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City will not ask Belle Park camp occupants to move on Friday

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, bylaw enforcement, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City Council, City of Kingston, homeless camp being relocated, homelessness, homelessness in Kingston, housing and homelessness, housing crisis, Integrated Care Hub, Mayor Bryan Paterson

City of Kingston CAO Lanie Hurdle has decided to cancel further bylaw enforcement at Belle Park on Friday Jul. 31,

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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

City CAO Lanie Hurdle explains changes to Love Kingston Marketplace

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,

City looking to open Artillery Park as a drop-in day-service centre

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Addiction and Mental Heath Services KFLA, Artillery Park, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, camping, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City Council, City of Kingston, drop-in centre, Home Base Housing, homelessness, Kingston, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), shelters, Street Health

In sharing some information on the Belle Park encampment updates in advance of the special City Council meeting scheduled for

Frontline workers petitioning to keep free parking at hospitals during pandemic

June 17, 2020June 18, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments CAO Lanie Hurdle, City of Kingston, Commissioner Sheila Kidd, COVID-19, doctors, frontline healthcare workers, healthcare workers, Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH), Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), nurses, on-street parking, pandemic, parking, parking fees, parking garage, parking lot, parking rates, petition, Sascha Davis, unit clerk, use of parking spaces

Sascha Davis had never had to pay for parking at her job in her life… That is, until she started

Hall Monitor: Quiet streets

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Tommy Vallier 1 Comment CAO Lanie Hurdle, COVID-19, cycling, delegated authority, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Coalition for Active Transportation, Love Kingston Marketplace, pandemic, pedestrian traffic, quiet streets pilot project, removal of delegated authority, road lane closures, state of, ygkc

On Tuesday, Jun. 16, 2020, Kingston City Council held meeting 19-2020 (agenda) in its electronic format again, where they moved

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

Hall Monitor: Carrying camp

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Addiction and Mental Heath Services KFLA, Belle Park, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City Council, City of Kingston, Douglas Fluhrer Park, eviction, eviction date, Extension of eviction date, Gardiners Road, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homelessness in Kingston, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Loyalist Township, mural wall, paving, public art, public art wall, recycling

Kingston City Council sat for meeting 18-2020 (agenda) on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, sitting in its virtual format. Though council

Business City News

City allowing downtown businesses to expand outdoors

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments CAO Lanie Hurdle, City of Kingston, downtown businesses, economic recovery, expanded patios, Kingston, Kingston Economic Recovery Team, Mayor Bryan Paterson, patios, pedestrian street, pedestrian walkway, physical distancing, Princess Street, state of emergency, waived fees, waived patio fees

The City of Kingston is making it easier for downtown businesses to expand outdoors, to allow them more space to