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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. NOTE: Click Here for the December 2016 Holiday Schedules and Closures City services and facilities will be affected by the holidays as follows: GREEN BIN, GARBAGE AND RECYCLING SCHEDULE There will be… Keep Reading

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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… Keep Reading

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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… Keep Reading

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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… Keep Reading

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Lake Ontario Companies Unite to Encourage Offshore Wind Power

A consortium of Lake Ontario based organizations has formed to encourage and facilitate the development of offshore wind power in Ontario. A number of large employers in the Hamilton, Niagara and Kingston areas have joined forces to create the Lake Ontario Offshore Network (LOON), a group of manufacturers and suppliers with unique qualifications and skills… Keep Reading

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City to Measure, Evaluate Road Conditions in Kingston

A specially-equipped van (similarly outfitted as the one pictured here) is to be used to evaluate and measure over 900 km of Kingston’s roadways in the next few weeks. The Road Surface Tester (RST) van will collect pavement inventory and condition data that includes measuring pavement roughness, rutting, cracking and other distress to street surfaces… Keep Reading

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Public Invited to Review Community Leasing & Licensing Policy Draft

Those interested in learning about the leasing or licensing of space in City-owned buildings to community groups are invited to an upcoming presentation and discussion of the draft Community Leasing and Licensing Policy. The public session is set for 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24 in the Wilson Room of the Central Branch… Keep Reading

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Queen’s University Professor Wins Prestigious Trudeau Fellowship Prize

Within a week of Queen’s University being visited by M.P. Justin Trudeau, political studies professor John McGarry has been honoured as one of four recipients of a Fellowship named for his father, the late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Trudeau Fellowships were established by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and awarded to individuals who achieve high… Keep Reading

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Kingston Residents Sought to Serve on City Board or Committee

The City is looking for 29 people to fill vacancies on seven of its committees and boards, and this year is holding a Volunteer Recruitment Information Sharing event at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 in Memorial Hall, City Hall, 216 Ontario St. “Our goal is to recruit a diverse group of innovative, bright, hard-working individuals… Keep Reading

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Forbes Ranks Canada #1 for Business, Credits McGuinty’s HST

Yesterday, Forbes magazine ranked Canada as the best country for business – moving up from fourth spot last year – in part due to the introduction of the harmonized sales tax last year in Ontario and British Columbia. Canada overtook both New Zealand and Hong Kong, which placed second and third in the overall rankings,… Keep Reading

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