Dozens of cars lined up in the parking lot of the church in Fort Langley on Sunday, May 10th for a drive-through MotherB次元官网网址檚 Day celebration that respected the social distancing requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic while allowing moms and their families to have a special moment.
As each car pulled up to one of two flower stands by the church side door, Dee-Ana Goodman, the childrenB次元官网网址檚 pastor, invited them to chose a free flower.
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More than 200 vehicles dropped by during the one-hour event.
Goodman said the few flowers left over were being delivered to housebound moms.
Sheila Croston from Langley, one of many moms who made the trip, called it a B次元官网网址渂eautifulB次元官网网址� event.
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Participants had a choice of a cut flower, a flower plant or a flower cookie.
Vehicles were directed to line up in the parking lot, with just one adult allowed to get out of the car or truck to make a choice.
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A number of families arrived with children, saying they were unable to go out for a MotherB次元官网网址檚 Day dinner, so they decided to make a trip to the drive-through event instead.
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On Saturday, Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry urged families to keep up their COVID-19 pandemic discipline on MotherB次元官网网址檚 Day.
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The province announced 15 new positive COVID-19 tests, for a total of 2.330 since the pandemic began in B.C. early this year.
As of May 9, 1,659 of those people have recovered and tested negative for the virus.
There were two additional deaths in the Vancouver Coastal health region, for a total of 129 coronavirus-related deaths in B.C.
dan.ferguson@langleyadvancetimes.com
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