Kingston teen finding international fame for flipping classic cars
June 3, 2019
“I never intended to be in the entertainment industry at all,” said 18-year-old Blake McGinness. “All that I knew was that I wanted to do car stuff.” McGinness …
Tag: Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute (KCVI)
Local students bring home 11 medals from Special Olympics
May 27, 2019
Several School to Community students with the Limestone District School Board earned an impressive medal haul at the recent Youth Invitational Games hosted by Special Olympics in Toronto …
Students walk out in protest of cuts and changes to education
April 4, 2019
Hundreds of students could be seen throughout the city and county today as they walked out of school and voiced their concerns about the changes and cuts to education …
Construction of new high school draws concerns about tar fumes, won’t be complete for next school year
December 12, 2018
When Jennifer Kehoe brought her son home sick from school, she initially thought he was feigning illness. She’d been called to pick him up from Molly Brant Elementary six …
Five more area schools placed on lockdown following threats
December 6, 2018
After Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 saw three Kingston schools placed on lock down following threats made over the phone, the threats have continued today. Five schools in the area …
What Should Kingston’s New School Be Named?
January 21, 2018
This past fall, construction began on Kingston’s newest high school, located on the former Queen Elizabeth Collegiate & Vocational Institute (QEVCI) property on Kirkpatrick Street. The 171,000 square-foot facility …
#ygkChallenge: Christmas Tree Disposal
January 5, 2017
The #ygkChallenge is an ongoing series where we dare you to be different, resolve to be better, and or do something awesome in support of our beloved community. Each …
School Board Incurs Enormous Legal Costs to Close High Schools
February 12, 2015
The applicants for the legal action against the Limestone District School Board in Kingston, Ontario, say they are very surprised that the School Board spent over $250,000 on a …
Best of 2014: In Pursuit of Memorial Collegiate High School
December 26, 2014
The impending closure of KCVI and the fight to stop it have been hot topics in YGK for a couple of years now. The discussion surrounding the closure of …
‘Move on’ says Kiwala, while Holland and Kiley Continue Support to Save Schools
May 16, 2014
The Kingston community should ‘move on’ and accept the provincial decision to close KCVI and QECVI, says Sophie Kiwala, Liberal candidate for Kingston and the Islands. Kiwala’s remarks in …
In Pursuit of Memorial Collegiate High School
March 31, 2014
With last Monday’s announcement that the Ministry of Education would provide $35 million to construct a consolidated secondary school in Kingston, one would think that supporters of the province’s …
Members of Save KCVI React Angrily to Ministry of Education’s Refusal to Consider Appeal
December 9, 2013
Members of Save KCVI are angry that the Ministry of Education has refused to even consider their appeal of the school closure decision. Save KCVI filed an appeal of …