Kingston Climate Emergency Day 2,778 "The City of Kingston is reminding residents that reducing unnecessary idling is a simple way to support cleaner air, reduce fuel use and keep our community comfortable for everyone." Where Relentlessly Pursuing Net-Zero By 2040 Thrives #ygk
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Return To Normal Hank places a bag of flour, some salt and 1½ cups of water on the kitchen table and declares Downtown is ripe for conspicuous consumption. Already is, says Beulah. Audrey fills the freezer with discounted out-of-date Wonder Bread. #ygk www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...
This loaf of rye bread is selling for $60 in New York. Is it worth it? | CBC Radio
Rye opened in Manhattan last month, offering a titular loaf made from water, imported rye flour and salt. The fourth ingredient, according to the bakery, is time. But while some people have said the p...
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Welcome To The Machine We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there. Please note that as a human, you are an important cog in the economic growth wheel, performing consumption and creation duties that are vital to the well-being of others in the loop. We hope you enjoy your stay. #ygk
Remember the Polygraph Dragnet at City Hall? ❤️Kingston. You'll Be Amazed At What You See #ygkHistory #ygk
Return To Normal The only televised execution Hank likes to watch is when the Yankees or Leafs are swept out of the playoffs. Beulah thinks it's time to channel John Prine and blow up the tv... #ygk
"Kingston Police have charged a former Taxi Commission employee with theft, fraud." -Kingstonist, October 8, 2026 How it began... #ygk #ygkVotes #ygkHistory www.kingstonist.com/news/kingsto...
Kingston City Hall moves to take control of taxi commission’s oversight role amid resignation, transparency and legal concerns – Kingston News
(Kingston, Ontario) The embattled body that regulates Kingston’s cab industry is on the verge of crashing into oblivion following a high-profile resignation and lingering questions about its oversight...
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Return To Normal Hank is tired of being asked to donate money to local healthcare even after paying Federal and Provincial taxes that fund healthcare AND paying a Municipal hospital tax levy. Beulah believes there might be a spending problem rather than a funding problem... #ygk
Return To Normal Hank has a kitchen table discussion with Audrey and Boyd's offspring about the value of a costly yet necessary education weighed against a future financial plan funded by municipal tax dollars. Beulah also suggests a Bureaucracy 101 course to learn the game. #ygk
Tariff Karma: A Pain In The Ass Analysis out of North Carolina found that toilet paper in the U.S. could become "more expensive, less soft" because of President Donald Trump's 50 per cent levy on northern bleached softwood kraft imported from Canada #ygk www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How the Canada-U.S. trade war might change your shopping habits | CBC News
Experts say last month's trade war escalation between Canada and the U.S. may be felt less in empty store shelves than in higher prices, fewer choices and longer waits for some products.
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ITS COMING TO TOWN FOLKS A 12-Car Streamlined Convention Train "Just Imagine a train on Ontario St. stretching from Earl to West St." -Whig Standard July 26, 1936 ❤️Kingston. Where 90 Years Later We Demand A High Speed Train AND A Convention Centre #ygk #ygkHistory 🧵
Kingston Climate Emergency Day 2,773 We are amused... #ygk
#ICYMI “Turning off an engine can help reduce emissions and noise, while also conserving fuel. Our goal is to make drivers aware of the one-minute rule so they can make better choices,” said Steve Mothersell, Manager of Enforcement Services at the City. www.kingstonist.com/news/city-of...
❤️Kingston. You'll Be Amazed At What You See, Again #ygk www.thewhig.com/news/robinso...
Robinson farm celebrates volunteers while boosting Kingston-area food banks
Emphasis on food security comes as local food banks continue to report rising demand
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Return To Normal Hank figures Banned Books Week and the Freedom To Read will be lost on those that don't... Beulah heads to the library and borrows books on the banned list to read the forbidden words and ideas before they're burned.
Well, we already accept bad things happening for the benefit of capitalism, so...
