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• Stormont Dundas Glengarry prepares for new agricultural advisory committee

  17-07-2026 23:07 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  The United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry council is set to move forward Monday with the next steps to establish a new agricultural advisory committee.The creation of the advisory committee stems from ongoing concerns that arose last fall. The Glengarry Federation of Agriculture began publicly opposing the county’s roadside tree-planting program.While local friction has eased following a temporary pause to the tree-planting program in April, that decision came alongside one to
  
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• Why fatal collisions in Ontario don't always lead to Criminal Code of Canada charges

  17-07-2026 22:29 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Two separate fatal collisions in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry occurred just months apart, and once charges were laid, they were for careless driving causing death under the Highway Traffic Act.Why did the SDG OPP opt to charge the drivers deemed at fault under the provincial Highway Traffic Act (HTA) instead of laying more severe charges under the Criminal Code?It is a distinction that can be significant for families and those involved with legal proceedings. While both paths stem from a road
  
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• OPP charge man from Kingston in financial elder abuse investigation

  17-07-2026 21:09 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  LONG SAULT — A 53-year-old man from Kingston is facing three charges following an OPP investigation into a financial elder-abuse complaint.Police said the investigation began in January 2024, and later transferred from SDG OPP to an investigator with the OPP East Region integrated fraud awareness response initiative. The allegations surrounded the misuse of a financial power of attorney.The man, who OPP is not identifying to protect the identity of the victim, was charged with fraud over
  
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