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Council approves hiring special constables in response to increasing public safety demands
June 25, 2025
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. At their June 17 meeting, council approved a plan to appoint five senior bylaw officers as special constables, granting…
Leeds and the Thousand Islands ends fire agreement with Front of Yonge
June 23, 2025
By Keith Dempsey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter LANSDOWNE — The Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands (TLTI) is terminating a 23-year-old fire-protection agreement with the Township of Front of…
Council votes to rename Indian Road amid differing community perspectives
June 20, 2025
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Council voted 7-3 at its June 17 meeting to rename Indian Road in Strathcona Park following concerns that the…
Kingston hospitals clear up confusion on Gananoque donation history
June 18, 2025
By Keith Dempsey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) has issued a formal letter to the Town of Gananoque clarifying that it has never declined or…
Kick Off Summer with the First Princess St. Promenade of the Season – This Saturday, June 21!
June 17, 2025
For some, summer starts with the solstice. For others, it truly begins when Princess Street opens to pedestrians for the first Promenade of the season—and that day is almost here.…
Kingston’s Walk to End ALS smashes records for attendance and donations
June 16, 2025
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Last weekend, the Kingston Walk to End ALS raised more than double its original fundraising goal with a record-breaking…
City completes Community Heat Response Plan in face of rising temperatures
June 16, 2025
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. At their Tuesday night meeting, the city’s Environment, Infrastructure & Transportation Policies Committee took a look at the completed…
Council braces for fallout from Ontario’s controversial economic stimulus legislation
June 11, 2025
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. At their June 3 meeting, city councillors reviewed a report detailing the potential impacts of Ontario’s controversial Bills 5…
GoFundMe (re)Launch Event for Roswell Rehearsals
June 11, 2025
KINGSTON, ON - Roswell Rehearsals is back in a new location with a vision for a strong future and a fundraising campaign to make it happen! The official campaign (re)Launch…
Victim of alleged violent sex offender faces persistent scrutiny in Kingston court
June 9, 2025
By Michelle Dorey Forestell, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Kingstonist Editor's note: This article contains graphic details of sexual violence which readers may find disturbing. The first month with a…