After several nights of budget meetings, City Council formally approved the budget for the coming year. There are a number of important investments in this year’s budget, such as improvements to Richardson Beach, advancing a new downtown parking garage at Queen and Montreal St, and more investment in affordable housing. The budget also maintains important…
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As we look forward to a new year and a new City Council term, it’s clear that housing is the number one priority around the Council table. Kingston has the lowest rental vacancy rate in the province, so it is imperative that more housing be built in our community in the years ahead. That way…
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Earlier this month, U-Haul released its annual report on migration patterns in communities across Canada. Using data from moving truck rentals, the company compared the number of one-way trips into a community versus the number of one-way trips out of a community. What they found was particularly striking for Kingston. In 2018, our city jumped…
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Miss Council last night Kingston? Check out the latest version of From the Mayor’s Chair where I break down the decisions of Council in 2 minutes! Additional links: Council Agenda Kingston Community Brand Position 223 Princess Street Update on Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions
As we kick off a new year and a new council term, I’m very excited to launch a new and improved website where you can find more information about what’s going on in our city, and engage with me about the issues that matter to you. We have an ambitious vision to build Kingston into…
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Miss Council last night Kingston? Check out the latest version of From the Mayor’s Chair where I break down the decisions of Council in 2 minutes! Additional links: Council Agenda Cannabis Retail Stores in Kingston Council Strategic Planning/Priorities Setting Process
Miss Council last night Kingston? Check out the latest version of From the Mayor’s Chair where I break down the decisions of Council in 2 minutes! Watch it HERE Additional links: Council agenda Ranked Ballots (New Motion 1, pg. 18) Consumption and Treatment Services – Street Health Centre
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s an incredible honour to stand before you this evening as we take our first steps as a new council, to build on what we’ve started, and to advance our vision to make Kingston a smart, livable, and leading city. I would like to begin by thanking our community for their confidence…
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Miss Council last night Kingston? Check out the latest version of From the Mayor’s ChairFrom the Mayor’s Chair, where I break down the decisions of Council in 2 minutes! Watch it HERE Additional links: Council agenda Your Stories, Our Histories Public Engagement Project Homestead Land Holdings Limited, North BlockHomestead Land Holdings Limited, North Block Highway 15 Design Guidelines Motion (pg. 17)
I have read with interest the many submissions from the community on Sir John A. Macdonald following city staff’s recent invitation to engage in public consultations around the legacy of Canada’s first Prime Minister. I think it’s important to clarify that the consultations just announced are about adding to our history, not taking away from…
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