COVID-19: Mayor of BC town near Alberta border calls for end of mask mandate, vaccine card

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The Rockies are not the only thing dividing Alberta and British Columbia.

The provinces now have starkly different COVID-19 rules, and a mayor along the border says it's time for B.C. to catch up.

Sparwood Mayor David Wilks told Global News on Monday there has been a recent increase in visitors not following the mandate to wear masks in public indoor spaces and hesitating to show their proof of vaccination.

B.C. still requires both, while Alberta has dropped both.

"We are starting to see people ignore those rules and enter buildings without masks, et cetera," the mayor said.

With so much interconnectivity between the provinces, Wilks said, there should be consistent rules across Canada. B.C. is the last province in the country to outline when both proof of vaccination and indoor mask requirements may be lifted.