protest

Locals stage sunrise demonstration against Trans Mountain Pipeline

Protest against housing shortage and homelessness held outside City Hall

Rally at Belle Park calls for solidarity with occupants

The rally, the racism, the work: Reflecting on a week of race relations in Kingston

Organizers, Kingston Police address concerns about upcoming protest

Large crowd comes out in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

CUPE calls on government to extend benefits to front-line workers

CN forced to shut down parts of rail network, obtained injunctions

VIA advises travellers to use other modes of transportation in coming days

Via Rail halts trains due to Wet’suwet’en demonstration near Shannonville

Trains stopped locally due to demonstration in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

Parents protest at Molly Brant Elementary as doors remain unlocked

Locals stage sunrise demonstration against Trans Mountain Pipeline

Protest against housing shortage and homelessness held outside City Hall

Rally at Belle Park calls for solidarity with occupants

The rally, the racism, the work: Reflecting on a week of race relations in Kingston

CUPE calls on government to extend benefits to front-line workers

CN forced to shut down parts of rail network, obtained injunctions

VIA advises travellers to use other modes of transportation in coming days

Via Rail halts trains due to Wet’suwet’en demonstration near Shannonville

Trains stopped locally due to demonstration in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en

Parents protest at Molly Brant Elementary as doors remain unlocked

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November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments 350 Kingston, climate change, climate justice, COVID-19, federal government, Green New Deal, Indigenous rights, Jeremy Milloy, jobs, Kinder Morgan, King St. W, Kingston, local 901 of Public Service Alliance of Canada, MP Mark Gerretsen, peaceful demonstration, Pollution statue, price of oil, protest, renewable energy

A group of activists gathered early on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 to stage a demonstration against the Trans Mountain Pipeline.

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September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments 1316-1318 Princess Street, affordable housing, belle park evictions, Belle Park homeless encampment, bylaw, bylaw enforcement, Chris Snooks, City Hall, City of Kingston, housing, housing and homelessness, Integrated Care Hub, Katarokwi Union of Tenants, Kingston District Labour Council (KDLC), Mary Rita Holland, protest, rally

A demonstration in solidarity with Kingston’s homeless took place outside City Hall Tuesday evening. Starting at 6:30 p.m. The Kingston

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July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment Belle Park, Brockville, Christine Beddard, City of Kingston, eviction date, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homeless encampment, housing and homelessness, housing solutions, Jeremy Milloy, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Leigh Bursey, living rough, Maggie Halliday, Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK), Nathan Rosevaar, protest, rally, solidarity

Approximately 200 people came out in solidarity with the homeless occupants of Belle Park at an on-site rally on the

Community News

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 1 Comment Aba Mortley, Bhav, Black Lives Matter, Confederation Park, Ekta Singh, Jagdeep Walia, Justice for George Floyd, Kingston, Kingston: Lets Talk Race, Lavie Williams, Mayor Bryan Paterson, people of colour, police, protest, race relations, racism, rally, Ryan Carter, Sunita Gupta, Ted Hsu, Tiana Edwards

Last week, Jemma Dooreleyers attended to rallies in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, and attended Kingston: Let’s Talk Race, an

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June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 1 Comment BIPOC, Black Lives Matter, Black Luck Collective, Casey Heffernan, Confederation Park, counter protest, COVID-19, downtown, George Floyd, Hawani Brooks, Jemma Dooreleyers, Katarokwi Solidarity, Kingston, Kingston Police, Leon's Centre, march, physical distancing, POC, Police Chief Antje McNeely, police involvement in protests, police racism, protest, social distancing, systemic racism, vigil

Concerns have been mounting over the ‘Justice for George Floyd & All Police Racism Victims protest set to occur on

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June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments 800 people, Black Lives Matter, Black Luck Collective, COVID-19, George Floyd, Kingston, McBurney Park, police brutality, protest, rally, Regis Korchiniski-Paquet, Skeleton Park, social distancing, vigil

Around 800 Kingstonians gathered in McBurney Park on the evening of Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2020 in solidarity with the Black,

Health News Politics

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Barb DeRoche, Canadian Union of Public Employees, COVID-19, CUPE, equal pay, hospital staff, hospital workers, Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Ontario government, pandemic, pay equity, personal protective equipment (PPE), protest, Strike

Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1974 protested outside of Kingston General Hospital (KGH) at various points of

News

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Belleville, blockade, blocking trains, burning injunctions, CN, injunctions, Kingston, native, pipeline, protest, rail crossing, Shannonville, trade, Tyendinaga, Via Rail, Wet'suwet'en

The Canadian National Railway Company (CN) has announced that it will be “forced to shut down significant parts of its

News

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Belleville, cancelled trains, demonstration, Deseronto, Kingston, protest, Shannonville, stopped trains, Via Rail, Wet'suwet'en, Wet'suwet'en territory

As day six of the demonstration in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en territory continues just outside of Shannonville, VIA Rail has cancelled

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February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Belleville, blocking trains, CN railway, demonstration, Deseronto, First Nations, Kingston, Mohawk territory, Monteral-Toronto corridor, native, native demonstration, Ottawa-Toronto Corridor, protest, Shannonville, trains stopped, Tyendinaga, Via Rail, Wet'suwet'en territory

As demonstrations in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en territory continue for a second day near Shannonville, Via Rail has announced the

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February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 Tori Stafford 17 Comments Belleville, CN railway, demonstration, Deseronto, Kingston, protest, Shannonville, trains, trains stopped, Tyendinaga, Via Rail

Trains along the Belleville-Kingston corridor came to a standstill as a demonstration is being staged on the CN Rail in

Education News

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 Tori Stafford 5 Comments CUPE, elementary schools, Jane Douglas-Charanduk, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, main entrance, Molly Brant Elementary School, parents, partial withdrawal of services, potential strike, protest, struck duties, students, unlocked doors, work to rule

A small but determined group of parents and students gathered out front of Molly Brant Elementary School today, voicing concerns

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