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  VANCOUVER -- The B.C. RCMP says it administered its first ticket for non-essential travel on May 1. The province's travel restrictions, which limit movement between three regions in B.C., are in place to help stop the spread of COVID-19. They were ordered by Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth, but RCMP are responsible for enforcement. “A vehicle was stopped for more than one driving offence on southern Vancouver Island by a B.C. RCMP Traffic Services officer,” wrote Cpl. Mike Halskov of RCMP Traffic Services in a May 11 email to CTV News Vancouver. A conversation with the drive...

The officer asked the driver why he was travelling. “[The officer] said: ‘That doesn’t meet the bar. Here’s your ticket,’ and directed him to get back on the ferry and go back to the Lower Mainland,” said Halskov. British Columbians are currently barred from travelling between three health region for non-essential reasons. The three regions include the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley (Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health areas), Vancouver Island (Island Health) and the Northern and Interior regions (Northern health and Interior Health). At the discretion of police, thos...

Article content More than 100 cars drove through B.C.’s new travel restriction road check on Day 1 and RCMP issued zero violation tickets. Police stopped 127 vehicles on Highway 3 near Manning Park at the first advertised road check between 4 and 8 p.m., said Cpl. Chris Manseau of B.C. RCMP E Division communications. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or COVID-19: Zero tickets issued on Day 1 of roadside check at Manning Park Back to video “We asked them if they were travelling for essential services and they all were,” he said. “Nobody was...

The state of emergency is extended through the end of the day on May 11, 2021, to allow staff to take the necessary actions to keep British Columbians safe and manage immediate concerns and COVID-19 outbreaks. It really does seem like unending but the world is still in the grip of the coronavirus and the emergency will be with us at least till the summer. By DESIBUZZCanada Staff VICTORIA – BC has again 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 suppor...

Shoihet said there would be notification signage before each road check, with u-turn routes. “People travelling for essential reasons through those areas can expect traffic delays,” she said. Commercial vehicles will not be subject to road checks. Shoihet said the RCMP was acting under the Emergency Program Act in banning non-essential travel between the Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island and North/Interior due to COVID-19. No road checks are planned for the Island, but B.C. Ferries passengers are being asked whether their travel is essential. This travel ban was announced...