Robert Kiley

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

The clarity and hope of COVID-19

‘I’m dreaming of a red light camera’

Why I wear a white poppy

The value of local representation

A Letter to the Premier (in response to #AMOConf19)

City remedies unwelcoming benches following online citizen complaint

Four fun facts about City Hall

City committee recommends council ban election signs on public property

To lead or to listen? Getting inside one councillor’s mind and getting to the heart of liberal democracy

Kingstonians take to the streets as part of international climate strike

#ygkc abroad: Insights from El Salvador

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

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

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

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

City Hall Opinion Politics

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Robert Kiley 1 Comment activism, City Council, city councillors, City Staff, electoral reform, federal election, first past the post, inter-governmental relations, Kingston, Kingston City Hall, living within your district, local representation, municipal government, proportional representation, Robert Kiley

Vol. 1: To live or not to live in your district? “He doesn’t live in the district, you know?” That

Opinion Politics

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 Robert Kiley 0 Comments 2019, AMO Conference, Association of Ontario Municipalities (AMO), City of Kingston, climate emergency, Doug Ford, emissions, Ford governement, health care, infrastructure, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Public Health, Queen's Park, Robert Kiley

Dear Doug, I must admit, it was an odd experience hearing you speak at the Association of Ontario Municipalities Conference

City Community News

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 Tori Stafford 7 Comments armrests, armrests removed, benches, Breakwater Park, City of Kingston, City Staff, defensive design, design implements, exclusionary design, Gord Edgar Downie Pier, homeless population, Kathryn Vilela, Kingston, Neal Unsworth, Parks and recreation, Robert Kiley, transient population

During her lunch hour, Kingstonian Kathryn Vilela was walking along the beautifully redesigned waterfront at Breakwater Park when something caught

City Hall News

July 31, 2019August 1, 2019 Robert Kiley 0 Comments City Hall, First Capital, Gary Bennett, George Brown, Helen Cooper, Isabel Turner, John Counter, Robert Kiley, Sir John A. MacDonald

The heat, the glorious heat. After seven cold and wet months, finally a breath of hot, humid air. Though I

City Hall News Politics

June 14, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Administrative Policy Committee, banning signs on public property, bylaw enforcement, bylaws, City of Kingston, election signs, elections, intersections, Jeff McLaren, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Peter Stroud, Robert Kiley, signs, Simon Chapelle, Wayne Hill

On the evening of Thursday, Jun. 13, 2019, minutes before the Raptors’ historic tip-off, five members of city council

City Hall News Opinion Politics

June 3, 2019June 4, 2019 Robert Kiley 3 Comments Bill C-71, democracy, governance, gun control, Kingston, Kingston City Council, levels of government, Robert Kiley

On the last Saturday in May, I had the pleasure of attending Tom Symons’ 90th birthday. Professor Symons is

City Community Environment News Politics

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Bridget Doherty, City Hall, climate change, climate crisis, climate emergency, Climate Strike, environment, global climate strike, global warming, Ian Arthur, Jim Neill, Kingston, Mark Gerretsen, Peter Stroud, Queen's University, rally, Robert Kiley

Kingstonians take to the streets as part of international climate strike Anywhere from 300 to 800 people gathered in the

City Hall Culture Editorial News Politics

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 Robert Kiley 0 Comments ARENA, El Salvador, El Salvador National Assembly, FMLN, fundraiser, GANA, Ignacio Malgar, international observer, Nayib Bukele, Nidia Diaz, Oscar Romero, Oscar Romero dinner, presidential election, refugee, Robert Kiley

Intense, longstanding party rivalries meet warm family greetings despite partisan colours. Multiple beers during lunch and dinner, with some moonshine

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