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The publicity and warnings about the police enforcement of regional travel bans in B.C. will probably have a lot more impact than the actual checkpoints. As officials have noted, most people are . . .
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So the actual checkpoints are unlikely to turn into any kind of dragnet roundup of “non-essential travellers.” And Friday’s description of how they will work suggests they’ll be set up with a light touch. Pulling over and interrogating large numbers of drivers on a major highways looked unlikely right from the start. It would have turned into something resembling this week’s pop-up AstraZeneca clinics. (Gridlock.) As with CounterAttack, the risk of encountering a checkpoint will deter more people than the actual checks. It will take up a lot of police resources, but they had to follow up the warning with some enforcement.
VANCOUVER While officials know in advance about an upcoming rally that many feel violates current public health orders in B.C., they will not be taking measures to stop the gathering. The mayor and top cop in Kelowna issued a joint statement Friday explaining why this is the stance they re taking, but urging members of the public to stay home. In a news release, Mayor Colin Basran and RCMP Supt. Kara Triance confirmed they were aware of a rally planned in Kelowna on Saturday. As with similar events in the province, some feel these anti-mask or anti-restriction rallies should be stopped, and that participants should be arrested.