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Finding a home a struggle for those with support animals

May 25, 2020May 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Belle Park, Chrystal Wilson, City of Kingston, dog, emotional support animals, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homeless camp being relocated, homelessness, Kingston, pot belly pig, support animals, Tom Greening

A woman, her daughter and their two emotional support animals say they are struggling to find housing that can accommodate

Belle Park homeless camp ‘very temporary’ City says

May 22, 2020May 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Belle Park, City of Kingston, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homelessness in Kingston, Kingston, Robert Hosier, temporary location, Tom Greening, vulnerable persons

The City of Kingston is working to find alternative solutions for the homeless camp at Belle Park soon, according to

Belle Park becomes ‘hub’ For Kingston’s outdoor homeless community

May 21, 2020May 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Belle Park, City of Kingston, COVID-19, displaced, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homeless shelters, homelessness in Kingston, In From the Cold, Kingston, Kingston Police, pandemic, physical distancing, shelter, Tom Greening

The City of Kingston has approved the entrance to Belle Park on Montreal Street as a temporary camping location in

Opinion Soapbox

Letter: Embracing rogue

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Community Soapbox 0 Comments active transportation, Belle Park, City of Kingston, COVID-19, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), food supply, going rogue, homeless camp, Kingston, Kingston Economic Recovery Team, local farmers, Memorial Centre Farmers' Market, pandemic, supply chains, technology, vulnerable residents, Wi-fi

The following is a letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed in this letter do not necessarily reflect

City, Kingston Police address homeless camp at City Hall

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment bylaw enforcement, City Hall, City of Kingston, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homelessness, In From the Cold, Kingston, Kingston Physical Distancing Shelter, Kingston Police, shelter spaces, shelters in Kingston, Springer Market Square

Right now, many of Kingston’s residents are staying home as much as possible, but for some in the city that