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No love from business owners for Love Kingston Marketplace

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment COVID-19, downtown Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Kingston, parking, pedestrian, pedestrian marketplace, social distancing, Tim Pater

Business owners on Princess St. and Brock St. are speaking out against the City’s pedestrianization initiative in downtown Kingston. “The

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‘Room for change’ noted at Love Kingston Marketplace opening

June 24, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments City of Kingston, COVID-19, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Dr. Aba Mortley, economic recovery, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kris Millan, Love Kingston Marketplace, Mayor Bryan Paterson, pedestrian streets, reopening, Tim Pater, Tourism Kingston

The City of Kingston hosted a press conference to herald the opening of the Love Kingston Marketplace, a joint effort

Chien Noir changes its name and business model in midst of Stage 2 Reopening

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Black Dog Tavern, Chien Noir, Tim Pater

The Chien Noir Bistro, a staple in Kingston’s fine dining community for the past 20 years, is getting a makeover.

Kingston Leaders in Zoom Meeting

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Business Leaders Come Together To Plan Economic Recovery

May 20, 2020May 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Aba Mo, accommodations, Bhavana Varma, Cataraqui Centre, COVID-19, Dan Corcoran, Dave Doran, economic recovery, fundraising, job loss, job retention, Kingston, Kingston Economic Recovery Team, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), physical distancing, retraining staff, Sean Billing, service industry, Susan St. Clair, Tim Pater, Tricia Baldwin

The Kingston Economic Recovery Team (KERT) held its first meeting on the morning of Wednesday, May 20, 2020, hosted on

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The plans and people behind the Kingston Economic Recovery Team

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Aba Mortley, Bhavana Varma, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dan Corcoran, Doug Ritchie, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Dr. Kieran Moore, economic impact of COVID-19, economy, Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce, Karen Cross, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Economic Development, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Kingston Economic Recovery Team, Lanie Hurdle, local economic impact of COVID-19, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Megan Knott, Sean Billing, Susan St. Clair, Tim Pater, Tourism Kingston, Tricia Baldwin

Mayor Bryan Paterson has now shared the details of the new ‘Kingston Economic Recovery Team’ (KERT) he announced on April