Strange odour in Kingston’s west end due to ‘equipment malfunctions’ at Canada Royal Milk plant

Collins Bay Institution farm officially opens

Vigils for ethical prison farms to be held outside Collins Bay Institution

Sheet metal workers enter fourth week of strike

March 9, 2021March 10, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments baby formula, Canada Royal Milk, Carey Bidtnes, City of Kingston, equipment malfunction, Feihe, Kingston, microbiome, milk processing, milk solids, odour, protein concentration, sludge, smell, stink, strange smell, wastewater processing, wastewater treatment

On Monday, Mar. 8, 2021, residents in Kingston’s west end – particularly in the Cataraqui Woods area – awoke to a strange smell that both worried and alarmed them. Described by area residents as “gag-inducing,” the smell was not something they’d experienced before, and prompted a number of residents to

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August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 Michelle Allan 1 Comment Collins Bay Institution, Collins Bay Pen, Collins Bay Penitentiary, CORCAN, Correctional Service Canada (CSC), dairy cattle, dairy cows, dairy goats, Dianne Dowling, Feihe, Joyceville Institution, Karen McCrimmon, Kelly Hartle, Kingston, Mark Gerretsen, prison farms, produce, Save Our Prison Farms, Scott Harris, stocker cows

The long-awaited return of Kingston prison farms was celebrated at Collins Bay Institution this morning. Karen McCrimmon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, officially launched the Correction Service of Canada’s (CSC) farm employment program on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Collins Bay Institution. The six

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June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 Michelle Allan 2 Comments Calvin Neufeld, climate emergency, Collins Bay Institution, Correctional Service Canada (CSC), cows, dairy cattle, Evolve Our Prison Farms, Feihe, goat milk, goats, Joyceville Institution, Kingston, MP Mark Gerretsen, penal agriculture, penitentiary, plant-based farming, prison farms, Save Our Prison Farms

The introduction of beef and dairy cows at the new Joyceville and Collins Bay prison farms has drawn the concern of Evolve Our Prison Farms, a campaign for “plant-based prison farms in Canada enhanced by farmed animal sanctuary.” The group will begin holding weekly vigils in front of Collins

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May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments apprentice ratio, eight-hour make-up workdays, Feihe, hiring hall list, increased hours, Kingston, Kingston Secondary School, Local 269, picketing, Sheet Metal Workers International Association, sheet metal workers union, Strike, work stopped

Members of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association locals 47, 235, 269, 397, 473, 504, 537, and 562 representing workers in Ottawa, Windsor, Kingston, Thunder Bay, London, Sudbury, and Kitchener are entering their fourth week of striking. The Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association (SMWIA) advocates for the rights of