Hall Monitor: Tax rate, Wellington Street extension, and more

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments 2.5 per cent, Addiction and Mental Health Services KFLA, City of Kingston, climate action, customer service hubs, Kingston, Kingston City Council, speed limits, strategic planning, tax rate, tax rate increase, traffic patterns, traffic reports, Wellington Street Extension, Wellington X

Kingston City Council held meeting number 15-2019 (agenda online) on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, using it to affirm the 2019-2022 strategic plan and complete some relatively routine business. The evening opened with a delegation from Mary Lou McCartney of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union who spoke about the changes

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Community Soapbox: Toderian Takes On Kingston

February 1, 2018February 12, 2018 Community Soapbox 0 Comments City planning committee, condo, development, Kingston's waterfront, master plan, official plan, strategic plan, Wellington Street Extension

“You have some of the worst architecture on a waterfront that I have ever seen. And I have seen waterfronts all over the world.” — Brent Toderian You might have seen comments about Kingston made by a visiting “urban planning expert.” Who is he? Why was he here? Brent Toderian

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Technical Difficulties at Third Crossing Public Meeting

May 3, 2017May 3, 2017 Mike Cole-Hamilton 1 Comment Friends of the Inner Harbour, third crossing, Wellington Street Extension, WellingtonX

Artillery Park, evening of Monday, April 24th, 2017

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Six Questions for Jay Middaugh

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments film, Greg Tilson, Jay Middaugh, Kingston Canadian Film Festival, Lost Cousins, P.S. I Love You, Sarah Harmer, Wellington Street Extension

Jay Middaugh was born, like everyone else, just outside of Toronto, but was lucky enough to mostly grow up in Muskoka, where he learned to build snow forts, play music, and make movies. He met his wife Sienna while tree planting, and moved to Kingston in 2003. Jay runs Sleeping

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Kingston’s Top Headline From 2016

December 19, 2016July 26, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments Beer Store, best of 2016, downtown Kingston, K-Rock Centre (KRC), Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Kingston Penitentiary, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), local business, Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, Princess Street, Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute (QECVI), Queen's University, taxi, Taxi Commission, The Big Dig, The Capitol, The Sleepless Goat, The Tragically Hip, third crossing, Uber, Wellington Street Extension, Wolfe Island Music Festival (WIMF)

With exactly two weeks of 2016 remaining, many of us are taking stock of the biggest headlines and most significant events that shaped Kingston this past year. 2016 began with a review committee setting out to determine the future of the Kingston Economic Development Corporation, which resulted in calls for