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by Craig Takeuchi on December 30th, 2020 at 11:50 AM 1 of 1 2 of 1 One individual intent on partying his way through the pandemic wound up in jail for the holidays after repeatedly ignoring COVID-19 measures. The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) stated today (December 30) that officers had issued several warnings and tickets over several weeks to a 24-year-old man at a Downtown Vancouver apartment for violating the provincial public health order banning parties and gatherings. Since September, Vancouver police have received 12 complaints about noise and parties at his apartment. Office...

On Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 a Freedom Rally was held at Millennium Park in Castlegar where between 60 and 80 people gathered to listen to speakers with messaging around COVID-19 related guidelines, measures and enacted laws, according to Castlegar Top Cop RCMP Sgt. Monty Taylor. Some people later relocated along the 2000 block of Columbia Avenue where they carried signs displayed

Shutterstock Some teenagers in the Vancouver Island city of Nanaimo will find their wallets a little lighter this holiday season after being fined for not following COVID-19 protocols, police said. According to Nanaimo RCMP Const. Gary O’Brien, the fines were issued after patrol officers noticed a large gathering of youths, and “a number of vehicles” in the parking lot of a high school around 11:45 pm on Saturday, December 19. “The attending officer engaged the youth in discussion and discussed the risks associated with their behaviour, and then told them needed to disperse,” said ...

Posted: December 22, 2020 State of emergency extended to Jan. 5 The Province of British Columbia today 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 Jan. 5, 2021, to allow staff to take the necessary actions to keep British Columbians safe and manage immediate concerns and COVID-19 outbreaks. “I want to thank everyone in British Columbia...

11 teens fined $230 each for 'large' gathering A group of teenagers who allegedly refused to follow COVID protocols were each given a $230 fine over the weekend, according to RCMP in Nanaimo. B.C. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Dec 23, 2020 12:46 PM PT | Last Updated: December 24, 2020 Eleven teens have been fined $230 each for violating public health orders not to congregate, after ignoring police warnings to disperse.(Shannon VanRaes/Reuters)