The BC Highway Patrol’s 2025 Winter Impaired Driving Campaign saw an overall decrease in the number of impaired drivers stopped, but that wasn’t the case the North.
According to the BC Highway Patrol, a total of 240 drivers were removed from BC roads last month, down from 267 in December 2024.
64 prohibitions were handed out in Northern BC in December 2025, 12 more than in the same month in 2024.
“We shouldn’t read too much into number changes from 2024, because different weather conditions and staffing from year-to-year are major factors,” said Inspector Adam Tallboy with BC Highway Patrol.
“We are encouraged by some of the lower impaired numbers in Central BC, but the increase in northern BC is concerning. Overall, BC Drivers still need to do a better job of driving sober.”
The annual Winter Impaired Driving Campaign is a province-wide effort conceived by the BC Association of Chiefs of Police. Detachments across the Country use extra check stops, patrols, and other enhanced enforcement techniques to support National Impaired Driving Prevention Month.
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