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City reopening municipal beaches and public washrooms

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments beaches, Breakwater Park, City of Kingston, Gord Edgar Downie Pier, Grass Creek Park, Kingston, municipal beaches, public washrooms, reopening, Richardson Beach

The City of Kingston will officially open municipal beaches, waterfront swim access points, and some public washrooms on Friday, Jun.

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A Strategic Look: Priority #5 – Foster Healthy Citizens and Vibrant Spaces

June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments beautify the waterfron, Belle Park, Breakwater, colinary tourism, community gardens, Confederation Basin, develop an arts walk, edible forests, farm-to-table programs, five strategic priorities, five-year plan, fluoridating drinking water, food security, Foster Healthy Citizens and Vibrant Spaces, Grass Creek Park, Indigenous culture space, Kingston, Kingston City Council, licensing, Montreal Street corridor, permits, promote the redevelopment of brownfields, Richardson Beach, strategic planning, Waterfront Master Plan

Beginning in early January and, through public consultation and a number of additional special meetings, Kingston City Council set out

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Top Headline in Kingston in 2017

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments Best of 2017, Bryan Paterson, Cataraqui River, charging stations, City Council, Collins Bay Penitentiary, condo, construction, CORK, development, downtown Kingston, Electric Cars, Frontenac Heritage Foundation, Gord Downie, Joyceville Penitentiary, Kingston City Hall, Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston Penitentiary Museum, Kingston Transit, Kingston's waterfront, Lake Ontario, Lake Ontario Park, LaSalle Causeway, marijuana, Market Square, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, prison farms, Queen's University, Richardson Beach, RioCan, smoking, sustainability, swimming, The Tragically Hip, third crossing, Time sculpture, tourism, Wellington Street

In a few short weeks the ball will drop as we clink glasses and usher in another new year. As

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Does Kingston Need a Nude Beach?

July 31, 2017July 31, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 1 Comment Lake Ontario, Lake Ontario Park, Prince Edward County, Richardson Beach, swimming, Wolfe Island

With Summer in full swing, many of us are making the most of our favourite watering holes to cool off

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Richardson Beach, 1970s

May 20, 2016May 20, 2016 Queen's Archives 0 Comments Kingston's waterfront, Lake Ontario, Richardson Beach

Richardson Beach in Macdonald park. This late 1970’s era photograph is from the Wallace Berry studio fonds held here at

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#ygkChallenge: Share Your Kingston Bucket List

June 20, 2013June 1, 2015 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments Drive-In Movies, food truck, Fort Henry, Kingston By Fork, Kingston's waterfront, Movies in the Square, patios, Princess Street, Princess Street Promenade, Richardson Beach, Summer, Sunset Ceremony, ygkChallenge

Welcome to Kingstonist’s weekly challenge, dare, resolution or whatever you prefer to call it. Each week we establish a new

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Swimming Along the Shores of Kingston

May 27, 2013July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 11 Comments accessibility, Breakwater, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, drinking water, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston's waterfront, Lake Ontario, Lake Ontario Park, Lemoine Point, Queen's University, Richardson Beach, Rotary Park, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), Sir John A. MacDonald, Wolfe Island

Last Summer, amidst the uncomfortable heat and our continued resolve not to get air conditioning, Danielle and I took to

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Mass Swimm II

August 1, 2012March 30, 2014 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments accessibility, Breakwater, drinking water, Kingston's waterfront, Lake Ontario, Lake Ontario Park, Richardson Beach, The Gertrudes

A few weeks ago, water-loving Kingstonians converged on the Kingston PUC Docks and Breakwater Park to partake in Mass Swimm

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Lake Ontario Park circa 1960

July 9, 2012June 14, 2017 Queen's Archives 5 Comments history, Kingston's waterfront, Lake Ontario, Lake Ontario Park, Richardson Beach

This George Lilley photograph is from Lake Ontario Park in 1960. A man-made beach was installed in the park, at

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Beating the Heat in Kingston

July 18, 2011July 27, 2017 Labiba Haque 1 Comment air conditioner, Kingston's waterfront, Labiba Haque, Leo Lafleur Waterpark, Richardson Beach, Summer

Imagine this; a hot blazing sun, sticky legs, sweaty palms and the humidity so high that your hair makes you

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Expanding the Smoking Bylaw in Kingston

June 13, 2011July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 16 Comments Artillery Park, Battery Park, bylaw, Calvin Park, City Park, Confederation Park, dog park, Frontenac Park, Grass Creek Park, Kingston Transit, Kingston's waterfront, McBurney Park, Polson Park, Richardson Beach, Rotary Park, sidewalk, Skeleton Park, smoking, sustainability, Victoria Park, Woodbine Park

Once upon a time you could do it in restaurants, movie theatres, taxi cabs, and even in classrooms. Doctors prescribed

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Swim Guide: Beach Finder

June 10, 2011July 16, 2018 Harvey Kirkpatrick 7 Comments Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston's waterfront, Lake Ontario, Lake Ontario Park, Lemoine Point, Queen's University, Richardson Beach, Rotary Park, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), Sir John A. MacDonald, Wolfe Island

Every summer, those of us without backyard swimming pools, or friends who are kind enough to share, converge on Kingston’s

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