Council votes to regulate ride share companies

Letter: Why I left Kingston’s Housing and Homelessness Committee

Municipal marinas will not open until late May

Kingston Police respond to 24 calls regarding COVID-19 protocol violations

March 4, 2021March 5, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments bylaws, City Council, Kingston, Kingston and Area Taxi Commission, Loyalist Township, Lyft, regulations, ride share companies, taxis, Uber

Kingston City Council met on Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2021, for a shorter-than-average yet eventful regularly scheduled Council meeting (agenda available here). The first delegation of the night saw James Allan, Chairman of the Kingston Area Taxi Licensing Commission, speaking to Council about the intent and need for the proposed ‘Taxi

City Opinion Politics

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Kingstonist 0 Comments Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, bylaw enforcement, City of Kingston, City Staff, COVID-19, evictions, housing and homelessness, Housing and Homelessness Committee, housing crisis, Kingston, Kingston Police, letter, Melodie Ballard, opinion, regulations, rental market, role of the committee, tiny homes

The following is a submitted letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. I left the City’s Housing and Homelessness Committee recently completely disheartened by the experience, and I’d like to share that experience with fellow Kingstonians. It may be time

City News

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments boat slips, City of Kingston, Confederation Basin, COVID-19, Kingston, municipal marinas, pandemic, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, provincial government, provincial regulations, regulations, reopening marinas, seasonal boaters, seasonal marina permits, seasonal permits, seasonal slips

Although the province has given municipal marinas the green light to open on Saturday, May 16, 2020, Kingston recreational officials say that Portsmouth Olympic Harbour and Confederation Basin Marina will not be ready to open until late May. “Under usual circumstances marina preparations are typically a six week process,” said

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April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments apartment, arrested, charged, COVID-19, drinking, east end, Kingston, Kingston Police, physical distancing, protocol, regulations, social distancing, social gatherings, violent attack, warnings issued

On the weekend from Friday, Apr. 3 to Sunday, Apr. 5, 2020, Kingston Police responded to 24 calls regarding alleged breaches of the Emergency Management Civil Protection Act in place during the COVID-19 state of emergency. Of those calls, the majority were complaints reporting social gatherings, according to police. Officers