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The rapid transmission of COVID-19 variants has raised concerns about travel for some time but it’s only now that widespread enforced measures will be undertaken in B.C.
Yesterday (April 22), the federal government announced that flights from India and Pakistan would be banned for 30 days due to the B1617 variant.
B.C. Premier John Horgan had announced on April 19 that provincial travel restrictions would be forthcoming this week due to continually rising hospitalized case numbers in B.C..
Travel order
Today (April 23), B.C. Solicitor General and Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth announced a new order, based upon advice from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.
Change needed for access, outreach: B C police complaints commissioner vancourier.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vancourier.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Director of police services Clayton Pecknold speaks during a press conference at the press gallery at Legislature in Victoria, B.C., Monday, December 19, 2016. Accessibility to British Columbia s municipal police complaints process can and should be improved, its commissioner says, as the office faces criticism from both legal advocates and the head of Vancouver s police union. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito January 11, 2021 - 1:00 AM
VANCOUVER - Accessibility to British Columbia s municipal police complaints process can and should be improved, its commissioner says, as the office faces criticism from both legal advocates and the head of Vancouver s police union.
Clayton Pecknold, who was appointed to the role in 2019, said in an interview he s aware of criticism over how his office responds to complaints against local police forces and officers.