1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (378+ words) Transport Action Canada, the national public transportation advocacy organization, is offering its support to the potential addition of a Kingston stop in the Alto high-speed rail project, but the organization says it also has a few “concerns.” As reported in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (364+ words) The Ontario government is investing $6 million in Kingston-based MetalCraft Marine Inc. through the Ontario Shipbuilding Grant Program (OSGP). The government says the investment is to expand the company’s production capacity and meet growing demand for Ontario-built vessels. It’s part of…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1158+ words) As the sky over northern Kingston turned darker and darker on June 30, Chad Locke knew a storm was coming. Locke, who lives on Orser Road near the northern edge of Kingston, was working from home when the storm hit. He…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (166+ words) With an increased amount of traffic on the roads during the week of Canada Day, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) laid over 19,133 traffic and marine charges. Those charges included 8,603 for speeding, 1,454 for those not wearing a seatbelt, 412 for impaired driving,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (463+ words) Protesters, including members of Ontario labour organizations of the Fight Ford movement, gathered at Confederation Park on Saturday, where they protested Premier Doug Ford’s government and called for transparency. Protesters carried signs and handed out information sheets to Kingstonians as…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1031+ words) Nancy Nicol among the latest Kingston-area nominees to the Order of Canada. KINGSTON — Across a lifetime of art and activism, Nancy Nicol has maintained her sense of hope. “I never feel hopelessness,” Nicol told the Whig-Standard on Wednesday. “I learned…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (269+ words) A day after circulating a warning for extreme weather and a threat of tornado winds, Environment Canada has issued a heat warning in Kingston and the surrounding area for Canada Day and July 2, which will run into the weekend. The…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago   (370+ words) KINGSTON — Members of the Southeast Public Health Board of Health re-appointed chair Nathan Townend during a board meeting on Wednesday. Townend stepped away from elected office earlier in June to take on the role of director communications and community development…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (651+ words) The potential addition of a Kingston station to the Alto project changes little for communities that still could be on the high-speed rail route. KINGSTON — Monday’s announcement of the possible addition of a Kingston station to the Alto high-speed rail…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (428+ words) Information gathered during the public consultation period pushed the government to consider Kingston for a station, Alto CEO Martin Imbleau says. KINGSTON — The possible addition of Kingston to the Alto high-speed rail project is proof that the public consultation on…...