Kingston Street Parties

• Queen’s pledges $750K to help city of Kingston with community safety

  The city of Kingston will have more funds to work with when policing the university district. Queen's University has committed an additional $750,000 in funding to the city. 

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2022
  
• Queen’s to pay City of Kingston $350,000 to cover costs for pandemic enforcement

  The funds will go to pay for things like overtime for city police and bylaw officers, and for COVID-19 messaging over the second year of the pandemic, Mayor Bryan Paterson said.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2021
  
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• Kingston health unit warns of increased COVID-19 transmission among young adults, gatherings

  KFL&A Public Health says case counts are rising rapidly among young people in the downtown area. Transmission is being driven by the Delta variant and seen at large gatherings.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2021
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• Kingston police chief calls Labour Day University District parties ‘unconscionable’

  Kingston's police chief is condemning the continued large street parties in the Queen's University District that took place over the Labour Day weekend.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2021
• City of Kingston activates University District safety initiative to discourage student parties

  The city of Kingston is enacting its University District safety initiative in order to preemptively crack down on parties as post-secondary students move back to the city.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2021
• Few arrests made under Kingston’s nuisance bylaw at St. Patrick’s Day street party, police say

  By late afternoon, police say fewer than 10 people were arrested under the bylaw.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2019
• Queen’s summit brainstorms how to build a better Kingston for all

  Speakers at the event said key is to balance the needs of both longtime local homeowners but also short-term renters in the city.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2018
• Video shows roof collapsing during St. Paddy’s Day celebrations in Kingston

  Downtown Kingston saw lots of people dressed up for St. Patrick's Day but the celebrations led to a collapsed roof of an old home on University Avenue.

  News

  Mar 18, 2018