announced in January, which gives a heavy advantage to U.s. producers of products like beef in the chinese market. For example, Dade said, the deal allows the U.s. Food and Drug administration to give a list of U.s. beef plants to beijing and demand that china, at short notice, take imports from these plants. that’s not the case for canada, which traditionally would submit

a list of potential plants to beijing, in hopes that it would agree to order from one or more of them. “the americans have basically handcuffed the chinese’ ability to impose non-tariff barriers on U.s. agricultural products, and nowhere is that clearer than beef,” Dade said. “it’s not, ‘You send us a list and we’ll get back to you,’ but ‘We’re going to tell you from which plants you will take our beef, and we’ll tell you how quickly you have to approve them, no questions, no changes.’ so you can see the huge advantage the U.s. has in moving beef to china. You have certainty with a U.s. producer that it’s not going to be stopped by red tape.”•

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Virtual school may be turning some parents into demanding task-masters as they look for ways to maintain school routines at the dining room, desk or kitchen table. Last week Premier John Horgan said schools aren’t likely to re-open for regular classes until fall. Horgan made the statement during a press conference April 29, where he announced the province would be extending its state of emergency for another two weeks. With no immediate end in sight to the current closed classroom situation, parents of children with special education needs are hoping oneon-one sessions will help. School re-opened for some families last week just as overwhelmed parents were about to abandon at-home school for their kids. But some parents wonder if it’s too little too late, and in one case, the suspension of classroom instruction may hinder their child’s chance of graduating. “I think there are some kids that are going to be held back — that is the reality,” said Sarah Zuccolin, whose son is in Grade 12. Her son has autism, and pre-COVID-19 would get help from an education assistant and be in a regular routine that suits him. At-home learning was a struggle from the beginning, Zuccolin told The Tri-City News, and she had all but given up on making him study for Social Studies 12,

which he needs to graduate. “He was expected to attend class three times a week for over an hour, that just wasn’t workable at home. That was the number one thing, just getting him to engage that way.” Although an adaptation of his Cafeteria 12 class to home cooking and a love for computers is keeping her son on track, Zuccolin was told her son might not graduate if he doesn’t complete Socials 12. That was a worry, she said, and an about-face from provincial pronouncements that students on track for graduating would receive their diploma. “It wasn’t until our social worker stepped in (that her son got invited for classroom sessions) and we weren’t the only family that was struggling with this idea of homeschooling. A lot of our kids are very rigid. Trying to recreate the school environment at home — he’d say ‘no I don’t do school work at home. To expect him to hunker down and do school work on his own is very unrealistic.” Zuccolin is not alone in her concerns. Other parents The Tri-City News spoke to also had trouble with homeschooling, especially if their child was on the autism spectrum, and Facebook pages of B.C. autism advocacy groups are calling for more supports. Now, five weeks into the province’s virtual learning model, students who are struggling with the online learning or who usually have help with their lessons in the classroom have been invited back for short sessions with

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autism and has difficulty with changes to his routine. “He needs a schedule so I took my planner and we figured out a school day schedule.” Bike riding and Lego play were part of the routine as her son needed creative and active breaks along with his lessons. “The academics, that’s more challenging.” To get him going, she had him do workbooks she bought from Staples and Costco. Now his work is

modified by an education assistant, but Wright isn’t sure how to support him or what the modifications entail. “The math they are doing, it absolutely makes no sense.” She would have given up but she doesn’t want him to fall behind. Now that her son has been invited back to Blakeburn elementary for an hour on Wednesday’s and Friday’s, the Port Coquitlam mom is hopeful her son will get some of the one-on-one help he needs while she gets

some respite to aid in her recovery. But the long term picture is still very uncertain — for Wright, and many other parents, who don’t know what the future holds for B.C. schools during the pandemic. “I feel that uncertainty is kind of worse, and then we’re going to throw something else in there. He’s going to go see his education assistant. I don’t know what that’s going to look like, they can’t tell me.”

