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Guide to Kingston
The Journal takes an exclusive look at what's happening in the community.
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Battle lines in the Limestone City
Penny Tsinaritis has worked closely with Queen’s students for 14 years as owner of Freddie’s Grocery at the corner of William Street and University Avenue. Although she thinks not all students are irresponsible, she said some go too far sometimes by damaging property.
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Step away from the garbage bag
In a city where most students share a house with anywhere from one to 10 people, surviving on Kingston’s limit of two garbage bags per household is a challenge. If you recycle, it doesn’t have to be. “Maximize your use of recycling,” suggests John Giles, manager of solid waste for the City of Kingston.
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Tomatoes, snow peas and civic spirit
Four years ago, Carone Beaucage moved into a new home looking onto an empty lot across the street—a site used for garbage dumping and late night brawls. That empty lot is now one of several blossoming community gardens in Kingston. Community gardens are pieces of public land that give community members a chance to grow food on their own plot for a minimal fee.
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Wind your way through Wolfe Island
Virginia Clark chats with her neighbours on her way to work—riding a ferry from her Wolfe Island home into Kingston every morning. A prolonged stay with friends turned into a move to the island from Vancouver, but the unconventional, community feel of the island is what keeps her there.
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Up close and personal with Kingston’s star-studded history
July 13, 1673: Count Frontenac, governor of New France, met with local Iroquois chiefs as members of his flotilla began to construct a small fort on Cataraqui River. Frontenac’s arrival marks the first attempt at colonization by Europeans in what is now Ontario.
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Finding your faith in Kingston
For those belonging to a specific religious tradition, moving away from home presents the choice to carry on in your family’s faith or to choose one for yourself. No matter what path you choose, having a supportive community is always a good place to start—or continue—your spiritual journey.
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Let’s do lunch (or breakfast, or dinner)
If you can’t stomach another caf meal or don’t feel up to making your own, Kingston restaurants provide a refreshing alternative. Kingston has a higher concentration of residents—more than 200 per capita—than anywhere else in North America. The following is a summary of some of the restaurants you can explore.
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Glover in the hot seat
Bill Glover was elected city councillor of Sydenham ward, which contains most of the Ghetto, on November 13, 2006. Born in Winnipeg, he attended Queen’s as an undergraduate student in history and moved to Kingston permanently after his retirement as a naval officer from the Canadian navy in 2000. The Sydenham ward is bordered in the north by Johnson and William Streets, in the south by Lake Ontario, in the west by Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard and in the east by the midpoint of Kingston Harbour.
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Does Kingston offer a rich variety of opportunities or a corporate wasteland?
One of the first questions that invariably arises when meeting people is, “Where are you from?” Our hometowns and native countries often play a strong role in everything from the bands we enjoy to the sports teams we follow, and even our alcoholic beverages of choice.
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Take a walk on Kingston’s artsy side
Plunked right between Toronto and Montreal, Kingston gets more than its fair share of artists and events coming through. The town’s also abuzz with its own home-grown culture and nightlife—bursting the Queen’s bubble is always a little refreshing. Although Queen’s campus has its fair share of film, art and music events, broadening your scope to include Kingston’s venues will show you what the community has to offer in terms of entertainment.
