Opinion: It’s time to power a green future

Locals stage sunrise demonstration against Trans Mountain Pipeline

MAKK calls for resistance during anticipated Belle Park eviction

Soapbox: Belle Park life essentials must remain in place until better housing can be provided

Rally at Belle Park calls for solidarity with occupants

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Kingstonist 0 Comments carbon emissions, City Council, climate change, climate emergency, CO2 emissions, coal power plants, coal-fired power plants, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Councillor Robert Kiley, gas-fired power plants, hydropower, Jeremy Milloy, Kingston, new motion, Ontario government, opinion, provincial government

The following is a submitted op/ed. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. I am writing to inform Kingstonians about an important motion going before council Tuesday, January 19, 2021. I am grateful that Councillors Holland and Kiley are bringing this motion forward. It

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November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments 350 Kingston, climate change, climate justice, COVID-19, federal government, Green New Deal, Indigenous rights, Jeremy Milloy, jobs, Kinder Morgan, King St. W, Kingston, local 901 of Public Service Alliance of Canada, MP Mark Gerretsen, peaceful demonstration, Pollution statue, price of oil, protest, renewable energy

A group of activists gathered early on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 to stage a demonstration against the Trans Mountain Pipeline. About 15 people met at the Pollution statue along the King Street West waterfront at 6:30 a.m. to hang banners, distribute flyers and hold a small vigil. Their demonstration coincided

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August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City of Kingston, eviction date, evictions, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homelessness in Kingston, housing and homelessness, In From the Cold, Integrated Services Hub, Jeremy Milloy, Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK), Street Health

Belle Park’s remaining occupants and their community supporters are on high-alert. An early-morning visit from a City of Kingston clean-up crew on Thursday, Aug. 13 left them anticipating an imminent eviction. Mutual Aid Katarokwi-Kingston (MAKK), a volunteer-run community support network, posted a call-to-action on their Facebook page on Sunday, Aug

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August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 Cris Vilela 0 Comments Belle Park, Jeremy Milloy, Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK)

Editorial note: The following is a submitted op/ed piece by Matt Silburn and Jeremy Milloy on behalf of Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK) and does not necessarily reflect the views and beliefs of Kingstonist. Residents of Belle Park are living under a looming deadline – August 1. That is the date

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July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 1 Comment Belle Park, Brockville, Christine Beddard, City of Kingston, eviction date, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homeless encampment, housing and homelessness, housing solutions, Jeremy Milloy, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Leigh Bursey, living rough, Maggie Halliday, Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK), Nathan Rosevaar, protest, rally, solidarity

Approximately 200 people came out in solidarity with the homeless occupants of Belle Park at an on-site rally on the evening of Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2020. Hosted by Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK), the event saw park residents and community supporters take turns speaking and playing music before a masked,