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Front line organizations coping with community needs during the COVID-19 pandemic got a big boost Saturday with a massive donation drive that raised nearly $140,000 in a single night. The Stay at Home Gala Tri-Cities drew 300 people to a website where they could watch entertainment, chat with each other via text and bid on auction items. Many donned gala wear, sipped wine and bought food from local restaurants to make it like one of the many social events that usually pepper the Tri-Cities’ social calendar but have been cancelled due to COVID-19. “It was beautiful way to bring people together,” said Heidi Maddrell, vice-president of the Port Moody community foundation. Key to the event’s success was a $90,000 donation from the Vancouver Foundation, which will be split three ways between the Port Moody, Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam community foundations to support organizations that are

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You’ve been home for weeks now with your kids — the messes, whining and lack of privacy can all add up — so can you still find those moments of parenthood joy? The answer is definitely yes, according to an SFU associate psychology professor who specializes in the development of children from zero to six. With families facing increasing stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic, financial challenges, child care and home schooling, many parents may be feeling a bit like Jack Torrance in The Shining. But before cabin fever sets in, Tanya Broesch suggests looking at the silver lining wrought by staying home together. Feelings of connectedness and a general slowing down of an otherwise busy, hypersocial life can be good for the psyche. “It’s not great that this is happening. It’s pretty awful, but it can be a good time for kids. For example, my kids are getting to know each other more, they are working it out,” said Broesch, who like many moms is working at home with kids in the house. While anxiety is an issue, and children can sense when parents are distracted, Broesch advises parents to

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be open and honest about what’s going on, keeping in mind their children’s ability to understand the issues. “The best guideline I can offer is: facts not fear,” she said. Parents may also be feeling pressure to homeschool their kids. But Broesch suggests teaching them life skills, such as doing chores, cooking, gardening, grocery shopping (online) and budgeting may be equally if not more important than schooling them in long-division. For the younger children, Broesch recommends doing tasks together, encouraging children to choose the groceries, for example, while older youngsters can keep up their social networks online — but for a useful purpose, such as a study group. “We never really ask them to do a lot because it took

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nity-life are intertwined in the former refinery-worker town, Cooper has many ideas. “I thought ‘what can I possibly bring about that would bring about the feeling of community and so that some action could be taken?’” she said. “To me it’s the vision of community that I want to see part of the planning in Port Moody.” Through her efforts, many buildings were saved, the town was designated a heritage site, and a community event was held for many years called Ioco Ghost Town Days. The land is now owned by Gilic Global Development Management Inc. and could one day be developed for housing, but Cooper would also like to see community amenities, including an interpretive walking trail so families can enjoy nature and local history safely. “It’s a gift, it’s a beautiful piece of land, it’s got water, forests, pathways, birds,” Cooper said. “Future planning needs to consider it an asset.” To learn more about the documentary, go to: www. maryannecooper.ca/.

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Can’t dine-in at a restaurant during the COVID-19 pandemic? Why not dine-out with a dozen of your neighbours on your front lawn or driveway? That’s what a group of Coquitlam residents are doing every Friday night in a bid to stay connected and support Tri-City restaurants. While social distancing requirements are keeping people out of restaurants for now, take-out is still an option and for a group of neighbours living on Bow Drive and Flynn Crescent who’ve been ordering food and eating outdoors, dining together is making Friday nights fun again. “People were bringing out their tables, chairs, table cloths, flowers, making it look like social distance fine dining,” said River Springs resident Jane Thomsing, who was one of the organizers. For the past two Fridays neighbours, accompanied by their children and dogs, set up on front lawns or driveways to eat, share stories of the week and bang pots in support of health care workers. Thomsing said one of the goals of the Friday night dine-out was to support local restaurants that are struggling right now and maybe inspire other Tri-City neighbourhoods to do the same. The first Friday, food was ordered from Patina Brewing in Port Coquitlam to provide support to the new eatery and brew pub that launched just as the COVID-19 pandemic was starting to spread. The following week, food was ordered and picked up from Jamila’s Kitchen and Grill in Port Moody, known for providing a free meal for those in need. When the bill for 12 meals was paid, the Coquitlam resident who picked up the food received 20 vouchers for free meals. Those vouchers will be put in the right hands soon, Thomsing said. “We have a social worker who works with families in need,” she added. “We gave them to her because we knew she would be able to find people who would appreciate it.” But the dine-out experience is improving the lives of River Spring residents, too, she said, many of whom now look forward to Friday nights. “There’s a lot of laughter and there are also tears.”

