Elk Valley RCMP conducted vehicle and boat checks near Koocanusa Lake and Baynes Lake in July.
BC Highway Patrol, Elk Valley RCMP, and the BC Conservation Service joined together on July 31 to conduct a large-scale check stop in Baynes Lake.
During the two-and-a-half-hour check stop, over 400 vehicles were checked for driver’s licenses, proof of insurance, as well as driver sobriety.
More than125 breath demands were issued resulting in two 24-hour driving prohibitions for impaired driving.
Numerous violation tickets were issued for no insurance, failure to produce insurance, and other infractions as well as 23 warnings issued for drivers failing to produce their driver’s licence.
One driver was also ticketed by the BC Conservation Service for failing to stop at the mandatory boat check with the driver having been located during the check stop.
On July 7, Elk Valley RCMP conducted boat patrols on Koocanusa Lake. Although the smoky weather reduced boat traffic, over the course of the five-hour patrol 14 boats were checked for various safety regulations as well as checks conducted for having liquor on board the boats.
Numerous written warnings were given for various infractions.
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