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A guide to the 2010 municipal elections. 
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Nominations Deadline Is March 31
For This Year's Mayor's Awards
Feb 26/10 > The City of Kingston and His Worship Mayor Harvey Rosen are calling for Nominations for the 2010 Mayor's Award for Youth Volunteerism and the 2010 First Capital Distinguished Citizen/Honourable Achievement Award MORE ...
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. MORE ...
City Has 175 Summer Jobs For Students
Feb 23/10 > Students looking to flesh out their resumes, earn tuition money, and enjoy the summer in Kingston, can now apply to become a Student Event Coordinator, a Sports Field Worker or a Lifeguard. Those are just a few of the 175 summer jobs (in 43 different capacities) the City of Kingston is now looking to fill. MORE ...
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. MORE ...
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. MORE ...
City's Water Conservation Efforts Recognized
Jun. 22/09 > Kingston has been recognized for its outstanding work on water conservation by the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative. The City of Kingston and Utilities Kingston were recognized for implementing the best practices of the Water Conservation Framework with such efforts as the subsidized rain barrel program, the Water Restriction Bylaw and for making LEED® building requirements mandatory for new municipal buildings. MORE ...
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. MORE ...
