Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth speaks during a press conference at the legislature in Victoria, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. The British Columbia government is providing a few more details about travel restrictions aimed at limiting movement around the province to slow the spread of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is looking at using periodic roadblocks to limit travel in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Mike Farnworth, minister of public safety and the solicitor general, says the checks would be set up at locations like ferry terminals or along major highways leading out of Metro Vancouver.
ICBC says that they’re on track to mail out 2.86 million COVID-19 rebate cheques by the end of April.
The initiative, which includes a $600 million return to drivers in British Columbia, was scheduled to see cheques mailed out in the middle of March. The mailout was paused after a cyber attack on the company that was supposed to print and distribute the cheques.
The Crown Corporation says that “large-scale distribution” began earlier this week, and as of April 8, approximately 940,000 cheques have been issued.
“ICBC is proceeding with its third-party vendor, with extra security measures in place, to print and distribute the vast majority of the remaining COVID-19 rebate cheques,” the company says in a statement.
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On Monday, B.C. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth announced that the province will gather info from municipalities, the public, and stakeholders about cannabis use. The province has given itself five weeks to get the feedback it needs to draft legislation for the spring legislative session.
According to the
Vancouver Sun, Farnworth said, “This is a critical issue for British Columbia and British Columbians, and we’re operating on a very tight timeline July of 2018 is not that far away.”
You already know about Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act. Its intention is to provide legal access to the dank stuff, while regulating and controlling its production and sale, by next July. As federal law changes, how will university policy adapt?
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