I used to come here on one of my runs while living in Coquitlam. I used to fish for trout and carp here. I missed the nature and the peacefulness of this place. It was nice to see people enjoying picnic's and each others company with various birds chirping and singing. Now, a one way only trail around the lake due to prevention of Sars-covid-19, it was a stimulating walk passing by ducks and their ducklings, geese and their goslings walking around enjoying time with their families too. People were fishing at the docks maintaining physical distancing rules. I saw a couple men sailing their remote controlled sail boats and people floating around on canoes.

One thing I noticed that was concerning was the lack of physical distancing between strangers and their kids at the parks. Most parks say that they will not be sanitizing the kids parks but I did not look for one so it might exist. This should not stop users of the park from being diligent. We are amidst a pandemic and unless you get your news and advice from an epidemilogist, taking precautions like disinfectant spray on touched surfaces and using hand sanitization on adults and educating their children handwashing s important in preventing spread to others and loves ones.

The city should provide some sort of hand sanitizing for patrons of the park their tax dollars pay for so they can maintain their mental and social health. It's sad when it takes someone we care about to be hurt or die before we realize how delicate our bodies really are.