All Posts Tagged With: "public nuisance"
Public Asked For Input On Street Entertainers
The City is seeking the public’s input on street entertainers to help it develop a new process for licensing street entertainment in the downtown core. A Your Opinion survey is now available and asks questions regarding: What kind of street entertainers the public would prefer How many street entertainers should be allowed downtown Whether street [...]
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Graffiti vs Tagging: Is Either Acceptable?
Does Kingston have a graffiti problem? Does tagging fall under the same umbrella as stickering, stencilling, or evolving canvasses such as those behind the Grand Theatre? What types of surfaces should be considered out of bounds? These are the questions that have been floating around my head ever since a “gifted artist” decided to vomit [...]
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To pee or not to pee
Kingston’s city council is in the process of passing a “public nuisance” bylaw that is aimed at stopping people from public urination, defecation or vomiting. Also included in this bylaw are the acts of knocking over mailboxes and garbage cans (I’m sure recycling bins would be included too…if we had any). The law is meant [...]
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Homegoing
After years of debauchery and wreckage, Queen’s has finally stepped up to do something about the giant Aberdeen party that has occurred every Homecoming weekend since 2005. In case you’re new or you’ve just been out of the country (yes, this made national headlines) for the last four years, Queen’s students and their friends from [...]
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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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Citizens on Patrol
After a long, hard day on Wednesday, I turned on CKWS to catch the evening news. Usually I pass out and leave the television on, only to wake up hours later to some infomercial or rerun of Roseanne. But Wednesday was different, as my attention was fixed on the anchorwoman who spoke of a new [...]
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A Little Homesick
Every summer I move away from Kingston to live on a farm in Caledonia , ON (home of the infamous Native dispute). I’ve been coming here for nine summers now. I play violin on a boat that travels up and down the Grand River and I love it. It’s a great job and I play [...]
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Bubbles in the Fountain
Coming home from a grueling day of hard work and long hours, my boyfriend and I stumbled upon this crazy happening. Millions of bubbles came foaming out of the Market Square Fountain late on Wednesday night. The bubbles were so intense they were dripping over the sides. The culprits of this prank did not reveal [...]
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Graffiti Trick or Treat
As Spring has sprung, I’ve been spending more and more time outdoors, taking in all the sights and sounds of Kingston. One thing that recently caught my eye was the modest amount of graffiti, tags and urban art located in and around the downtown area. Although some would rightfully argue that this art form is [...]
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