All Posts Tagged With: "Queen’s University"
Weekly Poll: Tobogganing Hills
Helloooo winter! After months of wondering if we’d see the old man this year, he’s come back full force in the last few days giving us snow days, skating and other great features of a Canadian winter. I personally am not a big fan of this time of year but I’m coming around and considering [...]
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Community Soapbox: Battle Brewing Over Lease Agreement
I have a disappointing update to our [Coffeeco's] efforts to reach agreement on a lease extension at our Johnson Street location. For those of you who haven’t been following I’ll provide a detailed update. We have been sub-letting space at 344 Johnson Street from a failed coffee business and abiding to the terms of an [...]
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Top Five Things to See and Do
Winter is here, well sort of. At a risk of jinxing us all to consecutive bouts of snowmageddon, there really is no reason for us to be curled up in front of the fire and ignoring all the great seasonal events over the coming months. Here’s our five most anticipated events this coming quarter! 13th [...]
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Best of 2011: One Bag Per Household Limit
In an effort to curb the city’s waste by 65%, we’ve seen the introduction of an organic recycling program, an expanded list of acceptable blue box materials and now a one bag per household limit. Thankfully Kingston has moved away from talking about forcing people to use clear garbage bags, which would have resulting in [...]
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Weekly Poll: The Year That Was
With less than two weeks to go until Christmas, and New Year’s a mere three weeks away, it’s time for our annual review of the news stories and issues that shaped this past year. Will we remember 2011 as the year that Confederation Park was, for a short time, occupied by protesters in an effort [...]
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Weekly Poll: Best Movie Theatre
With facilities including the Grand Theatre, K-Rock Centre, Screening Room and Market Square, suffice it to say that a majority of Kingstonians head downtown to get their entertainment fix. Sure there’s the massive Cineplex Odeon out on Gardiners Road, but you can always get your dose of Hollywood’s major motion pictures at the Empire Theatre. [...]
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Six Questions for Bill Fitsell
John Walter (Bill) Fitsell is a local author who is widely considered as the dean of Canadian hockey historians. The founding president of the Society for International Hockey Research, Fitsell also serves as the historian for the International Hockey Hall of Fame. A former Whig-Standard columnist, he has also written four books including: Hockey’s Captains, [...]
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Queen’s Suspends Fine Arts Admissions
In the latest edition of the Queen’s Alumni Review (page 56), Alfred Bader writes about the importance of the institution’s Art Conservation and History programs, recalling a time when the University did not have the renowned programs and facilities it enjoys in the 21st century. Regarding the future of Queen’s Art History program, he writes: [...]
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Queen’s Observatory Open House
Come to the Queen’s Observatory to listen to a professional astronomer share the wonders of the Universe before heading to the outdoor observing deck to view the Moon and planets. Next, head up to the dome to gaze into deep-space with our 16” reflecting telescope, sure to dazzle inquiring minds young and old! This month’s [...]
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Astronaut Dr. Drew Feustel at Grant Hall
NASA astronaut and Queen’s graduate Dr. Drew Feustel to land back in Kingston! Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Dr. Feustel talk about his Queen’s degree in Geological Sciences, his journey to becoming a NASA astronaut, and his most recent voyage to the International Space Station in the space shuttle Endeavour. Dr. Feustel’s presentation will [...]
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