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What was the response this time?
“I beg them, please, follow the (public health) measures,” the region’s top public health official, Dr. Wajid Ahmed, pleaded the next day.
“It is definitely being investigated,” Windsor Police Sgt. Isidor Lulic told the Star.
A police cruiser was stationed outside the church while all this went on.
“Public health, municipal bylaw officers and local police services are working together to provide an enforcement approach which prioritizes the safety of those in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic,” read a statement by the health unit Tuesday.
So why was this allowed, again? Why wasn’t Harvest Bible Church shut down?
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One person has been charged in connection with an anti-lockdown protest in Chatham and more likely will be, Chatham-Kent’s top administrator says.
Chief administrative officer Don Shropshire did not have any information Thursday on the first protest-related charge, but he said “there are other charges expected, so that’s not the end of it.”
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“You can expect those charges will be laid over the coming weeks,” he said.
Messages left Thursday with three other municipal officials about the latest charge were not immediately returned.
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WINDSOR, ONT. Chatham-Kent police have charged a 44-year-old Wheatley man after a report of a large gathering at the Old Colony Mennonite Church on Wheatley Road. Officers responded to the report of the gathering on Sunday. At this time, police say about 87 unoccupied vehicles were seen in the parking lot. A short time later, officers say several adults and children, exited the church without masks on. At this time, police say they spoke with a member of the church who confirmed that 128 members attended mass. In addition were children who were present in separate classrooms. “It is unfortunate that some people still choose to not comply with the law considering these laws are put into place for everyone’s safety, including those who choose to break them,” Chief Gary Conn. “This pandemic requires a concerted effort by all our citizens in order to abate and eventually eradicate. It is only through compliance, cooperation and collaboration that we will overcom
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Another member of the Old Colony Mennonite Church in Wheatley has been charged under the Reopening Ontario Act after more than 100 people attended a Sunday service.
The 44-year-old Wheatley man was charged Tuesday night by Chatham-Kent police for failing to comply with the act. He must attend provincial offences court May 19.
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Two men from the church were also charged in late December after two services each drew more than 100 unmasked worshippers.
”It is unfortunate that some people still choose to not comply with the law considering these laws are put into place for everyone’s safety, including those who choose to break them,” Chatham-Kent police Chief Gary Conn said in a statement. “This pandemic requires a concerted effort by all our citizens in order to abate and eventually eradicate.