Government investment sees $2.2M for Kingston infrastructure

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 response funding, Eastern Ontario, federal government, Frontenac County, funding, government funding, Government of Canada, Government of Ontario, infrastructure, Investing in Canada plan, Kingston, Mayor Bryan Paterson, MP Mark Gerretsen, Napanee, pandemic, parks, play structure, provincial government, Rideaucrest, Rideaucrest Long Term Care facility

More than $22.2 million is being invested by the federal and provincial governments aimed at protecting the health, and well-being of residents in 130 municipalities throughout eastern Ontario. The Government of Canada is investing over $17.7 million in municipalities through the COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada

City Community News

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

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Stefan Strangman 1 Comment 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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Letter: Requesting removal of Sir John A statue in Kingston City Park

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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City of Kingston releases statement on Sir John A Macdonald and the Indigenous Community

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Jessica Foley 3 Comments City of Kingston, City statement, community memorial, Engage for Change, First Peoples Group, History & Legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald Working Group, Indigenous community, Mayor Bryan Paterson, residential schools, Sir John A. MacDonald, third crossing, working group

The following is a statement from the City of Kingston, regarding the legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald and engagement with the Indigenous community: The City of Kingston wishes to inform the public of ongoing discussions and engagement with multiple community members and organizations, including members of the Indigenous community,

City News

Breakwater Park to reopen to the public

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Breakwater Park, COVID-19, crowds, Dr. Kieran Moore, emergency orders, gathering, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Mayor Bryan Paterson, pandemic, public park, reopening of Breakwater Park, waterfront

One of Kingston’s most loved and used public parks will be open to the public again, after over two weeks of being closed by the City of Kingston. According to Mayor Bryan Paterson and Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health for KFL&A Public Health, the park will re-open on

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Update: Closure extended – City of Kingston temporarily closes Breakwater Park

April 9, 2021April 19, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments City of Kingston, closure of Breakwater Park, COVID-19, covid-19 outbreak, Gord Downie Pier, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Mayor Bryan Paterson, outbreak, Queen's University

Update (Monday, Apr. 19, 2021)Breakwater park will remain closed for another week, according to Mayor Bryan Paterson. Initially closed for 10 days on Friday, Apr. 9, 2021, in response to a COVID-19 outbreak in the University District and large gatherings that were taking place in the park. “Breakwater Park will

City Environment News Politics

Environmental concerns prompt Council to defer proposal for Kingston Inner Harbour

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Alan Giacomin, Bob Clark, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, Cataraqui River, contaminated sediment, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Councillor Wayne Hill, Davis Tannery, dredging, Elvira Hufschmid, Environment Canada, Environment Infrastructure and Transportation Policies Committee, environmental concerns, federal government, Friends of the Inner Harbour, Inner Harbour, King's Town District, Kingscourt-Rideau District, Kingston, Kingston Environment Advisory Forum, Kingston Inner Harbour, Lake Ontario, Laurel Claus Johnson, Lesley Rudy, Mabyn Armstrong, Mary Farrar, Mayor Bryan Paterson, MetalCraft Marine, Ministry of the Environment, motion to defer, Parks Canada, Rideau Canal, RMC, St. Lawrence River, Sydenham Ward, third crossing, Transportation Canada, turtles, Turtles Kingston

The most discussed and contentious item on the agenda for Kingston City Council, the federal proposal to “remediate environmental risks to the river environment and human health of Kingston’s Inner Harbour,” has been deferred. Ironically, the deferral was proposed for the exact same reasons the federal government stated were behind

Community News

Martha’s Table goes green through wave of community support

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Scott Martin 0 Comments City of Kingston, climate emergency, COVID-19, electric vehicles, food delivery service, free meals, fundraiser, fundraising campaign, go green campaign, greenhouse gas emissions, increased demand, Kingston, Kingston Community Climate Action Fund, Kingston Community Credit Union, Martha's Table, Mayor Bryan Paterson, meal programs, Ronda Candy

Martha’s Table Community Kitchen has recently announced their intention to improve and expand their service by purchasing an electric vehicle to make deliveries to recipient’s homes, and are asking the Kingston community for donations. In a video posted to their Facebook Page, the Executive Director of the Martha’s Table community

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IN8, Frontenac Heritage Foundation finally agree on Capitol Condos

March 25, 2021March 26, 2021 Paul Soucy 0 Comments building height, capital condo, Capitol Condos, Capitol Movie Theatre, ckws news, development, downtown, downtown Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Frontenac Heritage Foundation, Global Kingston, global news, IN8, IN8 Developments, Kingston, Kingston News, Kingstonist, Mayor Bryan Paterson, paul soucy, Shirley Bailey, YGK

The Frontenac Heritage Foundation and Building Kingston’s Future Inc. have finally given their blessings to The Capitol condo project. The appellants along with IN8 Developments out of Kitchener-Waterloo, the group responsible for The Capitol, have agreed on the matter after a long-standing dispute. The dispute was centred around the height

Community Health News

Breakwater Park beach and Gord Downie Pier again closed to public

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Breakwater Park, City of Kingston, closed to public, emergency order, Gord Downie Pier, KFL&A Public Health, large gatherings, Mayor Bryan Paterson

After reports of large gatherings at Gord Downie Pier and the beach at Breakwater Park over the weekend, the area will again be closed to the public. In a press release dated today, Monday, Mar. 22, 2021, the City of Kingston said, based on the recommendation of KFL&A Medical Officer

City Health News

First COVID-19 mass immunization clinic opens in Kingston

March 1, 2021March 2, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Amherstview, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccination clinic, COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Kieran Moore, healthcare workers, Invista Centre, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), long term care, mass immunization clinics, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Moderna Vaccine, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, retirement homes, seniors, South Frontenac, Strathcona Paper Centre, vaccine rollout, WJ Henderson Centre

On Monday, Mar. 1, 2021, members of the media toured the recently set up COVID-19 mass immunization clinic at the INVISTA Centre just hours before the clinic opened to the public for the first time. Mayor Bryan Paterson and Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox

City News

Indigenous communities to consult on Third Crossing naming campaign

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments bridge naming, City Council, City of Kingston, Indigenous community, Indigenous consultation, Indigenous people, Mayor Bryan Paterson, third crossing, Third Crossing naming campaign

The City of Kingston launched the naming campaign for the Third Crossing at a press conference earlier today, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Through consultation with Indigenous communities and nations, a short list of names are expected to be presented for public feedback by the end of May 2021. “This is

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