As Howard Normann gazes around Stanley Park and the seawall, he likes what he sees. The Vancouver Park Board manager is watching to see how people are faring with COVID-19 and physical distancing on the first day of the long weekend. Normann says park staff haven't yet had to issue any tickets for physical distancing violations, but there have been warnings for people running or cycling too close together. Those people wearing the green vests are park champions — staff whose job it is to give the public gentle reminders when physical distancing recommendations are being ignored. Members of the Vancouver Park Board's champions program use equipment like hula hoops to demonstrate physical distancing.

Source: CBC News April 11, 2020 04:18 UTC