Kingston Community News

The Canadian Football League (CFL) has announced a significant new partnership with World Vision Canada, a global relief, development, and advocacy organization. This alliance aims to reach out to CFL's expansive fan base to create meaningful changes in the lives of children living in high-risk regions around the globe.

A self-described chronic volunteer will be one of 13 Kingstonians representing the city as a Community Leader in 2017 as Canada celebrates its 150th birthday. Megan McKever, 28, volunteers with the Red Cross as an emergency response team member and with local organization Kenya Help and the Girl Guides of Canada. In her free time, the Barrie native, who came to Kingston to study sociology and history at Queen's University, is an event co-ordinator by trade but works as a financial assistant at the chemical engineering department at Queen's.

The #ygkchallenge is an ongoing series where we dare you to be different, resolve to be better, and or do something awesome in support of our beloved community. Each week, Kingstonist establishes a new, ambitious or quirky goal, encouraging you to step out of your comfort zone and do something great, and hopefully a little out of the ordinary. By taking part in this community-wide initiative, we hope to make Kingston (and the world) a slightly better place to live, work and play.

The success of the 2016 North American Police Equestrian Championships held here in Kingston will directly benefit countless charities and agencies throughout the area. On Wednesday, Nov. 16, Kingston Police announced the United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) as the charity of choice to receive all proceeds from the North American Police Equestrian Championships (NAPEC), which Kingston Police hosted at the former Kingston Penitentiary over four days in September of this year. The event was one of four Kingston Police has hosted this year to mark their 175th anniversary, and was an incredible success, thanks to the countless volunteers and organizers who helped make the event happen, said Kingston Police Chief Gilles Larochelle, calling NAPEC a “very, very special event.”

It's that time of year again - time to welcome Santa to the Limestone City. On Nov. 19, the man in red will arrive and as always he will be greeted by Kingston's spectacular nighttime parade. While the parade is always fun for everyone in the city, it also comes with some road closures. Here is a list, complete with times, to help you navigate the city during Santa's arrival. Kingston Police is happy to once again participate in and provide traffic control for the 2016 Nighttime Santa Parade.

A high school student used the light from dozens of small candles Friday morning to illuminate the need to better support those struggling with mental illness. Caleb Stringer, a student at Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School who was himself diagnosed with depression two years ago, organized a lunchtime candlelight vigil in the school chapel to bring awareness to the issue of mental illness and "to reach those living in darkness."