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Environment Canada has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Kingston, Odessa, and Frontenac Islands. “Lake effect flurries are expected to be heavy at times today, with a quick 2 to 5 cm of new snowfall possible,” the national weather service said in a release. According to Environment Canada, visibility may
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After several delegations shared their thoughts and concerns, and after much serious debate by City Council, it was narrowly decided Wednesday night, Nov. 16, 2021, that a pilot project proposed for 10 sleeping cabins to be placed at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour this winter should go ahead. The project, which is
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Cataraqui Cemetery and those laid to rest there were the victims of massive vandalization overnight. Sometime between Wednesday, Oct. 27 and Thursday, October 28, 2021, over one hundred tombstones were desecrated with spray paint. “It isn’t something I expected to wake up to this morning,” said Cataraqui Cemetery General Manager,
Read moreDr. T. Hugh Guan, Associate Medical Officer of Health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFL&APH) started his online press update with a big “thank you” today. Guan congratulated the community for its continued efforts, and reminded everyone to keep their guards up and continue to follow protocols.
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A program supporting both older adults and students—Canada HomeShare, pioneered in Toronto in 2018—is finally coming to Kingston. With a social worker’s help, adults 55 and older with an empty bedroom in their home are matched with a student 18 and older attending a college or university in Kingston. “The
Read moreAs the colder weather sets in, the patios of Kingston normally start to disappear, but, like most things this year, the 2020 patio season will be a little different. On Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, Kingston City Council voted in favour of extending the allowance of sidewalk patios through the winter.
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Starting Sunday, Dec. 1, parking is prohibited on all Kingston streets from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. – and from 12 a.m. to 7 a.m. on the streets that surround Kingston General Hospital. The overnight Winter Parking Bylaw ensures that vehicles are kept off streets so that snowplows can effectively
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The late 70s was definitely a difficult time for this gangly and pimply teenager, who had no fashion sense and was living in the bush north of Lake Superior. Disco was all the rage in the far-off southern cities, and the fashions and clothes reflected this. I can vividly
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Update: The storm watch has now been updated to a winter storm warning (Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, 4:50 p.m.) Environment Canada has issued a winter storm watch for Kingston, Odessa, Frontenac Islands, Napanee, Consecon, Picton and Sandbanks Park, predicting a winter storm with significant snow, freezing rain, and strong winds
Read more Environment Canada has issued a snow squall warning for Kingston and the area as of 11:48 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. The snow squalls off of Lake Ontario may continue until Wednesday, Jan. 30, Environment Canada said, and the Kingston-Odessa-FrontenacIslands areas will be affected, as well as the Napanee-Consecon
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Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement and a snowfall warning for Kingston and the area with heavy snowfall in the forecast. The snowfall warning was issued at 10:38 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019 for the Kingston, Odessa, and Frontenac Islands area, as well as the Napanne/Consecon and
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Due to the current and forecasted weather in the region, all Boys and Girls Club of Kingston and Area after school programs are cancelled. All bus transportation operated by the Club has been cancelled, and all Club programs at public schools and community centres are cancelled. All facilities owned by
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