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Oh, Canada! The Canada Day long weekend is upon us, with celebrations happening around the community. The City of Kingston has put together a page of happenings around the city, which can be viewed here. In downtown Kingston, Ontario Street between Clarence and Johnson will be closed to vehicular traffic
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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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Kingston City Council will be considering the relocation of the sleeping cabins located at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour at its next council meeting on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Later this month, the experimental tiny home community located at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour (POH) will be removed, as the harbour returns to its
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An experimental tiny home community for those experiencing homelessness, run by Our Livable Solutions (OLS), has been at Portsmouth Harbour since early January 2022. This sleeping cabins pilot project, funded by a mix of a City grant and estate finances, was set to wrap up on Saturday, Apr. 30, 2022,
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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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After an eight-year hiatus, Kingston band The Gertrudes released their new album, Emergency to Emergency, in November of 2021. The 12-track album, produced by Wolfe Island Records, is woven together by underlying themes of the “hidden pandemics” that go largely unnoticed in Kingston. Since there hasn’t been much opportunity to
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The City of Kingston is advising residents that there will be areas of open water surrounding the outer breakwater at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour until further notice, as the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) undertakes repairs to the pier. All community members are advised by the City to exercise extreme
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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
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Mayor Bryan Paterson announced publicly, Thursday, Nov. 11. 2021, that Porstmouth Olympic Harbour would most likely be the site of a pilot project using “tiny homes,” also known as sleeping cabins. Local housing advocate and entrepreneur, Chrystal Wilson, is the Executive Director of Our Livable Solutions (OLS), a not-for-profit organization
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