Homestead application for 5 Lower Union Street under review by City

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 2 Comments 12-storey building, 5 Lower Union Street, brownfield, City of Kingston, DASH portal, deep water dock, deepwater dock, Dry Dock, Great Lakes Cruise Ships, heritage, Homestead Land Holdings, IBI group, Indigenous burial ground, James Bar, Kingston, Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, national historic site, National Historic Site of Canada, Native burial ground, nature, official plan, Ontario, planning, public meeting, Pumphouse Museum, waterfront, waterfront development, zoning bylaw ammendment

Homestead Land Holding Ltd, has submitted an application to the City of Kingston to amend The City’s Official Plan and Zoning By-Law for the property known as 5 Lower Union Street, and a public meeting about the application will occur later this summer.

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Breakwater Park to reopen to the public

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Breakwater Park, COVID-19, crowds, Dr. Kieran Moore, emergency orders, gathering, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Mayor Bryan Paterson, pandemic, public park, reopening of Breakwater Park, waterfront

One of Kingston’s most loved and used public parks will be open to the public again, after over two weeks of being closed by the City of Kingston. According to Mayor Bryan Paterson and Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health for KFL&A Public Health, the park will re-open on

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Kingston Police investigating body found in water

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 Cris Vilela 0 Comments Frontenac Paramedics, Gore St, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Kingston Police, waterfront

Kingston Police, Frontenac Paramedics and Kingston Fire & Rescue were dispatched to the breakwater area near Battery Park at the bottom of Gore Street on July 1, 2020 at approximately 4:00 p.m. after a member of the public observed the body of a young adult male floating in the water.

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What’s up dock: A look at deep water docking options in Kingston

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Tommy Vallier 1 Comment 1 Queen Street, 5 Lower Union Street, 55 Ontario Street, City of Kingston, Crawford Warf, deep water dock, downtown, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO), possible deep water docking sites, strategic planning, waterfront

At the Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019 City Council meeting, Council passed a motion, directing staff to advance discussions with the property owner of 55 Ontario and 5 Lower Union Street for the purpose of a potential partnership that could include public access to the waterfront, a deep water dock and

City Community Environment News

Breakwater Park receives Canadian Society of Landscape Architect’s 2019 Award of Excellence

March 29, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment 2019, Award of Excellence, Breakwater Park, Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, City of Kingston, Kingston, Mark Mattson, Mayor Bryan Paterson, medium-scale public landscapes, MP Mark Gerretsen, revitalization project, Swim Drink Fish Canada, waterfront

It was one of the City’s most exciting grand opening in years, and a revitalization project that proved a huge success as thousands flocked to waterfront to enjoy the newly transformed park. And now, Breakwater Park has won a Canadian Society of Landscape Architect’s (CSLA) 2019 National Award of Excellence.

City Hall Interviews Municipal Election 2018 News Politics

Get to know your 2018 to 2022 council: Mayor Bryan Paterson

November 15, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2018 Municipal Election, 2018 to 2022, affordable housing, Bryan Paterson, City Council, economics, electoral reform, housing, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingstonist, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Queen's University, ranked ballots, referendum, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), waterfront

Editor’s note: With the new Kingston City Council beginning its term of office on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, we thought it would be a great time to catch up with the new and newly-re-elected members of council so that we could share a bit more about the 13 people