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The goal is to discourage recreational travel, but there will be no random, individual stops, Farnworth said in a statement Tuesday. Farnworth said his ministry is also working to ensure the new rules announced by Premier John Horgan on Monday don't unfairly impact racialized communities. "Most British Columbians know they have a part to play in helping to curb the spread of COVID-19 and I am sure they will adhere to the new rules and stay in their region," Farnworth said. "Our intention is to discourage recreational and leisure travel, not punish people, and we are not interested in disrupti...

Travellers caught outside of health authority to face fines; BC Ferries to stop booking recreational vehicles SHARE ON: The province is cracking down hard on travellers as COVID-19 cases continue to mount. There will be an order under the Emergency Program Act not to leave your health area, and that includes leaving Vancouver Island, especially on the ferry. Premier John Horgan says the province’s goal is to restrict people’s ability to leave their health authority. “This will be conducted through random audits, not unlike roadside stops for counterattack during the Christmas season,”...

COVID-19 update for April 20: B.C. considers roadblocks, not random stops, to enforce travel ban | 35 and older can register for vaccine | Police broke up party in West Vancouver home | Record hospitalizations as infant dies 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 20, 2021  •  1 hour ago  •  7 minute read  •  The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), first detected in Wu...

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth speaks during a press conference at the legislature in Victoria, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. The British Columbia government is providing a few more details about travel restrictions aimed at limiting movement around the province to slow the spread of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito 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, says the checks would be set up a...

  VANCOUVER -- All of B.C.'s current COVID-19 public health orders are being extended through the May long weekend, health officials announced Monday. That includes the bans on indoor dining at restaurants and indoor group fitness activities, both of which were announced as part of the province's slate of "circuit breaker" measures on March 29. Premier John Horgan also revealed the government is issuing new orders under the Emergency Program Act on Friday that will restrict people's ability to travel outside of their own health authority region. "This will be conducted through random au...