Belle Park

• Efforts to enforce daytime camping ban at Kingston’s Belle Park thwarted for 2nd day

  The city says it will consider 'all available legal remedies' as a last resort in an ongoing effort to apply a daytime camping ban at municipal parks.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2024
  
• City of Kingston begins enforcing daytime camping ban, residents dig in

  The city announced last month it would begin enforcing a daytime camping ban during the first week of April

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2024
  
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• Charcoal burning in tent at Belle Park leads to suspected carbon monoxide poisonings: officials

  Firefighters removed a ‘homemade appliance’ that was being used to burn charcoal inside a tent, the city says

  Fire

  Mar 25, 2024
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• Kingston to enforce daytime camping ban at Belle Park, city parks

  Kingston officials say city staff will begin enforcing a by-law requiring those sheltering at parks to remove tents one hour after sunrise, every day, starting in April.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2024
• Enforcement and education as crews tackle safety concerns in Kingston’s Belle Park

  Carol Ravnaas with the Addictions and Mental Health Services in Kingston said the team at the integrated care hub is doing what it can to help affected individuals.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2024
• Fire leads to more structures removed from Belle Park in Kingston

  The latest removals come after a wood cabin was dismantled at the park last week

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2024
• ‘Threat to life’ leads to tent removal at Belle Park in Kingston

  Fire officials have been called to the tent in the Belle Park encampment three times in three weeks, the city of Kingston says

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2024
• City of Kingston moves campers for Belle Park cleanup following fires

  The move is temporary and not a result of enforcement of the city's Parks By-Law, the city says.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2024
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• Court decision stops Belle Park eviction

  A months long court battle over the constitutionality of removing people encamped at Kingston's Belle Park has finally seen a decision

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2023
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• As Kingston continues eviction push, Belle Park encampment lawyers state their case

  Lawyers from KCLC, representing those encamped at Kingston's Belle Park, had their chance to make submissions in the case of the city trying to evict the campers.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2023