Firefighter Funeral

Firefighters, members of the military and correctional service will fill the W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre in Amherstview tomorrow for the memorial ceremony for Loyalist Township firefighter Patrick Pidgeon.

Loyalist Township Emergency Services says due to the limited space the public is invited to pay their respects by lining the procession route to the recreation centre.  People will be able to listen to an audio broadcast of the memorial service in the parking lot.

There will be a formal Fire Fighter processional starting at noon tomorrow from the James Reid Funeral Home on John Counter Boulevard.  It will travel along Taylor Kidd to Coronation Boulevard…south to Amherst Drive and then on the arena.  Visitation takes place this afternoon and this evening at the James Reid Funeral Home.

Mystery of Pole Collapse

A report on the collapse of hydro poles on John Counter Boulevard says there were at least seven factors that created a unique circumstance and contributed to the collapse.

Utilities Kingston has released the report of the engineering company it hired to find out the cause of the bizarre accident.

The factors include an electrical line being hit two days before the collapse, the possibility of machinery being used in the area coming into contact with the poles, an anchor being pulled out of the ground and deterioration of poles due to age and insects.

Utilities Kingston president and CEO Jim Keech says the poles were being replaced and the lines were going to be moved to the new poles when they collapsed.  Nobody was injured and Keech says the safety of Kingston’s hydro poles is a key priority.  He is assuring people they’re safe.

 

https://www.utilitieskingston.com/News/Article/poles-collapse-report

The Tragically Hip – Tour Kickoff

Kingston Police expect up to 25 thousand people to gather in Springer Market Square for the broadcast of The Tragically Hips final show on August 20th.  The CBC broadcast of the concert at their hometown arena…the Rogers K-Rock Centre will be broadcast in the square.  Police have been meeting with officials of other agencies to plan security and safety measures.

The Hip launch their tour tonight in Victoria, B-C.

The band announced the 15 date tour after it was made public lead singer Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer.

SIU – Napanee OPP Crash

The Provinces police watchdog is investigating a collision between a Napanee OPP cruiser and a milk tanker truck that left two officers with serious injuries.

The Special Investigations Unit will determine if there was any wrongdoing on the part of police.

The officer driving the cruiser remains in hospital…the officer who was a passenger was treated for facial injuries and released.  The driver of the milk truck wasn’t injured.

Organic Eggs are Back

The Reinink Family Farm is back in business producing organic – free range chicken eggs to sell directly to the public.

One of their three barns in Yarker was destroyed by fire on the night of January 6th.

It’s where they kept 3,000 chickens and their egg grading station for the direct marketing egg business.

The barn has been replaced and the family is holding an open house tomorrow (Saturday, July 23) from 1 to 5 p.m. at 144 Reinink Road in Yarker.

Guitar Festival

The Canadian Guitar Festival takes place this weekend at Loughborough Lake Holiday Park north of Kingston.

It features performances by masters of the fingerstyle guitar and wraps up Sunday the Canadian Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Competition.

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