VANCOUVER - An appeal has been filed in a British Columbia Supreme Court decision that upheld public health orders banning indoor religious services in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the province.
Free Reformed Church is seen as people attend Sunday Service, in Chilliwack, B.C., on Sunday, February 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
VANCOUVER - An appeal has been filed in a British Columbia Supreme Court decision that upheld public health orders banning indoor religious services in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the province.
A statement from the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, which represents a group including three Fraser Valley churches, announced Thursday that it was asking for a higher court to review the decision.
B.C. churches to appeal court decision that upheld COVID-19 restrictions
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Apr 1, 2021 at 8:58 pm EDT
VANCOUVER An appeal has been filed in a British Columbia Supreme Court decision that upheld public health orders banning indoor religious services in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the province.
A statement from the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, which represents a group including three Fraser Valley churches, announced Thursday that it was asking for a higher court to review the decision.
Paul Jaffe, a lawyer with the advocacy group, argued during hearings last month that the orders by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry unjustifiably infringed on his clients’ right to freedom of religion.
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VANCOUVER - An appeal has been filed in a British Columbia Supreme Court decision that upheld public health orders banning indoor religious services in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the province.
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B.C. recorded 832 new cases of the coronavirus and five additional deaths heading into Easter as health officials warn of large gatherings and travelling during the long weekend.
Even people who have received a vaccine shouldn’t get complacent, said Dr. Bonnie Henry, explaining it takes time for the vaccine to work and for the body’s immune system to kick in.
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“If you do choose to spend time with anyone other than your immediate household this weekend, it must be outdoors” and with COVID-19 safety protocols in place, said B.C.’s provincial health officer.