All Posts Tagged With: "LaSalle Causeway"

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Weekly Poll: Emergency Detour Routes

Kingston’s commuters have been putting up with a lot of grief this summer.  We’ve had to deal with road closures as a result of the the Big Dig along lower Princess Street, as well as the fall out created by the Confederation Place Hotel’s parking garage fiasco.  In addition, a handful of accidents and [...]

19Jul2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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This week we learned that Kingston will not host the 2011 Memorial Cup, and that the city is making a bid to host the 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.  We also got a sneak peak at our first Mayoral candidate, Greg Soucie, who describes himself as “a pot-smoking veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder who hates [...]

14May2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 1 comment | Continued
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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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The Battle for Barriefield

Barriefield Village was founded in the early 1800′s on the eastern bank of the Cataraqui River, while it’s settlement was closely tied to the increased activity at the nearby Kingston Naval Dockyard, and later, the construction of Fort Henry. Since then, the quaint neighbourhood has retained much of it’s original charm, thanks in part [...]

21Oct2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 4 comments | Continued
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RMC’s Sunset Ceremony

On Thursday evening, we made our way across the LaSalle Causeway and onto the peninsula, which the Royal Military College of Canada has called home since 1876. With Convocation behind them, RMC was buzzing with excitement as Cadets and spectators anticipated the spectacular Sunset Ceremony. In case you are unfamiliar with this annual [...]

19May2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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On Third Crossings and Other Mythical Beasts

The other day I attended an information session regarding the environmental assessment associated with a proposed thoroughfare that will better connect the eastern and western realms of Kingston. Truth be told, I was expecting a formal presentation with a Q&A session, however such formalities are rather premature at this early stage in the [...]

27Apr2009 | junior | 4 comments | Continued
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Did you Know?

The other day whilst navigating the power outage induced traffic jam across the LaSalle causeway (aka the Green Monster), I found myself noting the similarity between this lift bridge and another with which I am familiar, the ‘blue bridge’ in Victoria. Not believing in coincidences, I thought that there had to be more to it [...]

15Jan2009 | junior | 2 comments | Continued
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Friday Foto

I don’t know about you, but my first week back to work was pretty intense. The shock of getting back into a work routine after the holiday break, combined with the awesome ice/snow storm on Wednesday really took a lot out of me. That said, this week was made awesome thanks to posts [...]

9Jan2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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Friday Foto

As we cling onto the last, extended days of Fall, we’re trying to take in each and every colourful sight before the snow flies. Check out some more images in our Fall collection .

7Nov2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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The Green Monster

Kingston’s waterfront is a tourist magnet. Whether it’s City Hall, the Pumphouse Museum, or Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, there are a lot of unique sights for people to enjoy throughout the seasons. My constant examination of what works and what needs improvement in Kingston consistently focuses on the attractions situated along the shoreline. [...]

1Sep2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 4 comments | Continued