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Organizer of parking lot party fined for not adhering to social distancing rules: Belleville police

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A 21-year-old Belleville man is facing a fine after he allegedly organized a party in a local parking lot, willfully ignoring social distancing regulations recently enacted in order to fight the spread of COVID-19, police say.

On Sunday, Belleville police say they received multiple calls about a gathering of people in a parking lot on Millennium Parkway. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] When police arrived, they counted about 25 people gathered closely around vehicles, smoking and socializing.

The government of Ontario recently prohibited any groups more than five in public places through the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.

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