All Posts Tagged With: "Corrections Canada"
Best of 2012: Kingston Penitentiary Closure
My disbelief regarding the decision to close down Kingston Penitentiary has led me to adopt the mentality that I’ll believe it when I see it. The prospect of mothballing Canada’s oldest jail, an institution that is so intimately tied to Kingston’s storied past, is difficult for many of us to fathom, especially in light of [...]
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Weekly Poll: The Year That Was
With less than two weeks remaining until the arrival of 2013, it’s time for our annual review of the headlines and news stories that shaped the past year for Kingstonians. Last December, a majority of our readers voted that the Shafia Family murder trial was the top story of 2011, while just over a month [...]
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The Skeleton Park Community Songbook: Chris Brown with The Pittsburgh Institution Choir
The Skeleton Park Community Songbook is an arts project slash fundraising initiative, which has amassed a dozen musical collaborations pairing local professional musicians with various community organizations. Today, we’re featuring the last official contribution from Chris Brown and the Pittsburgh Institution Choir who’ve joined forces to perform Oblivion. This track is somewhat different from the [...]
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Kingston Correction Institutions Amongst Cheapest to Operate and Maintain
Continuing to pursue the government’s rationale behind the slated closures of local correctional institutions, Kingston and the Islands MP Ted Hsu made the following statement today: “The Public Safety Minister has more explaining to do. As part of my investigations into the announced closure of Kingston Penitentiary and Regional Treatment Centre, I went back to [...]
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Inmate Orchestras
In 1950, as part of a widespread initiative to introduce recreation programs throughout the Canadian Penitentiary Service, inmate orchestras were created. By 1952, the small ensemble at Kingston Penitentiary had demonstrated sufficient musical talent and professionalism through their performances for their fellow inmates, that arrangements were made with Kingston radio station CKWS to air a [...]
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Weekly Poll: Kingston Penitentiary Closure
Last week the local community was taken aback by an announcement made by the federal government that Kingston Penitentiary, the oldest maximum security prison in Canada, home to the likes of Russell Williams, Paul Bernardo, Mohammad and Hamed Shafia and others, as well as the Regional Treatment Centre will soon be closing. While the news shocked [...]
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Mayor Responds To Kingston Penitentiary Closure
In front of several local and national news outlets, this afternoon the Mayor of Kingston, Mark Gerretsen responded to Federal Minister of Public Safety, Vic Toews’s announcement of the closure of the Kingston Penitentiary. “Obviously I am saddened to hear Minister Toews’ announcement today.” said Mayor Gerretsen. “I had a brief conversation with Lori MacDonald, [...]
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Best of 2011: Six Questions for Ted Hsu
Over the next two weeks, Kingstonist will be counting down our best posts from 2011. The list includes a diverse mix of topics that are near and dear to the hearts of our volunteer contributors. Rest assured, we’re already working on some interesting stories for 2012, but we’re suckers for best of and top 10 [...]
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Progress In A Graffiti-Removal Pilot Project Noted
Correctional Service of Canada and the City of Kingston have been working together on a pilot project for graffiti removal that involves offenders from Pittsburgh Institution participating in a work release program. Through the 2011 summer season, two offenders have been assigned part time to attend to locations on public property to remove graffiti tags [...]
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Six Questions for Ted Hsu
Today we’re featuring the third and final MP candidate interview with local Liberal Party representative, Ted Hsu. I would encourage you to read and compare his responses with those provided by Eric Walton and Daniel Beals respectively. By posing a standard set of questions to each candidate, we’ve been able to gain insight into their [...]
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