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Kingston to host two Sailing World Championships this summer

June 26, 2019June 26, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments CORK, ILCA Laser 4.7 Youth Worlds, ILCA Laser Radial Youth Worlds, international sailing, Kingston, Marianne Davis, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, sailing, Tourism Kingston, World Sailing Championships

Canadian Olympic-training Regatta Kingston (CORK) is set to host two sailing World Championships this summer. The ILCA Laser Radial Youth

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CORK celebrates 50th anniversary of bringing the world to Kingston for sailing

January 30, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 50th anniversary, CORK, fresh water sailing capital of the world, international sailing, Kingston, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, sailing, World Sailing Championships

With Kingston being known as the fresh water sailing capital of the world, it is no wonder an organization like

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Top Headline in Kingston in 2017

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments Best of 2017, Bryan Paterson, Cataraqui River, charging stations, City Council, Collins Bay Penitentiary, condo, construction, CORK, development, downtown Kingston, Electric Cars, Frontenac Heritage Foundation, Gord Downie, Joyceville Penitentiary, Kingston City Hall, Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston Penitentiary Museum, Kingston Transit, Kingston's waterfront, Lake Ontario, Lake Ontario Park, LaSalle Causeway, marijuana, Market Square, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, prison farms, Queen's University, Richardson Beach, RioCan, smoking, sustainability, swimming, The Tragically Hip, third crossing, Time sculpture, tourism, Wellington Street

In a few short weeks the ball will drop as we clink glasses and usher in another new year. As

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Concern Raised Regarding the Penitentiary Planning Process

July 5, 2017July 7, 2017 Coalition of Kingston Communities 0 Comments CORK, development, Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston Penitentiary Museum, Kingston's waterfront, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, tourism

The Coalition of Kingston Communities is pointing to a number of problems of accountability and transparency with the plans for

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Urging Compromise for the Redevelopment of the Kingston Pen

April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 Mike Cole-Hamilton 1 Comment CORK, Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston Penitentiary Museum, political cartoon, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, tourism

Kingston is riven with Yes/No battles – the Third Crossing/The Capitol/The Wellington Street Extension/The Airport Extension –so when it comes

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KP Re-Imagined as a World-Class Sailing Facility

October 21, 2013July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 3 Comments Bill Glover, Conservative Party, CORK, Corrections Canada, development, Frontenac Heritage Foundation, heritage housing, Kingston Penitentiary, national historic site, Ted Hsu

The decision to close Kingston Penitentiary was undeniably the Limestone City’s biggest and most controversial headline of 2012. The initial

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Opening Ceremony for CORK, 1969

August 16, 2013January 12, 2015 Queen's Archives 0 Comments CORK, history, Kingston's waterfront, Lake Ontario, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour

This photograph was taken by Bill Baird on August 24th, 1969. The occasion was the opening ceremony for the Canadian

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1976 Olympic Games Supported by Kingston

August 7, 2012January 12, 2015 Queen's Archives 0 Comments CORK, history, Kingston's waterfront, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour

For those of you still caught up in watching the Olympics, our photo today is from the 1976 Montreal Games.