December 18, 2020 - 3:41 PM A Vernon city councillor s motion put forward in an effort to overturn the provincial health order banning religious gatherings likely has the support of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association that says the restrictions may be an infringement of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Scott Anderson told council s Dec. 14 meeting he would be drafting a motion asking council to write to the provincial government requesting religious institutions be considered an essential service and therefore be allowed to open with restrictions. Days later, Canadian and B.C. Civil Liberties Associations wrote to Dr. Bonnie Henry asking her to reconsider the public health order which prohibited religious gatherings.