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Changes being considered by the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission are not sitting well for residents north of Highway 401 who consider themselves Kingston residents. Every 10 years, an independent commission in each province adjusts the electoral boundaries within that province, considering population, community, historical pattern of electoral districts, and geographic
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The biggest fundraising event of the year is on the horizon for Kingston food charity Martha’s Table, and this might be the most important year yet for the event. The Empty Bowls fundraiser is a ticketed event where attendees receive a handcrafted bowl made by the Kingston Potters’ Guild and
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A fourth-year Queen’s University student has been named the recipient of the Sharon Johnston Youth Award, one of seven Champions of Mental Health awards handed out by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH). Ervis Musa, a health sciences student at Queen’s completing a certificate in Disability
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After a two year absence, the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets have made a return to Kingston this summer. While this year’s program is significantly smaller than in years past, some instructors are pleasantly surprised that the training is able to take place in any capacity. The cadets are currently undergoing
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A controversial newspaper will no longer be included in future Artfest events after pushback from members of the community. The Epoch Times is a far-right leaning publication that, particularly in recent years, has published articles that many say are bigoted, racist, or generally have just promoted misinformation. Some attendees were
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The Winston Churchill school community, School Street volunteers, and the Kingston Coalition for Active Transportation (KCAT) are celebrating a full school year of running the School Street program as elementary schools in the city enter their final week. This week, the program becomes the first of its kind in Ontario
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The proceeds from an end-of-May fundraiser by the Kingston and Area Real Estate Association (KAREA) were presented on the afternoon of Wednesday, Jun. 22, 2022. KAREA continued 19 years of raising funds for the Kingston Youth Shelter with the return of the organization’s fundraising Bowl-a-thon, which saw a two year
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Grad students at Queen’s say it’s been made clear to the university that the current need for more affordable housing is as great as ever. The school manages two larger housing complexes for grad students at west campus and ,while demand fluctuates from year to year, available units for the
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Landlords are sounding off against proposed changes to Kingston’s Nuisance Party Bylaws, saying the changes would punish them for something over which they have no control. At last Tuesday’s council meeting where discussion on the topic spilled over into a Wednesday night continuation (February 15 and 16, 2022), Kingston City
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EDITOR’S NOTE – Queen’s University provided a statement late Wednesday, included in full below the story. Graduate students working at Queen’s University look to be headed towards a strike mandate vote. Queen’s administration, led by Queen’s Director of Faculty Relations Michael Villeneuve, has been meeting with PSAC 901, the union
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The Limestone District School Board has laid off 56 casual employees who have failed to attest vaccination status. The information was presented at Wednesday’s Education, Policy, Operations Committee board meeting on November 10, 2021, by Superintendent of Human Resources Susan McWilliams. The layoffs have little to no impact on operations
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Lightstruck Film & Media has produced a documentary, The Kingston Red Barons: Born at the Right Time, honouring Kingston’s first all-female hockey team. David McCallum, the documentary producer, gathered the pioneers and team members of the Red Barons and presented their stories in an hour-long documentary. “It is little known
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