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Until her daughter, Gillian, expressed interest in playing girls’ hockey, the closest connection Larissa Lapierre had to the sport was a nephew who played. On April 27, Lapierre was named by British Columbia Premier John Horgan as one of 25 recipients of a BC Achievement Community Award for her contributions to helping grow female hockey in the Tri-Cities and beyond. Eager to support her daughter, but with not much hockey experience or knowledge of her own, Lapierre got involved behind the scenes. She served nine years on the executive of the Tri-Cities Female Hockey Association, the past five as president. In that time, the ranks of its Tri-City Predators teams have grown to about 250 players from 5 to 21 years-old. They come from all three Tri-Cities as well as Anmore, and they play at all levels, from recreational to highly-competitive with aspirations of playing college hockey. It’s satisfying the hockey itch of such a broad demographic that Lapierre counts as one of the association’s

Kent Johnson heads to U. of Michigan next Port Moody’s Kent Johnson has been named the top forward in the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The 17-year-old centreman for the Trail Smoke Eaters led the BC Hockey League in scoring, with 101 points in 52 games. That was 30 points more than the league’s next top skater, Surrey’s Christopher Tellier, who tallied 71 points in 58 games. Johnson also led the BCHL in power play goals, with 14, and his eight game-winning goals were secondbest in the league. As well, he played for the Canada West team at last December’s World Junior A Challenge in Dawson Creek. Those accomplishments have caught the attention of NHL scouts and various websites have ranked him as high as eighth overall for the 2021 draft.

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real strengths. She said unlike boys’ hockey, where development paths and hierarchies have been entrenched for decades, girls’ hockey started with a blank page and has been able to craft its own story. “We can figure out what’s working,” Lapierre said. “It’s a bit of grass-roots, let’s get back to basics, let’s get people excited about hockey.” One way that’s been accomplished is through the development of close collaborations with other female

hockey leagues around the Lower Mainland to share information and work out solutions to common issues like developing elite players while still maintaining a supportive environment for those just learning the game. “The challenge is keeping the balance between competition and fun,” Lapierre said, adding the two don’t have to be mutually exclusive. While some girls looking to accelerate their development may opt to play in a boys league, more and more are

discovering they can get that and enjoy the camaraderie and lifelong social connections forged playing with other girls. A prime example is Port Moody’s Jenna Buglioni, who returned to the Predators’ fold after playing five years in a boys league and last year helped Canada win a silver medal at the IIHF U18 women’s world hockey championship in Bratislava, Slovakia. In September, she’ll head to Ohio State University on a hockey scholarship.

Lapierre said top players like Buglioni can be a catalyst for younger players. Equally important, though, are the increasing numbers of women getting behind the bench to coach, as well as those continuing to play by joining women’s leagues. They’re showing hockey can be forever. “I just want for our girls to have that lifelong relationship with the game,” Lapierre said. “There’s so many life lessons to be learned and friendships to be made.”

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In Loving Memory of Bertha Bernice HERNDIER (nee TAMKE) Bertha passed away peacefully on April 28, 2020. She was born on April 30, 1928 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Lived in Port Coquitlam for 37 years and moved to Maple Ridge in 1994. She is survived by her son Stan (Norma); daughters Donna (Rick) and Val; 10 nieces and nephews; 4 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Predeceased by her husband Edward after 60 years of marriage and brothers Ernest, Edward, Gustav, and sister Amanda (Mandy).

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