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Rally at Belle Park calls for solidarity with occupants

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

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

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

Organizers, Kingston Police address concerns about upcoming protest

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

Large crowd comes out in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Parents protest at Molly Brant Elementary as doors remain unlocked

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

Community Events News Politics

Indigenous community takes issue with Kingston Pride

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 Michelle Allan 6 Comments 60s Scoop, I LOVE SIR JOHN A promotion, Idle No More, inclusivity, Indigenous community, Jessup Foods and Heritage, Kingston, Kingston Pride, Matt Salton, name change, Paul Fortier, protest, Reelout Queer Film Festival, Renaissance Event Venue, residential schools, Ruth Wood, Sir John's Public House, The Public House

Kingston Pride kicks off this weekend, and while many are eagerly excited for the opportunity to celebrate inclusion, some

City Community Environment News Politics

Protest demands greater municipal action on climate change

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments 350 Kingston, City Council, City of Kingston, climate change, climate change emergency, climate emergency, Committee of the Whole, global warming, Goodes Hall, Kingston, Kingston Climate Hub, protest, rally, strategic planning

On Tuesday, May 7, 2019 a rally was held outside the City of Kingston’s Strategic Planning meeting at Goodes

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