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Utilities Kingston asks Residents to Stop Flushing Wipes
Utilities Kingston is getting more calls about sewage back-ups associated with household wipes that clog plumbing. Wipes also obstruct wastewater treatment pipes and pumps, causing equipment failures and health and safety risks. They are appealing to the public to never flush wipes of any kind, even if the package says wipes are flushable. “Over recent [...]
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Residents Must Get Approval To Voice Concerns About Ontario’s Tar Sands Pipeline (Line 9)
Residents of Ontario (and Quebec) must fill out a 10-page form and submit a resume in hopes of being allowed to ask questions or voice their concerns about an Enbridge plan to pump 300,000 barrels of oil and bitumen from the Alberta tar sands every day through the 37-year-old Line 9 pipeline. And under new [...]
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Enbridge Confirms There is No Oil Pipeline Break in Kingston
Enbridge has confirmed that there has been no oil spill in the city of Kingston. Fake notices referencing an oil spill and clean-up effort, and marked with the Enbridge logo, were delivered to a number of residential mailboxes this morning. “These notices appear to be delivered by the perpetrators of a hoax. We want to [...]
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Sneak Peek at the Red Door Art Project
When you think of Gilda’s Club, the signature “Red Doors” often come to mind. This signature is the idea behind the Red Door Art Project, the first signature fundraising event for Gilda’s Club Southeastern Ontario, presented by K-Rock 105.7, Kix 93.5 & 102.7 The Lake – Rogers Radio Group Kingston. The Project will bring together [...]
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Feb Fest Update: The Return of “The Grinch Who Stole Winter”
Feb Fest kicks off tomorrow and runs through to Sunday, Feb 3. Centred around and at the rink in Springer Market Square, many popular elements of the festival will return to engage and entertain Kingstonians and visitors for the ninth straight year. But ? the lack of snow is causing organizers to change some of [...]
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Provincial Casino Revenues Disturbingly Depend on “Problem” and “Pathological” Gamblers.
Kingston, Ontario – The government of Ontario’s proposal to carve the province into 29 gaming areas is an exercise in expanded exploitation according to Kingston & The Islands Green Party candidate Robert Kiley. Based on Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) figures, 41% of all gaming revenue comes from a smaller sub-group of gamblers defined [...]
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KFPL’s 3 for 3 Service
Are you looking for your next great read? Your public library can help you with that. “We’ve got a number of really great tools to help find a new book to read. People are sometimes stumped when they come in here,” says Programming and Outreach librarian Deanna MacDonald. “We have a lot of books here, [...]
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City Seeks Further Input On Memorial Bench Policy
“We want to encourage everyone with a connection to a commemoration on a City bench to offer feedback on the proposed policy,” says Neal Unsworth, Manager Parks Development. “The current program has been on hold since 2011. Parks in demand, such as waterfront and event parks are at capacity. The proposed policy will allow for [...]
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Grade 7 Students Collect 95 Pairs Of Skates For P.R.O. Kids
Grade 7 students Erin Dowling and Kassandra Fraser have collected 95 pairs of skates for the Great Skate Donate program.Denita Dyck with Kassandra Fraser and Erin Dowling The Great Skate Donate is a program of the City-run P.R.O. Kids charity, which helps Kingston youth from low income households participate in community recreational opportunities. The annual [...]
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Public Meetings To Consider Electoral District Boundaries
The City will hold four public meetings — each in a different section of the city — to present and receive feedback on various options for re-dividing the City’s existing electoral district boundaries. “Kingston has grown a great deal since amalgamation in 1998 and the electoral boundaries need to be reconsidered to better reflect the [...]
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