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Operation Impact sees OPP lay over 1400 charges across eastern Ontario

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments distracted driving, Eastern Ontario, failing to wear a seat belt, impaired driving, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Operation IMPACT, speeding, stunt driving, Thanksgiving weekend

The Operation Impact campaign saw Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers across eastern Ontario lay a total of 1460 charges over

OPP shuts down ‘significant’ Eastern Ontario meth operation

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Belleville Police, Canadian currency, cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, drug trafficking, Eastern Ontario, Highway 401, loaded handgun, OCEB, OPP, OPP East Region, OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), Project Esher, Quinte West, Toronto, trafficking

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and Belleville Police Service announced today that they

Art Community Culture Events Music News

Local musicians join ‘Music Across the Border’ to benefit United Way

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Bhavana Varma, Blue Oyster Cult, COVID-19, COVID-19 Response Fund, Eastern Ontario, Emily Fennell, Kingston, miss emily, northern New York, Oswego County, Paul Langlois, telethon, The Tragically Hip, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA), WPBS-TV

If you’re from Kingston (or anywhere in Ontario, really) and you’re a music fan (or even if you aren’t), chances

News Police Briefs

OPP: Over 2,300 charges laid in eastern Ontario during road safety week

May 24, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2, 459 charges, Careless Driving, distracted driving, east region, Eastern Ontario, failure to yeild, impaired driving, Kingston, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Road Safety Week, seatbelts, speeding, stunt driving

Canada Road Safety Week came to an end this week, and resulted in a staggering 2,459 charges laid on

Environment News Weather

Up to 15 cm of snow expected for Kingston and area

November 15, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments commuter traffic, Eastern Ontario, Environment Canada, Kingston, Kingstonist, snow, snowfall, special weather statement, weather, Winter

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Kingston area due to a coming weather conditions that may