Opinion: City’s Rideau Heights plans are bad for tenants

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Kingstonist 1 Comment aging housing, City of Kingston, Doug Yearwood, gentrification, ghettoization, Headway Park, homeless, housing, housing crisis, infrastructure, Ivan Stoiljkovic, Katarokwi Union of Tenants, Kingston, Op-Ed, opinion, publicly-owned housing, rent geared to income (RGI), rental market, rental rates, rental units, Rideau Heights, Rideau Heights Regeneration Strategy, Shannon Park, social housing

Editorial note: The following is a submitted op-ed written by Doug Yearwood. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Kingstonist. If there’s one thing everyone can agree on, it’s that there is a housing crisis raging across Kingston. Especially for working class people who are tenants,

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‘The Home Standards Project’ wins Awesome Kingston February grant

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments advertising, assessment tool, Awesome Kingston, bylaw standards, bylaw violations, housing, Katarokwi Union of Tenants, landlords, microgrant, minimum standards, rental housing, rental properties, resources, The Home Standards Project

Every month, Awesome Kingston gives away a $1000 micro-grant to a local project pitched by its creator. These days, the pitch party is happening virtually, but the outcome is still the same. No-strings-attached money is given to the winner to help them develop the projects that Awesome Kingston thinks will

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Public Health issues Cold Weather Health Warning for KFL&A

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments City of Kingston, Cold Weather Health Warning, Environment Canada, extreme cold, freezing, frostbite, homelessness in Kingston, Housing Not Bandaids, hypothermia, Katarokwi Union of Tenants, KFL&A Public Health, overexposure, warming centres, wind chill

With Environment Canada’s forecast calling for wind chill temperatures below -30°C tonight through Saturday night, KFL&A Public Health has issued a Cold Weather Health Warning for the KFL&A region. Cold Weather Health Warnings are issued by KFL&A Public Health when the temperature is forecast to be -25°C or colder or

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Protest against housing shortage and homelessness held outside City Hall

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments 1316-1318 Princess Street, affordable housing, belle park evictions, Belle Park homeless encampment, bylaw, bylaw enforcement, Chris Snooks, City Hall, City of Kingston, housing, housing and homelessness, Integrated Care Hub, Katarokwi Union of Tenants, Kingston District Labour Council (KDLC), Mary Rita Holland, protest, rally

A demonstration in solidarity with Kingston’s homeless took place outside City Hall Tuesday evening. Starting at 6:30 p.m. The Kingston District Labour Council (KDLC), the Katarokwi (Kingston) Union of Tenants and other concerned citizens said they were protesting the eviction of people living in Belle Park, as well as the

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Council votes to extend bylaw exemptions at Belle Park

July 8, 2020July 9, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Belle Park, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City of Kingston, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Jim Neill, Councillor Lisa Osanic, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Robert Kiley, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Councillor Wayne Hill, deadline, Doug Yearwood, Dr. Eva Purkey, eviction, extended deadline, homeless camp, homeless encampment, homelessness in Kingston, Ivan Stoiljkovic, Katarokwi Union of Tenants, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kozy Inn, Mayor Bryan Paterson, rally, solidarity

The meeting of Kingston City Council on Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2020 immediately got down to business, first tackling the deadline for the bylaw exemption allowing for the homeless encampment at Belle Park to remain. In fact, that’s almost all Council was able to accomplish of the full agenda that lay

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