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Article content At the checkpoint, police can ask for a driver’s licence and the purpose for the driver’s travel. “If an officer determines that a person is travelling for non-essential reasons, they will be directed to leave the region,” Shoihet said. On Wednesday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie reported 572 new cases of COVID-19 and no deaths. She said there were 6,877 active cases in B.C., of which 481 were in hospital, including 161 people in intensive care. Most of the new cases were in Fraser Health (362), followed by Vancouver Coastal Health with 118 cases. There were 57 ...

Four COVID-19 travel restriction road checks established by RCMP in B.C. SHARE ON: (Supplied by Southeast District RCMP) The BC RCMP has established four road checks for the new COVID-19 travel restrictions, although none of the road checks are in the Kootenays. “The checks are part of the provincial enforcement actions that are meant to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 throughout the province by limiting travel between three regions,” said BC RCMP. Travel between the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley, the Northern and Interior Health regions, and to and from Vancouver Island are be...

by Lone Sheep Publishing on Wednesday May 05 2021 Golden is now has the most reported COVID-19 cases for the region with 16 cases with Nelson and Cranbrook reporting 15. Similar to the rest of the province, cases of COVID-19 continue to decline in the Kootenay Boundary following the release Wednesday on the B.C. Centre of Disease Control website of the Geographic Distribution of COVID-19 by Local Health Area of Case Residence map. Golden is now has the most reported COVID-19 cases for the region with 16 cases. The Nelson area continues to show high numbers for the...

The province has broken B.C. up into three travel zones: Vancouver Island, Interior/Northern Health and Vancouver Coastal/Fraser Health. Hope is included in the Interior/North zone, although residents can go to Chilliwack for essentials. Motorists breaking travel rules can be fined $230 for failing to follow instructions at a road check or $575 if the reason for travel violates the essential travel health order Earlier, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said West Vancouver and Delta police departments would staff road checks at ferry terminals, while the RCMP would control road checks o...

May 05, 2021 - 3:38 PM As promised, the RCMP in B.C. have announced officers are going to start road checks to make sure people are travelling between merged health regions for essential reasons only. Police had stated that they would notify the travelling public about such checks in advance but the news release issued today, May 5, does not say what time or what days they will be in operation, just that they start tomorrow. “The checks are part of the provincial enforcement actions that are meant to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 throughout the province by limiting t...