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• Bike camp gives kids with disabilities a chance at independent riding

  16-07-2026 19:44 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Rowen Heffernan pedals steadily around the arena surface at the Cataraqui Community Centre on Thursday afternoon.She’s one of a handful of kids who has had the chance to learn to ride a two-wheeled bicycle with a little help from some friends during KidsInclusive’s iCan Bike camp this week.Heffernan is riding a blue and pink bicycle — one that she picked out herself, and that has been in her basement at home for a while, during a time when she just couldn&rsqu
  
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• Canada Day crowds leave Kingston pier a mess, opinions divided on waste management

  16-07-2026 19:40 via thewhig.com
  
  Approximately 1,000 people brought the party to the pier for Canada Day, but many left much of it behind.Students and Kingstonians alike gathered at the Gord Downie Pier to celebrate Canada Day earlier this month, bringing with them music and energy, but leaving behind waste, from beer cans to sunglasses. Following the national holiday festivities, there were no formal complaints made, but some took to online forums to voice their frustrations about the amount of garbage left behind after the l
  
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• Kingston region facing some of the province's poorest air quality Thursday

  16-07-2026 18:47 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Southeast Public Health is warning residents across its eastern Ontario catchment area to take shelter from extremely poor air quality conditions, as smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario sweeps across the province.The sight and smell of smoke is readily apparent across the Kingston region Thursday afternoon, and Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued an orange air quality warning . The province’s Air Quality Health Index for the city is 10+, or a “
  
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• Complainant denies defence's suggestion that media coverage influenced recollections

  16-07-2026 18:40 via thewhig.com
  
  The cross-examination of a complainant in the trial of Michael Haaima concluded Tuesday morning with defence lawyer Natasha Calvinho questioning whether the young woman’s recollection of events had evolved through years of reflection and exposure to public reporting about the case.This complainant, whose testimony began the morning of July 13, first spoke to the Ontario Provincial Police in 2022, approximately four years after the events she described in court. The defence noted that seve
  
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• Greater Napanee to formalize encampment map review process after Lions Park discrepancy discovered

  16-07-2026 18:23 via thewhig.com
  
  The council of the Town of Greater Napanee has directed staff to establish a formal annual review process for the town’s encampment education materials after officials discovered its public facing map incorrectly suggested that part of Lions Park could be used for camping — when in fact, under the town’s existing bylaw, the entire park falls within a protected setback from a licensed daycare.Council unanimously approved the direction at its meeting on July 14 after hearing tha
  
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• Napanee's Morningstar Mission announces plans to relocate

  16-07-2026 16:21 via thewhig.com
  
  Morningstar Mission will be on the move “as soon as practically feasible,” according to the Morningstar board.The non-profit organization, currently located at 58 Water St. in Napanee, offers a seasonal overnight warming centre, food bank, free meals, clothing, showers and income tax help for housing-insecure people.Where it will be relocating to is has yet to be determined. One thing, however, is clear: the new location will be in a non-residential area that is still within a walka
  
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• Weekend spotlight July 17 to 19: Things to do in Kingston area this weekend

  16-07-2026 13:28 via thewhig.com
  
  1. Race the Base, K‑Town Triathlon & Duathlon Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Kingston Constantine Arena, 7 Navy Way : A full day of racing at CFB Kingston — featuring sprint, Olympic, and brand‑new enduro distances, scenic routes toward Gananoque, and a post‑race cool‑down in historic Kingston. Athletes can expect a warm swim, rolling bike course, and a quiet, picturesque run through the base. Packet pick‑up runs July 18 and 19, with races starting Sunday mor
  
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