Prince Edward County struggles with tourist traffic amidst the pandemic

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Civic Holiday, Kingston, long weekend, municipal beaches, overtourism, petition, Prince Edward County, provincial beaches, Sandbanks Provincial Park, Stage 2 reopening, stage 3 reopening, Visit the County

The tourism office for Prince Edward County is asking people to avoid visiting “on a whim” over the Civic holiday

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Frontline workers petitioning to keep free parking at hospitals during pandemic

June 17, 2020June 18, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments CAO Lanie Hurdle, City of Kingston, Commissioner Sheila Kidd, COVID-19, doctors, frontline healthcare workers, healthcare workers, Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH), Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), nurses, on-street parking, pandemic, parking, parking fees, parking garage, parking lot, parking rates, petition, Sascha Davis, unit clerk, use of parking spaces

Sascha Davis had never had to pay for parking at her job in her life… That is, until she started

News

Mayor responds to petition to remove Macdonald statue

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Canadian history, City Park, First Capital, Indigenous people, Indigenous rights, Kingston, local history, petition, renaming, residential schools, Sir John A Macdonald, Sir John A Macdonald Hall, statue

Mayor Bryan Paterson says he is aware of an online petition launched this Thursday, Jun. 10, 2020, calling for the

Campus News Sports

University, teams address dismissal of Queen’s coach Steve Boyd

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Tori Stafford 4 Comments cross country, Dave Scott-Thomas, dismissal, fired, freedom of speech, Kingston, petition, Provost, Queen's Gaels, Queen's University, sexual relations with a student athlete, social media, Steve Boyd, termination, Tom Harris, track and field, University of Guelph

Queen’s University has dismissed long-time track and field and cross-country coach Steve Boyd, citing Boyd’s statements on social media as

News Politics

Gerretsen responds to allegations of paying for ads to quash Alberta jobs

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment accusations, Alberta, Brian Lilley, Facebook post, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, MP advertising budget, MP Mark Gerretsen, oilsands, paid advertisments, petition, Queen's University Liberal Association, Sun media, Teck Resources Frontier Oilsands Mine

When asked about the motivation behind a recent sponsored post on MP Mark Gerretsen’s Facebook account, Gerretsen was quick to

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

City Community News Politics

KCAP launches petition for new shelter spaces in Kingston

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment affordable housing, City of Kingston, Department of Housing and Social Services, homeless shelters, homelessness, housing, housing crisis, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Coalition Against Poverty (KCAP), new shelter, petition, shelter beds, shelter spaces

It’s no secret that housing is a major issue in Kingston, and an issue that affects a wide spectrum of

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Keep the Empire in Downtown Kingston

July 2, 2012July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 11 Comments Barrack Street, Capitol 7, Division Street, downtown Kingston, Empire Theatre, Highway 401, K-Rock Centre (KRC), King's Crossing, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), local business, No Frills, north block, petition, Walmart

Phase Two of King’s Crossing began to take shape in December 2011 when it was announced that Walmart, LCBO, St.

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#ygkChallenge: Save Kingston Pen and the Regional Treatment Centre

April 26, 2012January 11, 2015 Harvey Kirkpatrick 2 Comments Conservative Party, Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston Penitentiary Museum, petition, prison farms, ygkChallenge

Welcome to Kingstonist’s weekly challenge, dare, resolution or whatever you prefer to call it. Each week we establish a new

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#ygkChallenge: The Empire Strikes Back

February 23, 2012January 11, 2015 Danielle Lennon 9 Comments Capitol 7, Empire Theatre, King's Crossing, petition, ygkChallenge