A historic Canadian property in Kingston is expected to see some strategic changes after a new 10-year Management Plan was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, Jul. 19, 2023. Bellevue House, the former home of Canada’s first Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald for parts of the 1840s, has a new proposed management plan
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Parks Canada is drawing attention to its On The Road Again conservation project, which aims to improve reptile and amphibian habitats in eastern and central Ontario. The conservation effort is focused on the areas in and around Georgian Bay Islands National Park, Bruce Peninsula National Park and Thousand Islands National Park (about 50 minutes
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The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 901, the union representing graduate student workers at Queen’s University, has suspended its emergency food support fund after exhausting funds beyond what was budgeted for. The union said this clearly demonstrates the great level of need among members, and for intervention from
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Some residents in Kingston have been letting their lawns grow wild throughout the month of May as part of the ‘No Mow May’ movement. It’s an idea that has been wholeheartedly adopted by the City Council and the City of Kingston, with online campaigns encouraging residents to leave their lawns untouched throughout the month
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A near-daily walk on the K&P Trail came with a hefty price tag for local musician Tom Savage on Saturday. On the morning of Saturday, May 13, 2023, the longtime Kingston-based singer-songwriter had his vehicle packed and ready to go for a gig at Sam’s Place in Prince Edward County, before
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The running dates for 2023 Community Harvest Markets have been announced, with the first of many markets throughout the season slated for Tuesday, Jun. 13, 2023. The markets, running since 2013, provide an option for affordable, locally-grown produce at three different locations in Kingston. This year will see the debut of
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Queen’s University is adding a total of 36 new seats to its medical program in the coming years, and is opening the school’s first medical satellite campus as part of the expansion. The university bringing the total number of spots at the university to 134 undergraduate and 178 postgraduate seats
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Staff at Kingston libraries say they’re facing more incidents of violence and harassment at downtown library branches — another reason to cancel the upcoming unstaffed library pilot, the library employees expressed. Discussions around the pilot began in fall 2021, with a motion to cancel the project shot down by Council
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A group of female firefighters from Kingston and surrounding areas are bringing a free firefighting camp for girls to Kingston this July. Girls in Gear is offered by Women in Fire YGK, in partnership with Kingston Fire and Rescue, and will be open to those who identify as a female aged 15 to 18. Chantal Rice,
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Upwards of 50 red dresses can be seen hanging along University Avenue and other areas of Queen’s University’s campus. They are part of an art installation that Queen’s has adopted for the second straight year in an effort to mark the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous
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Kingston Indigenous Languages Nest (KILN) will soon be building a new community garden in City Park. The garden will be the first one owned by KILN itself, with the organization previously borrowing space for on-the-land programming from community partners like Walking the Path of Peace Together, who operate an Indigenous food
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One of Kingston’s food charities is kicking off what they hope will become an annual fundraiser in the city. This year, the fundraiser is coming at a time when Martha’s Table needs funds to support the expansion of the charity’s operating space after they managed to purchase the other half
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