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Wild Card preview for the 2020 Brier

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 Dylan Chenier 1 Comment 2020 Tim Hortons Brier, curling, Curling Canada, Dylan Chenier, free event, free transit, Glenn Howard, Kingston, Leon's Centre, Mike McEwan, National Championships, preview, Wild Card

The 2020 Tim Hortons Brier officially gets underway tonight at the Leon’s Centre, with Ontario’s Glenn Howard battling Manitoba’s Mike

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Kingston kicks off the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2020 Tim Hortons Brier, autographs, Canadian National Curling Competition, curling, Curling Canada, Curling Cash, Curling Chews, downtown, Dylan Chenier, events, food and drink, free transit, horse drawn carriage rides, Kingston, Leon's Centre, Springer Market Square, Team Canada, Team Ontario, The Brier Patch, Tim Cunningham, Wildcard game

Kingston has been talking about it and preparing for it for well over a year, and today, Friday, Feb. 28,

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Santa Claus is coming to town: 2019 nighttime parade

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment City of Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), free transit, Kingston, Kingston Transit, Nighttime Santa Claus Parade, November 16, Park and Ride, Partners in Mission Food Bank, Princess Street, Rotary Clubs of Kingston, Rotary Comfort Zones, Santa Claus Parade, Saturday, Tree Lighting Ceremony, Trinity Presbyterian Chuch

With the snow acting as the perfect backdrop, the 16th annual Nighttime Santa Parade will take place tomorrow evening in

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CFB Kingston: Pedestrian walkway at Fort Frontenac to be completed by end of May

May 8, 2019May 13, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments City of Kingston, closed sidewalk, Defence Construction Canada, Department of National Defence (DND), Fort Frontenac, free transit, Kingston, LaSalle Causeway, pedestrians, structural integrity, temporary pedestrian walkway, wall

UPDATE (Monday, May 13, 2019): According to the City of Kingston, work to install the temporary pedestrian walkway will begin

City providing free transit across the Causeway due to sidewalk closure

April 24, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments City of Kingston, Department of National Defence, Fort Frontenac, free transit, Kingston, Kingston Transit, LaSalle Causeway, public safety, rerouted pedestrian traffic, sidewalk closure, structural integrity

The City of Kingston is now offering free transit to those pedestrians who want to cross the LaSalle Causeway,

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Sneak peek: Kingston Frontenac Public Library’s Central Branch set to reopen this weekend

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Jessica Foley 1 Comment books, Central Branch, community, downtown Kingston, education, family, free transit, grand re-opening, Johnson Street, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), new design, renovations, workshops

The renovations are finally complete, and doors are ready to open this Saturday at the Central Branch of the Kingston

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Kingston Symphony presents ‘Carnival of the Dinosaurs’

March 14, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Carnival of the Animals, Carnival of the Dinosaurs, concert, Dan School of Dram and Music at Queen's, Dean Bury, family-friendly, free transit, grade four students, grand re-opening, Jurassic Park, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library Central Branch, Kingston Symphony, music, music education, orchestral music, Queen's University, symphony, Symphony Education Program, The Grand Theatre

As the Kingston Symphony continues its Symphony Education Partnership, bringing fun and dynamic orchestral concerts to thousands of area students,