KITCHENER Officials in Waterloo Region have handed out 14 more tickets for people not following the rules surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Nine charges were laid between March 31 and April 4, while the other five were laid in the previous reporting period. City of Cambridge bylaw issued three tickets for gatherings at private residences. Those tickets were $880 each. Bylaw officers in the City of Waterloo issued eight tickets at private residences for gatherings for $880 each. GRT security issued a $240 ticket at the Fairway Terminal for someone not wearing a face covering. Region of Waterloo Public Health ticketed Destiny Nails in Cambridge for operating under the provincial shutdown. That ticket was $880.
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Canadian Church Fined After Defying COVID Orders
Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
A Canadian church has been fined a total of $83,000 for holding an in-person service in January, violating the nation’s COVID-19 restrictions.
CBN News reports that Trinity Bible Chapel were instructed they could not hold services for in excess of ten people
However lead pastor Jacob Reaume shared details of the service on his blog, declaring that it was done “out of love for God and neighbour”.
The church was fined $15,000 and ordered to pay $45,000 in legal costs, which church officials also facing individual fines.
The church has no regrets, claiming God showed up in power, offered eternal hope to people, and saved souls” that day.