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Letter: Local doctors ‘disappointed’ by decision on Belle Park encampment

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, bylaw allowance, City of Kingston, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Gary Oosterhof, Councillor Jeff McLaren, Councillor Jim Neill, Councillor Lisa Osanic, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Rob Hutchison, Councillor Robert Kiley, councillor Ryan Boehme, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Councillor Wayne Hill, deadlines, Dr. Eva Purkey, eviction, healthcare professionals, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homeless camp, homelessness, King's Town District, Kingston, Kingston City Council, letter, letter to the editor, local doctors, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Street Health, UN Protocol for Homeless Encampments

The following is a letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed in this letter do not necessarily reflect those

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Council votes to extend bylaw exemptions at Belle Park

July 8, 2020July 9, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Belle Park, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City of Kingston, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Jim Neill, Councillor Lisa Osanic, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Robert Kiley, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Councillor Wayne Hill, deadline, Doug Yearwood, Dr. Eva Purkey, eviction, extended deadline, homeless camp, homeless encampment, homelessness in Kingston, Ivan Stoiljkovic, Katarokwi Union of Tenants, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kozy Inn, Mayor Bryan Paterson, rally, solidarity

The meeting of Kingston City Council on Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2020 immediately got down to business, first tackling the deadline

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Have your say – Yay or nay: Open budget process

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment 2021 budget, budget process, City Council, City of Kingston, Council in Action, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Rob Hutchison, Gary Bennett, Kingston, new motion, open budget process, opinion, participatory budget, poll, public input, transparency, YourTV

At their meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, Kingston City Council discussed the concept of an ‘open budget process,’ which

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Have your say: Yay or nay? – Dedicated bus lanes in Kingston

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Tori Stafford 29 Comments City Staff, climate emergency, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Peter Stroud, dedicated bus lanes, deferred, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Transit, public transit, strategic planning, transitway

At their meeting held Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2019, Kingston City Council discussed a motion to direct City Staff to look

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Council adds two tenant representatives to Mayor’s Task Force on Housing

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments affordable housing, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Robert Kiley, Councillor Ryan Boheme, Deputy Mayor Simon Chappelle, housing crisis, housing shortage, Ivan Stoiljkovic, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Mayor's Task Force on Housing

Certainly one of the more involved items before Council this week, the formation of the Mayor’s Task Force on Housing