Superintendent Patterson News Today

A suspended Ottawa police superintendent who was at the centre of cancelled convoy raids, oversaw early lapses in local intelligence, and levied an allegation of collusion against his deputy chief is not scheduled to testify at the public inquiry into the occupation.

A senior officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) testified that an incident in February where the Ottawa Police Services (OPS) seized fuel from a Freedom Convoy protest site and arrested several, damaged the trust the convoy organizers had with the police liaison teams, and harmed further negotiation.

Madeleine West has revealed she lost her soldier cousin Geff to suicide - and seeing army personnel abused during the flood clean up triggered those memories. 

Military personnel helping flood-affected communities in NSW have been verbally abused by some residents and in one case a soldier was allegedly spat on.

Kempsey Shire Council In the wake of major flooding in March that inundated properties, closed and damaged infrastructure, disrupted essential services and isolated communities across the Mid North Coast, the NSW SES will be hosting a series of community flood forums in 12 locations over the next 3 months. The flood forums aim to gather community feedback on the record rain and flood event and to identify opportunities for the NSW SES to partner with residents and businesses to improve local fl...

9th Apr 2021 10:44 AM SES have issued their final flood warning for the Richmond River as it peaks across several Northern Rivers locations. According to the latest information from Northern Zone Commander Chief Superintendent Steve Patterson, the Richmond River at Coraki peaked at 3.54 metres on Thursday morning with minor flooding. Coraki river levels have since fallen below the minor flood level of 3.4 metres. At Burngawalbin, the river peaked at 3.25 metres ...