All Posts Tagged With: "Kingston City Police"
The Accessible City
Back in 2006, the City of Kingston released the 2007 (4 Year) Accessibility Plan, which was geared towards identifying and improving programs, facilities and infrastructure that were not fully accessible to those with disabilities. Since then, new projects, specifically the K-Rock Centre, Invista Centre, Market Square pavilion and Kingston Police Station, have all been completed [...]
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Kingston’s Other Homecoming
When you hear the words Kingston and Homecoming used in the same sentence, it’s hard not to associate Queen’s University students, chaos on Aberdeen Street, and the Kingston City Police. Now that our first successful Fauxcoming is behind us, it’s time to focus on Kingston’s other Homecoming celebration, commonly referred to as Reunion Weekend. For [...]
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Friday Foto
Every city has a seedy, wart infested underbelly of ugly issues that are capable of dividing and disgusting the local population. For Kingston, a short list includes the ongoing third crossing saga, Block D development, K-Rock Centre location/finances/naming rights/etc, dog parks, bike lanes and waterfront paths, and the grand daddy of them all, Aberdeen. The [...]
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Friday Foto
On June 30th, four people were found dead in a submerged vehicle at Kingston Mills. Nearly a month later, the Police charged the deceased individuals’ father, mother and brother with murder. In the wake of the complicated investigation, many of us are searching for answers in the bits and pieces of information provided via media [...]
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A Tale of Two Cities
Last year, around this time, my computer was stolen out of the living room of my house. Someone came in the back gate, opened the door, grabbed my laptop and power cable, and took off. I lost all of my school work, my entire photo collection, and a lot of other information that is irreplaceable. [...]
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Redeveloping the North Block
About a year ago the Kingston City Police moved into their new fortress on Division Street. Since then, I’ve often wondered what might become of their former home on the corner of Queen and Ontario. How long will it sit in moth balls? With such a prime downtown location, the land could be easily developed [...]
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You’ll Have a Gael, Old Time
Let’s take a moment to reflect on some of the positive aspects of Queen’s Homecoming. The men and women in law enforcement, as well as University and community volunteers did a fine job ensuring that the illegal Aberdeen street party was as safe as humanly possible. There were no burning cars, a significantly reduced amount [...]
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Your Kid’s Not That Cute
I am soooo tired of hearing about homecoming at Queen’s. I’m not even in Kingston right now and yet it’s still a topic of conversation everywhere I go. The Globe and Mail had a story on Queen’s Homecoming just two days ago (complete with a map showing out-of-towners where exactly to go to find the [...]
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Return of the Academi
‘Tis the season where little Jimmy and Susie have strapped on their Batman backpacks, filled their Barbie lunch pails, and ventured back to the realm of classrooms and textbooks. Today is the first day back for public and high school students across the country, while Kingston’s institutions for higher learning have also open their doors [...]
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Does Kingston Need a Batman?
On Sunday evening, I made my way to the theatre to take in one of the most anticipated summer blockbuster films in recent history. The Dark Knight is the follow up to Batman Begins (2005), a Christopher Nolan film which portrayed a much darker version of Batman and Gotham City than we’ve ever seen before. [...]
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