The Surrey RCMP says it issued 18 violation tickets totalling nearly $17,000 in fines to people breaking COVID-19 restrictions last week.
Police said most of the fines, issued between April 7 and April 11, were related to people breaking public health orders against indoor gatherings.
Five of the tickets were issued after complaints of gatherings in private homes, including one where 22 people were found gathered in a residence in Newton.
That call landed the resident a $2,300 fine.
Indoor social gatherings have been banned since November, and the province is encouraging people to socialize outdoors as a safer alternative.
On April 10, police caught people dining in a restaurant in the 9400 block of 120 street, a violation of “circuit breaker” restrictions implemented last month which ban indoor dining.
RCMP said it was the second violation at the restaurant, and that it flagged the business to Fraser Health.
Several tickets were issued April 11 to a man who allegedly refused to wear a mask in a store in the 7300-block of King George Boulevard. Police said when they attended, the man was “uncooperative” and “continued to cause a disturbance.” He was ticketed for failure to wear a mask in an indoor public place, failure to comply with direction, and abusive or belligerent behaviour.
Despite the new restrictions issued last month, B.C. continues to report near-record new COVID-19 case counts.
Health officials reported another 1,168 new cases Wednesday, along with a record number of people hospitalized with the virus.
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