What's New

Arborists Inspect Downtown Trees
To Assure Health And Public Safety

Dec 19/11 > Over the next few months City arborists will be inspecting trees in the area roughly bordered by Brock Street, Alfred Street, Union Street and University Avenue with an eye to preserving the health of the urban forest and maintaining public safety and property. MORE ...

Kingston Top Of Its Class In Waste Diversion

Dec 16/11 > Kingstonians diverted eight per cent more residential waste from landfill in 2010 than 2009, according to Waste Diversion Ontario. Kingston's 55 per cent total diversion rate in 2010 puts the city at the top of its class in Ontario beating out municipalities like Peterborough, North Bay and Sudbury. MORE ...

INVISTA Centre Achieves LEED® Gold

Nov 30/11 > The INVISTA Centre has achieved Gold Certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. On Friday, Dec. 2, the LEED® Gold plaque was unveiled during a celebration at the INVISTA Centre. MORE ...

Help Protect The Great Lakes Mayors Urge

Jun 16/11 > Mayors of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative have called on the American and Canadian Federal Governments to build on the U.S. Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and local investments by making a bi-national sustainable commitment to the region, supported by long term funding. MORE ...

Energy-use Drops 3.1 Per Cent For Earth Hour

Mar 28/11 > Kingston Hydro customers decreased their electrical consumption by 3.1 per cent during Saturday night's Earth Hour. That's a full percentage point better than the provincial average of a 2.1 per cent decrease for the Hour.  MORE ...

Financial Plan For Kingston's Water Supply

Kingston's Drinking Water Supply System Financial Plan was approved by City Council on June 15. Such plans are required by the Province of Ontario to help ensure the financial stability, safety and infrastructure renewal of drinking water systems. MORE ...

City Developing Urban Forest Plan

The City is responsible for the management of trees and plants within its municipal boundaries. In order to take a comprehensive approach to guide care of its urban trees over the next 25 years, the City has developed a draft Urban Forest Management Plan.  MORE ...

Residents Focus On Waste Reduction Plans

The City invited residents to learn about — and help select — a number of methods being considered to divert even more waste from landfill. The City's goal is to divert 65 per cent of its waste from landfill by 2012.  MORE ...

BEACH REPORTS

Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (FKL&A) Public Health regularly tests local beaches for the presence of E.Coli bacteria during the swimming season. A level of greater than 100 organisms per 100ml of water is considered unsafe for swimming. If unacceptable E.Coli levels persist, the KFL&A Health Unit will close beaches to swimming.

 

Briefly

ALL HAVE A ROLE
IN SAVING ENERGY

We all play a role in conserving electricity — so using fans instead of air conditioning, turning off unnecessary lights, and putting off using large electrical appliances until after 8 p.m. all make a meaningful difference in our energy consumption.  MORE TIPS ...

CLEAN AIR DAY TIPS
FOR EVERYDAY USE

Clean Air Day should be every day, but it's not. The choices we make daily can seriously affect the air we breathe! Here are some things you can do to make Clean Air Day, everyday  MORE ...

ENERGY METERS HELP SAVE MONEY, ENERGY

Residents can now see how much energy their appliances are using by borrowing an electronic energy meter from the Kingston Frontenac Public Library. The electronic energy meters can be attached to any household appliance to show how much energy — and money — that appliance is consuming.  MORE ...