All Posts Tagged With: "Wolfe Island"

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VIA Rail Ads Feature City Hall

The current economic climate has has made day trips, and stay-cations increasingly popular options for tourists. Most Kingstonians are now, more than ever, trying to save a buck. With local attractions including Fort Henry, museums focusing on everything from penitentiaries to the Great Lakes, as well as the nearby Wolfe Island Wind Turbines, [...]

6Oct2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 6 comments | Continued
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Super Nerds vs the Wolfe Island Corn Maze

Super Nerd Party is a Kingston-based youth group founded on technology, optimism, and friendship.  As the Captain of SNP, it is often a challenge to host new events that will please our members.  For nearly two years we have focused on hosting computer gaming parties across the Limestone City.  This year, thanks to steady growth [...]

9Sep2009 | Jay Miller | 1 comment | Continued
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Swim, Ride and Run

This is my very first time spending an entire summer in Kingston. I’m a musician and for the last 9 summers I had a pretty great job working near Hamilton. I decided to change things up this year now that I’m married and a home owner. It just seemed right to stay [...]

28Jul2009 | Danielle Lennon | 0 comments | Continued
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Windy Weekly Photo

In case you’ve missed the changing skyline along the northern shore of Wolfe Island, over half a dozen wind turbines have sprung over the last few months. This amazing image is used with the permission of Paul Wash. I should also add that he’s documented a lot of the action on Wolfe Island [...]

16Dec2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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Turbines Galore

On a couple of occasions, I’ve written about Kingston’s new windy skyline in relation to the Wolfe Island wind farm . For months, I’ve wondered how the 86 wind turbines might appear from afar. Last week my questions were answered when I peered across the water, and counted at least 5 turbines – [...]

17Nov2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 5 comments | Continued
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A Windy Skyline

The last time I mentioned the Wolfe Island wind farm , I honestly hoped that the project would be delayed due to the growing concern from Island residents. It’s not as though I’m opposed to the idea of alternative energy, or wind turbines on the Island, but I certainly do not want the concerns [...]

12Aug2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 4 comments | Continued
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Does Kingston Need a Batman?

On Sunday evening, I made my way to the theatre to take in one of the most anticipated summer blockbuster films in recent history. The Dark Knight is the follow up to Batman Begins (2005), a Christopher Nolan film which portrayed a much darker version of Batman and Gotham City than we’ve ever seen [...]

23Jul2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 1 comment | Continued
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The Windy City

A while back, I was fortunate enough to see Chris Brown perform at a special Apple Crisp event, which was recorded for CBC’s Bandwidth. In between songs, Chris gave a shout out to Wolfe Island Residents for the Environment (WIRE), whose mission is to ensure the lawful development of a proposed wind farm on [...]

25Jun2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 1 comment | Continued