Impaired driving enforcement by B.C. Highway Patrol led to fewer drivers being removed from the road in the Kootenay region during the 2025 Winter Impaired Driving Campaign. Officers issued 27 driving prohibitions across the region in December, down from 36 during the same month in 2024. “But impaired driving remains a threat to public safety, and the work is far from over.”Across B.C., a total of 240 impaired driving prohibitions were issued by Highway Patrol officers in December 2025, compared with 267 in December 2024. It coincides with National Impaired Driving Prevention Month and includes enhanced check stops, targeted patrols and other road safety measures provincewide.