City budget discussions to be live-streamed
The City is inviting constituents to virtually attend budget deliberations next week, as Council reviews various capital and operating budgets The post City budget discussions to be live-streamed...
View ArticleCity declares significant weather event
The City of Kingston has declared a significant weather event following a weather alert issued by Environment Canada. During a The post City declares significant weather event appeared first on...
View ArticleKingston man arrested for theft of over $200k in construction equipment
An investigation stretching as long as 2021 thus far has concluded with a Kingston man being arrested and charged in connection with the theft of heavy construction equipment. According to Kingston...
View ArticleSnow Down
In the wee hours of the morning, nearly six inches of snow was dumped on much of the region. While we’ve had a good run of mild weather over the past month or so, I for one am happy that Old Man...
View ArticleSnow Removal in Kingston
Those who were dreaming of a white Christmas were pretty disappointed last month. As you’ll recall, unseasonably high temperatures resulted in the closure of numerous outdoor rinks, and made for near...
View ArticleKingstonians Embracing the Warm Winter?
At a risk of sounding whiny or perhaps even a little bit un-Canadian, I admit that I really dislike winter. Seasonal chores such as snow removal and scraping off icy windshields, as well as the...
View ArticleHall Monitor: House of Cards
You know, council in the summer is interesting. The meetings are less frequent, just as long… and people are hot and wanting to go home. This was just as clear in last night’s meeting 18-2012 as ever....
View ArticleHall Monitor: Speedy Resolution
Last night, council got together for a very quick meeting number 27-2012. I say quick because had we started on time, we would have just about been out at 9:00 – there must have been some sort of other...
View ArticleWhat if Kingston…
Over the holidays, Kingston finally got a taste of a real Canadian winter for what seems like the first year in a long while. Harvey and I were out of town this year and we arrived home late at night...
View ArticleSnow Removal, 1948
Snow, snow and more snow. Not an uncommon refrain in Kingston these days. In the early 20th century, city workers used horse drawn wagons, mounted on runners, in an attempt to keep Kingston’s major...
View ArticleSnow Clearance Along Princess Street, Early 1900s
Snow, snow and more snow. Not an uncommon refrain in Kingston, in January. It can arrive in one foul blast or it can accumulate over time. Whichever way, Kingstonians throughout the centuries have...
View ArticleUse of Beet Juice on Icy Roads in Kingston
Salting our roads in an effort to remove ice is a long standing practice in North America. In fact, we dump more than 20 million tons of sodium chloride on our roads every winter. But where does all...
View ArticleAre Snow Plows Too Slow in Kingston?
Winter routinely punches us with a snowy fist in the gut, disrupting our day-to-day and resulting in utter pandemonium in the streets. Case in point: Christmas Day 2017, where many Kingstonians awoke...
View ArticleKingston man under investigation for multiple undelivered prepaid services
A local company using the name ‘Richardson Services’ is reported to have left dozens of clients without prepaid snow removal services through at least two recent snowstorms. Multiple allegations have...
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