At its Tuesday, Sep. 19, 2023 meeting, Kingston City Council voted to approve a nine-month pilot project which will see the City partner with RenewalSquared Inc. of Trenton, Ontario, to facilitate textile donation bins at City-owned buildings. The program will seek to divert materials such as linens and towels from
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One Saturday this October, Joyceville Institution – a medium-security prison on the northeast outskirts of Kingston – will be hosting its first-ever artisan market, with proceeds going to the local United Way. According to a representative from the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), staff at the facility first conceived the
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On Saturday, Sep. 23, 2023, the Royal Kingston Curling Club (RKCC), located at 130 Days Road in Kingston’s west end, will kick off the 2023-24 curling season in style with an open house from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event, which features live music, bouncy castles, and face painting,
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On Monday, Sep. 18, 2023, the new Outdoor Indigenous Gathering Space at Queen’s University had its official opening ceremony, attended by university staff, special guests, and Indigenous representatives. According to Kandice Baptiste, Associate Director of Queen’s University’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives, Monday’s grand opening was a long time coming. Baptiste
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Excitement was in the air at Richardson Stadium on Saturday, Sep. 16, 2023, as fans of all ages packed the stadium for the first regular-season Queen’s football game of the school year. Hundreds of people gathered in the stadium’s north end for the official opening of the new Lang Pavilion.
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At its meeting on Tuesday, Sep. 19, 2023, Kingston City Council will receive an information report from Utilities Kingston related to the costs of disconnecting natural gas services. The report comes after Council voted in May to direct staff to conduct a review of the fees residents face when they
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On Tuesday, Sep. 19, 2023, Kingston City Councillors will debate a proposed textile recycling project for the City. The proposal was first presented to councillors back on Tuesday, Jul. 11, 2023; however, at that meeting, representatives voted to defer a decision to September, in order to allow staff more time
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A new event coming to Musiikkii Cafe this September aims to provide local musicians and bands with an accessible no-cost space to sell their merchandise and show off their music to Kingston consumers. Launching Saturday, Sep. 30, 2023, the Musiikki pop-up Music Merch Market will allow local bands, musicians, and
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The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library (Joe’s M.I.L.L.), located at the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning at 370 King Street West, has provided an invaluable service to the Kingston community for over two decades. As a not-for-profit organization, the M.I.L.L. relies on donations from the public to
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Morgan McHaffie has been named as the new head coach of the Queen’s Gaels women’s hockey team. On Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, the university’s Athletics and Recreation department announced the longtime assistant coach would be taking over the reins of the team after previous head coach Matt Holmberg left the position
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At its meeting on Tuesday, Sep. 5, 2023, Kingston City Council voted to spend $6.5 million to help build a new pool in Amherstview, as part of a partnership with Loyalist Township. In a report published in advance of Tuesday’s meeting, City staff recommended Council contribute “up to” $6.5 million
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After a lengthy debate, Kingston City Council has voted to direct staff to consider “all financial tools and options, including a special levy” to fund housing and homelessness initiatives in the City. The new motion, moved by King’s Town District Councillor Gregory Ridge and seconded by Mayor Bryan Paterson, noted,
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