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CAO Lanie Hurdle addresses Belle Park bylaw enforcement

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, bylaw, bylaw enforcement, CAO, City of Kingston, housing, housing and homelessness, illegal camping, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston City Council, Lanie Hurdle

The City of Kingston’s senior manager, CAO Lanie Hurdle, said she wants to directly address the public’s questions following the

City CAO Lanie Hurdle explains changes to Love Kingston Marketplace

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment CAO Lanie Hurdle, City of Kingston, COVID-19, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Lanie Hurdle, Love Kingston Marketplace, parking, pedestrian, Tourism Kingston

The City of Kingston has responded swiftly to negative feedback on the Love Kingston Marketplace, says their Chief Administrative Officer,

Hall Monitor: The cost of COVID

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments $4 million deficit, Belle Park, budget deliberations, COVID-19, COVID-19 response, deep water dock, downtown St. Lawrence campus, economic impact of COVID-19, electric buses, frozen wages, hall monitor, Kingston City Council, Kingston Frontenac Housing Corporation, Lanie Hurdle, parking at City Park, projects delayed, shortage of work, staff wage freeze, strategic plan, strategic priorities, Town Homes Kingston, tree purchasing, wildflower verges, ygkc

It was a busier than usual week for Kingston City Council, as they sat for four meetings this week. On

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The plans and people behind the Kingston Economic Recovery Team

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Aba Mortley, Bhavana Varma, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dan Corcoran, Doug Ritchie, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Dr. Kieran Moore, economic impact of COVID-19, economy, Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce, Karen Cross, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Economic Development, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Kingston Economic Recovery Team, Lanie Hurdle, local economic impact of COVID-19, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Megan Knott, Sean Billing, Susan St. Clair, Tim Pater, Tourism Kingston, Tricia Baldwin

Mayor Bryan Paterson has now shared the details of the new ‘Kingston Economic Recovery Team’ (KERT) he announced on April

City of Kingston announces staffing reductions due to COVID-19 pandemic

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 55 employees, City of Kingston, City Staff, COVID-19, Cultural Services department, full-time employees, furloughed employees, Kingston, Lanie Hurdle, layoffs, pandemic, Recreation and Leisure department, shortage of work

Approximately 55 full-time City of Kingston employees will be impacted by a “shortage of work” beginning Tuesday, May 19, 2020,

Hall Monitor: Virtual Emergency

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments City Council, COVID-19, hall monitor, Home Base Housing, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, Kingston Transit, kingston youth services hub, Lanie Hurdle, Princess Street United Church (PSUC), transitiona; housing, tree planting, trees, virtual meetings, Wildflowers, ygkc

Kingston City Council broke new ground last night as they sat for both Special Meeting of Council 12-2020 (agenda), as

Former City of Kingston CAO Gerard Hunt passes away

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Tori Stafford 6 Comments CAO, City of Kingston, dead, deceased, died, Gerard Hunt, Kingston, Lanie Hurdle, Mayor Bryan Paterson, passes away

The former CAO of the City of Kingston, Gerard Hunt, has passed away after a battle with illness that caused

Opinion Soapbox

Letter: Public consultation needed on multi-year use of KP

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Bhavana Varma, charitable fundraising, City of Kingston, Correctional Service Canada (CSC), federal government, filming in Kingston Pen, former prisoners, Kingston, Kingston Pen, Kingston Pen Tours, Kingston Penitentiary, Lanie Hurdle, letter, multi-year lease, prisoners, public consultation, Scott Harris, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA)

The following is a letter to the editor regarding the new multi-year lease of Kingston Penitentiary. The views and opinions

City Hall News Politics

Hall Monitor: Meeting Momentum

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Collins Creek, Councillor Jeff McLaren, hall monitor, Highway 2, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, Lanie Hurdle, Local Authority Services, Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), north block, Ontario Street, paige agnew, Peter Huigenbos, petition, Queen Street, redevelopment of City Hall MarketWing, turtle protection, ygkc

Kingston City Council sat for meeting number 05-2020 (Agenda) on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. The 41-minute meeting, which Mayor Bryan

Lanie Hurdle announced as City’s new CAO

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Chief Adminstrative Officer (CAO), City Council, City of Kingston, Commissioner of Community Services, Gerard Hunt, Kingston, Lanie Hurdle

At their meeting held on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, Kingston City Council announced Lanie Hurdle as the newly-appointed Chief Administrative

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Kingston City Council sets four-year strategic priorities

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments affordable housing, Byron Parking Lot, climate change, Committee of the Whole, corporate and emergency services, deep water dock, deferral of projects, Desiree Kennedy, downtown campus, food security, Gary Dyke, housing, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Economic Development, Lanie Hurdle, Peter Huigenbos, public works, rural business park, Shelia Kidd, St. Lawrence College, startegic planning, tax rate targets, transportation, waterfront projects

On Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Kingston City Council met in Committee of the Whole and approved their five strategic priorities