Gananoque councillor in perceived conflict case not seeking re-election

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 Keith Dempsey

Gananoque Councillor Dennis O’Connor, who was recently reprimanded over a perceived conflict of interest, says he will not be seeking re-election in the fall. “I gave four years and I worked very, very hard despite what anybody likes to say, but I managed to do a lot of good things

Gananoque councillor reprimanded over integrity report

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 Keith Dempsey

Gananoque Town Council has reprimanded Councillor Dennis O’Connor, following an integrity commissioner’s report that concluded the councillor put himself in a perceived conflict of interest. The report adds a more severe penalty is not necessary because O’Connor co-operated with the investigation and believed he was not in conflict. It adds

Gananoque councillor suspended over Holocaust comparison

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Jessica Munro

A Gananoque Town Councillor has been found in breach of Council’s Code of Conduct because of comments he made about the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine policy. Councillor Mike Kench has been suspended as a result of the findings. In a report to Town Councillors, Integrity Commissioner Tony Fleming concluded that

Misconduct followup, Santa Parade, short-term rentals top Napanee Council agenda

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell

Napanee Town Council held their regular meeting Tuesday night, Oct. 26, 2021. Updates from Town staff, and lively discussion took place on a myriad of issues. Mayor’s coaching As a follow-up to the misconduct of Mayor Marg Isbester, it was previously recommended by the integrity commissioner that Ms. Isbestor go

Napanee Town Council debates merits of new training for Mayor

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell

Greater Napanee Mayor Marg Isbester sat quietly Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, after relinquishing her Chair to Deputy Mayor Max Kaiser for a follow-up discussion on the completion of recommendations made by the Town’s Integrity Commissioner, Laura Dean, in September. Dean’s report at that time found the Mayor had breached the

Loyalist Council votes to further investigate Code of Conduct breach by Porter

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell

Loyalist Township Council voted Monday, Jun 28, 2021 to pursue further investigation into the actions of Ward 3 Councillor Penny Porter, who was found to be in conflict of interest in contravention of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. In his report to Council, Loyalist Township’s Integrity Commissioner (IC) John

Loyalist Township Council to discuss Porter’s misconduct

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell

At their regular meeting on the evening of Monday, Jun. 28, 2021, Loyalist Township Council will officially receive the details of the Township Integrity Commissioner’s report on the misconduct of Ward 3 Councillor, Penny Porter. Porter was found guilty of a pecuniary conflict of interest earlier this year and it

Hall Monitor: Reconsideration resolve

February 18, 2020February 19, 2020 Josie Vallier

Editorial note: An earlier version of this article mistakenly stated that Council had voted to change recycling collection to allow for all recyclables to be collected on the same day. This was an error. Council voted to maintain the current recycling program. Kingston City Council sat for meeting 08-2020 (agenda)

Letter to the editor: LDSB’s focus is on student achievement – exactly where it should be

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Kingstonist

Editorial note: The following is a letter to the editor regarding the transparency of the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) and its Board of Trustees. The views and opinions expressed in this letter do not necessarily reflect those of Kingstonist. There is exemplary teaching and learning happening in the Limestone