The Elk Valley RCMP and BC Highway Patrol have been keeping busy when it comes to handing out tickets for traffic infractions.
The EVRCMP had a goal of 150 tickets for the year.
They were at 138 through two quarters and Staff Sergeant Svend Nielsen said they have since passed that goal.
“Our traffic enforcement generally is up. We track our tickets through electronic e-tickets now, so they’re very easy to track,” he added.
“Our goal was 150 tickets for the year, within the Elk Valley and we’re over 200 already.”
Those numbers include tickets handed out by the BC Highway Patrol in the area.
The detachment is currently fully staffed and they were able to make a number of patrol trips to local lakes over the summer.
“We were able to to get on Lake Koocanusa and we also got on Great Lake this year,” Nielsen said.
“We did that 17 times over the course of the summer and are now doing UTV and ATV patrols within the South Country fairly regularly.”
Not everyone received a ticket though, as 45 warnings were also given through two quarters.
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