Tag: Frontenac Heritage Foundation
After the provincial planning appeal body rejected the second high rise development project in the city’s downtown core this year, Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson is pointing to creating policy …
In a few short weeks the ball will drop as we clink glasses and usher in another new year. As we look back on the year that was, how …
This illustration is the result of the general despondency about Homestead’s trivial changes to the original plan, as presented to the Planning Committee on Thursday, August 3rd – see …
On December 30th, Kingstonians got their first glimpse of the newly restored and radically renovated corner of Wellington and Brock. Over the past two plus years, the five-storey red …
For the last 178 years, Kingston Penitentiary has been looming over the city, both literally and figuratively. The massive Victorian façade hides a painful past that most of the …
The closure of Kingston Penitentiary was met with guarded concern regarding the impact on the local economy, as well as watchful concern regarding what might become of Canada’s oldest …
With just over two weeks remaining until the arrival of 2014, it’s time for a quick look at the headlines and news stories that shaped the past year for …
Last night, city council, staff and the public gathered in City Hall for Kingston City Council meeting number 21-2013. The city has published the agenda and addeds online. While …
First came the controversial news that Kingston Penitentiary would close. Then came the widespread speculation regarding what would become of the former home of Canada’s most dangerous offenders. Soon …
The decision to close Kingston Penitentiary was undeniably the Limestone City’s biggest and most controversial headline of 2012. The initial announcement was met with a flood of disappointment and …
The Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) has released its Top Ten Endangered Places and Worst Losses Lists drawing attention to architectural and heritage sites in Canada either threatened with demolition …
If you’ve driven along John Counter Boulevard during the past year or so, specifically the stretch nearest the Via station, you’ve likely noticed the impressive signage on the north …
