Hope everyone got a chance to enjoy the beautiful weather over the weekend.
Lots of developing stories, including local waterfront residents opposing a new floating water park proposal in the Confederation Basin Promenade, Gore Road area residents upset about boundary changes for housing expansion, and the city considering toughening tree bylaws.
In other news today, three local secondary school graduates receive the Schulich Leader Scholarship, a $120,000 scholarship awarded to 100 students across Canada pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). Check out today's stories below. |
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A diagram of proposed swimming enhancements for Confederation Basin. (SUPPLIED) | Kingston student earns nearly $170,000 in scholarships Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School graduate Victoria Elkington is latest of three Kingston high school students this year to receive the Schulich Leader Scholarship, a $120,000 scholarship awarded to 100 students across Canada pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). |
Toddler drowns in St. Lawrence River
The Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a drowning involving a toddler on Wolfe Island on Friday.
According to police, shortly after 9:30 a.m. on July 4, Leeds OPP responded to a report of an unresponsive young child who had been in the St. Lawrence River near Stoney Point Lane. |
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Amanda Hill does a very important service within the community as an archivist with the Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County. (SUPPLIED PHOTO) |
Belleville’s Own: Helping people connect with their past
Amanda Hill does a very important service within the community. She is an archivist with the Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County.
Born in London, England, she came here in 2007 after attending a 2003 conference on Ottawa: “I just fell in love with the country at that point. I spent a whole day in what is now the Museum of Canadian History and was blown away and it just started there, really.” |
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Organizer, Penelope Hutton, was pleased with the turnout at the very first Anime Kingston convention at Legion 560 on Sunday, June 6, 2025. (BILL HALL /The Whig Standard) |
First-ever Anime Kingston showcases eastern pop culture
According to Penelope Hutton, there have been Comicon-like events in Kingston before, but said this one was unlike those -- which are heavily influenced by western culture. Hutton said that Anime Kingston’s focus was largely on Japanese and eastern culture. |
Bo Bichette #11 of the Toronto Blue Jays hits a solo home run against the Los Angeles Angels during the fourth inning in their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on July 6, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (MARC BLINCH/Getty Images) |
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Kingston City Hall. (ELLIOT FERGUSON /The Whig-Standard) |
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Chance of thunderstorms today with the humidex still keeping the temperatures close to 30C. Below is your forecast for Kingston: |
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Did you know? In 1776, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the final film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's popular children's book series, had its world premiere in London. |
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