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Former fire chief, sentenced to five years for sexual abuse, granted full parole
KINGSVILLE — Former fire chief Bob Kissner, sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty in 2019 of multiple counts of sexual abuse, has been granted full parole by the Parole Board of Canada. Kissner, released earlier this month, is expected to return to the Kingsville area, according to a parole board decision…
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Kingsville balks at cost of organic waste recovery plan, major tax hike feared
KINGSVILLE — Kingsville wants out of a regional organic waste recovery program which town officials say will result in substantial tax increases for homeowners living in the urban part of the municipality. The town also objects to being forced to participate in the Essex County Waste Management Authority (ECWMA) program — even though the province…
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Shaking the COVID doldrums on Essex County’s back roads
I rode my bicycle more in August than in all my previous 58 years. My shiny new bike had only been used a dozen times. It took the “new normal” to get me beyond good intentions. Disconnected, disappointed over cancelled travel plans and caught in the low-level distress of the pandemic, I felt it was…
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Former fire chief, sentenced to five years for sexual abuse, granted full parole
KINGSVILLE — Former fire chief Bob Kissner, sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty in 2019 of multiple counts of sexual abuse, has been granted full parole by the Parole Board of Canada. Kissner, released earlier this month, is expected to return to the Kingsville area, according to a parole board decision…
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Kingsville balks at cost of organic waste recovery plan, major tax hike feared
KINGSVILLE — Kingsville wants out of a regional organic waste recovery program which town officials say will result in substantial tax increases for homeowners living in the urban part of the municipality. The town also objects to being forced to participate in the Essex County Waste Management Authority (ECWMA) program — even though the province…
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Shaking the COVID doldrums on Essex County’s back roads
I rode my bicycle more in August than in all my previous 58 years. My shiny new bike had only been used a dozen times. It took the “new normal” to get me beyond good intentions. Disconnected, disappointed over cancelled travel plans and caught in the low-level distress of the pandemic, I felt it was…
