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On Wednesday, Apr. 7, 2021, Ontario Premier Doug Ford issued a province-wide Stay-At-Home Order requiring everyone to remain at home except for essential purposes, to be effective as of Thursday, Apr. 8, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. What does that mean? For residents The government of Ontario is asking residents to
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Lennox and Addington OPP have charged three people with impaired driving during three separate incidents over the last week. On Saturday, Mar 13, 2021, officers approached a vehicle stopped on Highway 33 (Bath Road) near Coronation Boulevard that was blocking the road. “Police arrived on scene and determined that the
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OPP say that a 19-year-old person was arrested in a stolen pickup truck this afternoon after allegedly driving dangerously on Highway 401 in Loyalist Township, Ontario. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 19, 2021, police received a report from a motorist about a pickup truck driving aggressively and erratically
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Two people from Quebec are in Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) custody awaiting a bail hearing after a traffic stop on Highway 401 in Loyalist Township yesterday morning. Shortly after 9 a.m. on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2021, a traffic enforcement officer with the East Region Highway Safety Division (ERHSD) stopped an
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The Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating a structure fire in Odessa that has been deemed suspicious. At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2021, officers from the L&A OPP responded to reports of a structure fire in a vacant
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Kingston City Council met on Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2021, for a shorter-than-average yet eventful regularly scheduled Council meeting (agenda available here). The first delegation of the night saw James Allan, Chairman of the Kingston Area Taxi Licensing Commission, speaking to Council about the intent and need for the proposed ‘Taxi
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Two people are facing charges after a traffic stop for speeding on Highway 401 uncovers drugs and cash. At approximately 3:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 officers of the Highway Safety Division of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol on highway 401 Westbound in Loyalist Township, and
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A Belleville man, with only a G1 licence, is facing multiple charges after being stopped on Highway 401 west of the Camden East Exit in Loyalist Township. At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, officers of the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)
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As we stay at home, watching the Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination plans roll out, many in the KFL&A region are wondering why other Public Health regions in the province seem to be ahead of us. Indeed, some Ontario Health Units are taking bookings for vaccinations, while KFL&A awaits more doses of
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Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Joseph Martino, has determined an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) dog handler did not commit a criminal offence after a suspect sustained injuries during his arrest in the summer of 2020. On Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, the SIU released their findings in the case
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Loyalist Township accepted a gift of a waterfront property on Amherst Island at their Township Council meeting on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. The property being gifted by Dayle and Eloise Gowan is a waterfront piece of property bordering Front Road across from Amherst Island Public School, according to a release
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Lennox and Addington County Council has announced that Ric Bresee, Mayor of Loyalist Township, was acclaimed as County Warden for the year 2021. Nominations for the position took place on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, during the Council meeting, with Warden Bresee taking the oath of office at Council’s Inaugural Meeting
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