Past events

EVENTS

• On Friday, Oct 15, 2021, CAPP and JOG along with 60 protesters from Kemptville and North Grenville travelled to MPP Steve Clark's constituency office in Brockville to bring him their message personally: the proposed prison in Kemptville is a bad idea.
   

• On June 23, Feb 2, 2021, and Dec 8, 2020, CAPP held public information forums about the proposed Kemptville prison.  Please visit Facebook (June 23) and our YouTube page (Feb 2 and Dec 8) to hear the speakers' presentations.
   

• On May 13, 2021:  CAPP and JOG jointly hosted a Community Action Event.  Participants were engaged in discussing the development of lawn signs.  The following information was also presented: 

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• June 22, 2021:  North Grenville Municipal Council meeting, CAPP and JOG joint delegation to council,YouTube
   

• Mar 23, 2021:  North Grenville Municipal Council meeting, residents speak out against proposed prison, YouTube
   

• See CAPP's YouTube videos:
  "Why the Ford/Clark prison is a bad idea" and  "The Voices of Kemptville"
   

• June 14, 2021:  Canada Post information flyer delivered to over 6400 residents and businesses in Kemptville and area.  Thanks to our Go Fund Me donors.

NEWS ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS:

Ottawa and provincial media coverage

Local media coverage

Editorials and letters to the editor

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• October 20, 2021:  Interview with Colleen Lynas and Justin Piché (Podcast),  CFRC
   

• October 17, 2021: Minister in Doug Ford's government accused of using controversial new law to try to silence 'grassroots' groups, Toronto Star
   

• October 16, 2021:  'Doesn't make sense:' Kemptville residents question plan to build a huge jail in the middle of a small town, Ottawa Citizen
   

• September 19, 2021: 'It came out of nowhere': Residents in the small town of Kemptville don’t want a prison, Toronto Star
   

• June 24, 2021:  Concerns remain over Kemptville Prison Plan, Toronto Star
   

• June 22, 2021:  Fighting a proposed provincial jail in Eastern Ontario, Talking Radical Radio
   

• Mar 24, 2021:  North Grenville residents speak out against proposed Kemptville prison, City News
   

• Mar 3, 2021:  Why new prisons may not bring new jobs, TVO.org
   

• Dec 9, 2020:  Alan Neal interviews CAPP spokesperson, CBC Radio's All in a Day
   

• Dec 2, 2020:  Proposed Kemptville jail meets with resistance, The Toronto Star
   

• Nov 24, 2020:  Online engagement session for proposed Kemptville jail to be held Nov. 26, CTV News
   

• Nov 9, 2020:  Kemptville residents protest against proposed new jail, CBC News
   

• Nov 5, 2020:  'There is no doubt some division in our community' over proposed Kemptville jail site, Ottawa Citizen
   

• Aug 27, 2020:  Province to build 2 new jails, upgrade 3 others in eastern Ontario, CBC News

• October 6, 2021: Open letter to Premier Doug Ford, North Grenville Times
   

• September 22, 2021: Protesters see no prison in their vision for the future of North Grenville, North Grenville Times
   

• September 22, 2021:  Open letter to Steve Clark, M.P.P., North Grenville Times
   

• September 17, 2021:  ‘We remain optimistic’: Prison opposition groups protest outside North Grenville’s strategic plan meeting, Inside Ottawa Valley
   
• July 14, 2021:  Fieldwork on correctional facility site begins, North Grenville Times
   

• June 30, 2021:  Council faces continued opposition to the proposed correctional facility, North Grenville Times
   

• June 30, 2021:  Imagining anti-colonial and a food secure future for Kemptville College Farm, North Grenville Times
   

• June 26, 2021:  Kemptville prison opposition groups reveal findings of Solicitor General access to information request, Inside Ottawa Valley
   

• June 23, 2021:  Access to information request reveals lack of transparency about prison plan, North Grenville Times
   

• June 22, 2021:  Proposed Kemptville Campus jail opponents to address North Grenville Council this evening, June 22, Farmers Forum
   

• June 14, 2021:  Local opposition groups create lawn signs in fight against proposed Kemptville prison, MyKemptvilleNow
   

• May 25, 2021:  Group against provincial jail in Kemptville raising funds to send mail-outs to residents, advertise, Inside Ottawa Valley
   

• Mar 31, 2021:  Concerns about proposed prison voiced at public meeting, North Grenville Times
   

• Mar 26, 2021:  New concerns about provincial prison in Kemptville discussed during council meeting, Inside Ottawa Valley
   

• Mar 26, 2021: Still Lots Of Uncertainty On Proposed Prison Following Special Council Meeting, MyKemptvilleNow
   

• Mar 13, 2021: Kemptville prison opposition groups to have their voices heard at special council meeting March 23, Inside Ottawa Valley
   

• Mar 9, 2021:  Podcast interview with CAPP representatives, North Grenville Times
   

• Mar 9, 2021:  Special Council Meeting Set To Discuss Proposed Prison In Kemptville, My Kemptville Now
   

• Mar 9, 2021:  Kemptville prison opposition groups to have their voices heard at special council meeting March 23, Ottawa Valley News
   

• Mar 3, 2021:  Feisty opposition to prison on Kemptville College farmland, Farmers Forum
   

• Feb 18, 2021:  Coalition Against Proposed Prison Information Session, North Grenville Times
   

• Feb 16, 2021: Kemptville residents against prison debate failed correctional system, doubt rehabilitation claims, Inside Ottawa Valley
   

• Feb 4, 2021:  CAPP Looks for Answers from Municipality and Province, My Kemptville Now
   

• Feb 3, 2021:  Opponents Against New Prison Anywhere, Not Just Kemptville:  Nation Valley News
   

• Jan 29, 2021:  Public Forum Being Held To Speak Out Against Proposed Kemptville Prison, MyKemptvilleNow
   

• Nov 17, 2020:  Prison planned for downtown Kemptville divides residents, Inside Ottawa Valley

• Oct 20, 2021:  Nowhere man, Editorial, North Grenville Times
   

• Oct 14, 2021:  Response to Steve Clark's executive assistant, North Grenville Times
   

• Oct 14, 2021:  Stuck in the Middle with you, Editorial, North Grenville Times
   

• Sep 29, 2021:  The Steve Clark Prison, Opinion Editorial, North Grenville Times
   

• Aug 11, 2021:  The Proposed Prison, Group Opinion Editorial, North Grenville Times
   

• July 14, 2021:  Stand By Me, Editorial, North Grenville Times
   

• June 23, 2021:  Acess to information request reveals lack of transparency about prison plan, North Grenville Times
   

• May 12, 2021:  Our provincial government's gamble, North Grenville Times
   

• Mar 3, 2021:  Eastern Ontario should say no to prison expansion, Ottawa Citizen
   

• Jan 27, 2021:  Challenging the Economic Benefits, Letter to the Editor, North Grenville Times
   

• Jan 27, 2021:  Asking for the Evidence, Letter to the Editor, North Grenville Times
   

• Dec 23, 2020:  Open letter to Steve Clark, Letter to the Editor, North Grenville Times
   

• Dec 9, 2020: A better vision for Kemptville, Guest Editorial, North Grenville Times 
   

• Dec 2, 2020:  Prison Benefits Bureaucrats, North Grenville Times
   

• Nov 4, 2020:  Stakeholders Meeting Solidified Our Opposition to the Proposed Prison, North Grenville Times