Jim Neill – Kingstonist News - 100% local, independent news in Kingston, ON

Kingston police chief responds to calls to ‘defund’ at City Council Meeting

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, defund the police, Desiree Kennedy, Jim Neill, Kingston City Council, Kingston Police, police budget, Police Chief Antje McNeely, Robert Kiley

Kingston Police Chief Antje McNeely spoke to City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, invited, she said, to explain how

Kingston City Council passes ban on ‘conversion therapy’

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Ben Rogers, Bill C-6, Bridget Doherty, City Council meeting, conversion therapy, conversion therapy ban, delegations, Gary Oosterhof, Jeff McLaren, Jim Neill, Kingston City Council, LGBTQ2S+, Lisa Osanic, Mary Rita Holland, Mayor Bryan Paterson, MP Derek Sloan, Peter Stroud, Robert Kiley, Simon Chapelle, Third Day Worship Centre, Wayne Hill

Kingston City Council has passed a motion to ban the practice of conversion therapy within the municipality. “I think in

Screening Room playing movies to empty theatres as pandemic drags on

October 30, 2020November 2, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Andrea Howarth, CEBA, CERCA, Chrystia Freeland, cinema, City Council, City Council meeting, COVID-19, Deputy Mayor, Ian Arthur, Jim Neill, Kingston City Council, Randy Hillier, Rod Phillips, small business, The Screening Room, Utilities Kingston

The Screening Room’s owner Wendy Huot says attendance at the theatre during the COVID-19 pandemic is down 75 to 80

Public Health Board shares COVID-19 test lineup concerns

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Beechgrove Complex, COVID-19, COVID-19 Assessment Centre, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 testing, Dennis Doyle, Dr. Kieran Moore, Jeff McLaren, Jim Neill, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Lennox and Addington Community General Hospital, Leon's Centre, Mary Rita Holland, Public Health Ontario

Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health’s board is bringing their concerns about long lines at Kingston’s COVID-19 assessment

Demand for services at Integrated Care Hub exceeds capacity

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments 342 Patrick Street, Artillery Park, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, bylaw enforcement, bylaw exemption, City Council, City Council meeting, City of Kingston, Consumption Treatment Services, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), Integrated Care Hub, Jim Neill, KFLA Public Health, Kingston Police, Mary Rita Holland, Street Health

The sleeping area at the Integrated Care Hub (ICH) at Artillery Park has been full for nearly two weeks, City

Council delays spa decision to consult climate change specialists

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments BPE development, bylaw amendments, City of Kingston, Climate Action Hub, climate emergency, deferral of projects, Gary Oosterhof, Jim Neill, Kingston City Council, Lisa Osanic, Official Plan (OP), Peter Stroud, Rob Hutchison, Robert Kiley, Ryan Boheme, Simon Chapelle, Unity Farm Inn & Spa, Wayne Hill

Kingston City Council has voted to defer by one month their decision on zoning bylaw and Official Plan amendments for

City issues eviction notice to Belle Park campers in error

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, bylaw enforcement, bylaw enforcement officer, City of Kingston, eviction, Jim Neill, Kristal Wilson, Laine Hurlde, Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK), tent city

City of Kingston CAO Lanie Hurdle said an eviction notice issued to campers at Belle Park on Tuesday Jul. 28

Community Environment News

What they’re saying: Why this climate strike is so important

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Tommy Vallier 1 Comment 350 Kingston, Aidan Tomkinson, climate action, climate change, climate emergency, Climate Strike, Dianne Saxe, downtown, Fridays for Future, global climate strike, Ian Arthur, Jim Neill, Kingston, Mary Rita Holland, parade, rally, Rob Hutchison

As more than 600 residents followed the lead of area students to strike for climate action, we paid attention and

Community Environment News

Kingston students take to the street to strike for climate action

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments 350 Kingston, Aidan Tomkinson, climate action, climate change, climate emergency, Climate Strike, Dianne Saxe, downtown, Fridays for Future, global climate strike, Ian Arthur, Jim Neill, Kingston, Mary Rita Holland, parade, rally, Rob Hutchison, students

Sparked by a global movement and following weekly strikes in front of City Hall, over 600 students and residents from

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

City City Hall Culture Music News

City launches ‘YGK Music’ to highlight local music scene in Kingston

March 20, 2019March 21, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Ann Clifford, Chantal Prud'homme, City of Kingston, Greg Runions, Jim Neill, Kingston, Kingston Accommodation Partners, Kirsi Hunnakko, live music, local artists, local bands, local music, local music scene, pilot program, playlists, Virginia Clark, Visit Kingston, YGK Music

It’s no secret that Kingston is a hotbed for great music – heck, we even have a prominent downtown

City Community Environment News Politics

Kingstonians take to the streets as part of international climate strike

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Bridget Doherty, City Hall, climate change, climate crisis, climate emergency, Climate Strike, environment, global climate strike, global warming, Ian Arthur, Jim Neill, Kingston, Mark Gerretsen, Peter Stroud, Queen's University, rally, Robert Kiley

Kingstonians take to the streets as part of international climate strike Anywhere from 300 to 800 people gathered in the

← Previous