For the first time in nearly two weeks, a Tri-City business has been identified for COVID-19 exposure.
Polycrete Restorations Ltd. in Coquitlam is now partially closed as of Tuesday (May 4) following Fraser Health’s protocols when three or more employees in a workplace test positive for the virus.
The company’s office at 202-204 Cayer St. is now closed to the public for at least 10 days while the alert is in effect.
Fraser Health says a business will be removed from its workplace-exposure page once its received authorization to re-open.
The last business to close in the region was Keller Williams Elite Real Estate, when the Port Coquitlam firm was confirmed for COVID-19 exposure on April 22.
It’s since been removed and Fraser Health does not list any other Tr-City area businesses with current alerts in effect.
Polycrete Restorations was listed alongside Brian Mussato Plumbing and Heating Ltd. in Langley.
There are 29 workplaces across the authority with a closure in effect, partial or in full, after being flagged for COVID-19.
May 4
- Polycrete Restorations: 202-204 Cayer Street, Coquitlam
- Partial closure - office
- Brian Mussato Plumbing and Heating Ltd.: 25139 57 Avenue, Langley
May 3
- English Bay Chocolate Factory: 1066 Cliveden Avenue, Delta
- Partial closure - Chocolate processing factory
May 2
- ABC Recycling: 8081 Meadow Avenue, Burnaby
- Partial closure - Yard site for machinery operators
- Fitness World - Lougheed: #262-9855 Austin Avenue, Burnaby
April 30
- Weatherguard Exteriors: B145-5525 272 St., Langley
- Allwest Insurance: 4664 Lougheed Hwy, Burnaby
- Go Dodge Surrey: 6280 120 Street, Surrey
- Indian River Transport Ltd.: 20353 64 Avenue, Langley
- Partial closure - Office only
April 29
- Oly's Pet Connection: 32670 Lougheed Hwy, Mission
- The Gold Room Jewellers: 12014 72 Avenue, Surrey
- Canadian Tire: 6312 200 Street, Langley
- Westland Insurance: 115-16030 24 Avenue, Surrey
- Westland Insurance: 800-3041 152 Street, Surrey
April 28
- Mako Wood Furniture: 13221 76 Avenue, Surrey
April 27
- Samuel, Son & Co. Ltd.: #300-9087C 198 Street, Langley
- Advanced Material Handling Ltd.: #2-30455 Progressive Way, Abbotsford
- Partial closure - Upper and lower office space in building two
- Mertin GM: 45930 Airport Rd., Chilliwack
- Partial closure - Main dealership building
April 26
- Gurdwara Sahib Brookside: 8365 140th Street., Surrey
- Club 16 Trevor Linden Fitness – Langley: 20175 Langley Bypass, Langley
- Odyssey International Export: 109 Braid Street, Bldg D, New Westminster
- A&T Insurance Broker: 8697 120 Street, Delta
April 24
- TTF Education Inc. First Aid: 46098 Old Yale Road, Chilliwack
- Triple O's Maple Ridge: 22284 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge
- Partial closure - Restaurant only
- CIMtech Mfg Inc.: #8 17942 55 Ave., Surrey
- Partial closure - Only the office is to be closed.
April 23
- Bains Travel Ltd.: 303-8128 128 Street, Surrey
April 21
- ECCO Manufacturing - Langley Distribution: 19860 Fraser Hwy, Langley
April 20
- Kasa Supply: 13237 King George Blvd, Surrey
- Budget Kitchen Cabinets: 6-13140 88 Avenue, Surrey
Since April 8, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has asked health authorities to disclose the names of workplaces where three or more people have COVID-19 and transmission is likely to have occurred.
With the new order, the closure notice can be served by the health authority’s environmental health officers or WorkSafeBC with the goal to stop any potential spread of the virus and limiting community transmission.
“By using targeted worksite closures around current cases of COVID-19, we may be able to avoid or delay broader workplace closure measures, which could close entire business sectors,” states Fraser Health on its website.
As of this publication (May 5), Fraser Health has recorded 76,593 lab-confirmed tests for the virus, including 847 deaths.
There are currently 4,647 active cases, 95 people in critical care among 297 hospitalizations in the region and 70,911 recoveries.
