BC Supreme Court Dismiss Bid for Injunction Against Churches for Breaking COVID-19 Orders

Dr. Bonnie Henry leaves the podium after talking about the next steps in B.C.'s COVID-19 Immunization Plan during a press conference at Legislature in Victoria, B.C., Canada, on Jan. 22, 2021. Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press

The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed the provincial government’s application for an injunction against three Fraser Valley churches that broke COVID-19 rules prohibiting in-person services.

The Riverside Calvary Chapel in Langley, the Immanuel Covenant Reformed Church in Abbotsford, and the Free Reformed Church of Chilliwack were among a dozen individuals and churches that filed a petition last month, arguing the COVID-19 restrictions have violated parishioners’ rights and freedoms.