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City of Kingston closes all playgrounds and parks due to COVID-19

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment City of Kingston, closure, coronavirus, COVID-19, dog parks, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), parks, parks closed, playground equipment, playgrounds, skateboard parks, state of emergency

On Friday, Mar. 27, 2020, the day after declaring a state of emergency, the City of Kingston has announced the

City of Kingston closes all recreation facilities

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2019 novel coronavirus, Artillery Park, Cataraqui Community Centre, Centre 70, City of Kingston, closure, COVID-19, Invista Centre, Kingston, Memorial Centre, rec centres, Recreation Centres, recreation facilities, recreational facilities, Rideau Heights Community Centre

In light of the current measures being put in place to help stop the spread of coronavirus COVID-19, the City

Community Health News

CMHA Kingston Branch announces upcoming closure

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Tori Stafford 4 Comments branch closing, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), closure, Elizabeth Fry, Kingston, Kingston Branch, LGBTQ, mental health support, Ollin, Polson Park Free Methodist Church, programs relocating, Sherry Lachine, SPARKS mental health group, Trans Family Kingston

After 40 years of serving the community, the Kingston Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has announced it

News Sports & Recreation

GoodLife Fitness closing west end location

October 8, 2019October 9, 2019 Tori Stafford 8 Comments child care, closure, Fit4Less, fitness classes, fitness instructors, GoodLife Fitness, gym, gym classes, Kingston, Kingston Centre, Norwest Plaza, west end, YMCA West

The city’s west end will see another gym with classes and childcare close as the west end GoodLife Fitness will

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YMCA Kingston West to close mid-August

June 3, 2019June 5, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment charity, closure, fitness, half-price memberships, Kingston, new central location, no job loss, Progress Avenue, Providence Village, renovations, services, St. Lawrence College, Wright Crescent, YMCA, YMCA Eastern Ontario, YMCA West

Members of the YMCA location on Progress Avenue in Kingston’s west end will soon be going elsewhere to participate

Transport fire closes Highway 401 westbound

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment closure, Frontenac Paramedic Servics, Gananoque, Highway 401, Joyceville, Kingston, Leeds and Thousand Islands Fire Department, transport fire

Highway 401 westbound has been closed from Highway 32 to Joyceville Road as crews respond to a transport fire that

Multi-vehicle collision closes 401 in both directions just east of Odessa

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 401, car, closure, Collision, eastbound, tractor trailer, traffic, westbound

Napanee OPP continue to investigate a motor vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer and a car that caused both eastbound

Food & Drink News

Tommy has left the building… well, for now, at least

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Brian's Record Option, Christmas dinner, closed, closure, Corcoran, Dan Corcoran, demolition, downtown, flood damage, flooding, food bank, Kingston, Kingstonist, Len Corcoran Excavating Ltd., Pita Grill and Poutine, Princess Street, renovation, The Big Dig, Tommy Hunter, Tommy's, Tommy's restaurant

Less than a month away from its eight year anniversary, Tommy’s restaurant on Princess Street has closed its doors to