Council moves ahead with motion of support for The Screening Room

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Cineplex Odeon, City Council, City Council meeting, Councillor Jim Neill, Councillor Rob Hutchison, COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Greg Tilson, Skeleton Park Arts Festival, The Screening Room, Wendy Huot

City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday night in favour of a motion from Councillor Rob Hutchiston, put forth on behalf

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Lionhearts meal service, nightly drop-in program moving into Stages Night Club

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Bhavana Varma, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City Council, food security, Kingston Street Mission, Loving Spoonful Kingston, Martha's Table, Queen's University, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, St. Lawrence College, St. Vincent de Paul, Stages Night Club, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA)

City Council has voted unanimously to award $39,000 to local Christian charity Lionhearts Inc. The funds will help them move

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Screening Room playing movies to empty theatres as pandemic drags on

October 30, 2020November 2, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Andrea Howarth, CEBA, CERCA, Chrystia Freeland, cinema, City Council, City Council meeting, COVID-19, Deputy Mayor, Ian Arthur, Jim Neill, Kingston City Council, Randy Hillier, Rod Phillips, small business, The Screening Room, Utilities Kingston

The Screening Room’s owner Wendy Huot says attendance at the theatre during the COVID-19 pandemic is down 75 to 80

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Public Health: multiple drug-involved overdoses observed in recent weeks

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments City Council, City Council meeting, Dr. Kieran Moore, free naloxone kits, KFL&A, KFL&A Public Health, naloxone, opioid crisis, opioid overdose, opioids, Tia Maatta

Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health is once again warning residents of a toxic batch of drugs circulating

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Heritage vs Development? Kingston, Kamala Harris and the truth about false choices

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Robert Kiley 1 Comment 223 Princess Street, building height, Capitol Condos, City Council, City of Kingston, compromise, density, development, downtown, heritage, housing, IN8, Kamala Harris, Kingston, official plan, Robert Kiley, tall buildings, The Capitol, US election

In the lead up to the hotly anticipated US Vice Presidential debate earlier this month, I read 2019’s The Truths

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City seeking volunteers for committees and boards

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Appeals Committee, Arts Advisory Committee, boards, City Council, City of Kingston, Committee of Adjustment, committees, Heritage Kingston, Housing and Homelessness Committee, Kingston and Frontenac Housing Corporation Board, Kingston Economic Development Board of Directors, Kingston Environment Advisory Forum, Kingston Police Services Board, Municipal Advisory Committee, Planning Advisory Working Group, Taxi Commission, working groups

The City of Kingston is seeking informed advice from residents and business owners in the limestone city. “Committees, boards and

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Kingston City Council approves Brownfield CIP at Davis Tannery site

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments brownfield study, City Council, City Council meeting, City of Kingston, Davis Tannery, Frontenac Lead Smelter, Jay Patry Enterprises, K&P Trail, Kingston, Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, property tax, property tax rebate, Rob Hutchison

City Council has voted unanimously to approve a Brownfield Community Improvement Plan (CIP) at the site of the former Davis

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City of Kingston launches polls as part of open budget engagement

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments City Council, City of Kingston, Desiree Kennedy, Get Involved Kingston, Kingston, open budget process, survey, virtual open houses, weekly polls

As a means to build a better understanding of which budget topics are of most interest to residents, the City

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Council votes to move forward with ‘affordable housing’ project

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 1316-1318 Princess Street, affordable housing, affordable housing development, affordable housing rally, affordable housing units, City Council, Councillor Jim Neill, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Councillor Rob Hutchison, Councillor Simon Chapelle, former Goodwill site, Ivan Stoiljkovic, Kingston, Kingston and Frontenac Housing Corporation, Kingston Co-Operative Homes, market rent, Mayor Bryan Paterson, RGI

At their meeting held Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, Kingston City Council voted unanimously in favour of an affording housing proposal

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Council, Queen’s agree to step-up fines, enforcement during pandemic

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments $2000 fines, Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs), bylaw enforcement, City Council, City of Kingston, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Dr. Kieran Moore, Emergency Order Bylaw, expulsion, increased enforcement, increased fines, Kingston, Kingston Police, Nuisance Party By-law, Princi, Principal Patrick Deane, Queen's University, student code of conduct

After weeks of young people gathering in large crowds to socialize and party – and after a delegation from Dr.

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Council approves Unity Farm Inn & Spa development

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Bridget Doherty, City Council, City Council meeting, climate emergency, Countryside District, Gary Oosterhof, Kingston City Council, official plan, Permit to Take Water, Peter Stroud, renewable energy, Robert Kiley, Unity Farm Inn & Spa, water conservation, Wayne Hill, zoning bylaw ammendment

City Council has approved a zoning bylaw and Official Plan amendment for the development of Unity Farm Inn & Spa

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City installs cameras at Sir John A. Macdonald statue

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments CCTV cameras, City Council, City of Kingston, City Park, Colin Wiginton, Cultural Services department, First Peoples Group, Kingston, legacy and impact, residential schools, security, security cameras, Sir John A 360, Sir John A., Sir John A. MacDonald, Statue of Sir John A Macdonald, Your Stories Our History

It’s been doused in red paint, egged countless times, the target of tomatoes, and threatened to be toppled, but now

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City Council

Council moves ahead with motion of support for The Screening Room

Lionhearts meal service, nightly drop-in program moving into Stages Night Club

Screening Room playing movies to empty theatres as pandemic drags on

Public Health: multiple drug-involved overdoses observed in recent weeks

Heritage vs Development? Kingston, Kamala Harris and the truth about false choices

City seeking volunteers for committees and boards

Kingston City Council approves Brownfield CIP at Davis Tannery site

City of Kingston launches polls as part of open budget engagement

Council votes to move forward with ‘affordable housing’ project

Council, Queen’s agree to step-up fines, enforcement during pandemic

Council approves Unity Farm Inn & Spa development

City installs cameras at Sir John A. Macdonald statue

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