All Posts Tagged With: "third crossing"

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Weekly Poll: A Defining Election Issue

In 2006, Kingston’s mayoral election was arguably fought and won over a single, campaign-defining issue.  In one corner, the incumbent Harvey Rosen bet it all on the K-Rock Centre, while contender Rick Downes countered with a move to put the breaks on construction of Kingston’s multi-million dollar Large Venue Entertainment Centre.  When the last ballot [...]

26Jul2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 7 comments | Continued
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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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The Other End of the Bridge

To spend, or not to spend?
That’s the question facing councillors as they debate whether to continue with an environmental impact study on a long discussed third crossing of the Cataraqui River.
The debate ended without a concluding vote after the last council meeting. It now looks like the debate will reignite next week when council meets [...]

12May2010 | Jordan Press | 7 comments | Continued
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Weekly Poll: Kingston’s Next Mayor

Kingstonist’s weekly poll is still in it’s infancy, and in an effort to see it flourish, we’ve been giving it a prime slot on Monday morning over the past couple of weeks.  We’ll keep on with the status quo for the time being, however we may eventually change things up once everyone gets into the [...]

3May2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 17 comments | 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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In just 10 days, Kingstonist will be celebrating two years of rocking blogging in the free world.  I’m really getting pumped up for the big day, as we kind of dropped the ball on building up to, and properly celebrating last year’s milestone.  It’s not as though Kingstonist needs to walk down a [...]

19Feb2010 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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Thoughts of the Ballot Box

Remember, remember the eighth of November…
In one year’s time, on Nov. 8, 2010, voters in this city will cast a ballot that will shape the next four years of Kingston’s evolution. Many council members will by now be considering whether to seek re-election, but may not declare for months. Indeed, some have already decided whether [...]

9Nov2009 | Jordan Press | 2 comments | Continued
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Every city has a seedy, wart infested underbelly of ugly issues that are capable of dividing and disgusting the local population.  For Kingston, a short list includes the ongoing third crossing saga, Block D development, K-Rock Centre location/finances/naming rights/etc, dog parks, bike lanes and waterfront paths, and the grand daddy of them all, Aberdeen.  The [...]

18Sep2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 19 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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