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City Celebrates Opening Of First Single-Lane Roundabout
The recently-completed extension of Centennial Drive joins the popular thoroughfare with the newly constructed Venture Drive with the City’s first single-lane roundabout. It is a feature of the 1.5km roadway construction project to service 75 acres of large, prime industrial lots for an expansion to the City’s Business Park. More than half of the funding [...]
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KEDCO Appoints New Board of Directors
The Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO) appointed new Directors to the Board during a Members Meeting held on Monday, December 10, at the Cataraqui Golf and Country Club. New Directors appointed are Peter Kraus, retired INVISTA Canada Site Manager; Dave MacLeod, former CFB Base Commander; Adam Koven, CEO of Rosen Energy Group Inc.; and, Sandra [...]
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School Board Ignores the Minority
The program and accommodation report released by the senior staff of the Limestone District School Board last Thursday missed addressing an important minority report. The North PARC committee, which reviewed Kingston’s five elementary schools north of Princess Street, submitted their report in June. It included two main recommendations and a third viable option attached as [...]
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City To Give Away Additional Blue Boxes
Starting Monday, Dec. 3, every Kingston residential household can get another Blue Box for free. “Kingstonians are recycling more than ever, so they may need another Blue Box,” says John Giles, Manager of Solid Waste. “Blue Box items can be bulky. This giveaway is meant for those households who could use an extra Box to [...]
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Light My Ride Program 2012
Cycle Kingston will be conducting its annual Light My Ride program starting the week of November 5th. This Program gives out a limited number of free bicycle lights (provided by Mountain Equipment Co-Op) to bicycle riders who are seen riding in the evening without lights. The times for light distribution start half-hour before sunset, and [...]
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Radison to Receive Multi-Million Dollar Reno and Name Change
Delta Hotels and Resorts announced its expansion in Eastern Ontario with a new property, the Delta Kingston Waterfront Hotel slated to open in spring 2013. Situated in the heart of Kingston’s historic downtown core, in a prime waterfront location, the hotel will offer spectacular views of the harbour and Lake Ontario from almost every guestroom [...]
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Hurricane Sandy Expected to Deliver High Winds and Torrential Rain
The City is preparing for expected rains and foul weather associated with Hurricane Sandy which is predicted to present as a fall storm with high winds in the Kingston area. “We are expecting a significant storm, but not anything worse than what we have seen in the past year,” says Jim Keech, President and Chief [...]
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Casino: Provincial Association Opinion Matches Downtown Kingston! BIA’s
The Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association (ORHMA) recently published an article A Question of a Casino in their Insider newsletter summarizing their research into economic impacts of a casino. Their findings echo those cited by the Downtown Kingston! B.I.A. in recent weeks. The article notes: …when the visitor base is drawn from the local area [...]
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Mayor Announces ‘As Mayor I Would…’ Challenge
Grade 10 students encouraged to create submissions and think about municipal issues As part of Local Government Week Mayor Mark Gerretsen visited two Grade 10 civics classes at Bayridge Secondary School this morning to meet with students and answer their questions. The mayor also announced the ‘As Mayor I would…’ challenge, an opportunity open to [...]
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Four Points by Sheraton Under New Management
Concord Hospitality Enterprises announced that it has formed a joint venture with Select Hotel Group to acquire the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Concord also will assume management of the hotel. The 169-room hotel was developed from the ground up by the Melo Hotel Group on the site of the historic [...]
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