Category: Environment
As more than 600 residents followed the lead of area students to strike for climate action, we paid attention and asked those leading the charge why today is so …
Sparked by a global movement and following weekly strikes in front of City Hall, over 600 students and residents from across Kingston gathered at market square to show support …
As part of its response to the city’s declaration of a climate emergency, Kingston City Council created a ‘Working Group on Climate Action.’ The working group, formed in a …
The City of Kingston was the first Ontario municipality to recognize the seriousness of climate change, declaring a climate emergency on Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2019. However, well before that, …
As work takes place on both the east and west sides of the Cataraqui River in preparation for the construction of the third crossing, the City of Kingston is …
On August 28, 2019, MP Mark Gerretsen alongside Mayor Bryan Patterson announced $20.2 million in funding for flooding and shoreline projects in the city of Kingston. Funding, being provided …
In early April of this year, the City of Kingston installed 20 new cigarette waste receptacles in the city’s downtown core. Although similar in appearance to ordinary cigarette disposal …
According to a Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health study, over half of the homes tested in KFL&A have radon levels above World Health Organization (WHO) …
Today, the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA) downgraded its flood warning statement for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River to a flood watch. According to the statement issued …
The Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA) has updated its Flood Warning for Lake Ontario and The St. Lawrence River as of Wednesday, Jul. 24, 2019. According to CRCA, the …
Playing on the iconic words of Joni Mitchell, a local organization is looking to ‘Depave Paradise’ and ‘get rid of the parking lot.’ Red Squirrel Conservation Services is partnering …
According to the International Joint Commission, Lake Ontario has reached a record 75.90 m (249.02 ft), exceeding the previous record peak of 75.88 m (248.95 ft), which was set …
