All Posts Tagged With: "Kingston City Hall"
Weekly Poll: That’s Our Motto
In Vancouver it’s “By Sea, Land and Air We Prosper“, while Edmonton is guided by “Industry, Integrity, Progress“, and London lives “Through Labour and Perseverence“. In the Limestone City our motto is “Antiquitate Civilitate Humanitate“, which is to say that we aspire to be “A Civil And Creative Community With A Proud Past“. Are kids [...]
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Friday Foto
Happy Friday, Kingston! Sorry for the lateness of today’s post but I’ve been out enjoying the awesomeness of FebFest. If you haven’t been down to Confederation Basin to check out the great additions to this year’s festivities, make sure you make time for it this weekend. FebFest is a mere child at only 7 years [...]
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Top 10 of 2010: Leaving the Chair
According to the most recent results from our last poll of 2010, Kingstonist’s readers place Gerretsen’s ascent to the municipal thrown the second most significant headline of the year. That’s debatable, however in order for young Gerretsen’s win to occur, Harvey Rosen had to step aside. In that respect, Jordan Press aptly captured the moment [...]
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Taking Office
Earlier today, Mark Gerretsen showed up at City Hall, vintage Tron lunch box in hand, for his first day on the job. While he’s been tweeting about various workshops and events that he’s had to attend in the weeks leading up to taking office, Mayor Gerretsen has yet to make a controversial statement to rile [...]
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Friday Foto
Who’s in charge of holiday scheduling around here? I mean honestly, when is it ever a good idea to put Canada Day on a Thursday? The only correct answer, is when your boss is willing to give you Friday off as well. Four day weekends are truly priceless, but I recognize I’m one of the [...]
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Leaving the Chair
The flag of the city hung to his right and the exit sign just above it. With the backdrop of a darkened council chamber, Mayor Harvey Rosen announced he would not look for a third term in office. “What I am about to announce is what I see as a need for a change for [...]
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A Win For Williamsville
One block of Frontenac Street was what created a neighbourhood association in Williamsville. One development on one block led to one big planning battle that ended this week with the city and the neighbourhood coming out on top.
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The Torch Cometh
On December 14th, less than one week away, the Olympic Torch Relay will make it’s way through the Limestone City, with a brief celebration that will be held at Springer Market Square. The City is pulling out all the stops to ensure that the torch is met with a proper amount of fanfare, and they’re [...]
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Olympic Torch Relay
The 2010 Olympic Torch Relay will arrive in Kingston on December 14th and all of Kingston is invited to come on out to meet it and show our Olympic spirit. En route to Market Square, the Olympic Torch will travel in Kingston from: The Parade Square in Fort Henry (starting about 6:20 p.m.) toward the [...]
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You Get What You Pay For
How much is good political representation worth? In Kingston, it could be $27,500 a year for a councillor, and $84,500 for the mayor. In case you missed it somewhere, a citizens’ committee is reviewing the pay that city councillors and the Mayor receive for doing their jobs. Currently, councillors earn $18,730 each, plus travel and [...]
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