Latest Sustainable Kingston Plan
The Focus Of March 10 Meeting
Mar 05/10 >
Kingston's community strategic planning committee, FOCUS Kingston, will present the second draft of Sustainable Kingston at an upcoming public meeting Wednesday,
March 10. The current draft of the plan can be downloaded from this website. ,
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City Has A New Consolidated Official Plan
Feb 25/10 >
A new consolidated Official Plan for the City of Kingston has been approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The Plan, which came into effect
on January 27, replaces and consolidates the three previous Official Plans of the former City of Kingston, former Township of Kingston and the former Pittsburgh
Township.
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Court Dismisses Appeal In Block D Lawsuit
Feb 25/10 >
A decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has brought an end to a four-year-old lawsuit filed by Kingston 2000 Developments Ltd. against the City of
Kingston. The original lawsuit, filed in 2006, sought $47.5 million in damages against the City.
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OMB Dismisses Developer's Appeal
Feb 17/10 >
The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) has upheld the decision of the City to reject zoning
changes that would have a negative impact on community planning principles. Patry
Enterprises Inc. appealed to the OMB following City Council's refusal to make rezoning
changes to permit the development of a 55-unit student apartment building and three
detached rental buildings on Frontenac St.
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Workshops Focused On Urban Design
Jan 19/10 >
Urban design guidelines for both low and medium density residential intensification and
new communities were the focus of a couple of February 3 public open houses/workshops. The
two sets of guidelines are expected to be completed in June.
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Kingston Ranked Third Best Place To Live
Apr. 29/09 >
The May issue of MoneySense magazine has ranked Kingston as the third best place to live
in Canada, moving the city up a notch from last year. Kingston ranked just behind Victoria,
B.C. and Ottawa-Gatineau in the magazine's annual rankings of 154 cities in Canada with
populations of more than 100,000.
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