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Surrey wedding host, restaurant owner, northern B.C. church fined for breaking COVID-19 orders Thousands of dollars in fines have been handed out by RCMP in both Surrey, and Fort St. John to a growing number of people who police say are ignoring COVID-19 health orders. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 14, 2021 3:03 PM PT | Last Updated: April 14 RCMP say most of the fines were issued over large gatherings, including a $2,300 fine for the host of a wedding where 22 people were in attenda...

Posted: April 13, 2021 State of emergency extended to April 27 The Province of British Columbia has formally extended the provincial state of emergency, allowing health and emergency management officials to continue to use extraordinary powers under the Emergency Program Act (EPA) to support the province’s COVID-19 pandemic response. The state of emergency is extended through the end of the day on April 27, to allow staff to take the necessary actions to keep British Columbians safe and mana...

There are now 113,702 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in B.C. after health officials announced 873 new cases Tuesday. Photo via Flickr / Government of BC There are now 113,702 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in B.C. after health officials announced 873 new cases Tuesday. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports that there have been 218 new cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 512 in the Fraser Health region, 43 in the Island Health region, 72 in the ...

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April 13, 2021 - 10:59 AM The owner of a fitness club in Revelstoke purposely violated public health orders designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and got fined more than $2,500, police say. Revelstoke RCMP say they got a report about the club continuing to hold in-person, group adult fitness classes and found a class about to start when they investigated, April 8.  Sgt. Chris Dodds said officers spoke to the owner, explained the public health orders and the consequences...

Public law is often law that protects people from themselves and their own self-serving impulses and keeps other people safe from the consequences of less worthy impulses which endanger others. On average, B.C. has about 290 road deaths each year and that number, in the eyes of legislators and the courts, justifies serious penalties which are part of serious laws which restrict our “freedoms” to do whatever we want. So, for example, it is illegal to drive with a blood-alcohol concentrati...

Article content Surrey RCMP has arrested a man wanted in connection to an assault on a security guard at a Guildford-area dollar store. Police launched an investigation after receiving a video from a media outlet that shows an unmasked man spitting in the face of a security guard escorting him from a Dollarama store in the 10100-block of 153rd Street. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Police arrest man who allegedly assaulted security guard in Sur...

Shutterstock As COVID-19 case counts remain high in BC, health officials continue to cite travel within the province as a major source of transmission. But does the province have any powers at its disposal beyond the current advisories and travel restrictions in place to help curb this problem? “We can’t stop people from moving around,” said Health Minister Adrian Dix during a media availability this week. However, they currently and technically could do this, although people shouldn’t ...

Posted: March 16, 2021 Suspension of limitation periods ends March 25 A temporary suspension of limitation periods to commence court proceedings in British Columbia will end March 25. On Dec. 22, 2020, the province announced a fixed March 25, 2021, end date for the suspension period, providing certainty and advance notice for lawyers and litigants to prepare to commence actions and appeals. People were encouraged to act early, rather than waiting until the end date of their limitation periods,...

Posted: March 16, 2021 Premier John Horgan The Province of British Columbia today formally extended the provincial state of emergency for the 26th time, marking a year since this declaration was issued in response to COVID-19. This unprecedented, continued state of emergency allows health and emergency management officials to continue to use extraordinary powers under the Emergency Program Act (EPA) to support the province’s COVID-19 pandemic response. The state of emergency is extended thro...