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❤️Kingston. Where Herding Ducks In A Row Is Harder Than Maintaining The Illusion Of Transparency
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Boyd is once again called to sentry duty at Cook Brothers Arena to protect a City asset from old, white radical conservative men.

Audrey figures they should be more concerned with the CONservative Premier violating Ontario provincial laws...
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Happy 36th Anniversary to the Mahones

Led by Finny McConnell, they began as a one-off band for a local St. Patrick's Day party in 1990, but quickly became a global touring phenomenon.

☘️Kingston. You'll Be Amazed At What You See
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We apologize for any inconvenience this plot twist may cause.
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Council to decide if Tourism Kingston HQ across from City Hall at Confederation Park should once again become a railroad terminal and if they should proceed with rail replacement on the K&P trail to bring ALTO high speed trains into the❤️of the City's ecosystem.
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It couldn't be as bad as Toronto's Police scandal, eh?
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Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was...

From the Daily British Whig, February 2, 1926

❤️Kingston. Where Constantly Trying To Alter The Fairgrounds Thrives
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Group alleges Kingston broke law by removing Sir John A. Macdonald statue A group in Kingston is taking local authorities to task for approving the 2021 removal of a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald.

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Boyd is once again called to sentry duty at Cook Brothers Arena to protect a City asset from old, white radical conservative men.

Audrey figures they should be more concerned with the Premier violating provincial laws...
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❤️Kingston. Where Rentier Capitalism Thrives™

Under an N13 eviction, renovated units can go back on the market at any rent level the landlord wishes.

Landlords have no obligation to offer the unit to the previous tenant.

Kingston is #8⬆️
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❤️Kingston. You'll Be Amazed At What You See

From Kingston Labour News.
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Blizzard of ’77 Support the podcast and page for as little as $1 a month:  the Canadian history chat on Discord:  on iTunes to the podcast (many bonus features) right hereCanada is no stranger to snowstorms, and …

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At the Rogue City Diner, Hank waxes poetically about the Blizzard of '77 for anyone who will buy him a pint.

Audrey and Boyd are amazed and have difficulty imagining more snow than what fell this weekend...
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Local militia considering conscription to operate the Martello Towers along the waterfront to defend the western approaches to Kingston and the St. Lawrence River from an American invasion.

Tourism Kingston is chuffed, hoping the invaders will spend money while Downtown.
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100 years ago today in a University District near you:

The campaign will terminate the latter part of November with a grand re-union of all former students and graduates at Kingston...it is hoped to make this re-union a gala week in Kingston.

Daily British Whig, January 5, 1926
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British Whig Headlines January 4, 1926

Mayor68 (Thomas B. Angrove) presiding.
His aim is to reduce the tax rate AND create a deep water terminal.

❤️Kingston. Where Ostentatious Grand Gestures Thrive™
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"Whenever you feel the need to fortify your system against an attack of influenza, take Bromo Quinine Laxative Tablets."

Guess there was a shortage of primary health care providers back then, too.

January 4, 1926 Daily British Whig
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Jan 4,1926 Daily British Whig
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On Sunday, January 3, 1926, a local resident's life was saved by an unknown person.

100 years later, we wonder if James had descendants and if so, whether they realize how fortunate they are...

Daily British Whig, January 4, 1926
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UPDATE:
Crown withdraws ticket after Kingston Police use a drone for distracted driving blitz and upholds constitutionally protected rights and freedoms of Canadians to ensure that government power does not infringe on individuals.
-The Whig Standard, January 2, 2026
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"The Council, the Board of Education, the Public Utilities Commission, the Health Departments must shave their budgets down to the point that will lessen our tax rate."
-Daily British Whig, January 2, 1926

A preposterous local idea if there ever was one...
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Nothing really changes in this city:

"Dissatisfaction is expressed by the merchants of Kingston over the change in time of the Canadian National Railway trains."
- Daily British Whig, January 2, 1926

Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was...
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It's time.

Now in our 18th Year, on one platform or another.
Stay tuned...
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Overheard on Christmas Eve:

"Grandpa, what was CKWS? And why is there an ornament?"
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The City of Kingston proclaims December 4th as Heritage Hour- Anishinaabe Ancestry.

The occupation of Kingston area by aboriginal peoples dates to the Late Middle Woodland Period (circa 900 CE).

❤️Kataroh:kwi. You'll Be Amazed At What You See
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Dozens of people displaced following apartment fire above Suits Nightclub A fire broke out inside an apartment above Suits Nightclub in downtown Kingston Wednesday afternoon.

We're old enough to remember when this building used to host KEDCO meetings...

❤️Kingston. You'll Be Amazed At What You See
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Good thing that La Salle gave her an I.O.U. Fearless, courageous, determined. The words barely touch on the qualities of Madeleine de Roybon D’Allonne.

Madeleine de Roybon D’Allonne arrived at Fort Frontenac with explorer René-Robert Cavalier de La Salle in the mid-1600s and was the first European woman to own property in Ontario.

❤️Kingston. You'll Be Amazed At What You See
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November 11, 1918
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No word if City Hall will consider repurposing Municipal Speed Cameras to monitor sidewalks designated as Child Safety Zones...

❤️Kingston. Where Ostentatious Grand Gestures Thrive™
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⚠️Pedestrian Alert!

Mayor96 broadened the scope of the legal review of "Child Safety Zones" to include "other public places" where children may gather, such as municipal sidewalks...

❤️Kingston. Where Ostentatious Grand Gestures Thrive™
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That Night In Kingston, August 20, 2016

"I come from Downtown
Born ready for you
Armed with will and determination
And grace, too"
- The Hip
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This News Break is sponsored by the Rogue City Inconvenience Meter Company.

Local airport officials are unconcerned about Air Canada flight cancellations due to the lock out of essential employees as work to transition the YGK Airport into a bus depot continues...
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