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• Kingston to rename Indian Road to Aki Road

  17-06-2026 22:43 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Indian Road is to be renamed Aki Road after city council voted in favour of the name change Tuesday night.The vote brought to an end a year-long process to replace the “outdated and derogatory” term for Indigenous people.“It’s somewhat unique for citizens to have a vote on the name of a municiply owned asset, such as a facility or a park or a street,” said street resident Daniel Shipp, who initiated the effort to change the name.“It is of pri
  
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• ENT: New exhibition celebrates Kingston's musical history

  17-06-2026 21:16 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston has long been known for its vibrant music scene, but, as it turns out, for longer than many people might think.“You can go find music almost every night of the week (now), and, as we did our research, that’s been the case since the 1900s,” City Curator Melissa Cruise explained.That research was part of Music From Miles Around, a new year-long exhibition opening inside City Hall on Saturday. It chronicles the city’s musical timeline, from “one of the earlie
  
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• Kingston adds electric waste collection trucks to municipal fleet

  17-06-2026 20:28 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston has added two electric garbage trucks to its municipal fleet with support from a $500,000 Green Municipal Fund grant provided through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).The funding and partnership were celebrated Tuesday at Kingston’s Fleet Maintenance Garage by representatives from FCM, city council, Mack Trucks North America and other partners. The event was hosted by Conny Glenn, city councillor for Sydenham District, mayoral candidate and member of FCM’s bo
  
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• Nine years after near-fatal accident, court rules Napanee farm had duty to warn of hidden bridge hazard

  17-06-2026 19:53 via thewhig.com
  
  Trapped underwater inside a crop sprayer after a farm bridge collapsed beneath him and sent the machine tumbling into the Napanee River, Colin Denyes searched for a way out.The cab had filled with water. The door was pinned shut. Only an air pocket inside the submerged machine allowed him to breathe.If the water had gotten in, there had to be a way out.Denyes felt around in the darkness, slicing his fingers on broken glass, until he found an escape route through the wreckage. He made his way ou
  
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• Contraband worth more than $126,000 seized at Collins Bay Institution

  17-06-2026 18:44 via thewhig.com
  
  Contraband with an estimated institutional value of more than $126,000 was seized at Collins Bay Institution earlier this month, according to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC).CSC said staff members intercepted several unauthorized items at the federal multi-level security institution on June 7 as a result of a suspected drone drop. The seizure included tobacco, marijuana, crystal methamphetamine and a cellphone accessories.The correctional agency credited the seizure to the vigilance of
  
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• Early-morning rollover at Kingston General Hospital ends without injuries

  17-06-2026 15:59 via thewhig.com
  
  Details are still emerging on how a vehicle rolled over at the entrance to Kingston General Hospital on the morning on June 16.According to Kingston Police , since it happened on private property, the Highway Traffic Act is not applicable, but officials said it happened around 4:40 a.m.From what officials observed, there were no injuries, the driver was responsive, and the vehicle was towed away.No other details have been released. RelatedKingston to keep exploring municipal services corporatio
  
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• High-speed rail promises to boost tourism in urban areas

  17-06-2026 13:40 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — The tourism sector along the proposed high-speed rail line could be boosted by billions of dollars and create tens of thousands of new jobs, according to a consultant’s report from the company developing the project.The 42-page study from infrastructure consultant company CPCS looked at tourism economies in six census metropolitan areas where the project’s seven train stations are to be located.According to 2022 Statistics Canada data, tourism in the communities alo
  
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• Kingston author and Queen’s professor wins Trillium Book Award

  17-06-2026 13:27 via thewhig.com
  
  Kingston author and Queen’s professor Otoniya (Juliane) Okot Bitek has been named the English-language winner of the 2026 Trillium Book Award for her debut novel, “We, the Kindling.”Okot Bitek is no stranger to literary recognition. A Professor of Black Studies at Queen’s University, cross-appointed in Gender Studies and English Literature, she is also a creative writing professor and an acclaimed writer who has received both national and international praise, particular
  
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• Bryan Paterson, Kingston’s longest-serving mayor, seeks re-election

  17-06-2026 13:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Incumbent Mayor Bryan Paterson, as well as Vanessa Mensah and Stephen Cuthbertson, joins the list of candidates vying for the seat of mayor in the 2026 municipal election.
  
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• Kingston brewery serves beer, activism with collaboration

  17-06-2026 13:14 via thewhig.com
  
  A Kingston brewery is creating a beer to raise awareness around a national monument being built in Ottawa that pays tribute to Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ community.Kingston’s Fine Balance Brewing Co. announced the beer in collaboration with Thunderhead:Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument, which will open to the public in Ottawa this summer during Capital Pride Week (Aug. 22 to 30).The partnership with Thunderhead arose as a result of the Kingston brewery’s Quarterly Collaborati
  
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• Kingston to keep exploring municipal services corporation as it grapples with debt

  17-06-2026 13:12 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — City council gave a “soft yes” to continue with plans to create a municipal services corporation for water and wastewater services.That approval, which is not a final decision, came after several councillors insisted on getting assurances that the process would not lead to privatization of water and wastewater services.The proposal was put forward as a way to give the city a way to borrow more money with more favourable terms to pay for infrastructure.According to a
  
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