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Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands presided over a media event held in the hallway outside of Kingston City Council Chambers today, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, to announce a combined investment of over $50 million to support the construction of 130 units in Kingston, which includes
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A combined investment of over $50 million, including a contribution of nearly $30 million by the Government of Canada, will support the construction of 130 housing units in Kingston expected to be completed by Summer 2024. The investment funding was announced today by the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing
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When Laura Southall was growing up, her family didn’t have a lot of money, but she knew that one day she wanted to have more. Now in her 10th year as a Kingston financial advisor, she has a new passion: helping others expand their financial knowledge with her second book,
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The W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre in Loyalist Township will receive more than $16.5 million in funding from the federal government to improve the facility’s safety, accessibility, and environmental performance. This will mean replacing the aquatics facility, improving accessibility and mechanical systems, renovating the arena and library, and installing energy-saving components.
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After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Museum of Lennox and Addington’s Tuesday Night at the Museum holiday event is back, but this time, it’s all about the solstice and the great outdoors. ‘A Winter’s Eve Light: An Outdoor Celebration of Lights and Nature’ takes place on
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On Wednesday, Dec. 6, 1989, a man walked into a mechanical engineering class at École Polytechnique de Montréal, armed with a semi-automatic rifle. Once he had told the men to leave the room he opened fire on the women, shouting, “You are all feminists.” Fourteen women died that day; ten more, as
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Pascan Aviation, which bills itself as “the people’s regional airline,” is pausing its service in this region, just short of one year since it was announced that the company had formed interline agreements with Air Canada and Air Transat, allowing passengers to plan flights from Kingston that would “seamlessly connect
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For those out there who are the ones abusing children we have a message for you as well: We are coming for you and we will hold you accountable.” OPP Detective Inspector Jordan Whitesell. As child exploitation numbers continue to increase, 121 children have been identified and 107 people criminally
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At an online Town Hall meeting for the Kingston region on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, the Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) shone a spotlight on the “public health disaster” it says is “being manufactured by the Ford government in an effort to privatize healthcare in the province.” OHC is a non-profit
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Most Kingstonians are familiar with the tidy old limestone building in Portsmouth Village’s Aberdeen Park (bordered by King, Yonge, Kennedy, and Gardiner Streets). The Portsmouth Town Hall, built in 1865, has housed council meetings, church groups, temperance and political rallies, the local militia, and even the village gaol. Now a
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Today, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, the Ontario government passed its controversial Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, which the government says will spur housing development. However, critics claim it will leave municipalities short billions of dollars, increase property taxes, and reduce the role of conservation authorities, all
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On Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, the final day of submissions in the Michael Wentworth trial before Justice Laurie Lacelle, Crown counsel Fraser Kelly took an hour to dissect the defence’s key points, picking them carefully apart one by one. On Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, Kelly had appeared before Justice Laurie
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