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

Opinion: Tell the whole story about Sir John

Legacy Working Group to recommend removal, storage of Kingston’s Sir John A. Macdonald statue

Indigenous community members call for removal of Sir John A. Macdonald statue at ceremony

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

City of Kingston approves restorations to City Hall steps, heritage buildings

Tipi Moza Indigenous supportive housing program approved by Kingston City Council

Eighty local artists receive funding from the City of Kingston Arts Fund’s Resiliency Grant

Kingston Youth Shelter moves to city’s west end

Kingston Youth Services Hub aiming to solve youth homelessness

Letter: Action against Hillier ‘censorship’

Kingston City Council votes unanimously to condemn actions of MPP Hillier

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

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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

City Culture History News Politics

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments 215, 215 children, Ann Stevens, Cassidy Carol, Chief Dave Mowat, Chief Don Maracle, City of Kingston, City Park, First Nations Group, History & Legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald Working Group, Jennifer Campbell, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kinoozishingwak Bob Watts, Laurel Claus Johnson, Mary Farrar, Melissa Hammell, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, protest, reconciliation, removal of statue, residential school system, residential schools, Sir John A Macdonald Legacy Working Group, Sir John A Macdonald statue, Special Council Meeting, Tanya Grodzinski, Truth and Reconciliation, White Raven Woman Candace Lloyd

The Sir John A. History and Legacy Working Group held a meeting Monday, Jun. 14, 2021 in preparation for the Special Council Meeting to be held by the City of Kingston on Wednesday, Jun 16, 2021 to debate the fate of the Sir John A. Macdonald statue in City Park.

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June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Stefan Strangman 2 Comments 215, 215 children, Abenaki, Abenaki Wliwini, City Council, City of Kingston, City Park, colonialism, covered statue, day school, Dionne Nolan (Zoogipon Ikwe), History & Legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald Working Group, Indigenous, Indigenous ceremony, Indigenous community, Kamloops, Kamloops Residential School, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Mayor Bryan Paterson, missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW), ongoing ceremony, red fabric, removal of statue, residential school system, residential schools, Revolution of the Heart Ceremonial Action, sacred fire, Sir John A Macdonald, Sir John A Macdonald statue, Sir John A Macdonald Working Group, Sir John A., SJA, Statue of Sir John A Macdonald, statue removal, Truth and Reconciliation, unmarked graves

Members of Kingston’s Indigenous and non-Indigenous community held a sacred fire and land-based ceremony at City Park on Thursday, Jun. 10, 2021, covering the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald with red fabric and demanding its removal and replacement with a monument to residential school survivors. The ceremony began at

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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

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June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 Stefan Strangman 0 Comments 215 Main Street, 73 Gore Street, City of Kingston, Construction Services, Council meeting, cultural heritage, damages, Facilities Management, heritage building, Heritage Kingston, heritage property, Heritage register, historic building, Jennifer Campbell, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, limestone, mortar, paige agnew, Planning Building and Licensing, quarry, repairs, report to council

Kingston City Council approved applications from Heritage Kingston to alter and restore several heritage buildings, including City Hall, during their meeting Tuesday, Jun. 1, 2021. Heritage Kingston’s application was approved by a unanimous vote to alter three buildings on the City of Kingston’s heritage register: Kingston City Hall, and the

City Community News

June 2, 2021June 4, 2021 Jill Pineau 0 Comments community support, cultural support, homeless, homelessness, housing, housing program, Indigenous community, Kingston City Council, National Indigenous Peoples month, Robert Rittwage, Tipi Moza (Iron Homes)

At their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, Kingston City Council unanimously approved the establishment of an Indigenous housing service centre at 113 Lower Union Street. The centre, which will house up to 19 individuals by late 2021 and provide the community with much-needed cultural support, will be operated

Art Community Culture News

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments apply online, arts and culture, arts grant, City of Kingston, City of Kingston Arts Fund Program, City of Kingston Arts Fund’s Resiliency Grant, COVID-19 response, Kingston Arts Council, Kingston City Council, local artists, online applications only, professional artists, resiliency grant

The Kingston Arts Council (KAC) has announced that $80,000 will be awarded to 80 local, professional artists through the first intake period of the City of Kingston Arts Fund’s Resiliency Grant. Total funding for the Resiliency Grant is $100,000 and the remaining $20,000 will be administered through a second intake

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May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 113 Lower Union, 805 Ridley Drive, City of Kingston, COVID-19, Fairfield Manor East, Fairfield Manor West, former retirement home, housing and homelessness, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Youth Shelter, Mitchell Grange, neighbourhood community, neighbourhood meeting, pandemic, Request for proposal (RFP), short-term solution, supportive transitional housing, Union Street, Zoom meeting

The Kingston Youth Shelter, formerly located at 113 Lower Union Street, has moved to the former Fairfield Manor West site at 805 Ridley Drive — albeit only temporarily. The City of Kingston acquired the former Fairfield Manor West site after Council voted to do so in October 2020. Prior to

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May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Zoha Khalid 1 Comment adult homeless population, affordable housing, affordable housing development, building project, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), City of Kingston, construction, developmental disabilities, expansion, financial issues, Home Base Housing, Kingston City Council, mental health, new build, One Roof Youth Services Hub, Princess Street United Church (PSUC), substance abuse, Tom Greening, youth centre, youth homelessness

Last year, City Council approved Princess Street United Church’s conversion into a new youth centre, Kingston Youth Services Hub, to cater to the needs of at-risk homeless youth in the community. The leading organization for the project, Home Base Housing (HBH), responsible for planning and managing the youth hub, is

Opinion Politics

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Kingstonist 3 Comments anti-lockdown, anti-masking, censorship, COVID-19, free speech, gathering, independent MPP, Kingston, Kingston City Council, letter, motion, MPP Randy Hillier, municipal politics, opinion, pandemic, provincial government, provincial politics, rallies, rights and freedoms, tax-payer dollars

Editorial note: The following is a submitted letter to the Editor in reference to a recent motion before Kingston City Council seeking to inform the provincial government of its condemnation of MPP Randy Hillier’s recent actions. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. Dear

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May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 Stefan Strangman 0 Comments anti-lockdown, anti-maskers, anti-masking, charges, condemn actions of Hillier, conspiracy theories, coronavirus, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Jeff McLaren, Councillor Simon Chapelle, COVID-19, Hitler, holocaust, independent MPP, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, lockdowns, Loyalist Township, MPP Randy Hillier, pandemic, Public Health, Reopening Ontario Act, science, South Frontenac Township, Stalin, Town of Perth, Twitter, voted unanimously

Kingston City Council unanimously passed an amended motion yesterday decrying the actions of Randy Hillier, joining the Town of Perth, the Township of South Frontenac, and Loyalist Township, who have also issued statements against the independent MPP. The motion was brought before council last night by Councillor Bridget Doherty, and

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