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COVID-19: Life through the pandemic in Fort St. John

Dawson Creek Mirror

May 21, 2020 02:37 PM

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Sights from around Fort St. John through the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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Lorraine Isenbecker, left, and Leah Champion of The Hair Bin are excited to welcome customers back, beginning Monday, May 25.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Audie Louie Banania reopened his restaurant, Audielicious, for dine-in service on May 19, 2020. He's also offering a small food bank to diners and residents.
Photo By Matt Preprost
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Mustapha Elharda, owner of Leather Shop, Impact, and the phone kiosk at Totem Mall, May 20, 2020.
Photo By Tom Summer
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Hannah Hamre and Jordan Cramer-Girouard of Music Junkies Cafe and Crepes eagerly await opening regular dine-in service later in the week, May 20, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Shaina Bajaj smiles behind the plexi-glass at Ernie's Source for Sports in Totem Mall, May 20, 2020. Ernie's has been open since May 11, and very busy during that time.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Epic was open for business, one of the few stores open so far in the Totem Mall, May 20, 2020. Management declined to comment.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Fort St. John Hospital staff with the new Blood Bank Fridge and Blood Ice Pack Freezer.
Photo By Fort St. John Hospital Foundation
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Shane Stirling of Epscan hands a donation to Rotarian Samantha Warren at the Mother’s Day drive-thru fundraiser held at the Surerus ball diamonds, May 10, 2020.
Photo By Simply You Photography
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Rotarian Daniel Holtmann receives a food donation at the Mother’s Day drive-thru fundraiser held at the Surerus ball diamonds, May 10, 2020.
Photo By Simply You Photography
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You can't see it, but Lisa Jewell and Moriah Davidson are smiling underneath the handmade masks Davidson stitched together for the Fort St. John Women's Resource Society, April 24, 2020.
Photo By Matt Preprost
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Brady McCreadie — the “Hiking Waldo” stationed at Fish Creek Community Forrest — had the best costume of all the Waldos.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Nicole Bean plays her part in the Where’s Waldo: Fort St. John Edition human scavenger hunt on May 2, 2020. Bean, stationed outside on C.M. Finch School, was one of 12 “Waldos” stationed around town for the event, which had more than 200 families participate.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Where’s Waldo organizer Hope Brown donned the gear of an oil-worker at the Site C Viewpoint, the final stop of the event, on May 2, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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The "Lifeguard Waldo" at the North Peace Leisure Pool.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Kristin Schroeder holds up her clue at her location near the Kin Park Workout Area.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Ethan Semeniuk signs his WHL Standard Player Agreement to play for the Vancouver Giants on May 4, 2020.
Photo By Trent Semeniuk
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Caden Brown signed his WHL Standard Player Agreement with the Prince George Cougars on May 1, 2020.
Photo By Tannis Brown
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Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman and Rashid Hasan, Director of Human Resources, during a Day of Mourning wreath laying ceremony, April 28, 2020.
Photo By Tom Summer
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MLA Dan Davies and constituency assistant Tamara Wilkinson offered free sanitizer refills to the public in Fort St. John, April 22, 2020.
Photo By Matt Preprost
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Mike Bernier, Liberal MLA for Peace River South, top left, and Doug Donaldson, NDP MLA for Stikine and the forests minister in the NDP government, bottom left, hosted a Northern Health virtual downhill Wednesday night with Northern Health CEO Cathy Ulrich, top right, and Dr. Raina Fumerton, Northern Health’s acting chief medical health officer, bottom right.
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Dr. Wilkie during a phone appointment with one of his patients.
Photo By Josie Brekkas
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Silver Willow 4-H Club member Kayli Taylor welcomes everyone to the new 4-H year.
Photo By supplied
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Rosemary Landry places a flower in memory of Sue Popesku outside the North Peace Cultural Centre, April 21, 2020.
Photo By Matt Preprost
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Fort St. John Hospital and Peace Villa workers have been very thankful for all the support and donated scrub caps, and are asking for people to keep making and donating more.
