A Port Coquitlam real estate firm is the latest business to be shut down by Fraser Health due to transmission of COVID-19 at the workplace.
On April 22, Fraser Health closed Keller Williams Elite Real Estate.
This follows a number of closures that took place on April 21, when Fraser Health closed GFR Pharma, a health food manufacturer located on North Bend Street in Coquitlam. A day earlier, public health and WorkPlaceBC teams shuttered Nexus Insurance Brokers off Lougheed Highway.
Also on Lougheed Highway, Port Coquitlam’s Solar Nails and Spa was revealed to have been shut on April 19; that closure was not previously reported by Fraser Health.
The closures come two weeks after provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said health authorities would start 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. The closure will generally be for 10 days, or as otherwise determined by the medical health officer, to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 and to allow time to update and approve the worksite COVID-19 safety plan.
“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,” notes Fraser Health on its website.
The move is meant to stop the spread of COVID-19 in viral hot spots, eventually limiting community transmission.
Port Coquitlam is also currently among 13 “high-transmission” communities across the province where people aged 40 to 55 are being targeted for special vaccine clinics.
Several schools have also seen COVID-19 exposures as the Tri-Cities continues to have elevated case counts, although numbers have declined slightly.
Here's a full list of COVID-19-related business closures in Fraser Health:
April 22:
• Keller Williams Elite Real Estate: A123-2099 Lougheed Hwy., Port Coquitlam
• Summit Sheet Metal Crew at Transit Village: 12685 110 Ave., Surrey
• Tim Hortons: 10392 110 Ave., Surrey
• BCG Kitchens: 21-12318 84 Ave., Surrey
• ECCO Manufacturing: 19860 Fraser Hwy., Langley
• Absolute Results: 104-2677 192 St., Surrey
• GFR Pharma 65 North Bend St., Coquitlam
• Hyde Barber Lounge: 120-15335 56th Ave., Surrey
• King Hoe Excavating - landfill site: 5400 72 St., Delta
• Webster & Associates: 300-2955 Gladwin Rd., Abbotsford
• Highland Van and Storage: 8238 Swenson Way, Delta
April 20
• Kasa Supply: 13237 King George Blvd., Surrey
• Budget Kitchen Cabinets: 6-13140 88 Ave., Surrey
• Nexus Insurance Brokers: 303-566 Lougheed Hwy., Coquitlam
• Ocean Park Ford: 3050 King George Blvd., Surrey
• Just for Kicks School of Dance: 13580 62 Ave., Surrey
April 19
• G Force Gym: 2110-550 Sherling Ave., Port Coquitlam
• Solar Nails and Spa: 2748 Lougheed Hwy., Port Coquitlam
April 18, 2021
• Buy-Low Foods Home Office: 19580 Telegraph Trail, Surrey
• Club 16 Trevor Linden Fitness: 300-7155 Kingsway, Highgate Mall, Burnaby
• Lennox Industries: 2962 Lake City Way, Burnaby
• Peregrine Retail Design Manufacturing: 3131 Production Way, Burnaby
• Quality Saw and Knife: 3108-585 Seaborne Ave., Port Coquitlam
• Rona: 16659 Fraser Hwy., Surrey
• Van Gogh Designs: 19178 34A Ave., Surrey
April 17
• Golden West Baking Co.: 1111 Derwent Way, Delta
• Terrastone Development: 5827 Production Way, Langley
April 16
• Bonny's Taxi: 5759 Sidley St., Burnaby
• Fitness World: 13821 Central Ave., Surrey
• Great Life Fitness Store: 10242 152 St., Surrey
• Quick Lane Tire and Auto Centre: 3050 King George Blvd., Surrey
• Tall Crane Equipment Ltd.: 22652 Fraser Hwy., Langley
• Tim Hortons: 26431 Fraser Hwy., Aldergrove
April 15
• Highline Mushrooms: 3392 224th St., Langley
• Club 16 Trevor Linden Fitness: 4199 Lougheed Hwy., Burnaby
• McDonalds: 10250 152 St., Surrey
• Club 16 Trevor Linden Fitness: 32560 Simon Ave., Abbotsford
April 14
• Fitness World: 220 Brew St., Port Moody
• Cheetah Transport: 9785 192 St., Surrey
• My House Design Build Team: 15356 Fraser Hwy., Surrey
• H&M: 10355 152 St., Surrey
• Western Canada Coatings: 1160-580 Seaborne Ave., Port Coquitlam
April 13
• Midland Liquidators: 19335 Langley Bypass, Surrey
• CDI College: 3777 Kingsway, Burnaby
• Genie Seniors Services: 5410 Dollyvarden Lane, Chilliwack
• McDonalds: 2330 Ottawa St., Port Coquitlam
April 12
• Service BC: 175-22470 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Maple Ridge
• Cactus Club Café: 15079 32 Ave., Surrey
• 24 Hour Flex Fitness Club: 213–7130 120 St., Surrey
• Evergreen Kitchen Cabinets: 118-119, 12651 80th Ave., Surrey
• Blue Pearl Mortgage: 200 - 5570 152 St., Surrey
• The Keg Steakhouse & Bar: 130-2991 Lougheed Hwy., Coquitlam
• Sasquatch Mountain Resort: 20955 Hemlock Valley Rd., Agassiz
• One Stop Kitchen Idea Ltd.: 12989 80 Ave., Surrey
• Bobby Hair Studio: 120-5738 175th St., Surrey
• Joey Coquitlam: 550 Lougheed Hwy., Coquitlam
• Foot Locker - Guildford Mall: 1016-10355 152 St., Surrey
