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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Hall Monitor: Green Partnerships

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Amherstview Community Centre, City Council, City of Kingston, City Park, climate change, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), green fund, Homestead development, Kingston, Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), Loyalist Township, Memorial Centre, parking, pewter ornaments, portable housing benefit program, Principal Patrick Deane, Queen's University, Reddendale flood management, Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning

Kingston City Council held meeting number 27-2019 (Agenda) on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2019. During the meeting, they endorsed a new

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Have your say: Yay or nay — Camping at Lake Ontario Park

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 Tori Stafford 16 Comments active transportation, camping, City Council, City of Kingston, Councillor Jim Neill, cycling events, cyclist groups, cyclists, Kingston, Lake Ontario Park, motion, poll

Years ago, it wasn’t uncommon to see tents, tent trailers, motor homes and RVs set up in the grassy area

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The value of local representation

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Robert Kiley 1 Comment activism, City Council, city councillors, City Staff, electoral reform, federal election, first past the post, inter-governmental relations, Kingston, Kingston City Hall, living within your district, local representation, municipal government, proportional representation, Robert Kiley

Vol. 1: To live or not to live in your district? “He doesn’t live in the district, you know?” That

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Hall Monitor: Dianne Saxe Speaks to Kingston

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments airport expansion, bike lanes, carbon tax, City of Kingston, climate change, climate emergency, Climate Strike, construction, Dianne Saxe, Kingston, Kingston City Council, third crossing, ygkc

Dr. Dianne Saxe, former Environmental Commissioner of Ontario and internationally recognized environmental lawyer, joined Kingston City Council on a rainy

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Hall Monitor: Climate Camp

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments active transportation, camping, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA), climate action, climate emergency, Grand Theatre, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, Kingston Economic Development, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Lake Ontario Park, Working Group on Climate Action, ygkc

On Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 Kingston City Council sat for meeting number 25-2019 (Agenda) during which they, among other items,

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Hall Monitor: Active Implementation

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments active transportation, Belle Park, budget, City Council, City Hall, climate change, climate emergency, Kingston, Kingston City Council, planning, radiocommunications facilities, recycling, strategic plan, transit, transportation

On Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2019, Kingston City Council sat for meeting number 23-2019 (Agenda) where they discussed proposed changes to

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Council votes to extend bylaw exemptions at Belle Park

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

Hall Monitor: Reconsideration resolve

Hall Monitor: Meeting Momentum

Hall Monitor: Emergency Development Routes

Hall Monitor: Green Partnerships

Have your say: Yay or nay — Camping at Lake Ontario Park

The value of local representation

Hall Monitor: Dianne Saxe Speaks to Kingston

Hall Monitor: Climate Camp

Hall Monitor: Active Implementation

Free Live Music in Dunham Park

Free Live Music in Dunham Park