Kingston's go-to source for news, events, arts & culture, restaurants, sports and recreation.
Officers from all across East Region were very busy with calls for service due to a major winter storm that buried the region in snow. The flakes started falling late on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, and the ensuing storm caused major disruption on roadways and neighbourhoods, according to a release
Read more
Today marks a significant milestone in the vaccine rollout in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region. KFL&A Public Health said they are “pleased and grateful” to share that 90 per cent of the eligible KFL&A population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while 86.6 per
Read more
After over two years of housing and homelessness being a top priority for City of Kingston and many of those living in the area, City Council will be faced with a decision regarding the implementation of a “relatively new approach” to provide “an alternative option to temporary house people.” On
Read more
Last year, Almost Home, a charitable organization, announced plans to open a thrift store to raise funds for their operations. This year, that idea is coming to life, with YGK Thrift is launching in June 2021. Just recently, Almost Home received a generous donation of $30,000 from the Kinsmen Club
Read more
The Mounted Unit of the Kingston Police has been a popular sight downtown for more than 20 years. A group of community partners has launched a campaign aimed at ensuring the tradition of mounted police continues in Kingston well into the future. Murney is the current Police horse that patrols
Read more
The following is a submitted letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. Our neighbours, who declared they’d had enough of dysfunctional shelters, bug ridden housing, and support services which are disjointed and not supportive, took their well-being into their own
Read more
This weekend marks the first ever virtual Homecoming for Queen’s University. Even though alumni will not be gathering in Kingston for this annual celebration, Kingston Police, Dr. Kieran Moore, and Queen’s Principal Patrick Dean have all released expectations for gatherings and community behaviour through this historically busy weekend. This year
Read more
A Kingston restaurant owner and his community partners have provided over 1,600 meals to Kingston’s most vulnerable since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic through a program he calls ‘Sharing the Caring.’ Tommy Hunter, owner of Tommy’s Diner and Smoke ‘N’ Barrel, said he started preparing take-out meals for Kingston’s
Read more