"There's a lot more entitlement to be out here right now when everything is so crazy still, and we still have the threat of COVID," said a lifelong Ucluelet resident of the illegal camping on back roads.

"It's really disturbing to see the way some people are choosing to leave behind the evidence of their presence here," said Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne.

From verbal attacks to physical assaults, the backlash directed against employees is forcing some B.C. business owners to take extreme measures.

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Once the province rolls out its Phase 3 restart, an Explore BC campaign will promote 2020 as the 'year of the staycation'.

The numbers, released to Global News in response to a Freedom of Information request, revealed officers issued 56 excessive speeding tickets in March and April compared to 39 during the same period last year.

The province has put out a request for contract bids, amid concerns the wildfire season and COVID-19 could combine to cause serious health issues.

In a setback for the zero-waste movement, single-use plastics are seeing a resurgence during the new coronavirus pandemic.

Sara Rosetta Thomas is charged with impaired driving causing the death of David Tilley, and impaired driving causing bodily harm to his wife, Justine Tilley, on June 9, 2018.

The Vancouver Park Board has been forced to spend an estimated $7,000 on temporary fencing to secure playgrounds and outdoor exercise areas after people ripped down yellow tape daily to access the closed areas.