Kingston Local Community News

City Plans To Regulate Side-Street Parking With New Permit Fee System

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Bill Hutchins Reporter

EMC News -The days of free parking on the unregulated side-streets in downtown Kingston may be numbered. City transportation officials are crafting a new policy that...

City Hall Ready To Blow The Whistle On West End Sports Business

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Bill Hutchins Reporter

EMC News - In the heat of the NHL playoffs, it may be game over for an outdoor hockey league business in Kingston. Power Play Sports at 820 Gardiners Road warns it will be a struggle to continue to operate its 10 year old ball hockey business if city council blows the whistle on its late night games. A...

City puts animal pound contract up for competitive bidding

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Bill Hutchins

EMC News - Who wants to look after thousands of stray cats and dogs every year? The City of Kingston is seeking a company or organization to handle animal pound services - the first time in decades the contract has been opened to a public bidding process. "There's a council resolution that requires...

Heather Haynes Gallery raises funds for artists in Tanzania

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Kelly Reid

EMC News -Throughout this month, the Heather Haynes Gallery in downtown Kingston will be hosting a special show to benefit fine arts in a global way. The gallery is running the Worlds Collide 50/50 Project Art Show, a joint venture that will give financial support to an artists' collective in Africa....

A taste of San Francisco's Mission District

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Kristen Coughlar

EMC Business - A parking lot on Division Street in the street block between Princess and Brock streets is where you'll find "the best burritos north of the border." Such is the slogan of a new food truck that has rolled into the Limestone City. Alex Robinson is the man behind Mission Street...