Overview

• Police reported 142 roadside breath demands tied to the Aug. 9 Nickelback show in Lake Cowichan, resulting in 18 alleged impaired drivers.
• Immediate prohibitions issued at the concert checkpoints included 13 for 90 days, four for three days, and one 24-hour ban.
• Officers handed out 54 additional traffic violation tickets during the Nickelback event operation.
• Around the preceding four-day Sunfest, officers conducted 220 breath demands that led to 11 driving prohibitions and 172 other violation tickets.
• The Canadian Press published the BC Highway Patrol’s aggregated figures on Aug. 19 based on the agency’s official counts.