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  VANCOUVER -- The province announced on Wednesday that some drivers with unpaid COVID-19 fines may not be able to renew their licences if they have outstanding tickets. Under the proposed legislation, people with outstanding fines would be notified by ICBC before their driver’s licence or vehicle licence comes up for renewal. “It is not a measure to deny people their licences,” said Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth. “It is a debt collection tool." Nearly 2,000 COVID-19 related tickets have been issued in the province since the first fines were imposed in August 2020. The ...

B.C. to refuse driver’s licence renewals to people with unpaid COVID-19 fines

COVID-19 update for April 24-25: Four more deaths | Mayor seeks possible injunction after Kits restaurant holds rally | New travel restrictions Here's your daily update with everything you need to know on the novel coronavirus situation in B.C. Author of the article: Scott Brown, Tiffany Crawford, Cheryl Chan, David Carrigg Publishing date: Apr 24, 2021  •  1 hour ago  •  6 minute read  •  The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Contro...

by Lone Sheep Publishing on Monday Apr 19 2021 Premier John Horgan said BC will erect signs at the Alberta border reminding travelers they should not be in the province unless it’s for essential business. BC Premier John Horgan announced Monday that regulations are being developed by the public safety minister that will restrict movement within the province, including non-essential travel of British Columbians outside their own health regions. "If we can't do it without an order, we're prepared to bring an order in . . . non-essential travel should be confined to...

  VANCOUVER -- British Columbia entered the new year in a provincial state of emergency, a declaration that will likely remain in place for at least another two weeks. The state was renewed by officials for the 22nd time on Tuesday afternoon. It's been in place in B.C. for 42 weeks so far, more than four times longer than the province's then-record-breaking state of emergency prompted by the 2017 wildfires. The declaration was first made back in March to give officials extra powers to enforce orders associated with COVID-19. The powers are outlined under B.C.'s Emergency Program Act. I...