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Originally announced back on March 18, 2020, the state of emergency was instituted after the provincial health officer declared a public health emergency. In a written statement, Premier John Horgan said, “Better days are within reach this summer, but we need to carefully guard our progress against COVID-19.” “People in BC have been doing their part by getting vaccinated, following the rules and working together to put the pandemic behind us. I’m asking everyone to stay on track through Step 2 of our restart so we can look forward to the opportunities that come with Step 3.” The pot...

B.C. health officials say mixing mRNA vaccines is safe, effective Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry talks about B.C.'s plan to restart the province during a news conference at the legislature in Victoria, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito June 22, 2021 - 5:14 PM PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - British Columbia's provincial health officer is encouraging anyone who is offered a different COVID-19 vaccine than the one they first received to take it. Dr. Bonnie Henry said fluctuating vaccine supply means if you received Pfizer-BioNTech, you ma...

by Province of British Columbia on Tuesday Jun 22 2021 Premier John Horgan said better days are within reach this summer, but the public still needs to guard against COVID-19. 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 July 6, 2021, to allow staff to take the necessary action...

by Province of British Columbia on Monday Jun 14 2021 Premier John Horgan said this next step means seeing more of the people we love, visiting more of our favourite places and safely celebrating the major milestones we’ve missed. Beginning on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, British Columbia will take the next step in safely bringing people back together, transitioning into Step 2 of BC’s Restart plan, including lifting restrictions on travel within B.C.  “Thanks to our collective efforts and commitment to get vaccinated, we are ready to take another step forw...

  VANCOUVER -- Police never ticketed anyone at the road checks set up to enforce B.C.'s temporary travel ban, which is being lifted on Tuesday. B.C. first announced its travel ban, prohibiting locals from moving between three health regions, on April 23. The rules were meant to help curb the spread of COVID-19 and on June 15, that ban is being lifted.  Starting on May 6, the RCMP established regular road checks highway points between the health regions. Those included checks at Highway 1 near Boston Bar, Highway 3 near Manning Park, Highway 5 near Old Toll Booth and Highway 99 near Lill...