CUPE 109 newest ice pad sponsor at the INVISTA Centre

One of INVISTA Centre’s four ice pads renamed ‘MNP Rink’

City of Kingston announces staffing reductions due to COVID-19 pandemic

A forward look at 15 years of redevelopment at Belle Park

Get active this fall/winter with programs from the City of Kingston

City to close Ontario Street to create ‘vibrant space’

City Council to Consider Changes to Special Events Policy

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Canadian Union of Public Employees, City of Kingston, CUPE 109, hockey, ice pad and meeting room sponsorship, ice pad sponsor, ice skating, Invista Centre, Recreation and Leisure department, skating

A new five year sponsor has been announced for an ice pad and adjacent meeting room at the INVISTA Centre. CUPE 109, a local chapter of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, will assume sponsorship of the current Kingston Transit Rink, as well as the adjacent meeting room and branding

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December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments City of Kingston, hockey, ice skating, INVISTA Kingston, Jeff Hanley, MNP, recreation, Recreation and Leisure department, skating

Canadian accounting firm MNP and the City of Kingston announced Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 that one ice pad at the INVISTA Centre has been renamed ‘the MNP Rink.’ MNP has two offices in Kingston. According to a release from the City of Kingston, MNP says they are proud to show

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May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 55 employees, City of Kingston, City Staff, COVID-19, Cultural Services department, full-time employees, furloughed employees, Kingston, Lanie Hurdle, layoffs, pandemic, Recreation and Leisure department, shortage of work

Approximately 55 full-time City of Kingston employees will be impacted by a “shortage of work” beginning Tuesday, May 19, 2020, according to a press release from the City. The City said this temporary shortage of work is due to the extended closures and reduction of non-essential City services brought about

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September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 Tommy Vallier 2 Comments Belle Island, Belle Park, Belle Park Fairways, belle park master plan, City Council, golf, hiking, hiking trails, Indigenous burial ground, Kingston City Council, landfill, Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs, multi-use sport field, Parks and recreation, Pickleball, playground, Recreation and Leisure department, trails

During the council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, council voted 12-0 (Councillor Stroud was absent a the time of voting) to approve a master development plan for Belle Park. Located on Montreal Street and along the shore of the Cataraqui River, the former landfill has been under consideration and

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August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments AquaFit, Artillery Park, babysitting certification, City of Kingston, CycleFit, dance, dodgeball, fall and winter recreation, home alone safety certification, Invista Centre, karate, kickboxing, Kingston, live-edge charcuterie boards, photography, quilling, Recreation and Leisure department, recreation and leisure programming, Rideau Heights Community Centre, swimming, theatre, water safety certification

The City of Kingston has released its 2019 Recreation and Leisure Guide with dozens of programs taking place over hundreds of sessions through the fall and winter months. With an age range of infant-199, and programs taking place across 8 different categories, there’s likely something being offered that will meet

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July 11, 2019July 12, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Bollywood dancing, City of Kingston, Cultural Services department, downtown, family, family activities, Kingston, live DJ, music, Ontario Street, Ontario Street closure, Ontario Street: A Vibrant Spaces Project, pedestrian space, pilates, public space, Recreation and Leisure department, rock climbing, things to do, what to do, yoga

Traffic in the downtown core will look a little different this weekend, as the City of Kingston launches a temporary project to create a public space on Ontario Street. ‘Ontario Street: A Vibrant Spaces Project’ will close down a section of Ontario Street for two weekends this summer, making the

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May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Arts Recreation and Community Policies Committee, City of Kingston, City Park, Confederation Park, events, Grass Creek Park, Kingston, Memorial Centre, parks, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, public feedback, Recreation and Leisure department, Special Events Policy

Events taking place at city-owned facilities or receiving support from the city are about to be managed by a revised policy. Just before the current council was sworn into office, city staff were asked to review the existing Special Events Policy. The motion (Stroud/Holland, Carried 13-0) was looking for