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• Council opts to relocate wellness centre from Kingston’s planned aquatic complex

  13-07-2026 15:45 via thewhig.com
  Kingston City Council has approved a significant change to the scope of the city’s proposed $102-million aquatic complex, relocating the project’s planned wellness and health centre from the new facility at the Invista Centre to community space at 315 Queen Mary Rd.Council approved the recommendation without discussion at its regular meeting on July 7. The recommendation was previewed in a staff report released in advance of Tuesday’s meeting, which indicated that relocating t
  
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• Too early to estimate Kingston rail link cost, Alto says

  13-07-2026 15:30 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Three weeks after a Kingston high-speed rail station officially became an option , the Crown corporation developing the project said its too early to estimate how much such an addition would cost.Last week, the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation released a report that suggested adding Kingston to the initial proposal would cost about $3.9 billion .But Alto, the Crown corporation tasked by the federal government to determine the final route, said the Kingston addition, like th
  
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• Three more candidates step forward for Kingston's municipal election

  13-07-2026 15:21 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — A trio of candidates have entered the race for city council.In Kingscourt-Rideau District, Michael Judd stepped forward to run for the council seat.Judd ran previously in the district in the 2022 election.Lifelong Kingston resident and Queen’s University student Andrew DaCosta put his name forward in Sydenham District.DaCosta was the fifth candidate vying for a district with no incumbent after Conny Glenn launched her mayoral campaign.In Collins-Bayridge District, Joel An
  
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• Loyalist Township prepares to reopen revamped swimming pool

  13-07-2026 14:30 via thewhig.com
  
  Just in time for the dog days of summer, the Barr Homes Aquatic Centre in Amherstview is slated for a soft opening on July 20, 2026, some four years after the former aquatic centre shuttered its doors.Jim Hegadorn, mayor of Loyalist Township, described the opening as the return of an important community asset.“When the old pool closed, we heard strongly from residents that it had been very important to them,” said Hegadorn. “It’s a huge boost to the community to have a p
  
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• A bigger window to the universe opens in Lennox and Addington thanks to donation of massive telescope

  13-07-2026 14:13 via thewhig.com
  
  Visitors to the Lennox and Addington Dark Sky Viewing Area are now seeing farther into the cosmos than ever before thanks to the arrival of a massive telescope once owned by a renowned Canadian amateur astronomer.A 25-inch Obsession Dobsonian telescope donated by the estate of the late Attilla Danko officially debuted Friday at the popular stargazing destination on County Road 41 north of Napanee, marking a significant addition to one of Ontario’s best-known public observation sites.The n
  
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• From rotary phones to retro radios: Kingston entrepreneur gives old technology a second life

  13-07-2026 14:04 via thewhig.com
  
  When Jamie Emerton picks up a battered 1930s radio, a vintage milkshake mixer or a rotary telephone destined for the scrap heap, he doesn’t see a relic.He sees a machine with another century of life left in it.The 35-year-old Kingston entrepreneur is the founder of Find It All Antiques, a restoration business dedicated to returning historic appliances, electronics and fixtures to working order — often with modern upgrades.“A lot of people see a beautiful Bakelite radio and ass
  
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• Inclusive baseball gets a boost with opening of new Kingston diamond

  13-07-2026 13:34 via thewhig.com
  
  A new junior baseball diamond at Woodbine Park officially opened on Saturday.The recreational site is a collaborative project involving the City of Kingston, the Toronto Blue Jays’ charitable arm, local baseball volunteers and private-sector partners.Mayor Bryan Paterson joined representatives from the Jays Care Foundation, Kingston Thunder Baseball, TD Bank and city staff for the official opening ceremony and first pitch at what is now known as Diamond No. 5 at the city’s west-end
  
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