A group of teenagers in Nanaimo were recently hit with a fine for violating COVID-19 public health orders.
According to the Nanaimo RCMP, officers noticed a group of youths and a number of vehicles parked at Dover Bay High School at around 11:45 p.m. on Dec. 19.
Police say the officers spoke to the teenagers and warned them of the risks associated with what they are were doing and then told them to leave.
However, a short while later, officers returned to the parking lot and found even more teens and vehicles in the parking lot — with many of them walking around without masks on.
Eventually, officers had enough and issued 11 teenagers $230 fines for violating the province’s COVID-19 Related Measures Act.
“Given their lack of regard after being told to disperse, the officer elected to issue each with a violation ticket in hopes that the behaviour would not continue throughout the holiday season,” said Const. Gary O’Brien, media spokesperson for the Nanaimo RCMP.
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