City of Kingston, Ontario
City Hall, Downtown Kingston
Motto: Where history and innovation thrive. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group
Location of Kingston, Ontario
Coordinates: 44°14′N 76°30′W / 44.233, -76.5
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Frontenac
Established	1673 (as Fort Cataraqui; later renamed Fort Frontenac)
Incorporated	1838 (as town); 1846 (as city)
Government
- City Mayor	Harvey Rosen
- Governing Body	Kingston City Council
- MPs	Peter Milliken (LPC)
- MPPs	John Gerretsen (OLP)
Area
- City	450. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Fort Frontenac was a French Trading post and military fort built in 1673 in what is now Kingston Ontario, Canada. Harvey Rosen is the current Mayor of the city of Kingston Ontario, Canada. For the city council in Victoria Australia see City of Kingston. Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken, MP (born November 12, 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and politician The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political John Philip Gerretsen (born June 9, 1942) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 39 km² (173. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi)
- Metro	1,906. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 82 km² (736. 2 sq mi)
Elevation	70–110 m (230–360 ft)
Population (2006)
- City	117,207
- Density	260. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0/km² (656. 6/sq mi)
- Metro	152,358
- Metro Density	77. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central 0/km² (199. 4/sq mi)
	source: Statistics Canada
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
Postal code span	K7K through K7P
Website: http://www.cityofkingston.ca/

Kingston, Ontario, the first capital^[1] of Canada, is located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands begin. Statistics Canada (Statistique Canada is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing Statistics to help UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The Fort Henry Guard (FHG is a military re-enactment organization based at Fort Henry, a National historic site in Kingston, Ontario, Canada Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway The Thousand Islands is the name of an archipelago of Islands that straddle the U

Kingston is the county seat of Frontenac County. Frontenac County, as defined by Statistics Canada is a Census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. According to the 2006 Canadian census, the population of the city proper was 117,207,^[2] while the population of the metropolitan area was 152,358. The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population

Kingston is nicknamed the "Limestone City" because of the many historic buildings built from the local limestone. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3

Contents 1 History 1.1 Kingston's military history 2 Economy 2.1 General 2.2 Transportation 3 Culture 4 Education 4.1 Queen's University 4.2 Royal Military College of Canada 4.3 St. Lawrence College 4.4 Primary and secondary education 5 Geography and climate 5.1 Cities and towns nearby 5.2 Major parks nearby 6 Sports 6.1 Hockey 6.2 Sailing 6.3 Diving 6.4 Golf 6.5 Curling 6.6 Rugby 7 Demographics 7.1 Religious belief 8 Notable residents 9 Corrections Canada 10 Media 11 See also 11.1 Sister cities 11.2 Related Wikipedia articles 12 References 13 External links 13.1 Community information

History

The French originally settled upon a traditional Mississaugas First Nation site called Katerokwi (Cataraqui in the common transliteration, and according to French pronunciation rules should be said "kah-tah-RAH-kee," although it is generally pronounced "kah-tah-ROCK-way") in 1673 and established Fort Cataraqui, later to be called Fort Frontenac. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Mississaugas are a subtribe of the Anishinaabe First Nations people located in southern Ontario, Canada, closely related to the Ojibwa First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people Fort Frontenac was a French Trading post and military fort built in 1673 in what is now Kingston Ontario, Canada. The fort was captured and destroyed by the British in the Battle of Fort Frontenac during the Seven Years' War in 1758. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The Battle of Fort Frontenac took place from August 25 to August 27 1758 during the Seven Years' War (referred to as the French The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths A receiving centre for fleeing refugees from the American Revolution some years later, Kingston became the primary community of south-eastern Upper Canada. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Province of Upper Canada (French Province du Haut-Canada) was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario

New settlement from the United Empire Loyalists (UEL) and Mohawks from the Six Nations in New York, led by Molly Brant (the sister of Six Nations Leader Joseph Brant - Tyendinega), formed a significant part of an expanding population in the area at the end of the 18th century. The name United Empire Loyalists is a honorific name which has been given after the fact to those American Loyalists who resettled in British North America and other Mohawk ( Kanienkeh, Kanienkehaka or Kanien’Kahake, meaning "People of the Flint" are an indigenous people of North America The Iroquois Confederacy (also known as the "League of Peace and Power" the "Five Nations" the "Six Nations" or the "People of the Longhouse New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Koñwatsiãtsiaiéñni or Mary (Molly Brant ( c 1736 &ndash April 16, 1796) was an important Mohawk woman in New York Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant ( c 1743 &ndash 24 November 1807) was a Mohawk leader and British military officer during

During the War of 1812, Kingston was the base for the Lake Ontario division of the Great Lakes British naval fleet which engaged in a vigorous arms race with the American fleet based at Sackett's Harbor, New York for control of Lake Ontario. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The term arms race, in its original usage describes a competition between two or more parties for real or apparent military supremacy Sackets Harbor is a Village in Jefferson County, New York, United States. After the war, Britain built Fort Henry and a series of distinctive Martello towers to guard the entrance to the Rideau Canal. Fort Henry (also known as Fort Henry National Historic Site) is located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada on Point Henry a strategic point located Martello towers (or simply Martellos) are small defensive forts built in several countries of the British Empire during the 19th century from the time The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston All still exist, and Fort Henry is a popular tourist attraction. In 2007, the Rideau Canal and the fortifications at Kingston were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex

