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On Tuesday night, Jun. 21, 2022, members of Kingston City Council voted to approve amendments to the City’s Nuisance Party By-Law, one of which would seek to hold landlords accountable for illegal gatherings on their premises. According to a report presented to Council in February, last fall Kingston Police spent
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Bylaw Enforcement and Kingston Police have reported a relatively quiet St. Patrick’s Day. While enforcement partners quickly addressed three nuisance parties in the University District, resulting in a total of 25 administrative monetary penalties (AMPs), the celebrations marked an improvement from past years, according to a joint release from Kingston
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In line with communications from the City of Kingston and Kingston Police, and Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Queen’s University has provided an outline of its efforts and partnerships aimed at quelling unruly partying ahead of St. Patrick’s Day 2022. The University said it has been working with a number
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With St. Patrick’s Day historically bringing multiple days of large parties and revelry to Kingston — particularly in the University District and downtown core — the organization overseeing the city’s hospitals is requesting party-goers exercise caution as March 17 approaches. Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), the region’s largest acute care
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As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, Bylaw Enforcement and Kingston Police have issued a release reminding partiers that reckless and high-risk nuisance behaviour can have serious impacts. Under the University District Safety Initiative (UDSI), a fine or charge received could be retained as a permanent police record, resulting in real impacts
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Reports of unsanctioned gatherings in the University District, for the second weekend in a row, have the City of Kingston, Kingston Police and multiple other community partners mobilizing to again diffuse unwanted street parties and other nuisance gatherings, according to a release from the City. “We’re ready to respond to
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Queen’s University and community organizations have issued a statement condemning the misogynistic signs painted on bed sheets and displayed on student houses during the University’s Homecoming weekend, Friday, Oct. 15 to Sunday, Oct. 17, 202. The incidents happened when Queen’s official homecoming celebrations were held virtually for the second year
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As Homecoming weekend approaches, the City of Kingston’s Bylaw Enforcement and Kingston Police are warning partiers: reckless and high-risk nuisance behaviour can have long-term impacts. According to the City, strengthened enforcement measures mean that a fine or charge received during the University District Safety Initiative (UDSI) could be retained as a permanent police record. “The past few weeks have
Read more Kingston Police and City of Kingston Bylaw Enforcement kept the streets clear in the University District this past weekend. Over 120 charges were laid through the University District Safety Initiative (UDSI), and four major incidents were reported by Kingston Police in a release dated Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Shortly after
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Kingston Police and City of Kingston Bylaw Enforcement kept the streets clear in the University District this past weekend. Over 120 charges were laid through the University District Safety Initiative (UDSI), and four major incidents were reported by Kingston Police in a release dated Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. During the
Read more Since post-secondary students arrived in Kingston to attend their studies, large gatherings and street parties have occurred regularly, resulting in the closure of a popular public waterfront beach, and placing strain on local emergency services – the latter of which led to a new City emergency order and therefore increased
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The City of Kingston and Kingston Police (KP) have provided information on their efforts to enforce the University District Safety Initiative (UDSI) between Friday evening and Tuesday morning. “We are witnessing an increasingly concerning trend of unlawful high-risk gathering,” said Kingston Police Chief Antje McNeely. “Such disrespect for the rights
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