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City to open new space for vulnerable population at former Fairfield West site

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment City of Kingston, COVID-19, Fairfield West, homeless, housing, retirement home, self-isolation, social distancing

After a flurry of activity at the former Fairfield Manor West for the past few days, City officials have now

Hall Monitor: Cells, Sites and Shelter

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments camping, hall monitor, housing, housing and homelessness, housing crisis, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston Penitentiary tours, Lake Ontario Park, Mayor's Task Force on Housing, Tourism Kingston

Kingston City Council sat for meeting number 10-2020 (Agenda) on Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020. During the meeting, council discussed Lake

Council to receive housing Task Force report, over 40 recommendations

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments affordable housing, City of Kingston, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, housing, housing and homelessness, housing crisis, housing shortage, housing supply, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Mayor's Task Force on Housing, Ted Hsu

Since early 2019, members of the Mayor’s Task Force on Housing have been working to examine best practices and to

Opinion Politics

Our city’s homeless: Living as one, PiT counts, and public policy decisions

January 24, 2020January 28, 2020 Cliff Morton 0 Comments 10-year Municipal Housing and Homelessness Plan, City of Kingston, County of Frontenac, Employment and Social Development Canada, homeless crisis, homeless data, homeless statistics, homelessness, housing, Housing First Program (HFP), Kingston, living rough, Point in Time count (PiT), Rapid Re-Housing, recovery-oriented approach, shelters, transitional housing, unsheltered

… A brotherhood of man,Imagine all the people,Sharing all the world.You may say I’m a dreamer,But I’m not the only

Warming and Counselling Centre opens in downtown Kingston

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Tori Stafford 6 Comments City of Kingston, counselling, Home Base Housing, homelessness, housing, Housing and Social Services, Kingston, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Warming and Counselling Centre, overnight warming centre, Providence Care, warming centre, warming stations

Anyone who has been outside over the past few days knows the cold weather is definitely here in Kingston. At

CMHC reports increase in overall vacancy rate in Kingston rental market

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment apartment rentals, Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), housing, increase in units, Kingston, rent growth, rental market report, rental rate increase, South Frontenac, turnover rate, vacancy increase

The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is reporting that the overall vacancy rate in Kingston increased to 1.9 per

Kingston’s ‘Street Mom’, the Kingston Street Mission, and the inconvenience of community service

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Chris Morris 8 Comments community service, food programs, homelessness, housing, Kingston, Kingston Street Mission, Marilyn McLean, St. Andrew's Church, Street Mom, The Embassy, The Mess

Marilyn McLean is known to many as ‘Street Mom.’ Almost every evening from mid-November to mid-April, ‘Mom’ can be found

1500-unit development proposed for Davis Tannery site by Patry

November 14, 2019November 15, 2019 Tommy Vallier 6 Comments Brent Toderian, Davis Tannery, development, housing, housing crisis, housing supply, Jay Patry Enterprises, Kingston Rowing Club, parking, parking lot, planning, planning committee, waterfront park, waterfront projects

Updated information has been revealed about the development being proposed by Jay Patry Enterprises Inc. on the site of the

Report: Kingston residential property taxes amongst highest in Ontario

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 Michelle Allan 3 Comments commercial property tax, Federal property, high property tax, housing, Kington, Ontario, population growth, pricing, property tax, Real Estate, real estate values

Kingston homeowners are paying some of the highest property tax rates in the province, according to a Thursday, Aug. 1,

A Strategic Look: Priority #1 – Increase Housing Affordability

May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments 1316 Princess Street, affordable housing, City of Kingston, development incentives, government funding, housing, intensification, Kingston, Kingston Co-Operative Homes, Kingston Frontenac Housing Corporation, North Kings Town secondary plan, secondary suites, strategic planning, tiny homes

This is the first of a five-part series looking at the projects the city has listed as part of

Campus Community News

Landlord who ‘threatened life’ of student tenant still listed on Queen’s Community Housing Accommodations Listing Service

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 Michelle Allan 3 Comments appliances, drug use, drug-fueled rage, drugs, exams, housing, Kingston, landlord, methamphetamine, Michelle Allan, naked, Queen's Community Housing Accommodations Listing Service, Queen's Security, Queen's University, student housing, threatened life of tenant, throwing appliances

When Queen’s student Bassam Al Hamidi was looking for a place to live, he turned to the Queen’s Community

City Community News

Kingston community groups, citizens gather for Housing Action Forum

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments affordable housing, affordable rent, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), housing, Housing Action Forum, housing waitlists, Jim Neill, John Gerretsen, Kingston, Social Planning Council of Kingston

Activists and leaders from a wide spectrum of sectors and local groups were represented at a Housing Action Forum

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