A Kelowna church leader has been issued a ticket for violating COVID-19 public health orders.

The ticket was issued following a large gathering at the place of worship, located in the 1600-block of Harvey Avenue.

The only place of worship in the area is Harvest Ministries International, located at 300-1634 Harvey Avenue.

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This served as the second time RCMP has responded to the church for a report of a large gathering. The first occurrence was on Dec. 6, and at the time no tickets were issued. Police instead took an 香蕉视频直播渆ducational approach香蕉视频直播� regarding current health regulations, 香蕉视频直播渋n an attempt to attain compliance from the congregation.香蕉视频直播�

On Dec. 19, Kelowna RCMP again responded to the same place of worship, and issued a $2,300 ticket to the congregation representative, for failing to comply with health orders.

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