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• New executive director welcomed at The Food Sharing Project in Kingston

  24-08-2026 14:15 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON, ON – Yu Jier Kou has been announced as the new executive director of The Food Sharing Project.The Food Sharing Project, which was founded in 1985, helps deliver nutritious food to all 88 schools across Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, “serving 16,000 students every school year, roughly half of all students enrolled in the region.”“The need for healthy food at school is growing every year, and so is our responsibility to meet it,” Kou said in a r
  
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• Kingston Police chief ‘absolutely disappointed’ senior officer attended former sergeant’s sentencing hearing

  24-08-2026 14:08 via thewhig.com
  
  A Kingston Police constable assaulted by her supervisor expressed fears about being seen as the officer who “ratted him out.” Now Kingston Police Chief Adam MacIntosh is addressing what it means for employees to feel safe speaking up.MacIntosh says he was “absolutely disappointed” to learn that a senior member of his service attended the sentencing hearing for a former police sergeant who admitted to assaulting a female constable he’d supervised.Kingston Police Sta
  
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• Alto won't approach municipalities during election period

  24-08-2026 13:54 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — Technical discussions taking between local municipalities and Alto, the Crown corporation developing a high-speed rail project, will be paused during the coming municipal election period.Last week, municipal leaders called for a pause in discussions about non-disclosure agreements until after the municipal election at the end of October.“In keeping with our standard pre-election process, we will not proactively engage with elected officials during the election period,&rdq
  
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• Greek Fest celebrates culture, community and more than a century of Greek heritage in Kingston

  24-08-2026 13:48 via thewhig.com
  
  The smell of souvlaki and freshly baked pastries filled the Greek Orthodox church on Johnson Street on Saturday as hundreds of visitors gathered for Greek Fest 2026 , a celebration of food, music, history and community.The festival started in 2019, and though the COVID-19 pandemic bogged things down for a year, it has grown steadily since.“In ‘21 we decided to go big,” said volunteer organizer Marina Leos. “We got the street closure, the big tent, and live music outside.
  
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• Kingston's Greek Orthodox church looks toward iconography project as young adults discover the faith

  24-08-2026 13:41 via thewhig.com
  
  Members of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos currently sit under a plain ceiling when they gather each week to worship.With a vision for the future, that’s something they hope to change.Church volunteers are looking to transform that ceiling through a major iconography project, bringing centuries-old Orthodox artistic traditions into the heart of the Kingston landmark.At Greek Fest 2026 on Saturday, volunteer Alex Demetriou said the project remains in the plannin
  
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• Forever Hip celebration draws fans back to Kingston a decade after iconic final concert

  24-08-2026 13:29 via thewhig.com
  
  Ten years after The Tragically Hip’s final hometown concert became a shared national moment, fans returned to downtown Kingston for a celebration of the band that remains synonymous with the city where it began.Springer Market Square filled with residents and visitors taking in archival video screenings, music-themed walking tours, a local merch market and stories shared among generations of Hip fans as part of the three-day Forever Hip commemoration.The event was organized by the City of
  
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• Thousands gather in Kingston for Forever Hip finale, 10 years after band's historic farewell

  24-08-2026 09:25 via thewhig.com
  
  Thousands of fans gathered in downtown Kingston on Saturday night as the city concluded its three-day Forever Hip celebration with a public viewing of the band’s historic 2016 farewell concert.The finale marked the culmination of a weekend commemorating the 10th anniversary of The Tragically Hip’s Aug. 20, 2016, hometown concert, a performance that was watched and heard by an estimated 11.7 million Canadians through CBC’s television, radio and digital broadcasts.The anniversar
  
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