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City Hall ready to offer safe guided tours

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments City Hall, City Hall tours, group tours, Kingston City Hall, national historic site, Saturday tours, small group tours

Kingston’s City Hall, a working National Historic Site, is reopening for guided tours, the City of Kingston said in a

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Bellevue House closed for second season

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Jessica Foley 0 Comments 2019 season, Bellevue House, Bellevue House gardens, closed, house, Kingston, national historic site, Parks Canada, Sir John A. MacDonald, The Many Voices of Confederation and Hometown Heroes

Saturday, May 18 marks the opening day for one of our local Parks Canada site – Bellevue House. Sadly,

Geoffrey James: Inside Kingston Penitentiary

September 16, 2014July 26, 2017 Kelly Reid 1 Comment Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Corrections Canada, discontinued, Frontenac Heritage Foundation, Kingston Penitentiary, national historic site

For the last 178 years, Kingston Penitentiary has been looming over the city, both literally and figuratively. The massive Victorian

Best of 2013: Selling Out: Kingston Pen Tours

January 1, 2014June 17, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments best of 2013, Corrections Canada, development, Frontenac Heritage Foundation, heritage housing, Kingston Penitentiary, national historic site, United Way

The closure of Kingston Penitentiary was met with guarded concern regarding the impact on the local economy, as well as

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Best of 2013: What it’s like to “dye” running at Fort Henry

December 23, 2013April 20, 2014 Kelly Reid 0 Comments best of 2013, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, Fort Henry, national historic site, Run or Dye

As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, not much changes from year to year at Fort Henry, and for good reason.

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The Year That Was

December 16, 2013July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 1 Comment Aberdeen Street Party, best of 2013, bike lanes, Bill Glover, Brian Reitzel, Bryan Paterson, casino, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority, City Council, construction, Corrections Canada, Countryside District, development, downtown Kingston, Enbridge, Frontenac Heritage Foundation, gambling, heritage housing, Homecoming, Jeff Scott, Jim Neill, John Gerretsen, Kingston Penitentiary, Liberal Party, Limestone District School Board, Mark Gerretsen, national historic site, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC), Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), Pittsburgh District, Princess Street, provincial election, Queen's University, referendum, Sir John A. MacDonald, sustainability, Williamsville

With just over two weeks remaining until the arrival of 2014, it’s time for a quick look at the headlines

Selling Out: Kingston Pen Tours

November 6, 2013June 17, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 5 Comments Corrections Canada, development, Frontenac Heritage Foundation, heritage housing, Kingston Penitentiary, national historic site, United Way

First came the controversial news that Kingston Penitentiary would close. Then came the widespread speculation regarding what would become of

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KP Re-Imagined as a World-Class Sailing Facility

October 21, 2013July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 3 Comments Bill Glover, Conservative Party, CORK, Corrections Canada, development, Frontenac Heritage Foundation, heritage housing, Kingston Penitentiary, national historic site, Ted Hsu

The decision to close Kingston Penitentiary was undeniably the Limestone City’s biggest and most controversial headline of 2012. The initial

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Community Soapbox: Top Ten Endangered Places List 2013

June 26, 2013July 27, 2017 Community Soapbox 0 Comments Frontenac Heritage Foundation, heritage housing, history, Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute (KCVI), Limestone District School Board, national historic site, Program and Accommodation Review Committee (PARC), wind turbines

The Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) has released its Top Ten Endangered Places and Worst Losses Lists drawing attention to architectural

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Kingston Penitentiary Closure

December 28, 2012July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments best of 2012, Collins Bay Penitentiary, Conservative Party, Corrections Canada, Kingston Penitentiary, Mark Gerretsen, national historic site, prison farms, Shafia Family

My disbelief regarding the decision to close down Kingston Penitentiary has led me to adopt the mentality that I’ll believe

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The Year That Was

December 10, 2012July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 4 Comments Bath Road, Beer Store, best of 2012, budget, Calvin Park, casino, Collins Bay Penitentiary, Conservative Party, construction, convenience store, Corrections Canada, Don Cherry, downtown Kingston, health care, Homecoming, In Sir John A's Footsteps, John Counter Boulevard, Juried Art Salon, K-Rock Centre (KRC), Kingston Arts Council, Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute (KCVI), Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) Central Branch, Kingston Memorial Centre, Kingston Mills, Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston this Week, Kingston Whig-Standard, Limestone District School Board, Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI), Mark Gerretsen, national historic site, Occupy Kingston, parking, Princess Street, prison farms, Program and Accommodation Review Committee (PARC), protest, public school, Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute (QECVI), Queen's University, Rideau Heights, Santa Claus Parade, Shafia Family, Ted Hsu

With less than two weeks remaining until the arrival of 2013, it’s time for our annual review of the headlines

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Kingston Penitentiary Closure

April 23, 2012July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 14 Comments Collins Bay Penitentiary, Conservative Party, Corrections Canada, Kingston Penitentiary, Mark Gerretsen, national historic site, prison farms, Shafia Family

Last week the local community was taken aback by an announcement made by the federal government that Kingston Penitentiary, the

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