All Posts Tagged With: "Lake Ontario"
Radison to Receive Multi-Million Dollar Reno and Name Change
Delta Hotels and Resorts announced its expansion in Eastern Ontario with a new property, the Delta Kingston Waterfront Hotel slated to open in spring 2013. Situated in the heart of Kingston’s historic downtown core, in a prime waterfront location, the hotel will offer spectacular views of the harbour and Lake Ontario from almost every guestroom [...]
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Mass Swimm II
A few weeks ago, water-loving Kingstonians converged on the Kingston PUC Docks and Breakwater Park to partake in Mass Swimm II. This event was geared towards celebrating our waterfront as well as protesting the lack of accessibility, neglected repairs and upgrades. Kurtis Chen captured the excitement that was in the air with the following video. [...]
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Lake Ontario Park circa 1960
This George Lilley photograph is from Lake Ontario Park in 1960. A man-made beach was installed in the park, at a cost of $11,000. In 1959 a sharp cliff that hung over the beach was removed in order to create a gradual hilly slope. The rubble from this cliff was pushed out to the water’s [...]
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Hall Monitor: Waterfront Respite
Last night, our city council got together for a bit of a different kind of meeting – one where the jackets came off, and the shorts and tees were the order of the day. They met as committee of the whole, meaning some of the rules were a little more lax than normal – in [...]
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Penitentiary Water Tower
Local urban legend has it that this sturdy landmark on Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard, photographed by George Lilley in 1949, was where prisoners were hanged. Of course, this could not be farther from the truth. A purely functional building, the Kingston Penitentiary water tower was completed in 1895 on the former site of the [...]
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Kingston Shipyards
Kingston’s waterfront has seen tremendous change over the past few decades. Once the hub of the city’s industry and a focal point for Great Lakes shipping, the waterfront has evolved along with the Kingston’s economic base. This photo, taken in 1968, shows the Kingston Shipyards, which were located nearest the foot of Lower Union off [...]
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Mayors Ask Canada, U.S. To Help Protect Great Lakes
Today, mayors of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative called on the American and Canadian Federal Governments to build on the U.S. Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and local investments by making a bi-national sustainable commitment to the region, supported by long term funding. “Protecting and restoring the world’s largest freshwater resource and source [...]
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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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Weekly Poll: A Bridge to Wolfe Island
Thinking back on my wonder years, I can vividly recall family outings to Cape Vincent, New York, which involved two ferry rides and a short cross country jaunt across Wolfe Island. It’s been years since my last trip to Cape Vincent, however on occasion, we still board the Wolfe Islander III and take the scenic [...]
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Waterfront Agenda Items
As posted on K7waterfront.org, there are three notable waterfront-related agenda items for the next City Council meeting scheduled on the 6th of October 2009. Highlights are as follows: 1. Waterfront-related items listed in the Recreation & Leisure Services Department 2009-2010 Priorities are either stalled, or token. They include: Design of the Breakwater beach area (2010). [...]
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