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At the meeting held the night of Tuesday, May 17, 2022, Kingston City Council voted unanimously in favour of a recommendation from City staff to relocate the City’s sleeping cabin pilot project from its current home at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour (POH) to a new site at Centre 70. The cabins,
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Kingston Women’s Interfaith Group (KWIG), a community of women from various faith backgrounds with the common interest of helping others, has initiated and brought forth a petition to the City of Kingston asking for continued funding and support of the Our Livable Solutions (OLS) sleeping cabins project. The cabins, funded
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Members of the joint youth ministry of St. James’ Anglican, St. Mark’s Lutheran, and St. Mark’s Anglican churches have come together to campaign for a cause during the season of Lent. This year, the youth group’s ‘Caring through Sharing Campaign’ is raising funds to provide the residents of the Portsmouth
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Just in time for the predicted heaviest snowfall of the season, a selected few are moving into newly-constructed cabins on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. With the help of volunteers and sponsors, the team at Our Livable Solutions has worked to create functional and comfortable living spaces. Ten individuals will soon
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The seemingly surprise arrival and location of sleeping cabins at Kingston’s Portsmouth Olympic Harbour was heavily debated on the evening of Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, with neighbouring residents expressing their views both for and against the project. When Portsmouth Village and District homeowners, business owners, and residents found out by
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After several delegations shared their thoughts and concerns, and after much serious debate by City Council, it was narrowly decided Wednesday night, Nov. 16, 2021, that a pilot project proposed for 10 sleeping cabins to be placed at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour this winter should go ahead. The project, which is
Read moreKingston City Council convened on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, with Report #89 of the CAO being one of the primary topics of focus in meeting’s agenda. Specifically, several delegates spoke to address the city’s ‘Winter Response Plan’ for homelessness and the lack of available temporary housing for Kingston’s vulnerable population.
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While working one day from home on her front porch, Kim Cormier, a mortgage agent in Kingston, saw David McDonald struggling with the tire of his scooter in front of her house. As Cormier describes, it was a hot, humid day, and she offered to help the man and asked
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