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Queen’s Prof calls for action after dozens of weekend parties downtown

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Ann Tierney, City of Kingston, COVID-19, Jeff Masuda, KFL&A Public Health, Medical Officer of Health, open letter, partying, Queen's University, safety, University District Safety Initiative, University Provost Mark Green

A Queen’s University professor has published an open letter calling for more action to prevent student parties during the COVID-19

Campus Community News

Queen’s, City, Kingston Police address Homecoming 2019

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment 2019, City of Kingston, Homecoming weekend, Kingston, Kingston Police, Nuisance Party By-law, Queen's University, University District Safety Initiative

Ah, it’s that time of year! Students and alumni fill the campus of Queen’s University, events of the day spill

Campus City Community Crime News

Police, Paramedics: 2019 St. Patrick’s Day partying in Kingston less disruptive than past years

March 18, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments alcohol, fireworks, Frontenac Paramedics, Kingston, Kingston Police, Nuisance Party By-law, partying, Queen's University, St. Patrick's Day, University District Safety Initiative, University Districty

While photos paint the all-too-familiar picture of students flooding Aberdeen Street, armed with alcoholic beverages and – this year –

Campus News Police Briefs

Police: Homecoming behaviour improving, still work to be done

October 22, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrests, charges, Homecoming, Kingston, Kingston Police, Kingstonist, Nuisance Party By-law, partying, Queen's University, University District Safety Initiative

The following is an update from Kingston Police regarding the events surrounding this year’s Queen’s University Homecoming: The Kingston Police,

Campus Municipal Election 2018 News

Candidate proposes ‘University District Safety Council’

October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2018 Municipal Election, Alma Mater Society, City Council, City of Kingston, Dylan Chenier, Frosh Week, Homecoming, King's Town, Kingston, Kingstonist, Nuisance Party By-law, Queen's AMS, Queen's University, St. Patrick's Day, Sydenham, University District, University District Safety Initiative, Williamsville

Homecoming weekend for Queen’s University starts today, bringing up the annually-present issues of student partying that often pours out onto

Campus News Police Briefs

Kingston Police get ready for Homecoming weekend

October 18, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments City of Kingston, Homecoming, Homecoming weekend, Kingston, Kingston Police, Kingstonist, nuisance party bylaw, Queen's University, University District, University District Safety Initiative

It’s that time of year again, Kingston! Queen’s Homecoming weekend takes place this weekend from Friday, Oct. 19 until Sunday,

Campus Municipal Election 2018 News Politics

Matheson takes aim at University District Safety Initiative

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 Tori Stafford 4 Comments 2018 Municipal Election, Aberdeen Street, Bryan Paterson, charges, City of Kingston, court summons, Daniel Woolf, Frosh Week, Homecoming, Kingston, Kingston Police, Queen's University, Rob Matheson, St. Lawrence College, St. Patrick's Day, street parties, student ghetto, students, University District, University District Safety Initiative

It’s no secret that Mayoral candidate Rob Matheson thinks that Queen’s University students – and all post-secondary students in Kingston

News Police Briefs

Charges laid so far under University District Safety Initiative total 115

September 4, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Breakwater Park, charges, Kingston, Kingston Police, move-in week, Queen's student, Queen's University, summons, University District Safety Initiative

Kingston Police have released their tallied numbers of charges laid as under the University District Safety Initiative over the Labour