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After Approvals From The Province,
City Has A 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 ...

Review The Parks & Recreation Master Plan

Jan 11/10 > Residents are invited to review and offer their input on the latest draft of the Parks & Recreation Master Plan. A public presentation and meeting on the draft Plan has been set for 7 p.m., Jan. 13. The resulting Plan will guide the management of parks and recreation services over the course of the next 15 years.  MORE ...

Sustainability Report Lays ICSP Foundation

Jul. 24/09 > A report on the results of the May 2009 Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) Sustainability Summit — including a draft of the ICSP goals and guiding principles — is now available for review. A FOCUS Kingston survey on the Summit's Results document is available for public feedback until Wednesday, Aug. 5.  MORE ...

2009 First Capital Award Winners Honoured

Jul. 02/09 > Philanthropist James Brown of Brown's Fine Foods, who has championed causes including the Boys and Girls Club, H'Art Studio and the St. Lawrence College Foundation, was honoured as a First Capital Distinguished Citizen during the Canada Day civic ceremony, while Julian Brown and Debra Lefebvre received Honourable Achievement Awards.  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 ...

City Receives Ontario Heritage Award

Feb. 18/09 > The City of Kingston is one of four communities receiving the 2008 Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award for Community Leadership. The award recognizes communities for exemplary leadership in heritage conservation and promotion.  MORE ...