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Lakes and Trails Festival Returns to Sydenham
July 2, 2024
The Lakes and Trails Festival returns to Point Park in Sydenham on Saturday, July 13 from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm. The festival is a celebration of the natural beauty…
Weekly Traffic Report: June 28 – July 4
July 2, 2024
Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians: review the listing of streets and related messages below for travel information of interest to you. Ministry of Transportation Pavement rehabilitations will take place along Hwy…
CFRC Launching Fall Beginner Level DJ Workshops in September 2024
July 1, 2024
REGISTRATION FOR FALL 2024 IS NOW CLOSED!!!! CFRC 101.9 FM through the support of the City of Kingston and Kingston Arts Council will launch our fall term Airwave YGK DJ…
Kingston lights city hall purple for Vitiligo awareness
June 28, 2024
By Owen Fullerton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, YGK News Kingston City Hall was lit up purple on Tuesday evening in recognition of World Vitiligo Day. June 25 marks World Vitiligo…
Celebrate July 1 with the City of Kingston
June 27, 2024
Learn about service and program impacts, and ways to celebrate July 1 this year. This Canada Day, come together to celebrate summer and beat the heat at the coolest party…
Sydenham Point Park Beach Update
June 27, 2024
We’ve been advised the left side of The Point Beach, 4410 Point Road in Sydenham is unsafe for swimming by KFL&A Public Health due to unacceptable levels of E.coli in…
$170,300 Ontario Government Grant Helps Ongwanada Strengthen Services Post-COVID-19
June 26, 2024
On Tuesday, local MPP Ted Hsu met with the team at Ongwanada to celebrate the $170,300 Resilient Communities fund grant they received from the provincial government’s Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)…
Kingston Council approves pilot project for 'On Demand' transit
June 25, 2024
By Michelle Dorey Forestell, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Kingstonist.com Rural Kingston residents may finally get the improved access to transit they have been clamouring for. At its regular meeting…
Summer watering restrictions are now in effect
June 25, 2024
The annual summer watering restrictions are now in effect until September 15. During this period, residents and businesses with odd-numbered civic addresses are permitted to water their gardens and lawns…
Rockin’ the Square Announced – Crash Test Dummies coming to Kingston!
June 25, 2024
On Friday, July 26 at 8 p.m., Springer Market Square is the place to be as the City of Kingston once again presents Rockin’ the Square featuring Crash Test Dummies…