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City adds extra $1M to the budget for small business, non-profit and artist relief

January 29, 2021January 30, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments 2021, 2021 budget, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City Council, City Council meeting, City of Kingston, Councillor Jeff McLaren, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Rob Hutchison, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Craig Desjardins, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Mayor Bryan Paterson, municipal budget

Kingston City Council wrapped up their 2021 budget deliberations on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 after three nights of meetings with

Council votes to move forward with ‘affordable housing’ project

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 1316-1318 Princess Street, affordable housing, affordable housing development, affordable housing rally, affordable housing units, City Council, Councillor Jim Neill, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Councillor Rob Hutchison, Councillor Simon Chapelle, former Goodwill site, Ivan Stoiljkovic, Kingston, Kingston and Frontenac Housing Corporation, Kingston Co-Operative Homes, market rent, Mayor Bryan Paterson, RGI

At their meeting held Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, Kingston City Council voted unanimously in favour of an affording housing proposal

Campus City News

Council, Queen’s agree to step-up fines, enforcement during pandemic

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments $2000 fines, Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs), bylaw enforcement, City Council, City of Kingston, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Dr. Kieran Moore, Emergency Order Bylaw, expulsion, increased enforcement, increased fines, Kingston, Kingston Police, Nuisance Party By-law, Princi, Principal Patrick Deane, Queen's University, student code of conduct

After weeks of young people gathering in large crowds to socialize and party – and after a delegation from Dr.

Kingston Transit offers opt-in semester passes for post-secondary students

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments 2020-2021 school year, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Jeremy DaCosta, Kingston City Council, Kingston Transit, Kingston Transit passes, mandatory student fees, opt-in student transit passes, post-secondary students, Queen's Alma Mater Society (AMS), Queen's University, St. Lawrence College, St. Lawrence College Student Association, student fees, student transportation passes

Post-secondary students have the option to purchase a Kingston Transit student pass for the fall semester, after the universal ridership

City Opinion Politics

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

City City Hall News

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

Councillor apologizes for offence caused after use of term ‘Wuhan Virus’

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Bill Maher, China, Chinese-Canadian Association of Kingston and District, City Council, City of Kingston, Council meeting, Councillor Robert Kiley, Councillor Simon Chapelle, COVID-19, G7 leaders, Hay Boon Mak, Kingston, Mayor Bryan Paterson, naming of infectious diseases, naming of the novel coronavirus, pandemic, political correctness, President Donald Trump, race relations, state of emergency, Vice President Mike Pence, WHO, World Health Organization, Wuhan virus

Councillor Simon Chapelle is apologizing for any offence he may have caused after he referred to COVID-19 as the “Wuhan

Hall Monitor: Economic Enforcement

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments bylaw enforcement, bylaw enforement, Councillor Jeff McLaren, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Simon Chapelle, COVID-19, emergency response, hall monitor, Kingston, Kingston Accommodation Partners, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, Kingston Economic Development, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Tourism Kingston, ygkc

Kingston City Council sat for another virtual meeting, holding meeting 13-2020 (agenda) on Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2020. Council kept a

City News Politics

Council gives preliminary approval to $400 million budget, 2.5 per cent tax increase

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 Tommy Vallier 1 Comment 2.5 per cent tax increase, budget, budget deliberations, Councillor Jeff McLaren, Councillor Lisa Osanic, Councillor Rob Hutchison, Councillor Robert Kiley, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Mayor Bryan Paterson, property tax

Kingston City Council has put its preliminary stamp of approval on a $400,267,000 million budget for 2020, approving a tax

City City Hall News Politics

Proposed A&W gets green light from Kingston City Council for Market Square location

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 1911, 328 King Street East, A and W, A&W, branding, Councillor Jim Neill, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Simon Chapelle, downtown, fast food, Heritage Act, heritage buildng, Heritage Committee, heritage district, Kingston, Kingston City Council, logos, Market Square, signage, TD Bank

In a unanimous vote, Kingston City Council voted in support of a recommendation from the Heritage Committee that will

City Hall Interviews Municipal Election 2018 News Politics

Get to know your 2018 to 2022 council: Councillor Simon Chapelle

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2018 Municipal Election, 2018 to 2022, City Council, Councillor Simon Chapelle, cycling, economic development, electoral reform, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingstonist, Loyalist-Cataraqui District, parking, pedestrian trails, policing, public safety, ranked ballots, referendum, schools, Simon Chapelle, taxation, Traffic Calming

Editor’s note: With the new Kingston City Council beginning its term of office on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, we