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GraceLife Church pastor remains in custody after holding another service violating COVID-19 public health orders GraceLife Church in Parkland County defied Alberta government public gathering restrictions on the weekend and held a church service. Photo by Larry Wong /Postmedia
The pastor of a Parkland County church previously charged with violating Public Health Act orders remains in custody after turning himself in to police Tuesday, RCMP say.
On Sunday, RCMP and Alberta Health Services attended the GraceLife Church to “assess compliance in relation to conditions issued to the pastor on Feb. 7,” police said in a news release.
Pastor James Coates had previously been charged under the Public Health Act for being over capacity and failing to adhere to physical distancing requirements during church service. He was served an undertaking with conditions.
Council eyes bigger tax-relief package for businesses in 2021 Downtown Calgary high-rises were photographed on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Photo by Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia
City council took a step toward rolling out a bigger relief package than originally planned for 2021 to shelter businesses from property tax hikes.
A council committee approved Coun. Jeromy Farkas’s proposal Tuesday to spend $44 million to hold non-residential property taxes flat this year.
That’s more than double the $21-million rebate program council approved during last year’s budget talks. That money was meant to ensure businesses didn’t see tax increases in excess of 10 per cent compared to the year before.