Since the beginning of the pandemic, fines have been one of the main methods of enforcing public health laws. The implementation of an 8 p.m. curfew in early January increased the potential for Covid-related fines.
Martin Carrier, media relations officer for the Sherbrooke Police Service, said that 319 fines have been handed out since Jan. 9 in Sherbrooke for violating curfew.
Carrier added that since the beginning of the pandemic, over 400 tickets were given out in Sherbrooke for illegal gatherings, the other common Covid-related offence.
Eastern Townships communities outside of the city of Sherbrooke are patrolled by the Sûreté du Québec. A representative from the force said that in the period between Jan. 11 to Feb. 14, 111 people in the Estrie region (in SQ jurisdiction) received fines for violating curfew.
Over 300 curfew fines handed out in Sherbrooke
David Rossiter, Special to the Record
