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Update on Homestead Holdings Ltd.
Letter to the Editor – Homestead Towers Hearing Coming Up Did you know that had Homestead Holdings Ltd. submitted for a development application that conformed with the eight-storey limit on two sites downtown, the units could already be in place with more people living there? Instead, three-plus years after Homestead’s submission, debate continues, and a…
Capitol Project Recap
July 2015 On July 2, 2015, the Planning Committee held the first public meeting on a re-zoning application submitted by IN8 Developments for a 21-storey apartment building with a rooftop restaurant. Twelve people spoke – nine against with three in favour. To assist with the review of the IN8 application, the City hired an independent…
Brief History of the Frontenac Heritage Foundation
46 Years of Protecting Built Heritage The Frontenac Heritage Foundation (FHF) was organized in 1972 by ten directors: M. Angus, H. Cartwright, K. Cartwright, A. Cohoe, H. Finley, G. Muirhead, J. Purvis, S. Sadinsky, A. Stinson and V. Swain. According to one of the founding members, Helen Finley, it was organized because the Kingston Historical…