Kingston, Ontario News
A voting by the Kingston City Council will be made next week in order to decide on the university’s proposed renovations to existing buildings on the site of the new Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Proposed plans for the renovation include preserving and restoring all interior windows as well as replacing some exterior… Keep Reading
The Airport Council International – North America (ACI-NA) 2010 Excellence in Marketing and Communications contest results were recently released in the organization’s “Centrelines” Weekly publication. The issue reported that first place in the print advertising category has been awarded to Kingston Airport’s “from here to anywhere” promotional print materials. Designed for the City by BmDodo… Keep Reading
This Saturday, September 4th is the big day for many new students in Kingston. Nearly 4,000 first-year students will be preparing to move into Queen’s student Residences on that day. Due to the substantial increase in traffic this move will cause, area streets around both the main and west campus will be re-routed. Students and… Keep Reading
The Kingston Firefighters Combat Challenge team will defend their titles this weekend at the FireFit Canadian National Championships in Brampton. Firefighters Ralph Crouse and Jamie Neadow placed first for the third year in a row in the last tournament, setting a new world record time in the Over 40 age category two person NXG2 race.… Keep Reading
Opening of New Residence Inn by Marriot Kingston, Water’s Edge Recently Announced by Atlific Hotels KINGSTON, ONTARIO – The opening of a stylish new Residence Inn by Marriott Kingston has just been announced by Atlific Hotels. Situated at Kingston’s beautiful downtown waterfront, the Water’s Edge promises to be area’s best extended stay hotel. Apart from… Keep Reading
The Principal’s Innovation Fund (PIF),a project started by Queen’s in 2009 to generate ideas from staff and students, was initiated to increase revenue or reduce costs for the University. Recently a one page proposal or concept paper from PIF will be submitted to the deans and senior manager for review, and if accepted will move… Keep Reading
In a recent announcement, Queen’s University and Queen’s School of Religion have formally entered discussions to explore the possibility of integrating the school back into the University. According to the principals of both schools, the proposed move will take place in 2012, which is the centenary of the current affiliation agreement between the School and… Keep Reading
Researchers at the School of Computing at Queen’s University have come up with a version of chess that puts people and machines on equal footing. Called Quantum Chess, it throws the conventional rules of chess out the window. Long considered the ultimate game of strategy, the best computers – like IBM’s Deep Blue – are… Keep Reading
Less than two weeks after blue-green algae was discovered in the Cataraqui River, The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has advised the KFL&A Public Health that test results now reveal the presence of toxins associated with the algae. Ed Gardner, Environmental Health Manager with the KFL&A Public Health, said those results are not unexpected and… Keep Reading
This week, Queen’s University announced the retirement of V-P (Human Resources) Rod Morrison, effective August 31. Morrison, who arrived at Queen’s in 2005, was credited with a number of accomplishments including several new staff learning initiatives, and with Queen’s being named one of Canada’s Top 100 employers for 2010. He was also acclaimed for providing… Keep Reading
Sixteen Queen’s University researchers will receive a total of more than $2 million in funding from the Ontario government under the Ontario Research Fund-Research Infrastructure Awards program and the Early Researcher Awards program. The funding will support projects ranging from reducing carbon dioxide during the car manufacturing process to encouraging Canadians to be more physically… Keep Reading
