Kingston news

• Two additional flights from Kashechewan First Nation land in Kingston

  20-01-2026 20:24 via thewhig.com
  Late Friday afternoon, as many people were getting a head start to their weekend, two additional planes from Kashechewan First Nation landed at the Kingston Airport. The flights from the northern community carried dozens of people, and included families with children, the elderly and even members of Kashechewan Fire and Rescue. Friday’s flights delivered a second wave of people brought to Kingston, all of whom were looking for a place with safe drinking water after the water treatment plan
  
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• Kingston student entrepreneurs now able to apply to Summer Company 2026 program

  20-01-2026 13:55 via thewhig.com
  Student entrepreneurs, aged 15 to 29, interested in exploring entrepreneurship and starting their own businesses can now apply to the Summer Company 2026 program as applications opened on Monday. According to Kingston Economic Development in a news release, the goal of the program is to help students transform their entrepreneurial ideas into operating their first business over the summer by equipping aspiring young entrepreneurs with essential training, mentorship and financial support to launc
  
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• Kingston Police intercept drugs intended for Collins Bay Institution

  20-01-2026 13:50 via thewhig.com
  Kingston Police have stopped drugs from entering Collins Bay Institution following a routine traffic stop in the city’s west end. On Jan. 17 around 1 p.m., officers were conducting patrols in the area of 1600 Bath Rd. when they saw a vehicle idling nearby with two people inside. Upon noticing the police, the vehicle left the parking lot and was seen accelerating through an amber light. Officers stopped the vehicle and, while speaking with the driver, detected a heavy odour of marijuana. Po
  
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• Kingston city council hears budget requests from external agencies

  20-01-2026 13:42 via thewhig.com
  KINGSTON — Agencies that receive more than $85 million in municipal funding went in front of city council to present their 2026 budgets Monday night. Council is to meet on Tuesday and Wednesday night to discuss the budget before it is adopted. This year’s city budget included a projected 3.75 per cent property tax increase. “I think it’s fair to say without exaggeration, this was an incredibly challenging budget process,” Mayor Bryan Paterson said at the outset of M
  
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