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Non-essential Travel Prohibited Between Three Provincial Zones SHARE ON: Government of British Columbia logo Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth is using his authority under the Emergency Program Act to prohibit non-essential travel between three regional zones in BC. The order applies to everyone in the province, including non-essential travelers from outside the province. The regional zones are Vancouver Island Health Authority, the area covered by the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley Health Authorities, and the region encompassed by the Northern and Interior Health...

B.C.'s Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth has announced new travel restrictions meant to discourage people from leaving their health authority.

Article content VICTORIA — The union representing B.C.’s 6,500 RCMP officers says it has “grave concerns” about the new COVID-19 travel restrictions coming into force on Friday, measures which it said could erode trust with racialized communities and put officers at increased risk of catching the virus. And 11 legal and First Nations advocacy groups sent a joint letter to the province Wednesday raising alarm bells about the “over-broad and unconstitutional expansion of police powers” that will disproportionately affect Black, Indigenous and other racialized communities. We apologi...

Article content VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is looking at using periodic roadblocks to limit travel in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19. Mike Farnworth, minister of public safety and the solicitor general, said the checks would be set up at locations like ferry terminals or along major highways leading out of Metro Vancouver. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or COVID-19: Periodic roadblocks but no individual stops planned for B.C.'s travel rules Back to video The goal is to discourage recreational travel, but there will be no...

Article content The Tin Wis resort in Tofino is waiting with the rest of B.C. to learn the details of the provincial government’s new travel ban set to begin Friday. And if the emergency order limits guests to locals, the resort may have to close. The sprawling West Coast resort, owned by the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, has been restricting leisure travel guests to those who live on Vancouver Island to follow provincial guidelines and have been operating at about two-thirds capacity. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or COVID-19: B.C. tourism ope...