COVID-19 restrictions on non-essential travel on four B.C. highways on Thursday.Each of the RCMP road checks is prefaced by highly visible signs warning drivers that non-essential travel is not allowed, and offering them the opportunity to make U-turns before they encounter officers.Anyone who does enter a checkpoint will be asked for ID, their address and their reason for travel.
B.C. RCMP reveals locations of COVID-19 travel checkpoints If police determine that reason to be non-essential, they’ll be directed to turn around.
Refusal could result in a fine.“The goal here is not to be putting out fines, really. The goal is to encourage people to stay local,” RCMP Staff Sgt.