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• Cataraqui Conservation issues flood watch for Charleston Lake, Gananoque Lake

  03-07-2026 21:32 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Catarqui Conservation issued a flood watch on Thursday afternoon for Charleston Lake and Gananoque Lake, and a water safety statement for inland lakes and streams due to elevated and increasing flows and water levels.While widespread flooding is not expected, thunderstorms over the Canada Day holiday have increased water levels in area lakes, and the conservation authority is reminding people to be cautious.“It appears that the Gananoque River system received more rainfal
  
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• Kingston-based filmmaker, activist receives Order of Canada for international impact on 2SLGBTQI+ rights

  03-07-2026 20:11 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Across a lifetime of art and activism, Nancy Nicol has maintained her sense of hope.“I never feel hopelessness,” Nicol told the Whig-Standard on Wednesday.Nicol, a documentary filmmaker and a professor emeritus at York University, taught in the visual arts department there from 1989 to 2016. She has travelled the world making films about and connecting with people fighting for the rights of those who identify as 2SLGBTQI+ — Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual,
  
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• Jim Hegadorn to take over as warden for Lennox & Addington County

  03-07-2026 18:47 via thewhig.com
  
  NAPANEE — Jim Hegadorn was elected Warden of Lennox and Addington County on June 24. Hegadorn’s new role comes as the previous warden, Nathan Townend, recently announced his departure .Councillor Tony Fritsch nominated Hegadorn, describing him as “capable and extremely dedicated”.“He’s been deputy warden for this term, and his becoming warden is the natural progression,” Fritsch said. “He’s also very capable and extremely dedicated, and I be
  
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• Kingston Police ask for public's help with three-vehicle collision

  03-07-2026 18:15 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston Police are looking for witnesses of a motor vehicle collision that took place on Taylor Kidd Boulevard on Thursday.At approximately 10:23 a.m., Kingston Police received a report of a collision in the area of Rockwell Drive and Taylor Kidd Boulevard involving three vehicles.Two people — a man and a woman — were transported to hospital by paramedics with minor injuries, according to police.The collision closed Taylor Kidd Boulevard between Bexley Gate and Gardiners Road in bo
  
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• Kingston undergoes a squishy sensation

  03-07-2026 17:53 via thewhig.com
  
  Last Friday, an hour and a half before doors opened at 10 a.m., Kingston’s local toy store, The Rocking Horse Toys, had a line of around 30 people, all there for the same thing: a NeeDoh.NeeDohs are a squishy, colourful toy, like a stress ball. Available in dozens of different colours and shapes, NeeDohs are sought after for their satisfying feel. They were launched by the toy company, Schylling, in 2017, but they have blown up over the past year, as a result of viral TikTok videos and so
  
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• Kingston Police, CSC extend partnership to combat prison drone contraband

  03-07-2026 16:38 via thewhig.com
  
  A successful partnership between Kingston Police and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) aimed at combating the growing threat of contraband drone drops into federal institutions has been extended for another three years.What began as a pilot project has evolved into an ongoing collaborative effort, strengthening the ability of law enforcement and correctional officials to detect, investigate, and disrupt the use of drones to deliver prohibited items into correctional facilities.According
  
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