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City ‘pleasantly surprised’ with uptake in cigarette waste recycling program

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments cigarette butt recycling, cigarette butts, cigarette disposal, cigarette packaging, cigarette waste, cigarette waste recycling, City of Kingston, downtown, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Kingston, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), public works, recycling program, St. Lawrence College, Troy Stubinski

In early April of this year, the City of Kingston installed 20 new cigarette waste receptacles in the city’s downtown

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City of Kingston installs 20 cigarette waste recycling receptacles

April 2, 2019August 15, 2019 Tori Stafford 6 Comments cigarette butt recycling, cigarette butts, cigarette disposal, cigarettes, City of Kingston, composting, downtown, Kingston, Kingston Transit routes, pastic lumber, plastic pellets, polyethylene, polypropylene, recycling, shipping pellets, Terracycle

Kingston Transit users and those who frequent the downtown core might notice some new cigarette butt receptacles have been installed

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Holiday safety tips from Kingston Fire and Rescue

December 18, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments candles, Christmas lights, cigarette butts, CO alarms, fire safety tips, flamless candles, holiday safety, holiday tips, household hazards, Kingston, Kingston Fire and Rescue, lighters, matches, open flam, safety tips, smoke alarms, smoking, space heaters

With a week until Christmas, and less than two weeks until New Year’s Eve, it’s a hectic and stressful time

Partial burn ban remains in effect over holiday weekend

August 3, 2018 Tori Stafford August long weekend, barbecue, barbecuing, bbq, brush fire, burn ban, camp fire, cigarette butts, City of Kingston, dry conditions, dry weather, fireworks, Kingston, Kingston Fire and Rescue, open air burn ban, partial burn ban, water

With the August long weekend upon us, Kingston Fire and Rescue would like to remind citizens of the partial burn

Burn ban update: Fire chief urges extra vigilance

July 19, 2018 Tori Stafford Addington, barbecue, burn ban, cigarette butts, dry conditions, fire, fireworks, Frontenac, KFL&A, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Lennox, matches, open air burn ban, open flame, volunteer firefighter, wildfire

After Kingston Fire and Rescue issued a total open air burning ban yesterday (Wednesday, Jul. 18, 2018), Fire Chief Shawn

Total open air burn ban issued for City of Kingston

July 18, 2018 Tori Stafford barbeque, burn ban, cigarette butts, City of Kingston, dry conditions, dry weather, fines, fire, fireworks, flame, Kingston Fire and Rescue, open air burn ban

Due to the continuing dry conditions, Kingston Fire and Rescue issued a total open air burn ban, and is are