Norfolk County, ON, Canada / NorfolkToday.ca
Jan 28, 2021 8:57 AM
Following a service that took place at the Church of God on Sunday, the Aylmer Police say they have identified 47 persons who were in violation of Emergency Orders after Pastor Henry Hildebrandt encouraged people to leave their vehicles during what started as a drive-in service.
Aylmer Police have been reviewing evidence of the Emergency Orders breach and are now in the process of serving 29, Part 1 tickets to individuals identified.
Police say an additional 18, Part 3 summons are being processed for individuals residing outside of Elgin County and for those responsible for organizing and hosting the event.
AYLMER, ONT. Aylmer, Ont. police say they are reviewing evidence and are expecting to lay charges for breaching Ontario s emergency orders after a gathering at the Church of God on Sunday. A video posted to Pastor Henry Hildebrandt s YouTube page shows a group of maskless people inside the church on John Street North, which would violate provincial rules limiting in-person religious gatherings to 10 people. Aylmer police Chief Zvonko Horvat says, “Our investigation, this time around, will hopefully identify those individuals that were not only organizing but also in attendance and we will be charging all of those that we can identify.Everybody who is identified will be charged.”
Norfolk County, ON, Canada / NorfolkToday.ca
Jan 25, 2021 10:33 AM
Aylmer Police are preparing to lay charges following a breach of the province’s Emergency Orders Sunday morning at the Church of God in Aylmer.
At the drive-in service, Pastor Henry Hildebrandt encouraged people to leave their vehicles and eventually gather inside the church without masks.
Aylmer Police Chief Zvonko Horvat advises all individuals identified in a Facebook video will be charged.
The charge comes with an $880 fine and Aylmer Police are working with Southwestern Public Health to develop a strategy to reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure in the community.
In addition, Aylmer Police will be seeking input from Public Health Unit to develop further mitigating strategies specific to this group to reduce the risk of exposure and harm within our community.
Pastor with $21,480 in pending COVID-19 fines shares his perspective Written by Connor Gerbrandt Saturday, Jan 09 2021, 11:02 AM Tobias Tissen received his most recent offence notice for speaking at a rally at the Manitoba Legislative Building in December 2020. (Tobias Tissen/Facebook).
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A Manitoba pastor is sharing his views after accumulating more than $21,000 in fines pertaining to COVID-19.
The Church of God Restoration, located along Highway 12 just south of Steinbach, has received significant backlash in recent months for defying emergency public health orders.
During the pandemic, $15,000 in fines against the church and another $6,480 against pastor Tobais Tissen have been levied.
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