FROM: Aylmer Police Service                        DATE:  11 January 2021                

Breach of Emergency Orders Charge;

On Wednesday, 06 January 2021, at 2:40 pm, Aylmer Police attempted to serve a summons to a male residing on Hawthorne Crescent, Aylmer ON., for the offence in relation to the current emergency orders. The male was contacted by phone and he requested to be served at the local church on John St. North Aylmer ON. The officers attended at the John St. location to serve the summons and were met by approximately 100 persons in the parking lot of the church. Investigation revealed that the gathering was organized by the male. As a result, 57-year-old male from Aylmer has been charged with Host an Event Exceeding Number Permitted Under Continued Section 7.0.2 Order, contrary to Re-Opening Ontario Act 10.1(1).