Chilliwack hockey parents are getting behind a petition to let them back into the rink to watch their children play.

The petition was started a week ago by someone named Jennifer B, and as of Tuesday morning .

It targets an edict by the City of Chilliwack, following guidance from the Provincial Health Authority, capping the number of people in a hockey facility at 50. Once two teams are in the building, accompanied by coaches and trainers, there香蕉视频直播檚 little or no capacity left for spectators.

香蕉视频直播淚f we can go in numbers greater than the maximum put forth by the City of Chilliwack to places such as shopping malls and grocery stores we can certainly attend a minor hockey game, practicing mindful distancing and if you choose, to wear a mask,香蕉视频直播� the petition creator wrote. 香蕉视频直播淚t is very funny how we can have a school full of kids, all their teachers under one roof but not a rink full of kids and all their parents under one roof. Simply have the rink staff keep the washrooms disinfected and maintain mindful distance from one another.香蕉视频直播�

started by someone named Nicole Hicks is aimed at ViaSports, the governing body for amateur sports in B.C.

That one has 3,595 signatures to date.

香蕉视频直播淚 full on ugly cried watching Dryden play his first game of the season on TV,香蕉视频直播� said Chilliwack hockey parent Consuelo Floystrup, who serves as health and safety officer for her daughter香蕉视频直播檚 team but has to watch her son remotely. 香蕉视频直播淪uch mixed emotions! Happy he香蕉视频直播檚 on the ice doing what he loves and grateful we have a hockey league, but heartbroken for all of our hockey community that we can香蕉视频直播檛 be together.香蕉视频直播�

Floystrup said Chilliwack Minor Hockey parents are a tight-knit group, and she feels all of the local rinks are big enough to accomodate a physical-distancing solution.

She also said there may be medical concerns. Both of her children have type-one diabetes and need their parents near by in case of emergencies.

Other people seem to agree, for various reasons, based on comments attached to both petitions.

香蕉视频直播淐hildren thrive knowing their parents are physically present and cheering for them at their sports activites,香蕉视频直播� wrote Fiona Ehrenholz.

香蕉视频直播淚 understand the need to keep group numbers down, but I香蕉视频直播檓 not sure that just saying 50 across the board for everything is the right answer,香蕉视频直播� Andrea Deen added. 香蕉视频直播淭he size of the location/venue should be considered. An arena seems like it would be plenty big enough for parents to distance.香蕉视频直播�

香蕉视频直播淭he players and parents are separated by half-inch plexiglass, come on,香蕉视频直播� Jason Weinberger said. 香蕉视频直播淚 feel safer at the rink than at Walmart. The rule should be six feet apart in the stands, end of story.香蕉视频直播�

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