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FLYGTA starting Toronto-Kingston flights in September

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment Air Canada, air traffic, Billy Bishop Airport, City of Kingston, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, FLYGTA, Kingston, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Megan Knott, Norman Rogers Airport, Ontario, pandemic, Porter Air, Stage Three of Reopening, Toronto, Tourism Kingston, YGK

The City of Kingston and Tourism Kingston announced today that a Toronto-based airline, FLYGTA, will begin offering flights to Kingston

Air Canada’s Kingston flights delayed until September 2020

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Air Canada, Air Canada flights, Aron Winterstein, cleaning, faculty, fall semseter, fall term, flights suspended, Kingston, Kingston airport, Norman Rogers Airport, orientation, physical distancing, post-secondary schools, Queen's University, queuing, return-to-service, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), sanitizing, September 8 2020, social distancing, St. Lawrence College, students

Despite an earlier announcement that Air Canada flights would resume in Kingston in June of 2020, the date for the

City Health News

City of Kingston releases COVID-19 preparedness information

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 Tori Stafford 2 Comments 2019-nCoV, City of Kingston, coronavirus, COVID-19, Kingston, Kingston airport, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Transit, Norman Rogers Airport

KFL&A Public Health, the lead agency in Kingston for COVID-19, has reported there are no suspected or confirmed cases in

Seven dead after fatal plane crash in west end

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Buttonville Airport, children, Creekford Road, Highway 401, Kingston, Kingston Police, Markham, Norman Rogers Airport, plane crash, seven dead, Transportation Safety Board, United States

Kingston Police have confirmed that seven people have died as the result of the plane crash in Kingston’s west end.

Jeff Scott: The Countryside View Opinion

Jeff Scott: The Countryside View – Flying Air Canada… If you’re lucky

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 Jeff Scott 1 Comment Air Canada, Air Canada Express, Air Canada Rouge, airport expansion, City of Kingston, connecting flights, flying out of Kingston, international flights, Jeff Scott, Kingston, Kingston airport, Norman Rogers Airport

I have always been proud of Air Canada. Whenever I see their jets on the runway or in the air,

Runway lighting at Kingston Airport repaired, expansion work continues

October 10, 2018 Kingstonist 0 Comments airport, airport expansion, City of Kingston, Kingston, lighting restored, lights, Norman Rogers Airport, runway lights, runway paving, YGK

Edge lighting along the north-south runway at Kingston Airport has been repaired. “This means flights will not be delayed or

Travelers stranded on Thanksgiving weekend due to lack of runway lights at Norman Rogers Airport

October 6, 2018 Tori Stafford 2 Comments Air Canada, airports, delayed flight, flights, Kingston, missed connections, missed wedding, Norman Rogers Airport, return, runway lights, stranded, Thanksgiving weekend, Toronto

About 40 people set to travel out of Kingston in the early morning have found themselves stranded in Toronto after

Culture Events Family History News

B-25 Bomber ‘Maid in the Shade’ lands in Kingston for the week

August 2, 2018August 2, 2018 Tori Stafford air plane, airport, B-52 Bomber, flying, history, Kingston, Maid in the Shade, Norman Rogers Airport, Second World War, tour, World War II

It’s striking from the moment you lay eyes on it, but what is even more incredible than the B-25 Bomber

Environment News Politics

Christmas Wish List

December 6, 2016December 7, 2016 Mike Cole-Hamilton 0 Comments City Council, City of Kingston, Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, Norman Rogers Airport, official plan, political cartoon, The Capitol, third crossing, Wellington Street Extension

Environment News Politics

Norman Rogers Airport Runway Extension

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 Mike Cole-Hamilton 3 Comments Norman Rogers Airport, political cartoon, public transit, strategic plan

As The City of Kingston continues to explore ways to increase the passenger options available at Kingston Airport, many Kingstonians

Environment News Politics

Norman Rogers Airport Expansion

May 16, 2016May 17, 2016 Mike Cole-Hamilton 4 Comments Norman Rogers Airport, political cartoon, public transit, strategic plan

“When in doubt, make sympathetic clucking noises” read the staff instructions for Customer Service at a Trade Show I once

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Best of 2013: Casino in Kingston

December 31, 2013July 27, 2017 Community Soapbox 0 Comments best of 2013, casino, City Council, gambling, Jim Neill, John Counter Boulevard, Mark Gerretsen, Norman Rogers Airport, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC), property tax, referendum, Rob Hutchison, third crossing

Kingstonist is all about getting the community talking about anything and everything Kingston related. Our Community Soapbox offers an opportunity

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