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Speaker preview for the 2021 Kingston Climate Change Symposium

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments activism, City of Kingston, climate change, COVID-19, David Phillips, Environment and climate change Canada, Environmental Sustainability, Kingston Climate Change Symposium, Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Sustainable Kingston

Severn Cullis-Suzuki thinks that January 2021 is the perfect time to resume the collective conversation about climate change. “It’s the

City staff recommend spa again after environmental consultations

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Battersea Road, Ben Pilon, BPE, City of Kingston, Colleen Gareau, David Hyndman, Emily Ferguson, greenhouse gas emissions, Information report, Kingston Climate Hub, official plan, planning committee, reduce greenhouse gases, Sustainable Kingston, SWITCH, Unity Farm Inn & Spa, zoning by-law

City staff are once again recommending the Unity Farm Inn & Spa go ahead, after three climate groups have vetted

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City of Kingston suggests ways to celebrate Earth Day 2020 from home

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2020, City of Kingston, conservation, COVID-19 pandemic, Earth Day, Earth Day at Home, Earth Day Canada, energy conservation, environmental protection, Kingston, recycling, smart thermostats, Sustainable Kingston, Utilities Kingston, window signs

As the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way we go about our regular day-to-day life, it has also affected the

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Kingston’s first zero-waste restaurant, Miss Bao, opening soon

February 26, 2020February 27, 2020 Nour Mazloum 1 Comment Bao, Bellen Tong, Chinese, cocktails, dim sum, downtown, fusion, Kingston, Korea, Miss Bao Restaurant and Cocktail Bar, new restaurant, Nour Mazloum, on site in vessel composting, Princess Street, sushi, Sustainable Kingston, tapas, vegan, vegetarian, Zach Fang, zero waste restuarant

Miss Bao Restaurant + Cocktail Bar is opening soon at 286 Princess Street in Kingston and it brings a whole

City City Hall News

Hall Monitor: Reconsideration resolve

February 18, 2020February 19, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments City Council, city councillors, Councillor Peter Stroud, hall monitor, Integrity Commissioner, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Penitentiary, Ontario Nurses Association (ONA), recycling, Sustainable Kingston, Tourism Kingston, Utilities Kingston, ygkc

Editorial note: An earlier version of this article mistakenly stated that Council had voted to change recycling collection to allow

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City seeks input from businesses on Open Door Air-Conditioning Bylaw

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment air conditioning, business input wanted, City Council, City of Kingston, climate emergency, drop-in sessions, Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce, Kingston, local businesses, online survey, Open Door Air-Conditioning Bylaw, Sustainable Kingston

In August, Kingston City Council directed the City to develop an open door air-conditioning bylaw, and now the City is

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It’s Commuter Challenge time again

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Jessica Foley 1 Comment biking, car-free, carbon footprint, carpooling, City of Kingston, climate change, Commuter Challenge, cycling, downtown Kingston, emissions, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Transit, physical activity, public transit, Queen's Univerisity, riding, St. Lawrence College, Sustainable Kingston, walking

This year, Monday, Jun. 2 to Saturday, Jun. 8 is Canadian Environment Week. An easy way to celebrate is

MP Gerretsen announces funding for new electric vehicle fast charging stations

January 17, 2019January 18, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments $100000 investment, charging stations, City of Kingston, electric vehicles, EVs, fast charging stations, Government of Canada, Kingston, Kingston Climate Change Symposium, MP Mark Gerretsen, Sustainable Kingston

Canadians continue to make more sustainable choices, and electric and alternative fuel vehicles play a big role in Canada’s low-carbon