The Human Media Laboratory is run by Queen’s School of Computing Professor Roel Vertegaal and six multi-disciplinary and diversely skilled graduate students. It is a lab dedicated to creating adaptive technology meant to be integrated into everyday objects. The Innovation A number of leading edge technologies have originated in the Human Media Lab: the MagicWand,…
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Enhancing the vitality of the downtown is one of my top priorities as mayor and this week City Council took an important step that will help achieve this goal. At our meeting, council formally approved the purchase of the Arnon parking lot located directly beside City Hall. The property extends from Brock Street over to…
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Check out the latest version of From the Mayor’s Chair, where I break down the decisions of Council in 2 minutes! The September 5 meeting began with a decision by council to buy the Arnon parking lot directly beside City Hall. Council voted unanimously to buy the lot noting the potential options for the future…
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Inmates at Frontenac Institution have been gardening for a number of years. After the Collins Bay prison farm was closed in 2010, the inmates received a half acre of land for gardening use. From the beginning, produce was often donated to the Partners in Mission Food Bank and over time this led to a formalized…
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Transformix Engineering, a local success story, was founded in 1995 by 3 brilliant engineers and dynamic entrepreneur, Peng Sang Cau. While a lot of people in Kingston know the Transformix name, not many people know exactly what the company does or why it has such great growth potential. The Innovation Transformix developed and patented a…
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One of the most important ways that Kingston can lead the way as a 21st century city is by embracing innovation in every sphere of our community. When most people hear the word ‘innovation’, they tend to think of a new technology or some new app for their smartphone, and certainly those are examples. To…
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One of the things I enjoy most as mayor is attending the many cultural events across our city, and celebrating the increasing diversity of ethnic and racial backgrounds in Kingston. I really believe that our city’s future prosperity depends on our ability to attract and welcome immigrants from all over the world. These are the…
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Check out the latest version of From the Mayor’s Chair, where I break down the decisions of Council in 2 minutes! The August 8 Council meeting began with a motion for City Council to reaffirm the city stance against racism in the community. The motion asks staff to review existing policies while at the same…
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Part of making Kingston a leading 21st century city with a global impact means ensuring it’s as easy as possible for people to travel here. To attract visitors, businesses, researchers, entrepreneurs and future residents, we need strong transportation links for planes, trains and automobiles. That’s why I’m fully supportive of VIA Rail’s proposed expansion of…
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Check out the latest version of From the Mayor’s Chair, where I break down the decisions of Council in 2 minutes! The July 11 Council meeting began with the proposed vision for the future of Kingston Pen and Portsmouth Olympic Harbour – the product of 18 months of community consultation. After several hours of debate…
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