Peterborough police fined three people under the Reopening Ontario Act during an anti-lockdown protest at Peterborough City Hall on Saturday afternoon (January 23).
At 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, police responded to the protest, which they say was organized by the same group that held a similar protest last Saturday.
Police estimate there were between 15 to 18 protestors in the group. “Police were able to convince 10 other protestors from joining the group,” reads a police media release.
Police say the protestors were not wearing masks, did not consistently maintain the required two metres of distance from each other, and there were more than five people attending an organized public event.
Police issued three tickets under the Reopening Ontario Act for failing to adhere to the required restrictions. Each ticket carries an $880 dollar set fine.
“Where warranted, Peterborough Police Service will continue to issue tickets for infractions of the stay-at-home provincial order,” the media release states.
