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KEDCO Update: Week Ending February 25, 2011

HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT PROGRESS & ACTIVITIES Business Development Lindsay MacDonald, Program Coordinator with The Entrepreneurship Centre at KEDCO attended the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade meeting for regional enterprise centres in Belleville on February 22-23. The regional meetings offer the opportunity for Small Business Centres to share best practices and learn more about new… Keep Reading

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Tour the 1000 Islands with Your Own Aquatic Jetpack

The rivers and lakes surrounding Kingston and the Islands are a popular tourist attraction every year, but starting this summer the more affluent visitors can tour the waterways in the style of James Bond. After 10 years of development, Canadian inventor Raymond Li is now taking orders for his Jetlev Flyer, an aquatic jetpack on… Keep Reading

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Feb Fest Begins in Downtown Kingston [in 3D]

On Thursday, Kingstonians wasted no time in enjoying the start of Feb Fest in downtown Kingston. Public skating began first thing in the morning and at noon visitors enjoyed watching the Kingston Knights Sledge Hockey team compete against a group of Service Ontario employees on their lunch break. Old and young alike also had a… Keep Reading

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Meet Hockey Hall of Fame’s Darryl Sittler at Feb Fest

Hockey Hall of Fame member Darryl Sittler has been named Hockey Ambassador at Feb Fest’s seventh annual winter celebration. The former Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs, whose record for the most points ever scored in a game – six goals and four assists in 1976 – still stands today, will be available to meet… Keep Reading

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Michele Langlois to Receive “Hall of Cheer” Award at Feb Fest

Michèle Langlois from Downtown Kingston! will be presented with the Phil Quattrocchi “Hall of Cheer” award at Thursday’s Feb Fest Opening Ceremonies. The award was created to honour the memory of Mr. Quattrocchi in 2007. He is remembered by many in the community for his tireless efforts in building a winter festival in Kingston. The… Keep Reading

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Feb Fest in Kingston Will Be a-MAZE-ing

February starts tomorrow and Downtown Kingston! is gearing up for its seventh annual winter celebration, Feb Fest! None other tha Canadian figure skating dance champions Vanessa Crone & Paul Poirier will be on hand to help kick off the fun. They will join local skaters as part of the annual Imagination on Ice show which… Keep Reading

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Canadian Champion Dance Pair Skaters to Open Feb Fest

National skate champions, Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier, who were crowned this week at the Canadian Championships in Victoria BC, will kick off the start of Feb Fest with a performance at Kingston’s premier winter festival. The “Imagination on Ice figure” skating show will take place Thursday February 3rd, immediately following the Opening Ceremonies at… Keep Reading

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City Invites Public to Battery Park Opening

The public has been invited to the official opening of the new Battery Park, on the shore of Lake Ontario at the foot of Earl Street. The ceremony for Kingston’s newest waterfront park will take place at 11 a.m. this Monday, June 28 and be attended by Mayor Harvey Rosen, Councillor Bill Glover, Alf Hendry… Keep Reading

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Historic Buildings and Museums Opening Doors to Public

Every year, a number of Kingston’s old stones and new stones – historic buildings, museums and other buildings of cultural interest – throw their doors open to visitors as part of the Ontario Heritage Trust Open Doors event. This year 25 locations are participating in Doors Open Kingston on Saturday, June 19 from 10 a.m.… Keep Reading

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