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Crime News Police Briefs

OPP Festive RIDE program finds ‘disturbing’ number of impaired drivers

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Tori Stafford 2 Comments arrests, east region, Festive RIDE campaign, holidays, impaired driving, licence suspended, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), RIDE program

Nearly 100 drivers were charged for impaired driving through the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Festive RIDE program over

A Victorian Christmas in Barriefield

Deck the halls in Barriefield and enjoy a Victorian Christmas celebration in the village! The evening will begin at St.

Events Family News

Santa is coming to Springer Market Square

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Christmas, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), family, free events, holidays, horse drawn carriage rides, Kingston, public skating, Santa in the Square, Springer Market Square

Pack your Christmas list and make your way downtown, as Santa is returning to the Limestone City in advance of

Kingston Young Artists: An Advent Celebration

Kingston Young Artists presents “An Advent Celebration”. This 1-hour programme for the whole family features the Academy Chamber Orchestra and

Toys for Tickets takes place next week

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments children in need, Christmas, City Hall, City of Kingston, holidays, Kingston, parking enforcement, parking tickets, pay parking tickets with toys, Toys for Tickets

It’s that time of year again! For two days only, those in Kingston with outstanding parking tickets will be able

Pewter ornament collection to go on sale beginning next week

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Coffee Way Donuts, Douglas Library, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Fairfield House, holidays, Kingston, Leon's Centre, Newcourt House, pewter collectibles, pewter keychain, pewter ornaments, Queen's University, Reid and Ben, Royal Kingston Curling Club, St. Lawrence College, The Grand Theatre, The Pilot House, Visitor Information Centre

It wouldn’t be the holidays in Kingston without the release of the Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA)’s pewter ornament

City News Politics

The Six Days of Council

December 28, 2018December 28, 2018 Robert Kiley 0 Comments #teamygk, 2018 to 2022, Christmas, councillors, districts, holidays, Kingston, Kingston City Council, new council, non-partisan, Robert Kiley, team work, wards

I worked in federal and provincial politics for almost a decade. While I had many good experiences in those arenas,

Family Kingstonist's Wizard of Paws News

Kingstonist’s Wizard of Paws: Pet adoptions and the holidays

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 Ryan Llera 0 Comments adopting a pet as a gift, Dr. Ryan Llera, holiday pet adoption, holidays, Kingston, Kingstonist's Wizard of Paws, pet adoption, pet health, pets, senior pet adoption, when to adopt a pet

The holidays are just around the corner and you know what that means… time with your family, holiday traditions, awesome

City Community Family Health News

Holiday schedule for public services and facilities

December 17, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments cancellations, Christmas, City of Kingston, classes, closures, garbage, health unit, helpful tips, holiday, holidays, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Transit, New Year's, New Year's Eve, programs, recycling, schedule

With Christmas and New Year’s Eves both happening in the next two weeks, the schedules for a number of different

Community Crime News

Holiday spirit restored after Tree of Hope vandalized and local electric company steps up

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Boyd Electric, charity, children in need, Children's Aid Society, Family and Children's Services Frontenac Lennox and Addington, fix, free of charge, holiday spirit, holidays, hope, Kingston, Tree of Hope, vandalism

It doesn’t do much for holiday spirit when the namesake of the Family and Children’s Services; holiday campaign is found

Tree of hope campaign coming close to toy target, falling short on others

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 Dominic Owens 0 Comments children in need, Children's aid, Christmas, coats, donations, Family and Children's Services Frontenac Lennox and Addington, gifts, holidays, Kingston, monetary donations, toys, Tree of Hope campaign

The annual Tree of Hope campaign kicked off at the beginning of November, and with nearly two weeks left in

Community News Police Briefs

Kingston Police launch ‘Lock It OR Lose It’ campaign

November 28, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments crime prevention, downtown core, holidays, Kingston, Kingston Police, Lock it or lose it, malls, theft from vehicles, theft of vehicles

Kingston Police are reminding motorists and passengers to ‘Lock It OR Lose It’ when it comes to their vehicles and

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