Local man seeks to change the name of Indian Road in Kingston

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments Champlain Avenue, Christopher Columbus, City of Kingston, City of Kingston Road Naming Policy, Councillor Jeff McLaren, Daniel Shipp, derogatory terms, discrimination, history, Indian Act, Indian Road, Indian Status, Indigenous people, Indigenous rights, Inuit, Kingston, Metis, Mohawk Road, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, public input, public opinion, renaming a street, renaming Indian Road, stolen street signs, Strathcona Park, Truth and Reconciliation, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, use of the word 'Indian'

When Daniel Shipp saw that a street sign in his Strathcona Park neighbourhood had been stolen overnight, he guessed the act of vandalism might have more meaning than met the eye. The sign on Indian Road has been a concern for Shipp and some of his community members for years,

Federal election 2021 News Politics

Your candidates for Kingston and the Islands: Vic Sahai, NDP

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments affordable housing, candidate, cliamte emergency, climate change, dental care, environment, environmental policies, epidemiology, federal election 2021, food security, Guaranteed Livable Income, Hotel Dieu, housing, housing crisis, Indigenous people, Jagmeet Singh, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, Member of Parliament (MP), mental health, New Democratic Party (NDP), pharma-care, Public Health, reconciliation, social determinants of health, Vic Sahai

Vic Sahai (NDP) studied at Queen’s University in the 1980s and returned to Kingston with his wife and children in 2007 to work in public health as a Queen’s professor and research director at Hotel Dieu. He has 30 years of senior management experience, focusing on strategic planning, policy development,

Community News Politics

Indigenous water walk protests poor water

August 3, 2021August 4, 2021 Jessica Munro 0 Comments boil water advisory, Brockville, Cheryle St. Pierre, clean water, drinking water, Elmer St. Pierre, Indigenous community, Indigenous people, Indigenous reserves, Indigenous rights, Kingston, Lisa Cadue, National Chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP), native reserves, Ontario Coalition of Indigenous Peoples (OCIP), Ottawa, Parliament Hill, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Sam Crosby, Seeley's Bay, water walk

Ten people, Indigenous and their allies, walked from Kingston to Parliament Hill with a copper pail in hand as part of an annual water walk. “Mr. Trudeau said he’d give all of our people fresh water, clean water on our territories,” said Kingston resident, Lisa Cadue, who organized the walk.

Community Culture History News

Refuge Canada exhibit on loan to PumpHouse Museum

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments #KingstonLovesMuseums, Alderville First Nation, asylum, Canada, Canadian Museum of Immigration, City of Kingston, education, Germany, holocaust, human rights, immigration and Kingston, Indigenous people, keys, Kim Phuc, Kingston, Kingston Refugee, Pumphouse Museum, PumpHouse Steam Museum, quinte immigration, rainbow railroad, Refuge Canada, refugees, refugees in their own country, Siegfried Meyer, Syria, Tom Riddolls, tourism, UN, Vietnam, weller avenue immigrant services, WWII

This summer and fall, the PumpHouse Steam Museum will proudly host ‘Refuge Canada,’ an exhibition on loan from the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Opening Tuesday, Jul. 20, 2021, the fully-bilingual exhibit dives into Canada’s place within the current global refugee crisis, while bringing to light the challenges

City Hall News Politics

Kingston City Council votes to move forward on inclusion, compensation of unhoused population in policy making

June 24, 2021June 25, 2021 Zoha Khalid 0 Comments chronic illness, City Committees, City Funding Boards, City Task Forces, City Working Groups, compensation for those serving on boards, compensation for those serving on committees, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Jeff McLaren, Councillor Lisa Osanic, Councillor Robert Kiley, Councillor Wayne Hill, homelessness, housing and homelessness, Indigenous people, Kingston, Kingston City Council, lived experience, medical students, mental illness, Municipal Day of Action, policy decisions, policy making, precariously housed, Queen's University, substance abuse, unanimous vote, unhoused, women

In a Kingston City Council meeting on Tuesday, Jun. 22, 2021, which was held virtually, Councillor Jeff McLaren moved a motion regarding the inclusion of insights from people with lived experiences of homelessness into policy decisions. Councillor Robert Kiley seconded the motion. The motion also sheds light on the structural

City News

Statue of Sir John A. Macdonald taken down from City Park, moved to Cataraqui Cemetery

