COVID-related complaints and violation tickets in Burnaby dropped last month after spiking during the crest of B.C.’s third wave of the pandemic in April, according to local police.
Burnaby RCMP’s COVID compliance enforcement team responded to 76 complaints and issued 16 violation tickets totalling $20,240 in May, according to a news release.
That’s compared to 98 complaints and 27 tickets totalling $39,330 in April.
In May, eight tickets were handed out to people not wearing face coverings and eight more to people who organized or hosted events that didn’t comply with the Emergency Programs Act.
Burnaby RCMP’s COVID compliance enforcement team and City of Burnaby bylaw officers continue to conduct regular patrols through businesses, according to the release.
The COVID compliance enforcement team consists of officers putting in overtime on Fridays and Saturdays, while calls on the other days are dealt with by general duty members, according to Burnaby RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Kalanj.
“The day that we don’t need it any more, we just stop doing it,” he said.
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