A 45-year-old woman has been charged after hosting a birthday party in southeast Barrie, Ont., on Saturday amid the COVID-19 crisis, a police spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.
There were 11 people at the party when officers responded just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday — six household members and five guests, Peter Leon, Barrie Police Service’s corporate communications co-ordinator, told Global News. “That goes contrary to the emergency order that’s in place,” Leon said The woman was charged under Ontario’s Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act after she violated the province’s emergency order that’s banned gatherings of more than five people, effective March 28. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]