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City Health News

City of Kingston emergency order requires physical distancing at City parks

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs), Breakwater Park, City of Kingston, city parks, coronavirus, COVID-19, curfew, Dr. Kieran Moore, Emergency Management and Civil Protections Act, emergency order, fines, Gord Edgar Downie Pier, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Mayor Bryan Paterson, pandemic, physical distancing

Update: In response to the question of the what defines a household, as stated in the Order, the City of

City reopening municipal beaches and public washrooms

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments beaches, Breakwater Park, City of Kingston, Gord Edgar Downie Pier, Grass Creek Park, Kingston, municipal beaches, public washrooms, reopening, Richardson Beach

The City of Kingston will officially open municipal beaches, waterfront swim access points, and some public washrooms on Friday, Jun.

City anticipates splash pads, Breakwater Park to reopen by Canada Day

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments beaches, Breakwater Park, Canada Day, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City of Kingston, Gord Edgar Downie Pier, Government of Ontario, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), municipal amenities, park amenities, parks, provincial framework for reopening, reopening, splash pads

The City of Kingston is aiming to have splash pads and Breakwater Park, among other municipal amenities, open in time

Police report a relatively ‘co-operative and respectful’ move-in weekend

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Breakwater Park, drinking, Gord Edgar Downie Pier, Johnson Street, Kingston, Liquor Licence Act, move-in weekend, partying, Queen's University, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), St. Lawrence College, University Avenue, University District, vehicle accident

Despite literally thousands of students making their way to Kingston, their new home for the school year, Kingston Police said

City Community News

City remedies unwelcoming benches following online citizen complaint

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 Tori Stafford 7 Comments armrests, armrests removed, benches, Breakwater Park, City of Kingston, City Staff, defensive design, design implements, exclusionary design, Gord Edgar Downie Pier, homeless population, Kathryn Vilela, Kingston, Neal Unsworth, Parks and recreation, Robert Kiley, transient population

During her lunch hour, Kingstonian Kathryn Vilela was walking along the beautifully redesigned waterfront at Breakwater Park when something caught

Culture Entertainment Family Guides History Music Sports & Recreation

Guide to free family activities this summer

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 Chris Morris 0 Comments Breakwater Park, Cataraqui Cemetery, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority, family, family activities, Jones Falls, K&P Trail, kids, Kingston, Kingston City Hall, Kingston Penitentiary Museum, Lemoine Point, Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area, live music, Marysville, Military Communications and Electronics Museum, Miller Museum of Geology, Movies in the Square, parks, Rideau Trail, Rideau Waterway Land Trust, Sir John A. MacDonald, Summer, things to do, what to do, Wolfe Island, Wolfe Island Ferry

We’re now a few weeks into the summer of 2019, but it can feel like months to the moms, dads,

Water tower, Queen's West Campus

A brief guide to the urban legends of Kingston

July 2, 2019July 9, 2019 Chris Morris 7 Comments Bill Stevenson, Breakwater Park, City Hall, Discovery Channel, Ikea, Kingston Penitentiary, Kosso Eloul, Lino's, Martello Towers, Prince George Hotel, Prison for women, Queen's University, Shark Week, sharks, St. George's Cathedral, St. Lawrence College, Strathcona Park, Time sculpture, Urban legends, Wolfe Island, Wolfe Island tunnel

It took many years for someone to convince me that the limestone tower on Queen’s west campus was never, in

City Community Environment News

Breakwater Park receives Canadian Society of Landscape Architect’s 2019 Award of Excellence

March 29, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment 2019, Award of Excellence, Breakwater Park, Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, City of Kingston, Kingston, Mark Mattson, Mayor Bryan Paterson, medium-scale public landscapes, MP Mark Gerretsen, revitalization project, Swim Drink Fish Canada, waterfront

It was one of the City’s most exciting grand opening in years, and a revitalization project that proved a huge

News Police Briefs

Charges laid so far under University District Safety Initiative total 115

September 4, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Breakwater Park, charges, Kingston, Kingston Police, move-in week, Queen's student, Queen's University, summons, University District Safety Initiative

Kingston Police have released their tallied numbers of charges laid as under the University District Safety Initiative over the Labour

Changes coming as City addresses issues with pedestrians accessing Breakwater Park

August 20, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Albert Street, Beverley Street, Breakwater Park, City of Kingston, crossing, downtown Kingston, intersection, King Street, Kingston, Kingston Transit, pedestrians, planning, safety

Due to the large number of people crossing King Street at the bottom of Beverley Street to access Breakwater Park,

Culture Family News

Save the date: Breakwater Park official grand re-opening in late July

July 6, 2018 Tori Stafford Breakwater Park, Bryan Paterson, Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program, City of Kingston, Gord Downie, Gord Edgar Downie Pier, Mark Gerretsen, park re-opening, park renovations, Summer, Swim Drink Fish, swimming

The anticipated re-opening of one of Kingston’s most beloved lakeside parks is fast approaching – and well in time for