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Editorial note: The following is a submitted letter to the editor regarding a recent opinion piece published by The Kingstonist. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. Hello, A recent [opinion piece] by Byron Emmons stated that Kingston has a housing crisis. No one
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Editorial note: As Ontarians head to the polls for the Thursday, Jun. 2, 2022 provincial election, we want to be your one-stop home base for everything you need to know in the Kingston area ridings. As part of this coverage, we’ve created profiles for each candidate (pending candidate availability) in
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Marlene Spruyt is the Green Party of Ontario candidate for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston (L-F-K) in the 2022 provincial election. Spruyt has a wealth of knowledge in the health care and public health sectors, having served as a family physician as well as a Medical Officer of Health for Public Health Ontario. She
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Editorial note: As Ontarians head to the polls for the Thursday, Jun. 2, 2022 provincial election, we want to be your one-stop home base for everything you need to know in the Kingston area ridings. As part of this coverage, we’ve created profiles for each candidate (pending candidate availability) in
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Editorial note: As Ontarians head to the polls for the Thursday, Jun. 2, 2022 provincial election, we want to be your one-stop home base for everything you need to know in the Kingston area ridings. As part of this coverage, we’ve created profiles for each candidate (pending candidate availability) in
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Mary Rita Holland is the Ontario New Democratic Party candidate for Kingston and the Islands. She is a city councillor who was first elected to represent the Kingscourt-Rideau district in 2014 (she discussed her decision to run for NDP leadership in the riding and what that means for her current
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Candidates in the race for MPP of Hastings-Lennox & Addington faced off Wednesday evening at the Napanee Lions Hall. The debate was the second of two in Napanee. On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, a previous candidates’ meeting was held by education workers with only New Democrat Eric DePoe, Liberal Ted Darby,
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Eric DePoe is the New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for Hastings—Lennox and Addington. DePoe has always been an activist. He worked as a mail sorter at Canada Post for 28 years, where he defended the rights of Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) employees as a union activist and as
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Those travelling along Ontario Street in downtown Kingston late last week may have noticed something different about the familiar streetscape. On Thursday, May 5, 2022, pedestrians and motorists were struck by what they saw at City Hall – or rather, what they didn’t see. The medium-sized trees that once lined
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Join Sustainable Kingston, Earthub, and the Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) for a discussion with Seth Klein, author of A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency. The book takes lessons learned from the Second World War and applies them to the climate crisis. According to KFPL, Klein delves
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A motion directing City staff to map out the existing woodlands within the urban boundary of Kingston was the topic of an interesting discussion at the City Council meeting held Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Moved by Councillor Lisa Osanic and seconded by Councillor Simon Chapelle, the motion noted that the
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Homeowners in the Kingston area now have access to a property-loan program that will help residents make their homes more efficient. The City of Kingston, in partnership with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, celebrated the launch of Better Homes Kingston today, Monday, Apr 11, 2022. The program, which was announced
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