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Teddy Bear Hospital

This Family Day take your teddy for an adventure at the Museum of Health Care to receive some loving care!

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#ygkChallenge: Visit a Kingston Art Gallery

March 30, 2017April 1, 2017 Danielle Lennon 0 Comments art, galleries, Kingston museums, ygkChallenge

The #ygkchallenge is an ongoing series where we dare you to be different, resolve to be better, and or do

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Marine Museum Closure

June 13, 2016January 14, 2017 Mike Cole-Hamilton 0 Comments Kingston museums, Kingston's waterfront, Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, Patry Inc., political cartoon

Click here to see how our readers felt about the eviction notice given to The Marine Museum of the Great

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Marine Museum of the Great Lakes’ Eviction Notice

May 2, 2016July 26, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 1 Comment Kingston museums, Kingston's waterfront, Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, Patry Inc.

In January 2016, the federal government announced the sale of a 3.8-acre parcel of waterfront land for $3.2 million. The

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#ygkChallenge: Plan a Local Family Day

February 11, 2016April 12, 2016 Danielle Lennon 0 Comments Artillery Park, City of Kingston, Family Day, Invista Centre, Kingston Family Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Kingston museums, Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area, Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning, The Museum of Health Care, ygkChallenge

The #ygkChallenge is an ongoing series where we dare you to be different, resolve to be better, and or do

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#ygkChallenge: Visit a Local Museum

January 21, 2016 Danielle Lennon 0 Comments Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston museums, Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, Museum of Health Care, ygkChallenge

The #ygkChallenge is an ongoing series where we dare you to be different, resolve to be better, and or do

Hall Monitor: Schooled

June 5, 2013July 26, 2017 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Bill Glover, Breakwater, Brian Reitzel, Bryan Paterson, Cataraqui Archaeological Research Foundation (CARF), City Council, construction, discontinued, Dorothy Hector, downtown Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Jim Neill, K-Rock Centre (KRC), Kingston Fall Fair, Kingston Memorial Centre, Kingston museums, Limestone District School Board, Liz Schell, Mark Gerretsen, parking, politics, poverty, property tax, Rideau Heights, Rob Hutchison, Sandy Berg, The Works, Williamsville

Last night, city council, staff and the public gathered in City Hall for Kingston City Council meeting number 15-2013. The

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Murney Tower in Disrepair

January 15, 2013January 12, 2015 Queen's Archives 0 Comments history, Kingston museums, Rideau Canal, War of 1812

In response to the a perceived threat from the United States in 1845, four Martello Towers were built in Kingston

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Kingston’s Local Attractions

March 19, 2012July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 10 Comments 1000 Island Music Festival, K-Rock Centre (KRC), Kingston Fall Fair, Kingston Family Fun World, Kingston museums, Kingston Penitentiary Museum, MacLachlan Woodworking Museum, March Break, Museum of Health Care, Music in the Park, Pump House Museum, Skeleton Park Arts Festival (SPAF), Wolfe Island Music Festival (WIMF)

This past week I was fortunate enough to take a bit of a reprieve from the 9 to 5, and