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It’s a moving tradition, almost guaranteed to induce goosebumps: the final radio sign-off of retiring police officers or detachments. Today, Monday, Jul. 18, 2022, marked just such an occasion, but this time calling attention to the dozens of employees and their nearly 20 years of service as the first line
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The following is a submitted open letter to Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson, also sent to MP Mark Gerretsen, written by a Kingston resident. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Kingstonist. Dear Mayor Paterson, I am sure many Kingston residents are wondering this week: who in
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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Communications Centre in Smiths Falls will be closing in 2022. The Communications Centre, located at 91 Cordelia Street in Smiths Falls, employs just over 100 OPP members, and is targeted for closure in early 2022, according to Bill Dickson, Acting Manager of Communications for the
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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has announced that, as of Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, they will be using the mobile application what3words in their Provincial Communications Centres (PCCs). In an emergency situation, if a caller contacts an OPP PCC and doesn’t know where they are, the app will help call-takers
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Community volunteers who have undergone required training and security checks will be allowed to provide assistance during emergency events, thanks to a signed agreement between the City of Kingston and the United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFL&A). “This agreement formalizes the long-standing relationship between the City and
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Kingston City Council sat for another virtual meeting, holding meeting 13-2020 (agenda) on Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2020. Council kept a fairly light agenda, but still worked through topics around emergency orders enforcement, the Kingston Economic Development Corporation’s strategic plan, and a funding transfer in tourism. Key Topics Council’s first major
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At their last meeting of 2019, South Frontenac Township Council saw the conclusion of the past months’ work by Council and Staff to create a new direction for the Township. On Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, Council approved the Township’s new strategic plan, as well as its 2020 operating and capital
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On the afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, Utilities Kingston and Kingston Fire and Rescue responded to multiple calls from residents believing they were experiencing a natural gas leak. At around 3:30 p.m., Utilities Kingston began receiving multiple calls from residents about a “rotten egg smell,” which is associated with
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“It’s very difficult for first responders to ask for help. We’re so used to being the ones who people go to.” This is how Maria Constandinou describes the meaning and reason behind her song, 10-4, which was just recently released as a music video and features a number of local
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The City Of Kingston has pulled the proverbial plug on its use of the popular PulsePoint app, disabling nearly all of the types of incidents the app reports to citizens. The PulsePoint app’s launch in Kingston was highly touted and widely publicized in 2015, with organizations such as Kingston Fire
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Loyalist Township is advising of an emergency response training exercise taking place on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, and would like to public to know an increased presence of emergency responders is no cause for alarm. The training exercise, which will test the municipality’s emergency response plan, will take place from
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One week ago, Kingston and the area experienced weather similar to that we have today – a lot of rain – but that didn’t stop the multi-jurisdictional emergency response training scheduled to take place on the St. Lawrence River. On Thursday, Jun. 13, 2019, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marine
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