Author of the article: Ian MacAlpine
Publishing date: Jan 28, 2021 • January 28, 2021 • 2 minute read A view of the Union Street side of the former Prison For Women in Kingston on Thursday. A sign shows a seniors residence could be built on the site. Photo by Ian MacAlpine /The Whig-Standard
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KINGSTON It appears that the Prison for Women site on Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard may have a new use in the future.
Drivers and pedestrians passing by the Union Street side of the former federal women’s prison may have been surprised this week to see a sign advertising a new seniors community on the site.
Author of the article: Ian MacAlpine
Publishing date: Jan 28, 2021 • January 28, 2021 • 2 minute read A view of the Union Street side of the former Prison For Women in Kingston on Thursday. A sign shows a seniors residence could be built on the site. Photo by Ian MacAlpine /The Whig-Standard
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KINGSTON It appears that the Prison for Women site on Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard may have a new use in the future.
Drivers and pedestrians passing by the Union Street side of the former federal women’s prison may have been surprised this week to see a sign advertising a new seniors community on the site.
Author of the article: Ian MacAlpine
Publishing date: Jan 28, 2021 • January 28, 2021 • 2 minute read A view of the Union Street side of the former Prison For Women in Kingston on Thursday. A sign shows a seniors residence could be built on the site. Photo by Ian MacAlpine /The Whig-Standard
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KINGSTON It appears that the Prison for Women site on Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard may have a new use in the future.
Drivers and pedestrians passing by the Union Street side of the former federal women’s prison may have been surprised this week to see a sign advertising a new seniors community on the site.
Author of the article: Elliot Ferguson
Publishing date: Dec 30, 2020 • December 30, 2020 • 1 minute read
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Looking back through images from the year, it is hard to remember events that took place before March, when things changed.
Obviously, the images of the pandemic dominated my pictures of the year. Even images that had nothing to do with COVID-19 were influenced by the ongoing pandemic.
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Driven by the impact of the pandemic, global movements sought to correct historical inequities based on race and poverty. Kingston was not immune from those movements for racial and socio-economic equity.
Author of the article: Meghan Balogh
Publishing date: Dec 14, 2020 • December 14, 2020 • 2 minute read Maureen and Ruben Silva drove from Ottawa to get their photo taken with Santa and the St. Lawrence II tall ship in Portsmouth Olympic Harbour on Saturday. Photo by Meghan Balogh /The Whig-Standard
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Santa Claus was sailing in style on Saturday aboard the St. Lawrence II, where he was posing for socially distanced photos with visitors throughout the day.
The unconventional photo opportunity was a way to raise some money and awareness about Brigantine and Tall Ship Expeditions Canada, which has been running charitable outdoor education and adventure programming for youth since 1954 aboard the iconic Kingston-built vessel.