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Kingston Pen Tours opens for fifth season

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Correctional Service Canada (CSC), guided tours, Kingston Pen Tours, Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston Penitentiary tours, penitentiary tours, St. Lawrence Parks Commission

Kingston Pen Tours will be officially reopening for its fifth season of guided tours on Thursday, Jul. 23, 2020, St.

Hall Monitor: Cells, Sites and Shelter

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments camping, hall monitor, housing, housing and homelessness, housing crisis, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston Penitentiary tours, Lake Ontario Park, Mayor's Task Force on Housing, Tourism Kingston

Kingston City Council sat for meeting number 10-2020 (Agenda) on Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020. During the meeting, council discussed Lake

Local United Way surpasses annual campaign goal

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Annual Campaign, Campaign Touchdown Breakfast, fundraising, Kingston, Kingston Penitentiary tours, Rockin' the Big House, Scott Harris, United Way, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA), youth homelessness initiatives

The United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington (KFL&A) has surpassed their annual campaign goal raising a record-breaking $3,654,000.

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Hall Monitor: A Discounted Option

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments 1316-1318 Princess Street, affordable housing, age-based discounts, British Whig building, budget, Fairmount Home, Frontenac County, Frontenac Paramedics, increased funding, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Penitentiary tours, low income discounts, municipal fees, radon levels, Road Safety Plan, roof replacement, Vision Zero

Kingston City Council sat for meeting number 22-2019 (agenda) on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, where, after a delayed start from

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Ticket sales announced for 2019 Kingston Pen Tours

March 14, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2019, City of Kingston, history, Kingston, Kingston Pen Tours, Kingston Penitentiary tours, maximum security, prision, St. Lawrence Park Commission, ticket sales, tourism, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA)

If you’ve been anxious to get inside the walls of one of Canada’s most talked about penitentiaries, or if you’ve

In the Big House: A Tour Through Kingston Penitentiary

July 26, 2018 Tori Stafford Correctional Service Canada, inmate, Kingston Pen, Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston Penitentiary tours, prison, prisoners, United Way KFLA

By Bill Gowsell Very rarely will people pay money to go to prison, but that’s what my Dad and I

Two years of Kingston Penitentiary tours generate over $1.5 million for United Way

July 11, 2018July 12, 2018 Tori Stafford City of Kingston, Correctional Service Canada, Corrections Canada, CSC, Kingston, Kingston Pen, Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston Penitentiary tours, KP, St. Lawrence Parks Commission, United Way, United Way KFLA, youth homelessness

Since tours of Kingston Penitentiary began in 2016, the popular attraction for tourists and locals alike has contributed approximately $1.54