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City Council approves demolition of heritage church manse

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments 484 Albert St., 620 Princess St, City Counci, City of Kingston, Councillor Gary Oosterhof, harm reduction, heritage conservation, heritage demolition, heritage easement agreement, Heritage Kingston, Home Base Housing, housing and homelessness, kingston youth services hub, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Princess St. United Church, social services, supportive housing, Tom Greening, transitional housing, Wayne Hill, youth homelessness

Kingston City Council voted on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 to approve the demolition of a heritage building at the corner

Home Base Housing announces changes in approach to housing services

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, City of Kingston, COVID-19, Ed Smith, emergency housing, emergency shelters, Fairfield Manor East, Home Base Housing, homelessness, housing, housing and homelessness, housing crisis, housing solutions, In From the Cold, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston, kingston youth services hub, Tom Greening

Home Base Housing has announced some changes that are currently taking place, as well as a shift in how their

Dr. Moore to campers: ‘Nothing about you, without you’

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Belle Park, camping, City of Kingston, deadline extended, Dr. Kieran Moore, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homeless encampment, infectious disease, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Mayor Bryan Paterson, tent city, Tom Greening

Dr. Kieran Moore, Kingston’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, uses a simple phrase to sum up his approach to the

Finding a home a struggle for those with support animals

May 25, 2020May 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Belle Park, Chrystal Wilson, City of Kingston, dog, emotional support animals, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homeless camp being relocated, homelessness, Kingston, pot belly pig, support animals, Tom Greening

A woman, her daughter and their two emotional support animals say they are struggling to find housing that can accommodate

Belle Park homeless camp ‘very temporary’ City says

May 22, 2020May 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Belle Park, City of Kingston, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homelessness in Kingston, Kingston, Robert Hosier, temporary location, Tom Greening, vulnerable persons

The City of Kingston is working to find alternative solutions for the homeless camp at Belle Park soon, according to

Belle Park becomes ‘hub’ For Kingston’s outdoor homeless community

May 21, 2020January 15, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Belle Park, City of Kingston, COVID-19, displaced, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homeless shelters, homelessness in Kingston, In From the Cold, Kingston, Kingston Police, pandemic, physical distancing, shelter, Tom Greening

The City of Kingston has approved the entrance to Belle Park on Montreal Street as a temporary camping location in

Princess Street United Church site to be home to new Youth Services Hub

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 Tommy Vallier 3 Comments 60 units, affordable housing, Albert Street, cafe, cultural centre, Ed Smith, Home Base Housing, homelessness in Kingston, housing and homelessness, Ian Arthur, Kim Garrison, Kingston, kingston youth services hub, Kingston Youth Shelter, Mark Gerretsen, Princess Street, Princess Street United Church (PSUC), skills training centre, supportive housing, Tom Greening, transitional housing, vulnerable residents, youth homelessness, youth homelessness initiatives

A new, youth-focused development will soon be located at the corner of Princess and Albert Streets according to the plans

Campus Community News

Home Base Housing responds to Queen’s residence project

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Tori Stafford 6 Comments affordable housing, Albert Street, Ed Smith, government funding, Home Base Housing, housing crisis, housing supply, Kingston, lack of student housing, Queen's University, shelter spaces, shelters, student housing, student residence, Tom Greening

Earlier this week, Queen’s University hosted an open house about their proposed student residence development, and those in attendance voiced

Martello School to close after sale of Princess Street United Church

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Catherine Mills, downtown, Home Base Housing, Kim Garrison, Kingston, Martello Enrichment School, Martello School closing, Princess Street United Church (PSUC), sale of business, sale of church, Tom Greening

Princess Street United Church is in the process of being sold to Home Base Housing, and the 32-year-old school that