Queen’s University team launches new platform to support Canadian small businesses

Kingston Police issue warning about ‘work at home’ job scam

City CAO Lanie Hurdle explains changes to Love Kingston Marketplace

No love from business owners for Love Kingston Marketplace

Popular Kingston blogger launches Black-owned business directory

‘Room for change’ noted at Love Kingston Marketplace opening

Downtown transformation starts next week

Locally-founded boating navigation app aims to help boaters during COVID-19

First COVID-19 business survey offers insight to guide recovery

Commercial eviction ban too little, too late, says MPP Ian Arthur

Chien Noir changes its name and business model in midst of Stage 2 Reopening

Kingston economic and tourism sectors expecting tourists this summer

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July 11, 2020July 11, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Canadian small business, local business, Queen's University, small business, support local businesses, supporting local businesses, SupportSME

A new marketplace-style platform allows consumers to purchase gift certificates, pre-purchase products, and pre-book services to be redeemed at any

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July 11, 2020July 11, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments fraud, fraudulent cheques, home office, internet scam, job boards, job search, Kingston Police, online jobs, online scams, scams, work at home scam

Scammers are taking advantage of the current work-from-home climate COVID-19 has imposed on many households. The current scam, as reported

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July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment CAO Lanie Hurdle, City of Kingston, COVID-19, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Lanie Hurdle, Love Kingston Marketplace, parking, pedestrian, Tourism Kingston

The City of Kingston has responded swiftly to negative feedback on the Love Kingston Marketplace, says their Chief Administrative Officer,

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June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment COVID-19, downtown Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Kingston, parking, pedestrian, pedestrian marketplace, social distancing, Tim Pater

Business owners on Princess St. and Brock St. are speaking out against the City’s pedestrianization initiative in downtown Kingston. “The

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June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, Black Luck Collective, Black people in Kingston, Black-owned business directory, blog, defunding the police, diversity, George Floyd, Keep Up With Kingston, Kingston, people of colour, solidarity, Tianna Edwards

When Tianna Edwards went to the Black Luck Collective’s vigil for George Floyd on Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2020, she said

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June 24, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments City of Kingston, COVID-19, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Dr. Aba Mortley, economic recovery, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kris Millan, Love Kingston Marketplace, Mayor Bryan Paterson, pedestrian streets, reopening, Tim Pater, Tourism Kingston

The City of Kingston hosted a press conference to herald the opening of the Love Kingston Marketplace, a joint effort

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June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments accessible parking, Brock Street, businesses, businesses expanding outdoors, City of Kingston, COVID-19, Division Street, downtown, economic recovery, garbage, Kingston, Love Kingston Marketplace, Market Street, Ontario Street, pandemic, parking, patios, pedestrian streets, Princess Street, public washrooms, restaurants, vehicle lanes, Wellington Street

The City has released details of the plan to reimagine downtown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbed “Love Kingston

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June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Adam Allore, boating, COVID-19, dock talk, Gananoque, Kingston, Lake Ontario, marinas, nautical charts, pandemic, Rideau Canal, sailing, social distancing, St. Lawrence River, Thousand Islands, water navigation, Wavve app

As an avid boater of the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands himself, Adam Allore wanted to keep the

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June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments arts, business, buy-local campaign, construction, COVID-19, economic impact of COVID-19, economic recovery, government support programs, health and safety, hospitality sector, Ian Murdoch, Kingston, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Kingston Economic Recovery Team, layoffs, local business survey, local businesses, manufacturing, services, tax deferral

Nearly 60 percent of Kingston businesses in the arts, services and hospitality sector have indicated that on-going mandatory closures or

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June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, Doug Ford, Ian Arthur, small business, Steve Clark

The Ontario provincial government has announced a decision to temporarily freeze and reverse evictions for commercial tenants during COVID-19. The

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June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Black Dog Tavern, Chien Noir, Tim Pater

The Chien Noir Bistro, a staple in Kingston’s fine dining community for the past 20 years, is getting a makeover.

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June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Dr. Kieran Moore, Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce, hotels, Kingston, Kingston Accommodation Partners, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), provincial framework for reopening, re-opening, restaurants, Stage 2 of reopening, tourism, tourism and hospitality, Tourism Kingston, tourists

As Stage 2 of re-opening Ontario grants many of Kingston’s businesses and restaurants to open before some other regions of

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