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Following a decision by Kingston City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, a National Wall of Remembrance will be constructed at Macdonald Park near downtown Kingston. The wall is a joint partnership between the City of Kingston and the National Wall of Remembrance (NWOR) Association, a Kingston-based group dedicated to
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At a meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, Kingston City Council voted to approve the proposed process and timeline for setting the 2023-2026 Strategic Plan. A report presented to councillors in advance of Tuesday’s meeting outlined the steps involved in developing the upcoming official plan, which will serve as the
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At a meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, Kingston City Council voted to adopt an operational planning model to improve response times for Kingston Fire and Rescue (KFR). A report distributed ahead of Tuesday’s meeting recommended councillors approve the model, which seeks to “improve current and future service challenges” faced
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At its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, Kingston City Council will vote on a proposed site for the National Wall of Remembrance (NWOR), a joint project between the City of Kingston and the NWOR Association, a group based in Kingston and comprised of mostly retired members of the Canadian
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At its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, Kingston City Council will receive a report from City staff on the proposed process and timelines for the development of the 2023-2026 Strategic Plan. The process gives councillors an opportunity to set their strategic priorities for the new term, while allowing staff
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At a meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, Kingston City councillors are being asked to endorse an operational planning model for response time improvements for Kingston Fire and Rescue (KFR). The new planning model comes as a result of a 2022 Station Location Study and Response Time Optimization report, which
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On Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, Kingston’s Planning Committee will hold a public meeting regarding a proposed car wash in the city’s east end. The business would be located at the Esso Gas station in the Barriefield Centre, located at 760 Highway 15, just across from LaSalle Secondary School. The proposal has
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Thanks to a grant from the Ontario Trillium Fund (OTF), free online cycling safety courses will soon be available to Kingston residents. On Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, Kingston and the Islands MPP Ted Hsu joined representatives from Cycle Kingston for a virtual announcement, outlining how the group will spend its
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Thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers from as far away as Cape Breton, a 99-year-old Kingston veteran will be able to remain his own home, after necessary renovations were completed on his Worthington Park property over the weekend. Jan Jemiolo is a long-time Kingston resident. He’s also a veteran
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This past weekend in Oshawa, Ontario, a number of local teams with Kingston Elite All-Star Cheerleading picked up victories at the annual Cheer for the Cure competition, all while raising funds and awareness for the Canadian Cancer Society. In total, two Kingston Elite teams finished first overall in their respective
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On Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, Kingston City Council voted to officially de-regulate all on-street sports. The move came following a report from City staff to Council, which outlined three different directions members could opt for with respect to on-street sports and other activities in the city. Since 2008, the City
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During its meeting on Tuesday night, Dec. 6, 2022, Kingston City Council voted to approve substantial changes to the City’s Heritage Committee, changes recommended by the Heritage Kingston Review Working Group. Once the changes come into full effect, Heritage Kingston will be split into two separate committees: one focused on
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