Dan Taekema
Reporter
Dan Taekema is CBC’s reporter covering Kingston, Ont. and the surrounding area. He’s worked in newsrooms in Chatham, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto and Ottawa. You can reach him by emailing daniel.taekema@cbc.ca.
Latest from Dan Taekema
Prison arts program brings Grammy-winning guitarist behind bars for performance
Pros and Cons started with a songwriting workshop. Thirteen years later, the arts program is operating at five correctional institutions and has built studios where inmates recorded, then released four albums.
Canada -Ottawa |
Ontario Land Tribunal approves controversial Davis Tannery development in Kingston
City council voted against the project in 2022, a move that was celebrated by environmental groups but appealed by the developer.
Canada -Ottawa |
Blown diesel generators the latest hitch for electric Wolfe Island ferry
A union official says blown generators are plaguing ferry service to Wolfe Island near Kingston, Ont., as what's supposed to be an electric vessel continues to run on diesel while waiting for its charging infrastructure to be set up.
Canada -Ottawa |
Frontenac Paramedics used moving trucks for training due to shortage of spare ambulances
Frontenac Paramedics are so strapped for spare ambulances that some crews have been forced to delay starting their shifts until a vehicle becomes available, and new staff had to be trained by driving rented moving trucks.
Canada -Ottawa |
Federal government files $60M counterclaim against LaSalle Causeway contractor
The Canadian government is countersuing the contractor it hired to repair the LaSalle Causeway lift bridge in Kingston, Ont., for $60 million and counting.
Canada -Ottawa |

Loved ones share memories of 'gentle giant' killed in Napanee arson
Walter Lasher was a friendly fixture in downtown Napanee who would greet anyone, even strangers, with a wave, a big smile and sometimes even a little dance. His death left a gaping hole in the community, family members told court Thursday.
Canada -Ottawa |
Ontario's electric ferries are still running on diesel, and costs are adding up
For years, different Ontario governments have used the electric ferries for Wolfe and Amherst islands as evidence the province is leading by example in the battle against climate change — but both vessels are still being powered by diesel fuel.
Canada -Ottawa |
Alarms, more buoys among safety updates for Wolfe Island ferry after damage: MPP
Ted Hsu says navigational alarms that will sound sooner in high winds are among the changes made to the Wolfe Islander IV ferry after it's believed to have struck ground in December, tearing a gash in its hull and causing the vessel to take on water.
Canada -Ottawa |
Want to own an international border crossing? This centuries-old ferry service is for sale
This dock offers some lucky buyer the opportunity to run a boat between Canada and the U.S., while carrying on a family's legacy that's lasted more than 200 years.
Canada -Ottawa |
Kingston site where inmates can use smuggled drugs under supervision has only seen 1 visitor
More than a year-and-a-half after it opened, a site at a the Collins Bay Institution where inmates can inject, snort or swallow substances under medical supervision has only had one user.
Canada -Ottawa |