Fewer drunk drivers caught in B.C. this summer, but...
Police said a shorter six-week campaign and staffing redeployments helped drive the decline from 626 prohibitions last year.
- On Tuesday, BCRCMP reported issuing 229 impaired driving prohibitions during the 2026 Summer Impaired Driving Campaign, down from 626 bans recorded last year.
- Supt. Lori Orstad cited a shorter six-week campaign, compared to ten weeks last year, and temporary staffing redeployments as significant factors for the reduced total.
- Regional data shows the South Coast recorded 97 prohibitions, followed by Northern B.C. with 58, Vancouver Island with 32, Central B.C. with 24, and the Kootenay region with 13.
- Drug-Impaired driving prohibitions fell to 18 from 78 during the campaign, though police emphasized they are still intercepting too many drivers who choose to drive while impaired.
- The campaign excluded the July 24-27 Shambhala Music Festival near Salmo, where 78 drug-impaired files were initiated; Orstad expects enforcement to return to normal now that resources have been restored.
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229 impaired driving bans issued on B.C. highways so far this summer - Grand Forks Gazette
B.C. Highway Patrol says its 2026 Summer Impaired Driving Campaign saw “significantly fewer” bans, but it wasn’t just because B.C. drivers were doing a better job of driving sober. Police issued 229 impaired driving prohibitions during the 2026 Summer Impaired Driving Campaign, which ran from June 15 to July 31. Eighteen of those bans were related to drugs. It’s “significantly less” than the 2025 campaign, in which 626 prohibitions were issued. …
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Today In BC229 impaired driving bans issued on B.C. highways so far this summer
B.C. Highway Patrol says its 2026 Summer Impaired Driving Campaign saw “significantly fewer” bans, but it wasn’t just because B.C. drivers were doing a better job of driving sober. Police issued 229 impaired driving prohibitions during the 2026 Summer Impaired Driving Campaign, which ran from June 15 to July 31. Eighteen of those bans were related to drugs. It’s “significantly less” than the 2025 campaign, in which 626 prohibitions were issued. …
229 impaired driving bans issued on B.C. highways so far this summer - Kimberley Bulletin
B.C. Highway Patrol says its 2026 Summer Impaired Driving Campaign saw “significantly fewer” bans, but it wasn’t just because B.C. drivers were doing a better job of driving sober. Police issued 229 impaired driving prohibitions during the 2026 Summer Impaired Driving Campaign, which ran from June 15 to July 31. Eighteen of those bans were related to drugs. It’s “significantly less” than the 2025 campaign, in which 626 prohibitions were issued. …
Fewer drunk drivers caught in B.C. this summer, but...
Recent stats may give the appearance that B.C. drivers are doing a much better job of driving sober but there's more to the story than meets the eye. RCMP said in a Tuesday media release, Summer Impaired Driver Campaign resulted in 229 impaired driving prohibitions compared to 626 a year earlier, bu...
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