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What’s open and closed Victoria Day long weekend 2020

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Beer Store, Cataraqui Centre, City of Kingston, closed, coronavirus, Costco, COVID-19, Farm Boy, food basics, Foodland, FreshCo, garbage, grocery st, holiday weekend, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston Transit, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), Loblaws, marinas, May 2-4, Metro, No Frills, open, physical distancing, recycling, Shoppers Drug Mart, shopping, ValuMart, Victoria Day, Walmart, waste collection

Ah, May 2-4. While it’s actually a holiday weekend meant to observe Victoria Day on Monday, May 18, 2020, the

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

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What’s open, closed and happening for Family Day long weekend 2020

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 Tori Stafford 3 Comments Amherstview, arenas, banks, Cataraqui Centre, Cataraqui Conservation Area, City Greenhouse, Costco, Dollarama, downtown, family activities, Family Day, Family Day Weekend, Farm Boy, Feb Fest, food basics, Foodland, FreshCo, frontenac mall, garbage, green bin, grocery stores, Kingston, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), Loblaws, Metro, No Frills, post offices, Recreation Centres, recycling, Shoppers Drug Mart, shopping, Staples, Tett Centre, The Beer Store, Utilities Kingston, Valu-mart, Walmart, what's closed, what's open

This long weekend is all about spending time with family – it says so right in the name! But there’s

Kingston’s top news stories of 2019

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 Cris Vilela 1 Comment 2019, Bailey Green, Cahill family, Christopher Barry, Evan Freeman, family stranded in Italy, fatal skydive, Federal Election 2019, fentanyl, food basics, Gananoque skydiving accident, GoodLife Fitness, Graham Sirman, Highway 401, house fire, Jack Moon, John Erskine, Kingston, Kingston Police, Krista-Lin Corcoran, Lucas Tyler Petrini, Mark Gerretsen, Matthew Jamieson, motorcycle crash, plane crash, raids, santas, snow, stabbing, vehicle into house, year in review

As we say hello to 2020 and set our sights on all the great things the year ahead has in

What’s open and closed in Kingston for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays

December 23, 2019December 25, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Amherstview, Artillery Park, Beer Store, Boxing Day, Cataraqui Centre, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas tree disposal, City offices, Costco, Farm Boy, food basics, Foodland, FreshCo, frontenac mall, garbage, Grand Theatre, Invista Centre, K-Town Countdown, Kingston, Kingston Access Bus, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston Transit, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), Loblaws, Metro, New Year's Eve, No Frills, recycling, Rideau Heights Community Centre, Shoppers Drug Mart, shopping, Staples, Tett Centre, Walmart, what's closed, what's happening, what's open

If you’ve been out shopping anywhere in Kingston over the past few days, you know just how busy everyone seems

What’s open and closed for Thanksgiving 2019

October 11, 2019October 12, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment arenas, Beer Store, Cataraqui Centre, City of Kingston, Costco, Farm Boy, food basics, Fresh Co, frontenac mall, garbage, holdiay hours, Kingston, libraries, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), Loblaws, Metro, No Frills, recycling, Shoppers Drug Mart, Staples, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving weekend, transit, Walmart, what's closed, what's open

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Ah, Thanksgiving! It’s a time when the leaves on the trees reflect those of a brilliant campfire,

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What’s open and closed in Kingston for Labour Day 2019

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Beer Store, Cataraqui Centre, city services, Costco, Farm Boy, food basics, FreshCo, frontenac mall, grocery stores, holiday weekend, Kingston, Kingston Transit, Labour Day, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), Loblaws, long weekend, Metro, No Frills, Shoppers Drug Mart, shopping, Staples, Walmart, what's closed, what's open

Happy Labour Day weekend, everyone! Observed in Canada since the 1880s, Labour Day was officially declared a national holiday by

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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

Grocery store inadvertently open on Family Day

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Tori Stafford 12 Comments closed for business, Family Day, food basics, grocery store, holiday, Kingston, Kingston Police, leaving money for goods, open doors

Despite having scheduled to be closed on Family Day, one downtown grocery store had ‘customers’ anyway when the doors to