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Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government T r a v e l R e s t r i c t i o n s

April 23, 2021 Provincial Health Orders have been updated. Please Stay Home.

Travel restrictions for non-essential travel in BC are in place effective immediately, until May 25th, 2021. Fines can be given to people who leave their region for non-essential travel. Stay local and stay in your community. Do not travel for non-essential reasons.

What does this mean? Travel has been reduced to health regions; the order combines B.C.'s five health authorities into three regions of the province. Travel into and out of the regions for non-essential reasons is not allowed and is now prohibited by law. Please see below for regions.

Police will not be engaging in random checks. Periodic road checks may be set up at key travel corridors (BC Ferries) during times associated with leisure travel to remind travellers of the order. Fines may be given up to $575 for travel outside your region.

The health regions are: Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley (Fraser Health and Coastal Health) Northern/Interior (Northern Health and Interior Health, including Bella Coola Valley, the Central Coast and Hope) o Residents from the Hope area can travel to Chilliwack for essential goods and supplies o Residents from the Bella Coola Valley and Central Coast area can travel to for essential goods and supplies (Vancouver )

Please stay in your Vancouver Island health regions: VI REGION 1 VI REGION 2 VI REGION 3 VI REGION 4 Colwood Campbell River Bowser Comox Gabriola Island Duncan Highlands Cortes Island Galiano Island Jordan River Courtenay Parksville Ladysmith Langford Denman Island Gold River Qualicum Mayne Island Oak Bay Hornby Island Mill Bay Kyuquot Pender Island Saanich Salt Spring Island Port Hardy Victoria Saturna Island Port McNeill Sidney &

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Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government T r a v e l R e s t r i c t i o n s

To learn more about your Vancouver Island Regions visit: https://www.islandhealth.ca/your-region

Do not travel for: Vacations, weekend getaways and tourism activities Visiting family or friends for social reasons Recreation activities

Essential travel includes: Medical & dental appointments Financial priorities; banking, bill payments Health and wellness; food, medicinal needs, prescriptions Work Social services; child custody agreements, childcare, providing care to a family member

If you have questions on essential travel requirements or want to submit a non-compliance of non-essential travel activity (hitacu only), please contact the huupatu̓ Centre at (778) 942-0578. To see COVID-19 case data, for Vancouver Island, visit islandhealth.ca and search for the COVID-19 Daily Dashboard.

BC Health Regions

For full information on current travel restrictions visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/travel/current

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