Photo By FSJ Hospital Foundation
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Nesler Maverick Tino Bestre, Ruzzen Neil Tino, and Nery Tino perform a traditional dance of Filipino Aboriginal people outside the Pomeroy Sport Centre on April 17, 2020. A video of the dance will presented to Fort St. John City Council in part of a request for June to be declared Filipino Heritage Month in Fort St. John.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Alan Yu records the video of dancers performing a traditional dance from the Ibaloi culture, outside the Pomeroy Sport Centre, on April 17.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Nery Tino and Nesler Maverick Tino Bestre perform a traditional Filipino dance at the Pomeroy Sport Centre on April 17, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Parker Miller, sister Arleigh, and mom Michelle O'Laney (in dinosaur costume) during Parker's birthday parade on April 17, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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The Fort St. John Fire Department sent a fire truck to participate in Parker Miller's birthday parade on April 17, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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The line-up of friends in vehicles waiting to wave to Parker Miller and his family during the three-year-old's birthday parade on April 17, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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A dog walks a pair of Fort St. John residents near Kin Park, April 15, 2020.
Photo By Tom Summer
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The skateboard park was busy on April 15, 2020. Though the city says parks and trails are not planned to be closed, the city says residents should still be practicing physical distancing.
Photo By Tom Summer
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This motorist was seen taking extra precautions during a trip up 100 Street, April 15, 2020.
Photo By Tom Summer
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Sabrina Trobak waves to the North Peace Seniors Housing Society residents watching the Seniors We Wish You Well Parade on April 15, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Residents at the North Peace Seniors Housing Society wave to participants of the Seniors We Wish You Well Parade on April 15, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Jodi Kramer leads the Seniors We Wish You Well Parade on April 15, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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A passenger of a car in the Seniors We Wish You Well Parade blows some bubbles into the air throughout the ride on April 15, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Residents and staff at the North Peace Seniors Housing Society lined up outside to enjoy the Seniors We Wish You Well parade on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Carls lined up for the start of the Seniors We With You Well Parade around the North Peace Seniors Housing Society on April 15, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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School District 60 Superintendent Stephen Petrucci reads "Molly Lou Lemon" written by Patty Lovell and illustrated by David Catrow, during the district's first livestreamed primary read aloud, April 14, 2020.
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Audie Louie and his family in Fort St. John. Photographer Cassie Sonnenberg is collecting family portraits in exchange for food donations to the Fort St. John Women's Resource Society.
Photo By Cassie Sonnenberg
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Fort St. John Caremonger Alan Yu help to deliver 60 delicious Easter meals to staff at the Fort St. John Hospital on April 12, 2020. For lunch, staff were served beef and vegetable soup, Asian short ribs, shrimp rice, and a pearl milk tea drink. For dinner, they served Asian short rib salad, lobster and shrimp balls with chicken pho (noodle soup), and pearl milk tea. Submitted
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Fort St. John Caremongers Anna Chan and Alan Yu delivered 60 delicious Easter meals to staff at the Fort St. John Hospital on April 12, 2020. For lunch, they served beef and vegetable soup, Asian short ribs, shrimp rice, and a pearl milk tea drink. For dinner, they served Asian short rib salad, lobster and shrimp balls with chicken pho (noodle soup), and pearl milk tea. Submitted
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Fort St. John Caremongers Anna Chan and Jenny Porteous prepared and delivered 60 Easter meals to staff at the Fort St. John Hospital on April 12, 2020. Submitted
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Fort St. John Rotarians Kim Van, Carina Wallis and Cameron Eggie host a drive-by food drive for the Salvation Army Food Bank at Safeway, April 11, 2020. The food drive brought in 29 bins of food, and $2,300 in cash donations.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Pictured left to right: Sandra Richardson, Siobhan Evans, Carlee Shenton and Robyn Bickford.
Photo By Fort St. John Hospital Foundation
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A device made from Lexan glass, and designed to enable physicians to intubate a patient while better shielding themselves from any aerosol particles that could be released from the patient’s airway during the procedure. Submitted Photo
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Paul Pearson taught music and German at North Peace Secondary School in the 1970s and 1980s, before retiring in 1993. He died April 1, 2020, due health complications caused by COVID-19, family and friends say. Submitted
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Dorothy and Lorne Vaughan (left), with Doreen and Sylvio Gauvreau (right), seen in this family photo from December 2019. The family is fighting the COVID-19 virus. Family handout
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Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman with husband Andy enjoy their first day out of mandatory self-isolation following a vacation to Mexico, taking a trip to the grocery store on April 3, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Fort St. John RCMP Cst. Chad Neustaeter outside the detachment with a dirty truck but clean hands last week.
