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at kccu.ca Yes! Ooh, it's on! Tonight, the pro-palestinian encampment at queen's may have some of its demands met. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Kingston police warn about a seasonal scam. And the first cruise ship of the season arrives in kingston. From "global kingston" this is ckws news at six. Good evening. We are learning new details tonight about that deadly boat crash over the long weekend, three young people were killed and five others were injured in the crash on bobs lake, north of kingston. And now we're hearing from someone who witnessed the devastating crash and saw the same boat speeding multiple times before. Sean o'shea has the latest. >> I was just hoping not to hear the crunch. And then I heard the crunch. >> Tony hammond says he'll never forget the sound as he stood in his backyard at buck bay at bobs lake, the distinctive slam of this speedboat crashing into a metal fishing boat after dark saturday night of all the boats engaging in risky and foolish behaviors in the channel, that's the only one. >> No one has the boat. >> The why wouldn't you is well known here at buck bay now more than ever. Five people were injured and three people were killed. Among those who died, 22 year old juliet francis cote. She just graduated from college. She was with others on the fishing boat, which was stationary at the time, according to hammond. He says he heard the speedboat coming even above the loud music on the other boat. >> Ieard the rumble. I'm like, it's him. I'm like, nah, he's not going to do it on the long weekend. On a saturday after dark. >> And then he gunned it a few seconds later. Hammond says the speedboat struck the other at high speed, and then 911 calls for he. >> Mass casualty, multiple bodies in the water. >> Buck bay hammond says he and family members boarded boats to the nearby scene. Others joined the rescue effort, too. They found bodies in the water and tried to save lives. Signs of life. >> No signs of life. You're going to do cpr, right? That's what you do. >> Firefighters and police would show up. But he says it felt like forever as they searched for bodies. Because you're looking and you're not finding and clock's ticking and you're just hopg someone with an actual boat built to search above and below water shows up. >> Because I'm using a cell phone flashlight. >> The owner of the speedboat had recently posted on facebook about wanting to get out for the first rip of the season, adding, quote, it's time to put the effing hammer down. Hammond says he had seen the boat speeding in the bay before, a bay with a ten kilometer per hour speed limit. Hammond says he's been interviewed twice by ontario provincial police, giving his account of what happened, he said he believed a collision was inevitable someday, given the way he says he witnessed that speedboat being operated. >> I wish it hadn't been that night, but it was going to be some night. It was going to be someday. So it's just pure resignation. >> Sean o'shea "global news" pro-palestinian protesters on the queen's campus have decided to pack up their tents and leave . The group has been on campus for 12 nights now, but organizers say they're ready to remove themselves from university grounds after talks with queen's leadership. Kaytlyn poberznick has more on what's being decided. >> We are thus announcing the end of our first encampment today. >> What was originally planned as a single overnight camp out turned into 12. Now it's officially coming to an end. >> This encampment was successful as it added pressure allowed us to mobilize and raise collective consciousness and build networks of solidarity across different movements. The unanimous decision between the protesters to decamp comes after queen's university made some movement on the six demands of the pro-palestinian protesters, a statement issued by the university says in part. >> A written request to consider divestment was made by a campus community group in early may. Principal patrick dean is creating a review committee for responsible investing to review the request. The statement goes on to say final approval rests with the board of trustees. There will be opportunities for all those who have an interest in this matter to participate in this process. >> Principal patrick dean has since accepted our formal request for divestment and commence the committee on divestment within one week's time. We have been told that the committee chair will be announced by the end of this week, and to ensure representation from our party, we have requested two seats on this committee. >> The protesters did say that

all the demands have been discussed and addressed within queen's administration, but the pen has not been put to paper yet in terms of a full commitment to all six. >> No written commitments. These were just meetings and that's why we have said that we don't see these as victories, but rather opportunities to hold this administration and these senior admin as accountable. >> Queen's has also added that there will be no retaliation while campers are prepared to leave the site on university avenue as precondition to decamping, we have received confirmation via email from the provost that there will be no retaliation from the queen's administration for all protesters and campers, matthew evans has assured us and our faculty observers network, that he's prepared to state on the record that there will be no retaliation against protesters. The pro-palestinian group says that just because they will not be camped out here doesn't mean their job is done. They say their plan is to continue to push for change on queen's campus. Kaytlyn poberznick "global news, kingston on a large cruise ship has arrived in kingston, bringing dozens of passengers to shore. >> The pearl mist is currently cruising the great lakes, with on shore excursions along the way. These visits don't just happen. It took more than a year of work by tourism kingston to expand the cruise ship industry and bring this ship for here the first time. Fawwaz muhammad-yusuf has more. >> All hands were on deck wednesday morning to welcome the passengers and crew of the pearl mist. The cruise ship, making its first stop in kingston was the product of tours provided to cruise ship staff by tourism kingston over the past year, and they fell in love with the city as one does now. They've returned with over 100 tourists, all of whom are looking forward to experiencing the local attractions. >> I'm looking forward to an overview. I like to know the big picture of things and something about the history. >> Oh yeah, each of those passengers has an economic impact of about $300 per day at each port. They stop at, according to tourism. Kingston's noel piché. >> They're coming back this fall. They're looking forward to doing at least two trips a year. So it's a great economic impact for the city, a welcome impact and one that signals a greater attempt to diversify the city's tourism sector. >> I think what we've seen over the last few years is that there's a real opportunity for kingston to be a signature stop on different itineraries for cruise ships on the great lakes. >> And, she says, in addition to the pearl mist returning, two more cruise lines are being targeted. >> We have a new cruise line that's coming into the great lakes called victory cruises. So that is our our newest one that we're hoping to bring in our newest prospect. We also have the hamburg coming in the fall this year as well, introducing more visitors to the limestone city. >> We're famous for prisons in kingston once nine and all it has to offer, giving a whole new meaning to come. >> Spend time fawwaz muhammad-yusuf, "global news, kingston. We enjoyed more summer weather today, but storm clouds could be on the horizon in bill's first look at the local forecast. What do you say, bill? >> Yeah, there's a severe thunderstorm watch in effect the first of the season. Really I mean, we've had some rumblings up until now, but we haven't really had any watches and warnings. Does look as if most of eastern ontario is expecting some kind of activity tonight as a brisk, cold front pushes through. We'll keep an eye on it for you. That watch has not been upgraded to a warning, so it is not imminent or already occurring, but there is potential for some severe weather tonight and mild and sticky to down to 17 tonight. It won't slip much at all. We certainly had a humidex value today. We'll talk more about that a little later. The chance of showers and thunderstorms will be brief. It will move through very quickly tonight and then clearing through the overnight. We're looking at beautiful sunny conditions tomorrow and a little relief thanks to that brisk cold front. It's going to bring that humidity down a little bit. Your humidex values tomorrow we may be two three degrees difference between the actual temperature. So it's going to be quite nice. And we may hang on to those beautiful conditions for a couple of days. Oh yes, there's rain on the way again, we'll have the details for you in your full forecast in just a moment. >> First, weather is brought to you by auburn windows and doors for premium products, award winning service and professional installations. Visit auburn.com. >> A number of kingston area high school sporting titles are on the line. I'm mike postovit

