County Council – Cows – Prison Farms

Frontenac County Council wants dairy cattle to be included in the farming operations at Joyceville and Collins Bay institutions.

County Council passed a resolution this week requesting dairy cattle be included in the initial phase of this project.

Last month…correctional officials informed prison farm supporters when the farms re-open they will focus on crops and goats and will not involve dairy or beef cattle.

The resolution Frontenac County is sending to Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Kingston and the Islands MPP Mark Gerretsen says skilled workers are needed in all forms of dairy production.

Gun Amnesty

The gun amnesty program operating in Ontario this month has paid off in Kingston.

12 people have taken advantage of a gun amnesty program by turning in their guns to Kingston Police.

Two restricted firearms, three prohibited weapons, nine rifles and nine shotguns have been turned in so far.  The gun amnesty program runs until the end of the month.

Police say if you have an unwanted gun…don’t take it to police headquarters…contact police and they will arrange for it to be picked up.

New Cops

Kingston Police have welcomed two new officers to their ranks.

Constables Sara O’Toole and Trevor Sharp received their framed Oath of Office from Chief Giles Larochelle and Deputy Chief Antje McNeely this week.  They’ll be starting uniformed patrol next week.

Eye in the Sky

Kingston Police have launched their new eye in the sky.

The new drone will be used by police to search for missing persons, investigate crime scenes, collisions and other major incidents.

Five officers will be trained in using the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle…a Canadian built Aeryon SkyRanger.

Inmate Death – Murder Charge

An inmate at Millhaven has been charged with the death of another inmate.

25 year old Tyler Hunter has been charged with First Degree murder in the death of 49 Year old Michael Kozovski of Toronto.  Kozovski died on Friday and Hunter was charged on Saturday.

Hunter has been serving an 11-year sentence for multiple offences, including attempted murder and assaulting a peace officer.

Kozovski had a history of over 50 convictions, had been designated as a dangerous offender and started serving his current sentence in December.

Vehicle Thief

A 32 year old Kingston man is facing numerous charges after a stolen vehicle was involved in a collision on Battersea Road.  The man was arrested by the OPP on Saturday night following the crash and turned over to Kingston Police.  The vehicle had been stolen in Kingston on the night of April 4th.

Police say the man was already facing charges for theft of another vehicle in February and theft of a ring in January.  On top of those charges he’s also facing a charge of breach of probation.

IKEA – Kingston

IKEA has announced it is opening a collection point in Kingston where people can pick up stuff they’ve ordered online.  There have been rumours circulating for years about an IKEA store coming to Kingston – but the retailer says that is not on the books.  The collection point operated by Dicom will be at 192 Hickson Avenue and it’s not free…there is a 29 dollar charge to have things delivered there…instead of the 49 dollar charge to have it delivered to your home.

Election

Good candidates make for a good election and the City of Kingston is hosting an information session next week for people thinking about being a candidate for council or the local school boards.

The information session will take place in city council chambers starting at 6p.m. on Tuesday of next week.  Officials from school boards and the ministry of Municipal Affairs will also be on hand to answer questions.

The municipal election will take place on Monday, October 22nd.

Filed under: County Council, cows, Election, Eye in the Sky, Gun Amnesty, ikea, Inmate Death, Kingston, Murder Charge, New Cops, Prison Farms, Vehicle thief