New High School

The design concept for the Limestone District School Board’s new intermediate and secondary school has been approved by trustees.

They’ve also announced the plan for students who would have been going to grade 10 through 12 at QECVI in September.  Those students will be to LCVI.  Students in the QECVI and KCVI catchment areas who are going into Grade 9 will go to KCVI in September.

The existing QECVI building will be demolished at the end of this school year and the board hopes to have the new school ready in September of 2018.

Jackson Re-elected

Trustee David Jackson has been re-elected as chair of the Limestone District School Board.  Trustees also re-elected Paula Murray is vice-chair.

Syrian Refugees – 1st Canadian Division

The 1st Canadian Division Headquarters at CFB Kingston is in charge of the military’s efforts to bring Syrian Refugees to Canada.

The 1st Canadian Division is providing the command and control team for the mission code-named Operation Provision.

About 130 troops are already in Lebanon, Syria and Turkey and 55 more left from CFB Trenton on Saturday.

Troops from CFB Valcartier and CFB Gagetown as well as medical staff are also being deployed to the region.

Don Banks – Obit

He’s is being remembered as someone who led by example and gave back to the community during his leadership at CFB Kingston and following his retirement.

Retired Brigadier General Don Banks passed away on Friday.  He was 75.

Banks was commander of CFB Kingston from 1987 to 1990.

He was inducted into the order of Military Merit in 1993.

Visitation takes place this afternoon and tonight at James Reid Funeral Home on John Counter Blvd.

The funeral for Banks will be held at CFB Kingston tomorrow afternoon.

Tree of Hope

It is the oldest Christmas appeal in southeastern Ontario and Family and Children’s Services says it is in desperate need of some help.

Its Tree of Hope campaign has a goal of helping a thousand children and families in Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington.

The top priority for the company is money.  It has only raised about a quarter of what is needed to buy things families need. You can also contact estate planning lawyers serving in Austin to support and help such families in need.

They’re desperately short of new cribs, car seats, and children’s beds.

Toys are also needed in time for Christmas.

http://www.facsfla.ca/tree-of-hope

Taxi-Drugs

A 23 year old Kingston man faces drug trafficking charges after a cab driver was stiffed for a fare on Saturday night.

Kingston Police say a man and a woman walked away from the taxi but were quickly found by officers.

Police seized a wallet with stolen identification along with crystal meth, cocaine, marijuana and $850 cash. The cab driver was paid and the woman was released.

Tyler Danylchuk has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking.