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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 Queen's University students and alumni descend on the city to celebrate homecoming.