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City budget discussions to be live-streamed

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments capital infrastructure, City Council, City Council meeting, City of Kingston, City of Kingston meetings, city parks, livestream, municipal budget, municipal services, parks, snow plow, strategic plan, transit, Twitter, Utilities Kingston, waste collection, YouTube

The City is inviting constituents to virtually attend budget deliberations next week, as Council reviews various capital and operating budgets

What’s open and closed for Thanksgiving 2020

October 9, 2020October 11, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments arenas, Beer Store, Cataraqui Centre, City of Kingston, Costco, Farm Boy, food basics, Fresh Co, frontenac mall, garbage, holiday hours, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), libraries, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), Loblaws, Metro, No Frills, recycling, Shoppers Drug Mart, Staples, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving weekend, transit, transit schedules, Walmart, what's closed, what's open

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Ah, Thanksgiving! It’s a time when the leaves on the trees reflect the colours of a brilliant

What’s open and closed for Thanksgiving 2019

October 11, 2019October 12, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment arenas, Beer Store, Cataraqui Centre, City of Kingston, Costco, Farm Boy, food basics, Fresh Co, frontenac mall, garbage, holdiay hours, Kingston, libraries, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), Loblaws, Metro, No Frills, recycling, Shoppers Drug Mart, Staples, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving weekend, transit, Walmart, what's closed, what's open

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Ah, Thanksgiving! It’s a time when the leaves on the trees reflect those of a brilliant campfire,

Hall Monitor: Active Implementation

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments active transportation, Belle Park, budget, City Council, City Hall, climate change, climate emergency, Kingston, Kingston City Council, planning, radiocommunications facilities, recycling, strategic plan, transit, transportation

On Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2019, Kingston City Council sat for meeting number 23-2019 (Agenda) where they discussed proposed changes to

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A Strategic Look: Priority #2 – Improve Walkability, Roads and Transportation

June 7, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments active route to school, active transportation, Bayridge Drive, crosswalks, improve roads and transportation, Improve walkability, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Ontario Street, parking, potholes, priority #2, Queen Street, red light cameras, rural transit, strategic planning, transit

Beginning in early January and, through public consultation and a number of additional special meetings, Kingston City Council set out

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What’s open and closed in Kingston for Victoria Day

May 17, 2019May 20, 2019 Michelle Allan 1 Comment banks, Beer Store, Cataraqui Centre, city services, Costco, downtown, fireworks, frontenac mall, garbage, grocery stores, Kingston, Kingston Transit, Lake Ontario Park, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), post offices, Staples, transit, Victoria Day, Walmart, what's closed, what's happening, what's open

Happy Victoria Day weekend, Kingston! Of course, the most important thing for everyone to know is when the fireworks

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Hall Monitor: Taking Aim

May 8, 2019May 10, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Bill C-71, City of Kingston, electric buses, health unit, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Transit, radiocommunications facilities, Special Events Policy, St. Matthews United Church, stray cats, transit

It was a long, busy night for Kingston City Council as it sat for meeting 14-2019 (agenda available online)

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We’ve had our first snow for the year, now bring on the parade!

November 16, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Christmas, downtown, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Easter Seals Ontario, events, holidays, Kingston, Kingstonist, Nighttime Santa Claus Parade, road closures, Rotary Clubs of Kingston, Santa Claus Parade, transit

Care got a little tied up today, so she wasn’t able to put together our usual Spotlight YGK listing of