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Kingston woman awoken by break and enter, local man arrested

February 28, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrested, break and enter, break-in, broken window, Calvin Park, charged, fentanyl, Kingston, Kingston Police, needles

A woman who resides in the Calvin Park area of Kingston was awoken by noises and found an intruder breaking

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The Year That Was

December 10, 2012July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 4 Comments Bath Road, Beer Store, best of 2012, budget, Calvin Park, casino, Collins Bay Penitentiary, Conservative Party, construction, convenience store, Corrections Canada, Don Cherry, downtown Kingston, health care, Homecoming, In Sir John A's Footsteps, John Counter Boulevard, Juried Art Salon, K-Rock Centre (KRC), Kingston Arts Council, Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute (KCVI), Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) Central Branch, Kingston Memorial Centre, Kingston Mills, Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston this Week, Kingston Whig-Standard, Limestone District School Board, Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI), Mark Gerretsen, national historic site, Occupy Kingston, parking, Princess Street, prison farms, Program and Accommodation Review Committee (PARC), protest, public school, Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute (QECVI), Queen's University, Rideau Heights, Santa Claus Parade, Shafia Family, Ted Hsu

With less than two weeks remaining until the arrival of 2013, it’s time for our annual review of the headlines

KCVI the Loser in PARC’s Recommendations

June 22, 2012June 14, 2017 Save Kingston City Schools 11 Comments Calvin Park, Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute (KCVI), Kingston Memorial Centre, Limestone District School Board, Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI), Program and Accommodation Review Committee (PARC), Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute (QECVI), Queen's University

KCVI has been voted off the island. Last night the Program and Accommodation Review Committee (PARC) voted down five options

Schools Coalition Disappointed at “Sham” Process

June 6, 2012June 14, 2017 Save Kingston City Schools 1 Comment budget, Calvin Park, downtown Kingston, Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute (KCVI), Kingston Memorial Centre, Limestone District School Board, Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI), Program and Accommodation Review Committee (PARC), public school, Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute (QECVI)

“A sham” is what the Save Kingston City Schools coalition (SKCS) is calling the process to consider the closure of

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Guide to March Break 2012

March 9, 2012July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments Artillery Park, Calvin Park, Centre 70, hockey, ice skating, Invista Centre, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) Central Branch, Kingston Memorial Centre, March Break, Museum of Health Care

In case your kids haven’t reminded you, March Break is but a few days away. Kids throughout the Limestone District

Livable City Design Award Winners Announced

October 27, 2011July 26, 2017 The City of Kingston 0 Comments Battery Park, Calvin Park, construction, discontinued, Frontenac County Court House, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston Police Force, LaSalle Causeway, Market Square, Prince George Hotel, Princess Street, Renaissance Event Venue, University Avenue

The 2011 Livable City Design Awards, celebrating excellence in building project design, were handed out last night in the Wilson

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Best KFPL Branch

October 17, 2011July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 4 Comments Calvin Park, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) Central Branch

Growing up in a small town, I have to admit that my local library bordered on being pathetic, with rampant

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Expanding the Smoking Bylaw in Kingston

June 13, 2011July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 16 Comments Artillery Park, Battery Park, bylaw, Calvin Park, City Park, Confederation Park, dog park, Frontenac Park, Grass Creek Park, Kingston Transit, Kingston's waterfront, McBurney Park, Polson Park, Richardson Beach, Rotary Park, sidewalk, Skeleton Park, smoking, sustainability, Victoria Park, Woodbine Park

Once upon a time you could do it in restaurants, movie theatres, taxi cabs, and even in classrooms. Doctors prescribed

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Guide to March Break in Kingston in 2011

March 9, 2011July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 1 Comment Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Artillery Park, Calvin Park, Centre 70, hockey, ice skating, Invista Centre, Josh Lyon, K-Rock Centre (KRC), Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) Central Branch, Kingston Frontenacs, Kingston Memorial Centre, Limestone District School Board, March Break, Museum of Health Care, Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Robert Meek Community Centre, Sheesham and Lotus

In case your kids haven’t reminded you, March Break is but a few days away. Kids throughout the Limestone District

Summer Reading, Kingston style.

July 27, 2010July 26, 2017 Caitlin Fralick 2 Comments Calvin Park, discontinued, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston Literacy

Ah, Summer Reading Club. I don’t know about you, but those words conjure up some intense childhood memories. Walking to the

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Friday Foto

September 25, 2009July 26, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments accessibility, Calvin Park, discontinued, friday foto, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston Literacy

Since Writer’s Fest is now under way, it’s fitting that the Calvin Park Public Library is having its grand re-opening