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI politi.co/4rJE8dI
Return To Normal The Diner's owners discuss an innovative option to solve their 'financial pressures' by offering to sell the Diner to the City and then leasing it back from the City. Hank suggests the Diner be converted to a mixed use unaffordable housing complex eligible for vacancy rebates #ygk
#ICYMI Next week, #Kingston City Council will be asked to consider a municipal ownership model for the Kingston Racquet Centre, along with other options to support the facility, which appears to be struggling financially. #YGK #KFLA Full story: www.kingstonist.com/news/financi...
Wonder if this secret police information was compromised? #ygk #ygkHistory #ygkVotes
Return To Normal ⚠️2027 Municipal Tax Increase Alert "KPSB plans to invest $3.9 million over the next three years into cybersecurity and improvements to IT infrastructure. Further, there will be a 50% increase of full-time IT staff..." ❤️Kingston. If You Can Afford To... #ygk #ygkTaxes
We're sensing a pattern... From April 9, 2025 Conservative candidate Bryan Paterson declined to comment. #ygk #ygkVotes www.thewhig.com/news/kingsto...
Kingston and the Islands election framed by Canada-U.S. relationships
Kingston and the Islands federal candidates call for Canada to stand up to U.S. threats
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Kingston Climate Emergency Day 2,769 Mayor96 has not responded to the Kingston Climate Justice Coalition questionnaire. He must still be working on "better communications about what a climate emergency means" that he identified in 2019... climatecoalition.ca/mayor/ #ygk #ygkVotes
Our choice for Livable City Design Award Although just another square building, what makes it part of a livable city is what happens inside the building. A dignified space for clients to access a meal program, donation warehouse and other social support services is more important than design #ygk
“This year we have 23 nominees for the People’s Choice Award, and we encourage everyone to review the nominees and let us know which project is their favourite,” said Sukriti Agarwal, Manager of Policy Planning, City of Kingston. Details & how to vote here: www.kingstonist.com/news/kingsto...
Kingston Climate Emergency Day 2,766 Kingston visitors spent nearly $539M in 2025. No indication of the carbon footprint they left behind. ❤️Kingston. Where Money Is All That Matters #ygk globalnews.ca/video/120777...
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Return To Normal Hank spends the morning searching the internet for Society's unsubscribe button... #ygk
Rezoning and other planning logistics in this City? The Official Plan won't provide much resistance... #ygk #ygkHistory
A new idea for a historic property in #Kingston would see a year-round, indoor market with a variety of vendors and shops at the former Prison for Women (P4W). But the concept would require rezoning, among other planning logistics. #YGK #KFLA Full story: www.kingstonist.com/news/owners-...
Kingston Climate Emergency Day 2,762 The concrete industry is the 3rd top producer of global CO2 next to transport and energy generation but when used to increase Downtown economic vibrancy, emissions are magically non-existent... ❤️Kingston. Where Pouring Concrete Thrives #ygk
Happy Mabon to all heathens that celebrate. May the Autumnal Equinox help you find perfect balance in the Wheel of The Year, at least for one day...
Kingston Climate Emergency Day 2,759 Three young people and two environmental groups launched a lawsuit asking the Federal Court to order Ottawa to amend its climate plan, known as the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act. Looking at you, Kingston #ygk www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney government dealt an early blow in climate litigation | CBC News
A federal court refused to strike down a climate lawsuit brought against the Carney government by Canadian youth.
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Newly built student accommodations in Kingston, notably The Hive, GeoPark, and more, are said to address housing unaffordability, yet are simultaneously dubbed as luxury rentals. #ygk www.queensjournal.ca/how-not-to-s...
How not to solve a housing crisis - The Queen's Journal
High-income rentals may increase rental supply, but it won’t address the core issue of the Kingston housing crisis.Newly built student accommodations in Kingston, notably The Hive, GeoPark, and more, ...
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