WHAT'S NEW

Reminder: Check The Voters' List
For The 2010 Municipal Election

Sep 01/10 > The City is asking citizens to ensure their names are on the Voters' List in preparation for the municipal election on Monday, Oct. 25. From Tuesday, Sept. 7 to Thursday, Oct. 7, the Voters' List of all Electors of the City of Kingston will be available for inspection.  MORE ...

City Seeks Workers For Municipal Election

Sep 01/10 > The City's Election Office is accepting applications for employment for Technical Deputy Returning Officers, Deputy Returning Officers, Revision Clerks, Information Clerks and Standbys for this fall's municipal election. Applications will be accepted until 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9.  MORE ...

City A Partner In Sustainability Effort

Jun 17/10 > With the approval of City Council, the City of Kingston last night joined a growing list of Kingston organizations that are supporting the vision of Kingston — Canada's Most Sustainable City by becoming Community Partners to the Sustainable Kingston Plan.  MORE ...

Mayor's Awards Recipients Announced

Jun 15/10 > The week before he died, radio personality and Kingston-community activist Glenn "G" Williams was informed that he had been named this year's First Capital Distinguished Citizen - as were the other community heros who have won the 2010 First Capital Award and the Mayor's Award for Youth Volunteerism.  MORE ...

Plan To Safeguard City Hall And Artifacts

Apr 19/10 > The City is developing a Cultural Heritage Management Plan to protect City Hall National Historic site and the historically-significant artifacts it houses. A draft of the Plan will be released for public comment this summer and a public meeting to outline the strategy to monitor, manage and maintain City Hall's cultural heritage resources will take place at that time.  MORE ...

Information Radio Service Offers City Updates

Mar 24/10 > The City of Kingston is making municipal information available to residents in a new audio format being broadcast over local airwaves and online. Kingston Information Radio broadcasts a recurring 10-minute loop of public information with updates on time, road closures and traffic conditions, weather and other Kingston information.  MORE ...

City Buildings Retrofit Will Reduce Costs

Mar 22/10 > With the energy-conscious Earth Hour event coming up this Saturday, residents may be interested to learn that work is progressing on the $4.3 million project to retrofit 38 City-owned buildings to reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.  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 ...

A guide to the 2010 municipal elections.

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LOOKUP: PROPERTY TAX, ASSESSMENT

Now residents can quickly find out the assessed value of their homes and other properties — and the taxes levied on those properties — using the new Property Assessment and Tax Levy Lookup tool on the City's web site.  MORE ...