All Posts Tagged With: "Memorial Centre"
Don Cherry Supports IHHOF Re-Location
The story of how the International Hockey Hall of Fame (IHHOF) came to be established in Kingston, and was later cast aside by the National Hockey League (NHL) is ripe with intrigue. Over the years, the new, official Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto has allegedly attempted to procure the IHHOF’s exhibits, as well as [...]
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Admission Costs Reduced at Outdoor Aquatics Centre
Kingstonist has been tracking the redevelopment of the Leo Lafleur Waterpark from the initial public consultation until it’s completion and grand re-opening earlier this summer. After admission and membership prices were posted by the city last Spring, we asked our readers to weigh in on whether the costs were prohibitive or just right. While a [...]
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Cycle Kingston Open House
Cycle Kingston Inc., Kingston’s cycling safety source is hosting an open house in celebration of their new office space at The Memorial Centre (north side, main hallway). Drop in for a cup of coffee and meet the directors and Cycling Ambassadors and pick up information on cycling and cycling [...]
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Six Questions for KDG’s Skate at Home Mom
Skate at Home Mom is one of the founders of Kingston Derby Girls and skates for the Disloyalists. She has lived in Kingston all her life: her first job was slinging fries at Kingston Canadiens’ games, so she’s thrilled that KDG calls the Memorial Centre home. She is constantly blown away (but not surprised) by [...]
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KDG Season Opener
Tonight’s the night, as the Kingston Derby Girls make their long awaited return and kick off the 2011 season at the Memorial Centre. From the crazy uniforms and fear-inducing nicknames, to the epic spills and electrifying half time show, our Derby Girls sure do know how to put on one hell of a show, fuelled [...]
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Public Asked To Consider Off-Leash Hours At Four Parks
The City is considering a pilot project that would provide dog walkers with off-leash times – 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. – at Oakridge, Castell, Snider and Patterson Parks and/or allow for a permanent, fenced off-leash enclosure in Oakridge Park. “The intent of this site-specific pilot project is to provide improved access to the off-leash [...]
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Weekly Poll: Leo Lafleur Admission Costs
Now that that snowbanks have receded, we’ve been able to get clear view of the transformation of the Leo Lafleur water park next to the aging Memorial Centre. As you can see from the photo above, construction of the winding water slide is nearly complete, and it gives a great indication of the scale and [...]
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Guide to March Break
In case your kids haven’t reminded you, March Break is but a few days away. Kids throughout the Limestone District School Board are presently sitting in class watching the clock, and counting down to a week where they’ll be free from finger painting and standardized testing. If you’re like many of the parents I’ve spoken [...]
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Back to Cruel
This past Friday night, along with what seemed like the entire city of Kingston, Harvey and I and a few friends had the opportunity to check out the official first bout of the Kingston Derby Girls. When we entered the Memorial Centre shortly after 7pm, there was a buzz of excitement in the air. The [...]
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Friday Foto
Yum! This week was delicious, wasn’t it? Our unintentional focus on food has given us some ideas for possible future theme weeks…stay posted. So, we all survived the first week back and it looks like we’re going to be rewarded for our hard work with some gorgeous weather. Hopefully this won’t result in too much [...]
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