Letter of thanks to the young man working at the Square rink

CUPE 109 newest ice pad sponsor at the INVISTA Centre

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

Feb Fest 2020

Man rescued from icy Kingston waters after breaking through ice

Get ready for Feb Fest 2019

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Kingstonist 0 Comments acts of kindness, Chantel Lavoie, City of Kingston, downtown, employee, helmet, intellectual disabilities, Kingston, letter, letter of thanks, letter to the editor, Market Square, opinion, physical disabilities, skates, skating, skating rink, Springer Market Square

The following is a submitted letter to the editor regarding the actions of one of the City of Kingston employees that tend to the skating rink at Springer Market Square. He is one of the many City employees that wear the orange vests and shovel snow from the mats at

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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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January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 Jessica Foley 1 Comment Boucher Park, Brier Cup, Carr-Harris Cup, curling demos, DJ Skate Night, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), family activities, Family Day Weekend, Feb Fest, Historic Hockey Tournament, horse drawn carriage rides, ice sculptures, ice skating, ice slides, Imagination on Ice, Kaetlyn Osmond, Kingston, Learn to Skate, Polar Plunge, Ringette, skating, Special Olympics, Springer Market Square, theme skate nights, toast to tapas, Valentine's Day, warming stations

Feb Fest invigorates downtown Kingston every February. When the winter starts to feel long, the Downtown Kingston! BIA bolsters spirits with a month’s worth of events. This year marks 16 winters enlivened with outdoor activities in and around Springer Market Square. “As much as I am a summer person, I

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February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Tori Stafford 2 Comments extraction, fell through ice, Frontenac Paramedics, ice, ice rescue, ice safety, Kingston, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), LaSalle Causeway, Lucas Mulder, rescue, safe, skating, St. Lawrence River, water rescue

A man who fell through the ice in downtown Kingston on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 is lucky to have escaped the water and now receiving medical care at Kingston General Hospital (KGH). The incident occurred at approximately 2:45 p.m., when a 29-year-old man broke through the ice on the St.

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January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 Jessica Foley 0 Comments 2019, beaver tails, entertainment, events, family, Family Day, Feb Fest, February, hockey, ice sculptures, ice slides, kids, Kingston, Market Square, skating, things to do, warming stations

Downtown Kingston comes alive every February for its annual Feb Fest. Each weekend during the month of February will see fun and exciting events taking place in and around Market Square. This fabulous winter celebration is put on by the Downtown Kingston! BIA and has been a February staple for