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Wet’suwet’en solidarity demonstrations take place in Kingston

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Tori Stafford 4 Comments blockade, CN overpass, CN railway, demonstration, First Nations, Frontenac Paramedic Services, Gardiners Road, Kingston, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Kingston Police, Mohawk, native demonstration, Sgt. Steve Koopman, solidarity, Tyendinaga, Wet'suwet'en

Demonstrators set up a blockade at the CN overpass at Gardiners Road on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.

Via Rail halts trains due to Wet’suwet’en demonstration near Shannonville

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Belleville, blocking trains, CN railway, demonstration, Deseronto, First Nations, Kingston, Mohawk territory, Monteral-Toronto corridor, native, native demonstration, Ottawa-Toronto Corridor, protest, Shannonville, trains stopped, Tyendinaga, Via Rail, Wet'suwet'en territory

As demonstrations in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en territory continue for a second day near Shannonville, Via Rail has announced the

Trains stopped locally due to demonstration in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 Tori Stafford 17 Comments Belleville, CN railway, demonstration, Deseronto, Kingston, protest, Shannonville, trains, trains stopped, Tyendinaga, Via Rail

Trains along the Belleville-Kingston corridor came to a standstill as a demonstration is being staged on the CN Rail in

K9 catches two men suspected of tampering with train signals

February 6, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrested, charged, CN employee, CN railway, cut and removed wire from rail line, east end, Findlay Station Road, K9 Unit, Kingston, Kingston Police, mischief over $5000, tampering with rail signals, theft, track

Two Kingston men have been arrested and charged after a Kingston Police K9 unit was called in to investigate disrupted