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4 days ago | 
kingstonist.com | Jessica Foley
The City of Kingston is looking for residents to contribute to two groups that support local decision-making — the Planning Advisory Committee and the Council Resourcing Working Group.
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4 days ago | 
kingstonist.com | Jessica Foley
- If you are interested in playing 55+ softball; come join us Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10:00 Am at Cloverdale Diamonds on McIvor Road. All are welcome - male and female. Our season will start in May and continue to October. - If you are interested in playing 55+ softball; come join us Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10:00 Am at Cloverdale Diamonds on McIvor Road. All are welcome - male and female. Our season will start in May and continue to October.
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4 days ago | 
kingstonist.com | Jessica Foley
Those looking to beat the heat today with a swim in local waterways are encouraged to check Utilities Kingston’s sewer overflow map. A significant thunderstorm overnight on Saturday, Jun. 21, 2025, caused some damage, led to power outages, and increased the flow of wastewater into the local waterways. On social media yesterday, Utilities Kingston reminded residents and visitors that KFL&A Public Health advises against swimming on public beaches for 24 to 48 hours after heavy rains.
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5 days ago | 
kingstonist.com | Jessica Foley
The following is a selection of the most significant road closures and expected traffic delays in and around the city of Kingston for the week ending June 20, 2025. Full lists of closures and delays provided by the City of Kingston and the MTO can be viewed here and here. Delays are expected along Abbey Dawn Road from Middle Rd. to Hwy 2 while a contractor is completing work on the Annual Surface Treatment contract.
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1 week ago | 
kingstonist.com | Jessica Foley
Editors note: The following is a submitted Letter to the Editor from Kingston and the Islands Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Ted Hsu to Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, The Honourable Patricia Kosseim, urging them to order the government to keep any and all records related to Special Economic Zones as set out in Bill 5. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist.
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1 week ago | 
kingstonist.com | Jessica Foley
Providence Village has announced that Bhavana Varma will be the new Chair of its Board of Directors, effective July 2025. According to a release from the Village, her appointment marks the beginning of a one-year renewable term, within the Board’s nine-year service limit. Varma succeeds Brian Hogan, who served as Chair over the past year and previously held the role from 2017 to 2022 as the inaugural Board Chair.
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1 week ago | 
kingstonist.com | Jessica Foley
Kingston Police have released the above images and are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an individual who was involved in what police called “a suspicious activity.”According to a release from Kingston Police, dated Thursday, Jun. 19, 2025, the incident occurred in the area of the Gord Downie Pier at 1:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Jun. 10, 2025. Police described the individual as a Caucasian male, 25 to 30 years of age, standing 5’11 (180.3 cm) tall, with a medium build.
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1 week ago | 
kingstonist.com | Jessica Foley
UPDATE (Friday, Jun. 20, 2025):Kingston Police have identified the individual, and the investigation has been concluded, police noted in an updated media release issued late in the afternoon of Thursday, Jun. 19, 2025. “The Kingston Police would like to thank the public for their assistance in this matter. It was determined no criminal offence occurred,” police detailed. Original article (Thursday, Jun.
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1 week ago | 
kingstonist.com | Jessica Foley
Earlier this month, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) seized multiple packages of contraband and unauthorized items at Collins Bay Institution, the seventh such reported instance at the multi-level security federal institution so far this year. In a media release, dated Thursday, Jun. 19, 2025, the federal correctional agency said the seizures were the “result of the vigilance of staff members,” and entered the property through suspected drone drops.
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1 week ago | 
kingstonist.com | Jessica Foley
A Napanee resident is facing impaired driving charges after the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a complaint in a Greater Napanee parking lot. According to a release from the OPP, shortly before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jun. 18, 2025, officers from the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County detachment attended the parking lot of a Greater Napanee business “after a member of the public observed the driver pouring alcohol into a cup,” police stated.