Algoma Public Health is reminding indoor and outdoor gatherings are prohibited during the province's stay-at-home order.
Noting the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is "actively investigating" planned gatherings, the health unit notes officers issued provincial offence notices to three people over a gathering involving eight people on April 18th, adding anyone who is found attending an organized gathering could be fined up to $1000, with a minimum fine of $10,000 for anyone found organizing a gathering during the ongoing lockdown.
It further warns of ongoing risk of contracting COVID-19 in communities, particularly as variants of concern continue to spread, with the B.1.1.7 strain - first identified in the UK - already reported in Algoma.
While people are getting immunized, the health unit reminds "the majority of our communities are not yet fully immunized", so everyone must continue avoiding close contact with those outside our households, even if vaccinated.