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Queen's students celebrated Homecoming 2023 with a reduced number of unsanctioned events on Aberdeen St. relative to previous years. Despite fewer unsanctioned events, Kingston Police issued $57,000 in fines, an increase from last year when $44,400 in monetary penalties were handed out.

Police in Kingston, Ont. said charges included amplified sound, open liquor, underage drinking and public intoxication.

Kingston police and bylaw issued hundreds of charges and thousands of dollars in fines for unsanctioned gatherings during Queen's homecoming weekend, as the university thanked campus and community partners for limiting unsanctioned gatherings.

The student government at Queen's University is speaking out against the steep fines and court summonses police have introduced temporarily to curb raucous street parties. Police say they make no apologies for their approach.

Police in Kingston, Ont. are bracing for a weekend of parties as Queens University students and alumni descend on the city to celebrate homecoming.

Learn about the University District Safety Initiative (UDSI) implemented by the City of Kingston in anticipation of Homecoming weekend and Halloween. Discover the increased penalties for bylaw violations and efforts to ensure community safety during these events.

With Homecoming festivities in Kingston this month the University District Safety Initiative runs October 14th...

Kingston Police will be starting increased enforcement in the University District this Saturday ahead Homecoming at Queens University.

St. Patrick's Day revelry in Kingston, Ont., spilled onto the streets over the weekend, as hundreds of people dressed in green crowded onto the roads — and also trees and rooftops — near Queen's University on Friday and Saturday.

Police and bylaw officials in Kingston, Ont., are working on their St. Patrick's Day plans without the help of a report on how to handle street parties — a report Queen's University said would be ready by last fall.