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A new and innovative device has been installed at locations along Kingston’s waterfront to divert and remove plastics from the water found in marinas in the Great Lakes region. Called a Seabin, the technology, installed through the partnership between the City of Kingston and the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup (GLPC),
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New fishing line recycling stations have been added around the shores of the St. Lawrence River. The Thousand Islands Association (TIA) has been installing new fishing line recycling stations in accessible areas for anglers at a variety of local marinas, boat launches, and popular fishing spots to reduce the amount
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Update (Friday, Jul. 23, 2021) According to the City of Kingston, the contractor responsible for the small bits of styrofoam littered throughout Kingston’s east end has been fined over the matter. In an email to Kingstonist, the City relayed that they are aware of reports of polystyrene, which is commonly
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Residents near the Cataraqui River continue to notice unwanted debris from the Third Crossing construction site along the shores of the waterway. Nevertheless, work continues along the shores to clean up the styrofoam debris left by wildlife who damaged the turbidity curtains throughout the winter. However, the City of Kingston’s
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Welcome to Kingstonist’s weekly challenge, dare, resolution or whatever you prefer to call it. Each week we establish a new and ambitious community goal, encouraging our readers, followers, friends and families to step out of their comfort zones and do something great, and hopefully a little out of the ordinary.
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If you take a stroll around the campus at Queen’s University, you’ll be treated to a high concentration of outdoor art installations including Iron Man, Sakkarah, Thataway Again, Bent Yellow, A Minute of My Time, Untitled, and many more. However, when you venture outside of the Queen’s bubble, you’ll notice
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This week there’s been a bit of a buzz around the local blog/tweet-osphere, specifically via K7waterfront, regarding the future of one of the city’s most popular summer events. I suppose the popularity of this activity really depends on who you’re talking too, but regardless, the annual 1,000 Islands Poker Run
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I’m pleased to announce that Hiero has brought Kingstonist’s “Where in Kingston” question to a glorious end, by correctly identifying our pixelated representations of “Pollution”, a sculpture located in the waterfront park across from Kingston General Hospital . In case this is your first introduction to this piece of public
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