A Fraser Valley company that had retooled operations to produce personal protective equipment much needed due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been badly damaged in a fire.
LaserQuill Designs in Mission normally uses its laser-cutting equipment to produce custom pieces for tabletop strategy games.
When the pandemic hit, owner Matthew Walsh re-purposed the equipment to make plastic face shields for front-line health workers. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “I’m afraid that we did have a fire yesterday and will not be able to finish the face shields that we were hoping to deliver to local emergency services in our area,” said Walsh in a Facebook message, adding that the fire started at the business’s