Joe Baptista

• Gananoque and neighbouring township feuding over arena costs

  The cost of running the Lou Jeffries Arena in Gananoque has caused a feud between the town and its neighbouring municipality.

  Politics

  Dec 13, 2017
  
• Plenty of East Region presence in OPP trucking safety blitz

  'Operation Safe Trucking' will target a number of violations including distracted, aggressive and impaired driving, speeding as well as following too closely. 

  News

  Dec 12, 2017
  
• Advertisement
• Minister of Transportation in Kingston to introduce new winter driving measures for eastern Ontario

  The Minister of Transportation visits Kingston to discuss new plans of action aimed at maintaining and improving safe winter driving along the 401 in eastern Ontario.

  Traffic

  Dec 9, 2017
• Advertisement
• Leeds and Thousand Islands council votes to suspend councillor’s pay following Integrity Commissioner report

  Leeds and Thousand Islands councillors voted, on Monday, to suspend councillor John Paul Jackson's pay for 90 days after an Integrity Commissioner report found that the councillor breached the township's code of conduct. 

  Politics

  Sep 13, 2017
• Integrity report recommends pay suspension after Councillor breaches code of conduct

  Councillor John Paul Jackson has no regrets even though his pay may be suspended for 90 days. An Integrity Commissioner’s investigation made the ruling after the first -term councillor was found guilty of violating The Township of Leeds and Thousand Islands Council Code of Conduct. after going public with confidential information involving four senior staff...

  Politics

  Sep 11, 2017
• High-ranking jobs at Township of Leeds and Thousand Islands on the line for making sexual harassment allegations

  Four employees at the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands accused its CAO of sexual harassment. Now, two of them are facing unemployment.

  Investigations

  Aug 8, 2017
• Township of Leeds and Thousand Islands councillor to be investigated

  Staff members at the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands allege its CAO acted inappropriately at work.

  Investigations

  Aug 8, 2017