June 3, 2023 — The City of Kingston seeks feedback from residents. The City of Kingston’s Community Gardens Development and Operations Policy is undergoing review and we are seeking input from the community.The City seeks feedback about what works with the policy and what elements can be improved. Have your say by completing a survey on GetInvolvedKingston before July 7 at 4 p.m. City staff will also be...
June 3, 2023 — Indigenous vendor market runs each Sunday, June 4 to September 24 June 2, 2023 (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) – June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada and also marks the return of the Katarokwi Indigenous Art and Food Market in Kingston beginning this Sunday, June 4 and running weekly, 10 am to 3 pm, until September 24 in...
June 3, 2023 — Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians: review the listing of streets and related messages below for travel information of interest to you. Road Closures Alfred Street – Brock to Johnson – closed June 5 to 19 to facilitate the installation of new services on Alfred St. Dunkirk Avenue – Alfred to Fergus – closed until Sept. 1 for road reconstruction. Local...
June 1, 2023 — June 1, 2023 (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) – Tourism Kingston is pleased to join with community partners across the city to celebrate Pride Month. Again this year, the organization is a key sponsor of the Kingston Pride festival, happening June 11-18, 2023. Activities throughout the week include a run/walk, Movies in the Square, “Out on the Queen” boat cruise, and...
June 1, 2023 — At Council’s direction, the City of Kingston will bring an application before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking an order to remove the encampment at Belle Park.Trespass notices were issued in March 2023, but the City has not forcibly removed anyone, instead focusing on a peaceful transition. We have worked with our community partners to offer several low barrier...
June 1, 2023 — Discover the joy of music! Try, and borrow, an instrument from Joe's M.I.L.L. (Joe Chithalen MemorialMusic Instrument Lending Library) without the need to travel downtown. Joe's M.I.L.L. and the Kingston Frontenac Public Library are partnering to bring the joy of music to morepeople in the community. On Wednesdays from 4-6 p.m., M.I.L.L. staff will make instruments availableat the Rideau Heights...
June 1, 2023 — Following discussions at a special meeting of City Council held at St. Lawrence College on May 30, Council unanimously approved the 2023-2026 Strategic Priorities and Implementation Plan. The implementation plan will guide the work of City staff and provide a decision-making framework for Council over the next four years. During the last week of March, City Council met over three evenings to...
June 1, 2023 — University secures its best performance to date with third consecutive top-ten finish. KINGSTON, ONTARIO - Today, the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings were announced and Queen’s University is ranked first in Canada and third worldwide out of over 1,700 participating institutions in its global ranking of universities that are advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs were established...
May 31, 2023 — In a highly anticipated virtual conference hosted yesterday in London, StartupBlink proudly presented its comprehensive 2023 Global Startup Ecosystem rankings, featuring 100 countries and 1,000 cities from around the world. For the third consecutive year, Kingston has maintained its rank as the the top small city (100,000 – 500,000 population) in Canada for its startup ecosystem. Overall, Kingston secured an...
May 31, 2023 — The results for the community-led referendum on healthcare privatization organized by the Kingston Health Coalition have been released, and Kingston voters have answered with a resounding ‘no’ to healthcare privatization. Over the weekend, from May 26-27, in-person voting took place at 17 polling stations with the addition of other advanced polls across Kingston managed by 119 volunteers; 10,394 Kingstonians cast...
May 31, 2023 — Two events will be held next week for residents interested in learning about Kingston’s Sleeping Cabin Program. Both are hosted by Our Livable Solutions (OLS) with support from the City of Kingston. Monday, June 5, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Reddendale Hall (second floor), Centre 70 Arena, 100 Days Rd.: Join Chrystal Wilson, Acting Executive Director of OLS, for refreshments and a...
May 30, 2023 — Clive Morgan selected as a finalist for Sport Tourism Canada PRESTIGE Volunteer of the Year Award May 30, 2023 (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) – Growing up as a competitive swimmer and runner, Clive Morgan was always passionate about competing in athletics. In 1984, he signed up for his first triathlon in Kingston and 40 years later, he still competes. His participation...
May 29, 2023 — Starting on June 1, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) will begin limiting the daily number of patients seen at the Children’s Outpatient Clinic (COPC) Urgent Care Centre located at the Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH) site. The decision was made to ensure the team can continue to provide safe and effective care. Moving forward, the COPC will accept somewhere between 40-45...
May 29, 2023 — During National AccessAbility Week, May 28 – June 3, the City of Kingston is launching an educational campaign for community members and businesses about how service animals assist people with disabilities.Service animals, such as guide dogs, can be used to assist people with a range of disabilities. This includes people who are blind or partially sighted, people with seizure disorders,...
May 29, 2023 — Kingston Humane Society (KHS) is closed to the public until Friday due to a lack of capacity. While scheduled appointments and pound services with contracted municipalities will continue, the shelter is freezing visits and intakes for a week as a backlog of sheltered animals has become too much. KHS announced in a release on Friday that they would have to...
May 26, 2023 — The city of Kingston, in consultation with the firm Nordicity, is trying to build a cohesive music strategy to build on the foundation that already exists in the city's music scene. The process really ramped up in February with the city holding a public engagement session and introducing interested members of the music community to Nordicity, the firm that is now leading...
May 26, 2023 — Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians: review the listing of streets and related messages below for travel information of interest to you. Road Closures Albert Street – Princess to Mack – closed May 31 at 6 a.m. to June 1 5 p.m. for a mobile crane setup and installation of a tower crane at 485 Albert St / 600 Princess St. ...
May 26, 2023 — Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) and Providence Care say they're moving to the next step of their step-down approach to COVID-19. Kingston hospitals have maintained masking within all patient care areas, but during the first phase of the step-down plan staff were allowed to remove masks where they could maintain a metre of distance in areas where there were no...
May 25, 2023 — PSAC 901, the union representing grad student workers at Queen's, has suspended it's emergency food support fund after exhausting funds beyond what was budgeted for. The union says this clearly demonstrates the great level of need among members and for intervention from the university. PSAC says 457 applications were received with $31,325 being paid out to members over the course...
May 25, 2023 — Kingston and the Islands MPP Ted Hsu has officially put his name forward as a candidate for the Ontario Liberal leadership. The role was last held by Stephen Del Duca, who after a landslide defeat in 2022 stepped down from the role and now holds the position of Mayor in Vaughan. While Hsu has not publicly declared his candidacy yet,...