that and more coming up in sports. >> Kingston police are warning about a seasonal scam that's making the rounds. People are showing up at doorsteps offering to pave your driveway at deeply discounted rates. Now, police say if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. The scam has left some residents out of cash and with damaged driveways, talha hashmani has more. >> It is being described as a paving scam that has left homeowners being approached by individuals promising to pave their driveways for an upfront payment in cash. Kingston police in a release last week, said homeowners and several neighborhoods have been targeted, leaving their pavements incomplete or work being done that is of poor quality. >> It's something that we see fairly often, certainly once a year with driveway paving scams, but we also see variations involving other home renovations. So we've seen roofing scams that are very similar. >> Police say one of the suspects goes by the name of tony. He is described as a white man, approximately five foot ten, with short to medium dark blond hair. >> This year, for whatever reason, the scammers have been very successful, there's streets where they've done 3 or 4 driveways, maybe more, and they've worked several different neighborhoods of the city. >> So homeowners are asked to be aware when approached by services, especially if the cost for such services are too good to be true. Anyone who may have been contacted as part of the scam is asked to call kingston police just west of kingston. The city of belleville says it's been dealing with similar scams for weeks now, with individuals posing as city workers, you know, the reality is reputable companies are scheduling their work out, you know, they have, you know, they call for locates, they have the permits, they they're able to show adequate insurance, you know, and, you know, that's that's what I would suggest, that the homeowners do their homework and, and make sure that they're comfortable before they enter into a contract or an agreement. >> Officials say homeowners should be cautious when hiring workers for pavement jobs or other maintenance work. >> Having the permit protects and safeguards the homeowner, making sure that they have the adequate capacity, you know, insurance, the traffic control plans. >> Kingston police say they've received over a dozen reports of the scams affecting residents here in the city. However, in belleville, that number is not clear. Talha hashmani "global news" kingston kingston could soon be home to another medical clinic, as it looks for ways to tackle the ongoing shortage of family doctors in the city. >> And this proposal involves the future of the controversial extendicare property. City council is set to hear a motion at its next meeting calling for the city to open a medical clinic at 309 queen mary road that is the site of extendicare. It would bring in medical professionals to serve residents who are currently without a family doctor, councillor jeff mclaren, who is behind the motion, says by following through with such a plan, the city can do its part to address the primary health care needs of thousands of residents. >> We definitely need health care here in kingston. We've all got a shortage of family doctors. You've seen huge lineups, many councillors have noted that people are dying because they're not getting the health care that they need. So we need to do something. The federal government has provided a lot of extra new money. The provincial government has also done that. Now it's time for kingston to actually do something to help solve the doctor's crisis, the shortage of doctors. >> The city of kingston is actively seeking bids to construct the confederation basin promenade. The city will spend $9 million to create a pedestrian walkway on the breakwall that juts out from battery park and curves around to confederation basin. The city is now in the final steps of hiring a builder to carve a four meter wide pathway on about 500m of the jagged rocks so you can walk out into the lake and take pictures of the skyline. There will also be room for a lookout area, benches and enhanced swimming access. Construction on this newest waterfront attraction could start later this year. >> The views actually back towards the heritage part of the city are really exciting. You can see city hall and you can see a number of the spires and, and then you get a lot closer actually, to point frederick and the fort and, even the ferry is just that much closer. To. >> Still to come on ckws news at six with spring in full swing, allergy season has reemerged with a vengeance in ontario. Also, we'll tell you about a new campaign to regulate heat stress in the workplace. And kingston is on track to get a It's the professional bull riders and it's coming to Ontario. Don't miss the Kingston Classic at the Slush Puppy Place and Ottawa Classic at the Canadian Tire Center. Part of the 2024 pbr Canada Cup Series. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca

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