Students or staff at seven public schools inBritish Columbia have tested positive for the faster-spreadingCOVID-19 variant first discovered in the United Kingdom, officials said Sunday.

The Canadian Camping and RV Council said at least 50,000 full-time users of RVs who usually spend their winters in the United States had to find a site north of the border. Thousands have converged on southern B.C., packing full-service campgrounds to wait out the winter, according to B.C. tourism and lodging groups.

The teachers' union has told the district that it will respect the pickets and Eberwein said they are the telling parents of its 7,300 students that they will have to find alternative care for their children.