Photo By Tom Summer
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Spark Women’s Leadership Conference Chair Jennifer Moore delivers a $15,000 donation to the Fort St. John Women's Resource Society. Facebook/Fort St. John Women's Resource Society
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Seth Ryan celebrated his 14th birthday on March 25, 2020. Family and friends celebrated with a parade past his home as the usual big family gathering was put off due to public health precautions in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
Photo By Jody Ryan
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Social distancing was in force at Fort St. John city council, Monday, March 23, 2020, its first meeting since the coronavirus COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. Mayor Lori Ackerman was in quarantine after a trip to Mexico and attended by teleconference, as did Couns. Gord Klassen, Becky Grimsrud, and Tony Zabinsky.
Photo By Matt Preprost
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Russell Eggleston: "Gatherings are a kind of comfort. Events are important; it helps people connect with one another."
Photo By Tom Summer
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Eliza Stanford and Bruce Kosugi (along with Tucker) enjoy some cross country skiing with a group of Whiskey Jack Nordic Ski Club Members at the Beatton Part trails on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Laurie Cardinal, left, leads Adrienne Vanderhoning in some exercises during a training session at the Bert Ambrose playground on March 19, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Jordan Cramer-Girouard is staying busy during the COVID-19 pandemic keeping his crepe shop open and helping others in need.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Though Paul van Nostrand's usual stomping ground — the North Peace Arena — isn't open right now, the hockey enthusiast isn't letting the current state of affairs wipe the smile from his face and keep him from enjoying some fresh air.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Brian Kirschner: "We're going out there and stocking up on a few things but we're certainly not buying incredible Costco quantities of anything. Everybody should do the same."
Photo By Matt Preprost
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The Fort St. John Hospital one day before lockdown, March 23, 2020.
Photo By Tom Summer
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The Fort St. John Hospital, one day before visitor restrictions were put into place, March 23, 2020.
Photo By Tom Summer
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Hearts in the window at Peace Villa, March 23, 2020. Fort St. John residents are displaying hearts in their windows in show of support and unity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Photo By Tom Summer
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Notice posted to the door of the Catholic Church of the Resurrection, March 23, 2020.
Photo By Tom Summer
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Access was restricted at the provincial government building in Fort St. John, March 23, 2020.
Photo By Tom Summer
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Much of the Totem Mall was closed on March 23, 2020.
Photo By Tom Summer
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The Pomeroy Sport Centre in Fort St. John, March 23, 2020.
Photo By Tom Summer
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Ethan Chin of Kelly’s Convenience behind a new plexiglass safety screen installed to protect store staff, March 22, 2020.
Photo By Tom Summer
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Hair salons were ordered by the province to close, but liquor stores were still open in Fort St. John, March 22, 2020.
Photo By Matt Preprost
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Anne Roberts Young Elementary School under construction, March 22, 2020.
Photo By Matt Preprost
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Totem Mall in Fort St. John, March 22, 2020.
Photo By Matt Preprost
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The Site C leisure bus making a trip to Totem Mall in Fort St. John, March 22, 2020. The shuttle service was suspended April 3.
Photo By Matt Preprost
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Fort St. John Salvation Army executive director Cameron Eggie on the fallout from COVID-19: "Folks need a place to sleep and they need food in their belly. That can't stop when the world stops." (March 18, 2020)
Photo By Matt Preprost
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Gas prices fell back below a dollar in Fort St. John as the COVID-19 pandemic pushed prices downward, March 22, 2020
Photo By Matt Preprost
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The canned foods and pasta aisles at Save-On Foods in Fort St. John, March 14, 2020.
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Empty shelves at the Safeway in Fort St John, March 10, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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Empty shelves at the Wholesale Club in Fort St John, March 10, 2020.
Photo By Dillon Giancola
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