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City creates new Climate Leadership Division, seeks public input to develop Residential Energy Retrofit Program

January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments City of Kingston, climate action, climate change, climate emergency, Climate Leadership Divison, David Roewade, Energy Retrofit Program, Julie Salter-Keane, Kingston, Mayor Bryan Paterson, public input, public survey, strategic planning

With “demonstrating leadership on climate change” being a priority of City Council’s strategic plan, the City of Kingston has created

City Hall News Politics

Hall Monitor: Climate Camp

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments active transportation, camping, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA), climate action, climate emergency, Grand Theatre, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, Kingston Economic Development, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Lake Ontario Park, Working Group on Climate Action, ygkc

On Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 Kingston City Council sat for meeting number 25-2019 (Agenda) during which they, among other items,

Environment News

In pictures: Kingston’s climate strike

September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments climate action, climate emergency, Climate Strike, downtown, Kingston, photo gallery, rally, student rally, students

As hundreds of students and residents took to the streets to march for climate action, Kingstonist was there to capture

Community Environment News

What they’re saying: Why this climate strike is so important

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Tommy Vallier 1 Comment 350 Kingston, Aidan Tomkinson, climate action, climate change, climate emergency, Climate Strike, Dianne Saxe, downtown, Fridays for Future, global climate strike, Ian Arthur, Jim Neill, Kingston, Mary Rita Holland, parade, rally, Rob Hutchison

As more than 600 residents followed the lead of area students to strike for climate action, we paid attention and

Community Environment News

Kingston students take to the street to strike for climate action

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments 350 Kingston, Aidan Tomkinson, climate action, climate change, climate emergency, Climate Strike, Dianne Saxe, downtown, Fridays for Future, global climate strike, Ian Arthur, Jim Neill, Kingston, Mary Rita Holland, parade, rally, Rob Hutchison, students

Sparked by a global movement and following weekly strikes in front of City Hall, over 600 students and residents from

Hall Monitor: Tax rate, Wellington Street extension, and more

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments 2.5 per cent, Addiction and Mental Health Services KFLA, City of Kingston, climate action, customer service hubs, Kingston, Kingston City Council, speed limits, strategic planning, tax rate, tax rate increase, traffic patterns, traffic reports, Wellington Street Extension, Wellington X

Kingston City Council held meeting number 15-2019 (agenda online) on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, using it to affirm the 2019-2022