All Posts Tagged With: "affordable housing"
Council Approves 3.39 Per Cent Municipal Tax Increase
Last night, Kingston’s new City Council approved its first operating budget keeping the municipal tax rate increase at 3.39 per cent. “Council took a very considered approach in its deliberations and City staff was very responsive in answering their questions. City staff members are to be commended for keeping their budgets keyed to the rate [...]
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Friday Foto
Yum! This week was delicious, wasn’t it? Our unintentional focus on food has given us some ideas for possible future theme weeks…stay posted. So, we all survived the first week back and it looks like we’re going to be rewarded for our hard work with some gorgeous weather. Hopefully this won’t result in too much [...]
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The Battle for Barriefield
Barriefield Village was founded in the early 1800′s on the eastern bank of the Cataraqui River, while it’s settlement was closely tied to the increased activity at the nearby Kingston Naval Dockyard, and later, the construction of Fort Henry. Since then, the quaint neighbourhood has retained much of it’s original charm, thanks in part to [...]
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There’s a Hole
How long has it been, one year or two? I honestly can’t remember, but it’s been a long time since I last saw construction equipment around the massive hole on the corner of Bagot and Queen. At last check this project was a $10 million, apartment building that was being developed by the local property [...]
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