Kingston and Region (928 articles) The City of Kingston, Wolfe Island, and Bath are just a few of the communities that make up the easternmost part of Lake Ontario. This area supports many of the lake’s remaining natural areas and a small commercial fishery. Chronic sewage problems are some of the most persistent environmental issues in the region.
|  | Our snazzy new Swim Guide lets you locate beaches near you, figure out which ones are safe for swimming (the green ones!), and plan your next trip to the beach. It’s free, and it’s fun, and it’s available now online and for your smartphone.Adolphustown Park: This beach is not monitored. Adolphustown is in the heartland of the area settled by United Empire Loyalists.... (more) | | (0 comments) About Waterkeeper Kingston and Region Swim |
| | | Join us June 4th on Wolfe Island for the annual Joe Burke Wolfe Island Literary Festival. This is a free event (but don't forget cash to buy books on site!).This year's festival features Grant Lawrence, Priscila Uppal, Andrew Nikiforuk, Wayne Grady, Michael Winter and Alison Pick. Our special musical guest is Selina Martin and you'll also hear from Dave Bidini, Tanis... (more) | | (1 comments) Drink Events and Meetings Features Fish Kingston and Region Other Swim |
| | | The city is asking Transport Canada to reopen a portion of the old coal dock for waterfront pathway users.The federal agency recently put up a chain link fence around the crumbling dock due to safety concerns, though councillors complain the fence has effectively cut off pathway access for people with mobility issues."I suspect they didn't quite realize they were... (more) | | (1 comments) Kingston and Region Swim |
|  | When a warm sun threatened Wolfe Island’s annual hockey tournament, the locals left the rink and turned to the lake.Go ahead. Ask me. What’s it like to win the Lake Ontario Cup? Say again? You’ve never heard of the Lake Ontario Cup?Truth be told, neither had I — until Wayne Grady mentioned in late January that he and some other writers were heading to a hockey... (more) | | (0 comments) About Waterkeeper Kingston and Region |
|  | The short-eared owl, listed as a species of special concern in Canada, has all but disappeared from the west end of Wolfe Island.A noted Kingston-area birder says the decline has everything to do with the construction and startup of wind turbines on that part of the island two years ago."They're definitely avoiding the area," said Kurt Hennige, who has been watching and... (more) | | (0 comments) Development & Land Use Energy & Fossil Fuels Environmental Law Fish Kingston and Region |
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