Principal – Partying

It was a noisy party night in the University District but there were no arrests by Kingston Police.  Police say bylaw enforcement officers were called in to deal with a dozen noise complaints from large parties and that gave them some relief last night.

Queen’s University Principal Daniel Woolf has issued a statement calling on student to immediately stop what he calls disturbing and unacceptable behaviour.

The email message to all students says:

“There is no tolerance for this kind of dangerous behaviour at Queen’s or in Kingston. It is also an embarrassment to both our student body, the university as a whole, and the city of Kingston”.

Woolf says he usually sends a message welcoming students – but he’s sorry to say that is not the message this September.

He asks students not to put him in the position of having to cancel Homecoming because of their bad behaviour during frosh week.

Town Gown Relations

With large student parties spilling into the streets for at least three nights this week – it sounds strange to say the committee set up to deal with these things may be disbanded.

Kingston city council will get a report at its meeting next week recommending the end of the Near Campus Neighbourhoods Advisory Committee.

It was setup in 2011 to discuss ways to combat street parties during Homecoming and frosh week.

City councillor Peter Stroud chairs the committee and says the Queen’s student government is best equipped to deal with the issues and the committee is dysfunctional.

Queen’s Wins Property Tax Appeal

Queen’s University is getting a big chunk of cash from the city after winning an appeal over property taxes.

Queen’s will be getting a $1.2 million rebate from the city after it was charged property taxes on the An Clachan property on Van Order Drive.

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation agreed with Queen’s after it claimed the buildings are being used as residences.  The agency is also reviewing 53 other properties owned by Queen’s and the university could get another $250,000 dollar rebate.

The city has budgeted for the 1.2 million and says it shouldn’t have an impact on property taxes.

9-11 Anniversary

Kingston Fire & Rescue will observe a minute of silence this morning on the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States.

Staff will gather outside the fire hall at 271 Brock Street at 9:58 this morning and observe a minute of silence at 10 am to honour those who died in the attacks.

Hijackers crashed two planes into New York’s World Trade Center, one slammed into the Pentagon in suburban Washington and a fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers on board fought with hijackers. Approximately 3,000 people were killed in the four crashes, including two dozen Canadians.

Interval House Anniversary

A women’s shelter in Kingston is celebrating its 40th anniversary on Sunday.

Interval House is holding the celebration in McBurney Park from 1-4pm on Sunday.

There will be music, speakers and children’s activities.

Kingston Interval House provides sanctuary for women and children who suffering from violence.

 Cyclists

Be prepared for more cyclists on area roads this weekend. The Kingston Velo Club is holding its 9th Annual Limestone Century Bicycle Tour.

It’s a way to promote cycling tours in Frontenac, Lennox and Addington and Prince Edward Counties.

There are various routes you can choose from and info is available at the Kingston Velo Club website.

www.kvc.ca

CFB Kingston

CFB Kingston is hosting the Garrison Kingston Family Fun Fest this weekend.

It kicks off with a concert featuring April Wine tomorrow night and continues from 10am to 5pm on Sunday with demonstrations and entertainment on the McNaughton Parade Square.

http://www.cg.cfpsa.ca/cg-pc/Kingston/EN/SponsorshipandDonations/Sponsored%20Events/GFFF2015/Pages/default.aspx