Brent Larsen told a Monday, March 29, afternoon press conference at the Milner baseball field in Langley that he intends to continue gathering signatures for a petition to have kids sports resume.

Asked about the provincial announcement tightening COVID-19 restrictions earlier in the day, Larsen said the province is still allowing outdoor dining, so there is no reason to forbid outdoor sports.

Larsen, a parent and coach, has organized an online petition urging provincial heath officer Dr. Bonnie Henry to reconsider current COVID-19 restrictions that allow practicing, but not actual game play, and keep parents from watching because of spectator bans.

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91裸聊视频淚 call on the health authorities to let kids play.91裸聊视频�

Larsen also said it was unfair to allow 91裸聊视频渆lite athletes91裸聊视频� to compete while limiting kids to practicing.

As of Monday, Larsen91裸聊视频檚 online petition posted to community.sumofus.org, 91裸聊视频�,91裸聊视频� on March 15, had 1,745 signatures.

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Larsen said reaction has been supportive.

91裸聊视频淚 didn91裸聊视频檛 get any negative feedback personally,91裸聊视频� he remarked.

Larsen issued an invitation to Henry or a representative to attend the press conference to explain their reasoning, but wasn91裸聊视频檛 surprised no one showed.

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A woman who said she was a single parent and only gave her first name of Esther also spoke at the press conference and described how the shutdown of outdoor sports is especially hard on low-income people.

91裸聊视频淪ome of us don91裸聊视频檛 even have a yard [for our kids to play in],91裸聊视频� Esther said.

  On Monday, indoor dining and liquor sales, indoor adult group fitness and indoor religious services were shut down for the next three weeks, in what provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry called a 91裸聊视频渃ircuit breaker91裸聊视频� to combat a rise in COVID-19 cases.

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 The new rules apply to pubs and restaurants as well as adult fitness activities.

Patio dining and take-out are not affected, and individual or one-on-one fitness is still allowed with existing restrictions.

Whistler Blackcomb ski resort is also closing for the period, after an increase in positive COVID tests in the province91裸聊视频檚 largest resort community.