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Stefan Strangman 0 Comments Cataraqui Cemetery, City Council, City of Kingston, City Park, Councillor Peter Stroud, First Nations, Indigenous community, Indigenous people, Kingston, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Metis, moving the statue of Sir John A, native, native rights, residential school system, residential schools, Sir John A, Sir John A Macdonald, Sir John A Macdonald statue, Special Council Meeting, Truth and Reconciliation

Workers from the City of Kingston removed the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald from its place at City Park at 6 a.m. today to begin its relocation to Cataraqui Cemetery. The removal follows a decision made during a Special Meeting of Kingston City Council on Wednesday, Jun. 16, 2021,

City Culture History Opinion Politics

Opinion: Tell the whole story about Sir John

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 Robert Kiley 4 Comments City Park, colonialism, Councillor Robert Kiley, Father of Confederation, First Nations, genocide, Indigenous community, Indigenous history, Indigenous people, Inuit, Joseph Stalin, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Metis, removal of statue, residential schools, Robert Kiley, Sir John A Bicentennial, Sir John A Macdonald, SJAM, Statue of Sir John A Macdonald, Tommy Douglas, Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The following is a submitted Op-Ed article. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. What to do with Sir John A’s towering presence in City Park? Is it right to look up to him? That’s the question Kingston City Council will tackle head on

Community Frontenac County News

Truth and reconciliation attempt by Sharbot Lake women nearly spoiled by misleading posts

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 1 Comment Archbishop Michael Mullhall, Carole Pepper, Catholic church, Chief Doreen Davis, facebook, false social media posts, Father Cyprian, Father Cyprian Ihedoro, First Nations, Frontenac County, Frontenac News, healing garden, Indigenous community, Indigenous people, Indigenous rights, Jeff Green, Kamloops, Kamloops Residential School, Kingston, Marcie Webster, memorial, Pamela Giroux, racism, residential schools, Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation, Sharbot Lake, St. James Major Roman Catholic Church, viral post

A Facebook post can take on a life of its own, and sometimes that can be counter productive to what was intended. This was one of the lessons learned in Sharbot Lake this past week by community members who just wanted to make a positive gesture. Pamela Giroux says that

News

Letter: Requesting removal of Sir John A statue in Kingston City Park

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Tori Stafford 2 Comments BC, Canadian history, City Park, colonialism, colonists, colonization, Confederation, Confederation Park, Fathers of Confederation, Indigenous community, Indigenous history, Indigenous people, Indigenous rights, Kamloops, Kamloops Residential School, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, letter, Macdonald, Mayor Bryan Paterson, modern history, opinion, removal of statue, residential school system, residential schools, Sir John A, Sir John A Macdonald, Sir John A Macdonald statue, Truth and Reconciliation

The following is a submitted open letter to Kingston City Council. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. Mayor Bryan Paterson and Kingston City Council, We are all aware of the recent discovery at Kamloops Indian Residential School. Since then, we have seen memorials

Family Mental Health and Wellness News

Local Family and Children’s Services: 215 children will not be forgotten

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments anti-Indigenous racism, community support, cultural knowledge, Family and Children's Services Frontenac Lennox and Addington, family supports, Indigenous people, intergenerational trauma, Kamloops Residential School, residential schools, The Kewaywin Circle

The following is a message from Family and Children’s Services of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (FACSFLA) in regards to the remains of 215 children found at the former Kamloops Residential School: We must do better. We are committed to learning and improving in everything we do. The discovery of the

City News

Indigenous communities to consult on Third Crossing naming campaign

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments bridge naming, City Council, City of Kingston, Indigenous community, Indigenous consultation, Indigenous people, Mayor Bryan Paterson, third crossing, Third Crossing naming campaign

The City of Kingston launched the naming campaign for the Third Crossing at a press conference earlier today, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Through consultation with Indigenous communities and nations, a short list of names are expected to be presented for public feedback by the end of May 2021. “This is

Culture

Tyendinaga language and cultural centre launch new animated series

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Callie Hill, Carman Maracle, Indigenous, Indigenous language, Indigenous people, Kanyen'kehá:ka, Learning with Tsitha (LWT), Mohawk, Mohawk culture, mohawk language, Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na (TTO), Tsitha, Tyendinaga, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na (TTO), Tyendinaga’s language and cultural centre, has announced the launch of a new website, video series and character designed to educate children in the Mohawk language. With the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, TTO says they created the Learning With Tsitha (LWT) project to strengthen and

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