Kingston police chief responds to calls to ‘defund’ at City Council Meeting

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, defund the police, Desiree Kennedy, Jim Neill, Kingston City Council, Kingston Police, police budget, Police Chief Antje McNeely, Robert Kiley

Kingston Police Chief Antje McNeely spoke to City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, invited, she said, to explain how

News

Kingston City Council passes ban on ‘conversion therapy’

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Ben Rogers, Bill C-6, Bridget Doherty, City Council meeting, conversion therapy, conversion therapy ban, delegations, Gary Oosterhof, Jeff McLaren, Jim Neill, Kingston City Council, LGBTQ2S+, Lisa Osanic, Mary Rita Holland, Mayor Bryan Paterson, MP Derek Sloan, Peter Stroud, Robert Kiley, Simon Chapelle, Third Day Worship Centre, Wayne Hill

Kingston City Council has passed a motion to ban the practice of conversion therapy within the municipality. “I think in

City Opinion Politics

Open Letter To Minister Steve Clark re: Ranked Ballots (Bill 218)

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Robert Kiley 0 Comments Bill 218, democracy, electoral reform, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Minister Steve Clark, municipal government, open letter, ranked ballots, referendum, Robert Kiley

The following open letter was penned by Kingston City Councillor Robert Kiley on the evening of Monday, Nov. 2, 2020

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Heritage vs Development? Kingston, Kamala Harris and the truth about false choices

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Robert Kiley 1 Comment 223 Princess Street, building height, Capitol Condos, City Council, City of Kingston, compromise, density, development, downtown, heritage, housing, IN8, Kamala Harris, Kingston, official plan, Robert Kiley, tall buildings, The Capitol, US election

In the lead up to the hotly anticipated US Vice Presidential debate earlier this month, I read 2019’s The Truths

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Council approves next steps in Reconciliation, Macdonald legacy projects

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments #YGK Reconciliation Journey, City Council meeting, City of Kingston, First Peoples Group, Mary Rita Holland, Peter Stroud, Robert Kiley, Simon Chapelle, Sir John A Macdonald, Sir John A Macdonald Hall, sole source agreement, Spirit of Sir John A

City councillors have agreed to move ahead in pursuit of a sole source contract with First People’s Group, an Indigenous

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Council approves Unity Farm Inn & Spa development

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Bridget Doherty, City Council, City Council meeting, climate emergency, Countryside District, Gary Oosterhof, Kingston City Council, official plan, Permit to Take Water, Peter Stroud, renewable energy, Robert Kiley, Unity Farm Inn & Spa, water conservation, Wayne Hill, zoning bylaw ammendment

City Council has approved a zoning bylaw and Official Plan amendment for the development of Unity Farm Inn & Spa

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Council delays spa decision to consult climate change specialists

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments BPE development, bylaw amendments, City of Kingston, Climate Action Hub, climate emergency, deferral of projects, Gary Oosterhof, Jim Neill, Kingston City Council, Lisa Osanic, Official Plan (OP), Peter Stroud, Rob Hutchison, Robert Kiley, Ryan Boheme, Simon Chapelle, Unity Farm Inn & Spa, Wayne Hill

Kingston City Council has voted to defer by one month their decision on zoning bylaw and Official Plan amendments for

Soapbox

Letter: Response to ‘A day at the Spa’

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Community Soapbox 0 Comments Gary Oosterhof, Robert Kiley, Unity Inn and Spa

Editorial note: The following is a letter to the editor regarding the proposed Unity Inn and Spa. The views and opinions

Community Opinion

Eviction, empathy, and engagement: The complex case of Belle Park

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Robert Kiley 0 Comments access to health care, access to water, Addiction and Mental Heath Services KFLA, addictions, Belle Park, City of Kingston, Department of Housing and Social Services, Eight principles for homeless encampments, eviction, harm reduction, homeless camp, homeless encampment, homlessness, human rights, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), National Protocol for Homeless Encampments in Canada, Robert Kiley, United Nations (UN)

A new encampment with many needs I received my first tip about the Belle Park encampment approximately three weeks ago

Opinion

The clarity and hope of COVID-19

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 Robert Kiley 1 Comment 2019 novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, clarity, connecting, coronavirus, corporations, COVID-19, governments, greed, healthcare, healthcare workers, hoarding, hope, humanity, inspiration, isolation, Kingston, life planning, living wage, municipal government, pandemic, Robert Kiley, self-isolation, the envrionment, unions, vaccines

It has been almost three months since I wrote a column for the local press. Between balancing my day job

City News Opinion

‘I’m dreaming of a red light camera’

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Robert Kiley 0 Comments accidents, active transportation, City of Kingston, Kingston, Kingston City Council, opinion, red light cameras, road safety, Robert Kiley, Traffic Calming, traffic enforcement, traffic tickets, Vision Zero

Last year at this time, I penned my second behind-the-scenes piece looking at municipal government in Kingston: a little ditty

Opinion

Why I wear a white poppy

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Robert Kiley 6 Comments In Flanders Field, John McCrae, Kingston, pacifism, peace, peace poppy, poppies, red poppy, Remembrance Day, Robert Kiley, The Great War, veterans support programs, white poppy, WWI

“Greater love hath not this than one who lays down their life for their friends.” — John 15:13 Why do

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Kingston police chief responds to calls to ‘defund’ at City Council Meeting

Kingston City Council passes ban on ‘conversion therapy’

Open Letter To Minister Steve Clark re: Ranked Ballots (Bill 218)

Heritage vs Development? Kingston, Kamala Harris and the truth about false choices

Council approves next steps in Reconciliation, Macdonald legacy projects

Council approves Unity Farm Inn & Spa development

Council delays spa decision to consult climate change specialists

Letter: Response to ‘A day at the Spa’

The clarity and hope of COVID-19

‘I’m dreaming of a red light camera’

Why I wear a white poppy

Phone From Home – LGBTQ Represented Thursday January 28, 10:00 to 11:00am

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