All Posts Tagged With: "Kingston’s waterfront"

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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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Friday Foto

This week has been a nightmare for commuters in Kingston.  A fiery accident early Wednesday morning closed the westbound lanes of the 401 for almost the entire day.  The end result diverted a considerable amount of traffic to Highway 2, putting additional strain on the LaSalle Causeway, downtown Kingston and beyond.  If anyone ever disputes [...]

30Apr2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 9 comments | Continued
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Out With the Old

Late last December, Kingstonist presented you with our top 5 posts from 2008.  With your help, we intend on ringing in the New Year by celebrating our best stories and topics of conversation from 2009.  Did KFL&A Public Health’s management of the swine flu vaccination clinic get your attention?  Will Fauxcoming, the over budget Queen’s [...]

23Dec2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 3 comments | Continued
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Are We Getting Any Greener?

It has been quite some time since I last took the stage atop my environmental soapbox, but with news of Kingston’s green-ness spreading far and wide, the time has come for a brief, yet honest discussion about our stature as a sustainable community.  In a star studded, green carpet affair, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities [...]

24Sep2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 4 comments | Continued
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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 [...]

18Sep2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 19 comments | Continued
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Friday Foto

Hey there, and happy Friday. This week we welcomed Kingston’s hippest Librarian to the City, and are optimistic that once she’s nonnomadic, she might be willing to share some of her experiences as a newcomer to our burgeoning metropolis. Notice how craftily I incorporated big, fancy words in that sentence? Perhaps diction will [...]

5Jun2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 1 comment | Continued
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Friday Foto

What’s with all this rain? Presently we’re on our third straight day of drizzle, however it looks as though the sun is breaking through the clouds just in time for the weekend. But will it stay? My yard is beginning to look like a farmer’s field, and despite our campaign to eradicate [...]

29May2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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City Landmarks Vol VI

The Limestone City’s waterfront has a storied past, as it served as a strategic shipbuilding centre, and provided the backdrop for the tale of the Herchmer ghost.  But that’s just scratching the surface.  Today we’re advancing our exploration of Kingston’s historical shores by sailing back in time to recount the escape of the Royal George. [...]

21May2009 | Duke Smythe | 0 comments | Continued
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Life’s a Beach

According to a report released today, Mayors along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway want to promote the use of, as well as tackle environmental issues associated with Great Lakes’ beaches. Surprisingly, the 44-page report titled A Mayors’ Collaborative Action Plan to Protect the Great Lakes, has not garnered much attention in the media [...]

 Lake Ontario Waterkeeper on CFRC [30:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup

6May2009 | Steven Black | 1 comment | Continued
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Friday Foto

This Friday Foto comes to us courtesy of the McCord Museum’s Notman Photographic Archives. Downtown Kingston, circa 1910, was a heavily industrialized area with a rail yard, and steady flow of shipping vessels. A century later, both the steps of City Hall, and face of Kingston’s industrial sector look very different. Where [...]

1May2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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