B.C. extends state of emergency for another two weeks SHARE ON: Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth (Photo supplied by BC Government Flickr Even as case numbers drop and vaccinations ramp up, the province isn’t letting up on COVID-19 rulebreakers. B.C. has extended its state of emergency through to May 25th. This gives police and officials extra power to enforce COVID safety measures, like doling out big fines to organizers and hosts of large parties and events, and smaller ones to people who flout provincial health orders. One example of that is $230 tickets to anyone who refuses to wear a mask in public indoor spaces.