Elliot Ferguson
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Food costs rise as effects of climate change take hold
KINGSTON — A decade ago, climate change was the farthest things from Delina Yuill’s thoughts. Homeless for five years and then struggling as a single mother with three children, all of her energy then was spent on trying to survive. Sheltering from the rain under the branches of a maple tree a few steps […] → Read More
Councillor calls 'neglected' west-end Kingston park 'disgusting'
KINGSTON — The city is again being called on to clean up parts of a west-end park that have become unusable because of piles of garbage. At least two of the wooded areas of Cataraqui Woods Park have been turned into hangout spots covered in piles of garbage — plastic bottles, aluminum cans and food […] → Read More
Boats, RVs allowed in driveways under new parking rules in Kingston
KINGSTON – Recreational vehicles and boats can now be parked in residential driveways after city council approved changes to the rules governing residential parking and driveways. The changes to the official plan and the zoning bylaw mean people with boats, utility trailers and motorhomes no longer than eight metres can park them in their driveways […] → Read More
Heritage rules a window pain?
KINGSTON — Prior to the start of the climate strike in September, 350 Kingston president Gavin Hutchison pointed to a building across the street from Market Square. For Hutchison, the buildings that overlooked the start and end of that day’s protest are among the leading contenders for renovation to meet the challenges of climate change. […] → Read More
Red light cameras for 'worst of the worst,' Kingston city staff say
KINGSTON — The adoption of red light cameras could reduce red light running by half and cut the number of serious right-angle collisions by 25 per cent, according to city staff. City council is to decide in November if it wants to spend more than $530,000 for red light cameras at a minimum of 10 […] → Read More
New city guidelines meant to protect Reddendale's 'eclectic' character
KINGSTON – A new set of guidelines for development in the Reddendale neighbourhood aim to preserve the area’s “eclectic character.” The new guidelines lay out some general rules, tools meant to direct the redevelopment in the area. “The design guidelines are a tool to guide residential development and redevelopment within the Reddendale neighbourhood,” the new […] → Read More
Nobel laureates encourage next generation of Kingston researchers
KINGSTON – An audience of more than 500 Queen’s University students and faculty heard firsthand from a pair of the world’s leading scientists about how they approach their research and how science fits into society as a whole. Queen’s University professor emeritus Arthur McDonald, who shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics, was joined by […] → Read More
Candidates give food for thought at Eat Think Vote debate
KINGSTON – A federal election debate focused on food security lacked some of the key ingredients it needed Tuesday night. The debate, hosted by the Food Policy Council, attracted three candidates from both Kingston and the Islands and Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, but neither Conservative party candidates nor Kingston and the Islands incumbent Liberal candidate Mark Gerretsen took part. […] → Read More
McKenna shows support for local Liberal candidates
Federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna talks with longtime Kingston Liberal supporter Dan Couture during a visit to Kingston and the Islands Liberal candidate Mark Gerretsen’s office in Kingston on Monday. → Read More
City council seeks groundwater study for rural Kingston
KINGSTON – A west-end city councillor is seeking a study of the vulnerability of drinking water sources in the rural parts of the city. City council on Tuesday unanimously supported a request from Loyalist-Cataraqui District Coun. Simon Chapelle for the city to ask the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority and Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington […] → Read More
Trudeau's apologies 'not enough,' Kingston NDP candidate Walker says
KINGSTON – The local New Democratic Party candidate said he felt “profound disappointment” after seeing photos of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wearing blackface in 2001. “My immediate reaction was one of profound disappointment,” said Kingston and the Islands NDP candidate Barrington Walker, who is black. “I recognize these photos were taken ‘a long time’ ago, in […] → Read More
Frontenac County to seek new deal with MTO for Howe Island ferry
GLENBURNIE – Fearing a shakeup in the paramedic system in Ontario, Frontenac County plans to ask to renegotiate the agreement it has with the provincial Ministry of Transportation to operate the larger of the two ferries serving Howe Island. Frontenac County Warden Ron Higgins announced the plan at Wednesday morning’s county council meeting. “We want […] → Read More
Kingston's active transportation plan approved, but not without bumps
KINGSTON — It came with approximately $23 million of planned infrastructure spending over the next five years, but it was what wasn’t in the plan to implement the city’s active transportation strategy that had some city councillors peeved. Council voted 9-4 to approve the implementation plan, essentially the details of how the goals of the […] → Read More
Kingston city council approves support for climate strike
KINGSTON — City council gave a modest approval of a planned climate change general strike set for later this week in front of City Hall. The strike, set for Friday, is part of a global event but locally is being organized by Kingston Fridays for Future and 350 Kingston. City council was asked Tuesday night […] → Read More
City council accepts Belle Park plan
KINGSTON — Belle Park is to become largely a natural area with smaller recreational facilities than the golf course that used to cover most of the site. City council voted Tuesday night to adopt the plan to revert about three-quarters of the property to a natural area, create a multipurpose sports field and replace existing […] → Read More
Kingston looks to put active transportation plan into practice
KINGSTON – The city’s active transportation plan is to be put in place through a set of neighbourhood and citywide infrastructure projects, according to a report to city council. On Tuesday night, council is to be asked to approve an implementation plan for the active transportation plan, approved by councillors more than a year ago. […] → Read More
Belle Park plan to go before Kingston city council
KINGSTON – A redesigned Belle Park may include improved trails and natural area, a scaled-down golf facility, dedicated pickleball courts and a multipurpose field for rugby, soccer and ultimate Frisbee. A consultant’s report to be presented to city council on Tuesday envisions a 15-year development of the property. “The programming opportunities in Belle Park are […] → Read More
'A little bit of country in the city'
KINGSTON – In the barns at the far west end of the Memorial Centre Fairgrounds, away from the lights of the midway, sits what fair board president Yvonne Compton calls the heart of the fair. “I like to think that first and foremost we are about agriculture,” Compton said Thursday, as the final details were being […] → Read More
City explains new election sign bylaw
KINGSTON – As the city readies for a federal election, it is offering information and details about the new election signs bylaw. City council approved the new election sign bylaw in July and it received final approval in mid-August. “The biggest change to the election sign bylaw is council’s decision to prohibit election signs on […] → Read More
Kingston-area federal candidates hit campaign trail
KINGSTON – Having already been campaigning for months, the drop of the writ Wednesday was a mere formality for local candidates in October’s federal election. The election, set for Monday, Oct. 21, will see five candidates chase the Kingston and the Islands seat. “I think it is very clear how this campaign is shaping up,” […] → Read More