COVID-19 safety plans in place.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the relaxation of restrictions on in-person services Thursday.The measure, first implemented in November, has proven to be one of the most divisive of B.C.’s pandemic health orders.
COVID-19: B.C. Supreme Court upholds provincial ban on in-person religious services The newly-announced change of rules is an updated version of a pilot plan Henry had announced in March, before surging COVID-19 case numbers prompted the province’s spring “circuit-breaker” restrictions.Under the plan, up to 50 people may gather indoors for a religious gathering.Outdoor gatherings of up to 50 people are also permitted.Organizers must pre-register attendees for contact-tracing.