Two men were charged by police over large gatherings in a Wheatley, Ontario, church this weekend. Chatham-Kent police said they received reports of large gatherings held at the Old Colony Mennonite Church on Dec. 26 and Dec. 27 respectively. When police arrived on both days, they found over 100 people not wearing masks inside the church. A 50-year old man from Merlin, Ontario, who took responsibility for the gathering, was charged on the first day, and another 43-year old Merlin man was charged on the second day. Both men were charged for failing to comply with the Reopening Ontario Act, police said. The Act prohibits churches to hold services with more than 10 people indoors or outdoors during lockdown which went into effect on Dec. 26 at 12.01 a.m. Besides the two men, a Windsor pastor was also charged under the same Act on Dec. 23. Rev. Dr. Aaron Rock, the …
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