Author Archive: Steve Gerard
Farmer’s Market Opening at Kingston Memorial Centre
The city’s newest farmer’s Market will begin this Sunday, May 20 at the Kingston Memorial Centre located at 303 York Street. It will run every Sunday from 9am to 2pm until closing for the season on October 21. The new market features 14 produce vendors, 6 craft vendors, 2 vendors of prepared and baked foods, [...]
Study: The Colour of Robins’ Eggs Determines Male Parental Care
According to research by Queen’s University biology professor Bob Montgomerie, a male robin will care more diligently for its young if the eggs its mate lays are a brighter shade of blue. Prof. Montgomerie has studied robins on and off for 25 years and has been especially fascinated with the bright blue colour of their [...]
Kingston to be Represented at International Food Expo
The Kingston Economic Development Corporation has announced it will be attending the Salon International de l’Alimentation (SIAL Canada) International Food Expo in Montreal, along with the Ontario East Economic Development Commission. The SIAL Canada show – one of the food processing industry’s most important gatherings in North America – will run from May 9 to [...]
Locally Designed Device Improves Laser Accuracy in Surgeries & Manufacturing
A Queen’s University physicist and a PhD student have created an innovative device to control the depth of a laser cut, enabling pinpoint accuracy during surgeries and avoiding complications that can occur when cuts are made too deep. “The issue of depth control has always been a problem in laser surgery,” said professor James Fraser. [...]
Kingston Housing Starts Decline in the first quarter of 2012
Preliminary data from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) indicates the Kingston Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) had 159 housing starts in the first quarter of 2012, which was down from the 280 starts during the same period in 2011. The decline in the first quarter was due entirely to the apartment segment, and in fact [...]
Major Life Decisions May Be Influenced by Life Expectancy
According to a Queen’s University study, major life decisions – including marriage, divorce, having a child and attending university – may be influenced subconsciously by how long people believe they will be alive. “Life expectancy might be driving all of these major decisions,” said Daniel Krupp, a post doctoral fellow in the Queen’s math department [...]
Poll: Canadians Are Not Planning for End of Life Care
An Ipsos-Reid national poll commissioned by Queen’s University professor revealed this week that Canadians are not planning for their end of life care. The poll by Queen’s University professor of medicine Daren Heyland was conducted to better understand if average Canadians are undertaking advance care planning. The results were published in time for next week’s [...]
Kingston Fire & Rescue Issues Open Air Burning Ban
Kingston Fire & Rescue has issued the first ban on open air burning this year. The ban comes into effect immediately and applies to all a properties within the City of Kingston until further notice. Assistant Chief Robb Kidd advises that, “This is the earliest ban that has been instituted in recent memory. Last year [...]
Queen’s University Collaborating on Bombardier Monorail Test Track
also Anchor Concrete, McCormick Rankin, and St Lawrence College.
Research: Hiccups Developed to Enable Babies, Mammals to Consume More Milk
New research authored by Kingston’s Daniel Howes explains the mysterious hiccup reflex as a burping mechanism to release swallowed air; allowing young, feeding mammals to consume more milk. Researchers and Clinicians have until now had difficulty connecting the physical mechanisms of the hiccup to a feasible evolutionary advantage. “We have a lot of explanations for [...]
