Fatal Crash – Charges

Charges have been laid against a 16 year old girl  after the crash that killed two high school students north of Kingston earlier this month.

The OPP has charged the girl with two counts of dangerous driving causing death and two of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.

A vehicle went off Rutledge Road and rolled over on the night of June 17th.

It was carrying five high school students from the Limestone District School Board.  The crash claimed the lives of 16 year old Abigail Sutherland of Kingston and 16 year old Kevin Grant of South Frontenac.

17 year old Tyler Parr remains in hospital after suffering critical injuries.

Fire – Pot Farm

The fire was in the kitchen but it led to the arrest of a man for growing pot in the basement of a home in Stone Mills Township.

Firefighters put out a kitchen fire at a home on County Road 14 around 11:30 Saturday night.

They called in the police and officers found 92 marijuana plants growing in the basement along with 32 grams of dried marijuana.

48 year old Jody Daigle has been charged with production of a controlled substance.

Flatbed Stolen

A flatbed trailer has been stolen from a business in Napanee.

The 32 foot long trailer was stolen from the business on Service Road sometime over the weekend.

The OPP says it had a 4×4 towing post attached and was empty at the time.

Canada Day

Canada Day is tomorrow and celebrations are taking place at Confederation Park and Grass Creek Park in Kingston.

Things kick off with the Limestone Mile Races at 9am.

There’s a citizenship ceremony at 10:30…the Red and White people parade from the Metro at Princess and Barrie to City Hall at 11:30 and the mayor hands out Civic Awards at noon on the step of City Hall.

There’s music in Confederation Park and the Fireworks are scheduled for 10 p.m.

Grass Creek Park has activities scheduled from 10am to 5pm.

Sir John A. Macdonald’s historic home – Bellevue House is open from 10am to 4pm and there is no entry fee.  The SALON Theatre group will put on a short Sir Joh A themed performance at two in the afternoon.

Rideau Canal – Free July 1

Boaters who use the Rideau Canal tomorrow – won’t have to pay.  It’s a first for Parks Canada and a a bid to attract boaters and visitors to the historic waterway.

Parks Canada says the number of vessels traveling through the system has already increased 32 percent this year compared to last year at this time and the number of vessels mooring has increased 20 percent compared to 2014.

Fort Henry

Kingston’s number one tourist attraction is hosting a Pan Am themed festival starting tomorrow and running through the weekend.

All activities are free…including regular programming at the Fort.

The festival features the music, dance and art of the Pan Am Countries with Canada, US, Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean all being represented by artists on two stages.

The city is gearing up for the arrival of the Pan Am torch relay on Thursday.

Health Unit – Games

The Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Health Unit will be at the forefront of preventing the spread of disease during the Pan Am Games in Toronto.

KFL&A Public Health will use two programs to analyze digital surveillance technology in Kingston.  The information will be used to detect the early signs of sickness or environmental changes that may impact the province during the games.

It will use data from hospitals and local health organizations starting July 10th.  The system was developed during the SARS outbreak in 2003.  It has since received funding from Queen’s University and the Ontario government.