A veteran places a wreath on a monument at Kingston’s Royal Canadian Legion branch. (Tyler Ball)

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Legion keeps veterans’ memories alive

Canadians all over the country took time on Wednesday to remember the service and sacrifices of war veterans. To Kingston area veterans, the Royal Canadian Legion’s Remembrance Day service was their time to honour the day with their fellow men in arms and their supporters.

Previously in Features

November 10, 2009

A home for Queen’s rarest tomes

Beyond the Queen’s University Library’s impressive general collection, it houses an equally impressive Special Collections section. Located on the second floor of Douglas Library, The W.D. Jordan Special Collections Library contains 125,000 volumes of printed material from deerskin-bound bibles to recently published special editions of classic works accumulated since its establishment in 1964.

November 6, 2009

Film schools students on education

Knowing Michael MacMillan’s background as a Queen’s film alumnus, I couldn’t think of a better place than the Film House to interview the former Alliance Atlantis executive chairman, who was in town this week as this year’s Brockington Visitor.

November 3, 2009

History of a blind spot

When I first contact Marc Epprecht for an interview, he defers for a week. “I’m in Tanzania at the moment,” he said in an email to the Journal. Epprecht, a professor with Queen’s development studies and history departments, was granted the Desmond Tutu Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Study of Sexuality in Africa in October of this year.

October 30, 2009

Pro-bonus for small businesses

Kingston-area small-business owners now have access to pro-bono legal counsel thanks to a new program officially launched in September by the Faculty of Law. “We try to help those who normally wouldn’t be able to budget their businesses,” program director Peter Kissick said.

October 27, 2009

Whose poutine reigns supreme?

At Bubba’s Pizzeria, one thing is certain: poutine is king. “Poutine is stencilled on the windows here, our shirts, our hats, people love the poutine,” Bubba’s employee Scott Cooper said.