Tag: Government
Williamsville Main Street Study To Be Presented February 2
The findings and recommendations of the Williamsville Main Street Study will be presented at a public open house at 3 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2 in Memorial Hall, City Hall, 216 Ontario St. Later that same evening, the Study goes to the City’s Planning Committee at its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall’s Council [...]
City of Kingston Seeks Participants For Home Lead Testing
The City is again seeking 25 qualified property owners interested in participating in its regular volunteer lead-testing program. Under this regulation, introduced in 2007, the Ministry of the Environment requires the City to test the water in Kingston homes and businesses identified as receiving their water through lead or lead-soldered pipes on their own property [...]
City Seeks Public Input for Proposed “Tragically Hip Way”
The City of Kingston is seeking the public’s input on a proposal to rename the foot of Barrack Street, or another public asset in the North Block, to show recognition and appreciation for the Tragically Hip and their place in our community. On Wednesday January 18 at 7:00 pm, a public meeting will be held [...]
City Council Approves 2012 Operating and Capital Budgets
City Council has approved the 2012 operating and capital budgets. The 2012 municipal operating budget, amounting to just under $301 million, represents a tax increase of 3.5 per cent, accounting for inflation estimated at 2.0 per cent, incremental capital investment of one per cent and service changes of 0.5 per cent. The municipal capital budget, [...]
Sustainable Kingston to Hold Community Forum
Sustainable Kingston will hold a day-long Community Forum on the Sustainable Kingston Plan – the community-built plan to make Kingston Canada’s Most Sustainable City on Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Four Points by Sheraton at 285 King St. E. “A good many Kingstonians put their heart and soul into developing the Sustainable Kingston Plan and [...]
Provincial Grant Creates Jobs for Kingston’s Transformix Engineering Inc.
The Ontario government is helping create 20 new full-time jobs and retain 80 highly-skilled positions at Kingston’s Transformix Engineering Inc. The company is being supported with a $177,678 grant from the Eastern Ontario Development Fund. This grant will allow Transformix to purchase and install new machines to construct larger, more complex equipment for multinational manufacturing [...]
December Holiday Closures & Bus Schedule for Kingston
As Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on the weekend this year, December 27 and January 2 will be the municipal administrative holidays. City services and facilities will be affected by the holidays as follows: GREEN BIN, GARBAGE AND RECYCLING SCHEDULE There will be no Green Bin, garbage and recycling collection on Monday, Dec. 26 [...]
City Seeks Adults 45 or Older to Develop Age-Friendly Kingston
The City is seeking adults age 45 and older to participate in a series of focus groups aimed at developing an Age-friendly Kingston Plan using the World Health Organization’s (WHO) framework for age-friendly cities. Right now, the City is seeking to build a pool of willing participants for the focus groups which will take place [...]
Mayor Gerretsen Creates Kingston Task Force on Development
A “Mayor’s Task Force on Development” has been established by Kingston Mayor Mark Gerretsen. The Task Force is scheduled to go before Kingston City Council for budget approval during its Tuesday, December 6 meeting. The six person task force is comprised of two members of Kingston City Council and four members of the public. The [...]
Kingston’s Winter Parking Rules to Begin December 1
Starting Dec.1, parking is prohibited on all City streets from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. The overnight winter parking bylaw ensures that cars are kept off the streets so that snow plows can effectively respond to winter weather events. “Parked cars are an obstacle to safe and efficient weather response efforts. Our work is most [...]
