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The following is a selection of the most significant road closures and expected traffic delays in and around the city of Kingston for the week ending Jul. 1, 2022. Full lists of closures and delays provided by the City of Kingston and the MTO can be viewed here and here. Sidewalk restrictions are
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The outdoor pool and splash park on the Memorial Centre grounds now has a new name — the Culligan Water Park. Visitors and residents alike can beat the heat this summer in the region’s only outdoor aqua park. Formerly referred to as the Outdoor Aqua Park, on Tuesday, Jun. 7,
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This week, members of the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged three drivers in impaired driving-related investigations. At approximately 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jun. 21, 2022, officers responded to a traffic complaint on County Road 1 in Greater Napanee. According to a
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Two residents of Loyalist Township are facing multiple charges after conducting a lottery scheme through Facebook. The Lennox & Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted an investigation after being contacted about a possible illegal lottery being conducted through Facebook in June 2021, according to a
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At their regular meeting on Tuesday, Jun. 21, 2022, the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) Trustees approved an operating budget of $177,293,497 and a capital budget of $34,402,323 for the 2022-23 school year. According to a release from the school board, the budget reflects the funding
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Two local high school students will be joining the volleyball teams at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) for the 2022-2023 season. Ashley Raymond (Kingston, ON) is set to join the Paladins women’s team, while Jordan Flight (Brockville, ON) will play for RMC’s men’s team. The local area volleyball
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As a result of exceptional searches at Collins Bay Institution, which took place from Tuesday, Jun. 14, to Friday, Jun. 17, 2022, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) has found and seized multiple contraband and unauthorized items at the federal multi-level security institution. According to a release from the CSC, the search
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Yesterday, an international contingent of runners arrived in Odessa as part of the Lions Charity Run. The Lions Club runners are raising funds to support children affected by the conflict in Ukraine. According to a release from Loyalist Township, the Lions Charity Run is a 1,026 kilometre running journey, which
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On Friday, Jul. 1, 2022, John Sheridan will be taking over as Chair of the Governing Committee for SEAMO, the Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization. Susan Fitzpatrick has also joined the Governing Committee as Vice-Chair. SEAMO is an association whose members are the Clinical Teachers’ Association of Queen’s University, Kingston
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Digital Transformation Grants will once again be available to qualifying brick-and-mortar small businesses across Ontario, to help cover the costs of adopting digital tools and technologies. On Tuesday, Jun. 21, 2022, the Ontario BIA Association (OBIAA), in partnership with the Toronto Association of BIAs (TABIA), announced that the Digital Transformation
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Earlier this week, Emily Fennell, better known to her fans as Miss Emily, took home the Female Vocalist of the Year award from the Maple Blues Awards in Toronto. The award ceremony was held on Monday, Jun. 20, 2022, and this year’s win bookends her 2020 award in the same
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An inmate from the Collins Bay Institution has died while in the custody of Correctional Service Canada (CSC). According to CSC, Shimon Abrahams died on Monday, Jun. 12, 2022. Abrahams had been serving a sentence of three years and six months for possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition
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