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Today β€” 18 May 2024The Kingston Whig-Standard
Yesterday β€” 17 May 2024The Kingston Whig-Standard
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Weekend Spotlight: Five things to do in Kingston area this weekend

βœ‡The Kingston Whig-Standard
By: The Whig-Standard
16 May 2024 at 15:21
Saturday, 1-9 p.m., at Lake Ontario Park, 920 King St. W.: Fireworks, stage shows, community corridor, food trucks, bouncy castles and so much more. Daytime activities run from 1-6 p.m. Evening activities from 6-9:30 p.m., followed by a fireworks finale. ATM on site. Utilities Kingston Water Buggy on site, so don’t forget refillable water bottles. Only accessible parking on-site β€” park across the street in the St. Lawrence College parking lot and conveniently pay with the Honk app. For more details, check out cityofkingston.ca/residents/city-calendar-events/feature-events/victoria-day. Read More

Project to protect Hillman Marsh will begin this summer

βœ‡The Kingston Whig-Standard
By: Jeff Carter， Ontario Farmer
16 May 2024 at 11:56
A project led by the Essex Region Conservation Authority will protect close to 2,000 acres of wetland in Southwestern Ontario and also keep agricultural lands and homes from flooding. Read More

Canadian Ingenuity: Artist captured β€˜beauty and hardness’ of Arctic life

βœ‡The Kingston Whig-Standard
By: Susanna McLeod
16 May 2024 at 11:50
The artist won the hearts and confidence of the Indigenous people living at Eskimo Point in the Northwest Territories (now Arviat, Nunavut). In the mid-1900s, Winifred Petchey Marsh recorded the activities, the landscapes and daily lives in watercolours. Living in the North with her pastor husband for over 40 years, the family home transformed into a community hub. Petchey Marsh paintings depicted Indigenous culture before their northern ways were lost to modern society. Read More
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