All Posts Tagged With: "CFB Kingston"
Best of 2011: For The Birds
Late last March we came across a group of local citizens who were encouraging Kingstonian’s to sign a petition to permit backyard chicken coups. Surprisingly, this issue was well received by City Council who passed a bylaw a few months later to make way for a pilot project. Although we haven’t jumped on the backyard [...]
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Community Soapbox: Improvised Explosive Delight
A Soldier Reflects on Kingston Cuisine after Returning Home Eleven months of eating dust, bombarded by rockets fired by an elusive, entrenched enemy, and all I can think about is the perfect sandwich. Separated from your family and the comforts of home, one has a great deal of time to build an elaborate sandwich fantasy. [...]
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Swim Guide: Beach Finder
Every summer, those of us without backyard swimming pools, or friends who are kind enough to share, converge on Kingston’s shorelines in search of a safe yet refreshing place to take a dip. While KFL&A Public Health “regularly” checks the water quality at local beaches, these updates are not always timely nor do they fully [...]
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Hall Monitor: For The Birds
Council session Tuesday night had a large agenda and touched bits of the city small and large. From parking and projects to statements and sports, unless you had the agenda on-hand, I wouldn’t blame you in the slightest if you thought our elected officials had gone to the birds – which, given the amount of [...]
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Guide to Feb Fest
With all the snow shovelling, the constant bundling up in weatherproof layers and adventures in cars failing to start at the most inopportune time, I’d be lying to you if I said that I was a fan of winter. Even so, this weekend there’s plenty of reason to make amends with Old Man Winter and [...]
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Kingston Frontenacs Swab Day
The Kingston Frontenacs Organization, the K-Rock Centre and One Match Stem Cell and Marrow Network announce the first ever Kingston Frontenacs Swab Day & Hockey Game, “Where You Can Make the Biggest Save”. The Kingston Frontenacs are offering a Team Challenge and a Corporate Challenge (see below for details). The goal is to get as [...]
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Friday Foto
I think that my body is still out of whack from having Monday off for Thanksgiving last week. The fact that it is dark when I get up, and even more ominous when I return home may also be impacting my energy levels. In that regard, don’t forget to mark your calendars for November 1st, [...]
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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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24hr Kingston to Khandahar Spinathon
Experience 24 hours of high energy with the 24hr Kingston to Khandahar Spinathon! Spin Bikes and static trainers, as many as CFB Kingston can manage, will cycle around the clock aiming for a total distance of 10,766 km’s, which is the distance from Kingston to Kandahar. Add raising funds for the Canadian Forces’ Soldier On [...]
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