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City installs cameras at Sir John A. Macdonald statue

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments CCTV cameras, City Council, City of Kingston, City Park, Colin Wiginton, Cultural Services department, First Peoples Group, Kingston, legacy and impact, residential schools, security, security cameras, Sir John A 360, Sir John A., Sir John A. MacDonald, Statue of Sir John A Macdonald, Your Stories Our History

It’s been doused in red paint, egged countless times, the target of tomatoes, and threatened to be toppled, but now

City of Kingston announces staffing reductions due to COVID-19 pandemic

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 55 employees, City of Kingston, City Staff, COVID-19, Cultural Services department, full-time employees, furloughed employees, Kingston, Lanie Hurdle, layoffs, pandemic, Recreation and Leisure department, shortage of work

Approximately 55 full-time City of Kingston employees will be impacted by a “shortage of work” beginning Tuesday, May 19, 2020,

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City to close Ontario Street to create ‘vibrant space’

July 11, 2019July 12, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Bollywood dancing, City of Kingston, Cultural Services department, downtown, family, family activities, Kingston, live DJ, music, Ontario Street, Ontario Street closure, Ontario Street: A Vibrant Spaces Project, pedestrian space, pilates, public space, Recreation and Leisure department, rock climbing, things to do, what to do, yoga

Traffic in the downtown core will look a little different this weekend, as the City of Kingston launches a temporary