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Kingston joins opposition to provincial bike lane restrictions

November 8, 2024 by Christena Lawrie

Kingston is joining other Ontario municipalities in opposing the provincial government’s new restrictions on bike lanes.

The proposed bike lane restrictions are part of the Province’s Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, which includes a list of changes to tackle traffic congestion.

The potential bill would require municipalities to seek approval from the provincial government before constructing bike lanes that result in removing lanes for vehicular traffic, along with other restrictions.

Councillor Brandon Tozzo moved that council express their disapproval of the proposal on the grounds that bike lanes are safer, do not hinder traffic flow, and that municipalities should maintain control of their own transportation.

The city’s Active Transportation Master Plan aims to increase active transportation such as bicycling to 20 per cent of all trips by 2034.

Listen to the full story for the conversation between Kingston’s city councillors.

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Six Nations exploring possible homelessness, addiction recovery hub

September 12, 2024 by Andrew Dow

Six Nations Elected Council is looking at creating a Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hub in the community to fight against homelessness and mental health and addictions.

After banning supervised drug consumption sites within 200 metres of schools and childcare centres due to issues with safety, the Ontario government says 19 HART hubs will be opened throughout the province.

These HART hubs will focus on protecting public safety and ensuring that individuals suffering from homelessness and addiction will receive the proper support and treatment they deserve, according to the government.

Six Nations was not previously home to a consumption site, but was made aware that funding was set aside for two HART hubs to be established within Indigenous communities.

On Sept. 10, council said they will be applying to bring one of the HART hubs into the community.

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Six Nations reps begin to hear expert testimonies on Haldimand Tract legal battle

September 11, 2024 by Andrew Dow

Six Nations have started hearing Canada’s expert witness testimonies for its ongoing litigation case surrounding the mismanagement and lands lost along the Grand River.

The testimonies began in late August and will be heard until November. Three experts will present the crown’s argument in court before the official trial gets underway.

The case surrounds Six Nations and its argument that under the “Haldimand Proclamation,” signed in 1784, that six miles along the Grand River, from its source (Lake Erie) to its mouth (Dundalk) was to be given to Six Nations for its use and benefit. Six Nations claims a group called the “Family Compact” was responsible for reducing the original 950,000 acres promised to Six Nations to now 46,000 acres where the Six Nations territory sits.

Lonny Bomberry, Six Nations Director of Lands and Resources, says a pre-trial is scheduled to take place in December, but he’s hopeful “reasonable heads will prevail” and the case can be settled at that time before needing to move forward to trial.

CJKS will be following this story as it develops.

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‘It was the only way’: Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society reduces staffing to manage deficit

July 26, 2024 by Edward Sweeney

After operating over-budget for the last two years, the Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society (KHCAS) is reducing its staff by 17.2 per cent to help balance the budget.

The layoffs come as part of a multi-year “Deficit Management Plan” which has been developed to “reduce expenditures by $7.6 million,” according to a KHCAS media statement.

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 334 expressed their concerns about the staffing reductions in a July 18 media statement.

“Our concern is that kids are going to be left at risk, that kids are potentially going to die, because we do not have the staff or resources to do meaningful work,” says Ruby Taylor, Local 334 President and child protection worker at KHCAS.

Listen to the full CFFF story to hear comment from local MPP, and from the KHCAS Board of Directors.

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County seeks funding for in-house PSW education at John M. Parrott Centre

February 22, 2024 by Ted Evans

Lennox and Addington County is looking for a post-secondary school to partner with for a project called The Living Classroom. This is a partnership model that has been designed to integrate Personal Support Worker (PSW) Education into long-term care homes to support workforce development.

According to staff, the classes would take place entirely at the John M. Parrott Centre, and depending on their size, may be inside the building, or on-site in something like a portable

The county will be submitting an application for funding support to the Government of Ontario, led by the Schlegel-VW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) in partnership with the Ontario Association of Continuing Education School Board Administrators (CESBA.)

The application deadline is March 4. According to staff, the county will know if their application is successful or not by March 8. If the grant application is successful, a detailed report will come back to council for their approval.

Kingston joins opposition to provincial bike lane restrictions

Six Nations exploring possible homelessness, addiction recovery hub

Six Nations reps begin to hear expert testimonies on Haldimand Tract legal battle

‘It was the only way’: Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society reduces staffing to manage deficit

County seeks funding for in-house PSW education at John M. Parrott Centre

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