All Posts Tagged With: "Cataraqui River"

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Weekly Poll: Emergency Detour Routes

Kingston’s commuters have been putting up with a lot of grief this summer.  We’ve had to deal with road closures as a result of the the Big Dig along lower Princess Street, as well as the fall out created by the Confederation Place Hotel’s parking garage fiasco.  In addition, a handful of accidents and [...]

19Jul2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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Friday Foto

This week we learned that Kingston will not host the 2011 Memorial Cup, and that the city is making a bid to host the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.  We also got a sneak peak at our first Mayoral candidate, Greg Soucie, who describes himself as “a pot-smoking veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder who hates [...]

14May2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 1 comment | Continued
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The Other End of the Bridge

To spend, or not to spend?
That’s the question facing councillors as they debate whether to continue with an environmental impact study on a long discussed third crossing of the Cataraqui River.
The debate ended without a concluding vote after the last council meeting. It now looks like the debate will reignite next week when council meets [...]

12May2010 | Jordan Press | 7 comments | Continued
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Thoughts of the Ballot Box

Remember, remember the eighth of November…
In one year’s time, on Nov. 8, 2010, voters in this city will cast a ballot that will shape the next four years of Kingston’s evolution. Many council members will by now be considering whether to seek re-election, but may not declare for months. Indeed, some have already decided whether [...]

9Nov2009 | Jordan Press | 2 comments | Continued