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What’s open and closed for Easter weekend 2020

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Beer Store, Cataraqui Centre, City of Kingston, closed, COVID-19, Easter weekend, Farm Boy, food basics, Foodland, FreshCo, garbage, grocery stores, holiday weekend, Kingston, Kingston Transit, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), Loblaws, long weekend, Metro, No Frills, open, recycling, shopping, Valu-mart, where to shop

This holiday long weekend will certainly look different from the Easter weekends that came before it, as residents in Kingston

City announces changes to yard waste drop-off during state of emergency

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment City of Kingston, coronavirus, COVID-19, curbside waste collection, Easter weekend, Kingston, Kingston Area Recycling Centre (KARC), non-essential trips, Saturday drop-off days, state of emergency, yard waste, yard waste drop-off depot

After hundreds of residents have already attended the yard waste drop-off depot this week, the City of Kingston is implementing

City Health News

Council passes bylaw to allow enforcement of emergency orders

April 8, 2020April 9, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment bylaw, bylaw enforcement, bylaw officers, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority, City Council, City of Kingston, city parks, conservation areas closed, coronavirus, COVID-19, Easter weekend, Emergency Management and Civil Protections Act, enforcement of orders, groups larger than five, K&P Trail, Kingston, Kingston Police, Mayor Bryan Paterson, municipal orders, physical distancing, Police Chief Antje McNeely, police enforcement, social distancing, waterfront trail

On Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2020, Kingston City Council voted 11-2 to pass a bylaw allowing enforcement of any emergency orders

Memorial Centre COVID-19 assessment centre to reduce hours over holiday weekend

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments coronavirus, cov, COVID-19, COVID-19 Assessment Centre, COVID-19 testing, Easter weekend, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Memorial Centre

In recognition of the holiday weekend, the COVID-19 assessment centre operated by Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health

Environment Canada: Rainfall warning in effect for Kingston and area

April 18, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Easter weekend, Environment Canada, flooding, Friday, heavy rainfall, Kingston, rain, rainfall warning, reduced visability, saturated ground, Saturday, Spring

Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Kingston and the area as of 3:22 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 18,

City Community News

What’s open and closed in Kingston for Easter weekend

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment arenas, banks, Cataraqui Centre, closed, downtown, Easter, Easter Monday, Easter Sunday, Easter weekend, Farm Boy, food basics, FreshCo, frontenac mall, garbage, Good Friday, green bin, groceries, Hydro One, Kingston, Kingston Access Bus, Kingston Transit, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), Loblaws, long weekend, Metro, open, Passover, post office, recycling, Shoppers Drug Mart, shopping, The Beer Store, theatres, Union Gas, Utilities Kingston

The April long weekend is one where it truly starts to feel like spring, and a time when many