City Hall – Kingstonist News - 100% local, independent news in Kingston, ON

City Hall Local Businesses News

Council moves ahead with motion of support for The Screening Room

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Cineplex Odeon, City Council, City Council meeting, Councillor Jim Neill, Councillor Rob Hutchison, COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Greg Tilson, Skeleton Park Arts Festival, The Screening Room, Wendy Huot

City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday night in favour of a motion from Councillor Rob Hutchiston, put forth on behalf

City City Hall News Opinion

Building back better: Doubling down on Council’s Strategic Priorities

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Robert Kiley 1 Comment Councillor Robert Kiley, COVID-19, equality, Foster Healthy Citizens and Vibrant Spaces, healthcare, improve roads and transportation, Improve walkability, Increase Housing Affordability, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Leadership on Climate Action, opinion, pandemic, property tax, review of strategic priorities, strategic priorities, taxation

On Thursday evening this week, as we near the midpoint of the City Council term, councillors and the mayor will

Art City Hall News

Redeveloped Market Wing at City Hall to showcase Indigenous history and culture

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments art and history, call for submissions, Indigenous history, Kingston City Hall, Market Wing, redevelopment of City Hall MarketWing

The Market Wing at Kingston City Hall is scheduled to open to the public in November 2020, after undergoing redevelopment.

Emergency order issued to close Gord Downie Pier, Breakwater Park beach

September 5, 2020September 11, 2020 Cris Vilela 0 Comments

Update: On Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, the City of Kingston closed both Breakwater Park and Gord Edgar Downie Pier to

City City Hall News

City Council seeking public opinion on current priorities

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments City Council, City of Kingston, COVID-19, public opinion, strategic plan, strategic priorities

City Council is looking for the public’s opinions on the strategic priorities it set in 2019, according to a media

City Hall Frontenac County News Politics

County of Frontenac seeks input on budget from Kingston residents

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments 2021 budget, City of Kingston, County of Frontenac, Fairmount Home, Frontenac Paramedic Services, Kingston City Council, public meeting, shared services, virtual public meeting

Kingston residents are invited to offer input on the County of Frontenac budgets for Frontenac Paramedics’ land ambulance service and

City Hall ready to offer safe guided tours

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments City Hall, City Hall tours, group tours, Kingston City Hall, national historic site, Saturday tours, small group tours

Kingston’s City Hall, a working National Historic Site, is reopening for guided tours, the City of Kingston said in a

City City Hall News

Council votes to extend bylaw exemptions at Belle Park

July 8, 2020July 9, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Belle Park, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City of Kingston, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Jim Neill, Councillor Lisa Osanic, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Robert Kiley, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Councillor Wayne Hill, deadline, Doug Yearwood, Dr. Eva Purkey, eviction, extended deadline, homeless camp, homeless encampment, homelessness in Kingston, Ivan Stoiljkovic, Katarokwi Union of Tenants, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kozy Inn, Mayor Bryan Paterson, rally, solidarity

The meeting of Kingston City Council on Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2020 immediately got down to business, first tackling the deadline

City Council moves property tax deadline, plans small business tax deferral

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments City of Kingston, COVID-19 response, Kingston, Kingston Economic Recovery Team, property tax, property tax billing, small business, small businesses, taxation

City Council has moved the 2020 final property tax deadline to Monday, Aug 31. The decision was made at a

City City Hall News

Hall Monitor: Reconsideration resolve

February 18, 2020February 19, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments City Council, city councillors, Councillor Peter Stroud, hall monitor, Integrity Commissioner, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Penitentiary, Ontario Nurses Association (ONA), recycling, Sustainable Kingston, Tourism Kingston, Utilities Kingston, ygkc

Editorial note: An earlier version of this article mistakenly stated that Council had voted to change recycling collection to allow

City Hall News Politics

Hall Monitor: Meeting Momentum

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Collins Creek, Councillor Jeff McLaren, hall monitor, Highway 2, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, Lanie Hurdle, Local Authority Services, Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), north block, Ontario Street, paige agnew, Peter Huigenbos, petition, Queen Street, redevelopment of City Hall MarketWing, turtle protection, ygkc

Kingston City Council sat for meeting number 05-2020 (Agenda) on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. The 41-minute meeting, which Mayor Bryan

City City Hall News Politics

Hall Monitor: Emergency Development Routes

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments brownfields, Davis Tannery, development, electric buses, emergency operations centre, Heritage Kingston, Kingston, Kingston City Council, kingston east community centre, Kingston Transit, Kingston Transit routes, municipal debt, school crossings, transitway, workplace inclusion charter, ygkc

Kingston City Council held meeting number 28-2019 (Agenda) on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. The meeting was shorter than most in

← Previous