Jim Keech
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City of Kingston to say goodbye to long-time Utilities Kingston presidentJim Keech, president and CEO of Utilities Kingston, is retiring after serving 40 years with the municipality. He will leave his post in January 2022.CanadaOct 14, 2021
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Concerns raised about drinking water as chlorine delivered by rail held up by blockadesResponsible Distribution Canada says large cities and municipalities could run out of chlorine, needed to treat drinking water, within in a week or two as rail blockades continue.CanadaFeb 14, 2020
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Utilities Kingston asking residents to reduce water, sewer use after pump station failureUtilities Kingston is also asking residents to take steps to protect their basements from flooding.CanadaJun 6, 2019
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Now that Kingston has declared a climate emergency, what does it mean?Electric vehicles, and city buses. How about using gases from organic waste to heat homes?PoliticsMar 13, 2019
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Utilities Kingston CEO remembers ice storm as ‘team-building exercise’The new Public Utilities Commission was put to the test early on when what is now known as "the storm of the century" hit hard across four provinces, impacting more than three million residents.CanadaJan 6, 2018
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Head of Kingston Utilities returns to work after brush with deathUtilities Kingston President and CEO Jim Keech collapsed on a treadmill at the gym this summer in cardiac arrest.CanadaOct 19, 2017
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Kingston utilities workers still working on broken water main that flooded, closed Bath RoadThousands of drivers had to take a detour after water flooded Bath Road forcing the closure of the east and westbound lanes between Centennial Drive and Queen Mary Road.NewsOct 5, 2017
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