Kingston's location at the Rideau Canal entrance to Lake Ontario, after canal construction was completed in 1832, made it the primary military and economic centre of Upper Canada. Incorporated as a town in 1838, the first mayor of Kingston was Thomas Kirkpatrick. This a list of Mayors of Kingston Ontario. Thomas Kirkpatrick ( December 25 1805 &ndash March 26 1870) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure Kingston had the largest population of any centre in Upper Canada until the 1840s. The Province of Upper Canada (French Province du Haut-Canada) was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario Kingston was incorporated as a city in 1846.

Kingston was the first capital of the united Canadas before Confederation from 1841 to 1844, and hosted the first meeting of the Parliament of the United Canadas on June 13, 1841 on the site of what is now Kingston General Hospital. The Province of Canada or the United Province of Canada was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867 Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed beginning 1 July 1867 from the Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link The Kingston General Hospital (KGH is a major hospital in Kingston, Ontario that is affiliated with Queen’s University. The city was considered too small and lacking in amenities, however, and its location made it vulnerable to American attack. Consequently, the capital was moved to alternating locations in Montreal and Toronto, and then later to Ottawa in 1857. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Subsequently, Kingston's growth slowed considerably and its national importance declined.

Kingston was the home of Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Sir John Alexander Macdonald GCB, KCMG, PC ( January 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first Prime Minister

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Kingston remained an important Great Lakes port and a centre for shipbuilding and locomotive manufacturing, including the Canadian Locomotive Company, at one time the largest locomotive works in the British Empire. See also Shipbuilding (song. Shipbuilding is the construction of Ships It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a A locomotive is a railway Vehicle that provides the motive power for a Train. The Canadian Locomotive Company, commonly referred to as CLC, was a Canadian manufacturer of Railway Locomotives located in Kingston The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. Most heavy industry has now left the city, and employment is now primarily in the institutional, military, and service/retail sectors.

Kingston grew moderately through the 20th century through a series of annexations of lands in adjacent Kingston Township, including a 1951 annexation which encompassed areas west to the Little Cataraqui creek (including the village of Portsmouth) where a number of large residential subdivisions were built in the late 1950s and early '60s.

Municipal governance had been a topic of discussion since the mid-1970s due to financial imbalance between the city and the surrounding townships, which now had large residential areas and a population approaching that of the city proper. On January 1, 1998, the City was amalgamated with Kingston Township and Pittsburgh Township to form a new City of Kingston. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The city's boundaries now encompass large rural areas north of Highway 401 and east of the Cataraqui River.

The term "Cataraqui", from the original native name for Kingston, today refers to an area around the intersection of Princess Street and Sydenham Road where a village of that name was located. Cataraqui is also the name of a municipal electoral ward.

Kingston's military history

Kingston, being strategically located at the head of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River near the border with the United States, has been a site of vital military importance since Fort Frontenac was built in 1673. Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The French and British established military garrisons here, and several defensive fortifications were constructed. Military shipbuilding has also been a part of Kingston's history. Camp Barriefield, now McNaughton Barracks, was constructed at the beginning of the First World War and expanded during the Second World War. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Vimy Barracks was established in 1937 for the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (later the Royal Canadian School of Signals). The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (RCCS RC Sigs was a corps of the Canadian Army. A military aerodrome was constructed to the west of Kingston to support flying training during the Second World War. RCAF Station Kingston, or RCAF Aerodrome Kingston, was built in 1940 at Collins Bay near Kingston, Ontario, Canada and was a

Kingston's military units and facilities are supported by Canadian Forces Base Kingston (CFB Kingston). Canadian Forces Base Kingston (also CFB Kingston) is a Canadian Forces Base located in Kingston, Ontario. Vimy and McNaughton Barracks, which are located east of Kingston's downtown, today house the Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics (CFSCE), the Canadian Forces' military communications training centre and several other units. The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence Other establishments include Fort Frontenac located on the site of the original fort, and the Royal Military College of Canada located on Point Frederick.

Economy

Kingston's economy relies heavily on public sector institutions and establishments. The most important sectors are related to health care, education (Queen's University and Royal Military College), government (including the military and correctional services), tourism and culture, manufacturing, and research and development. One of Kingston's major industrial employers of the 20th century, the Canadian Locomotive Company, is long closed. The Canadian Locomotive Company, commonly referred to as CLC, was a Canadian manufacturer of Railway Locomotives located in Kingston The former Alcan and DuPont operations employ far fewer people than in the past. E I du Pont de Nemours and Company (,) is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a Gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée

General

According to the Kingston Economic Development Corporation, in a 2004 report, the 20 largest employers in Kingston were:

Source: http://business.kingstoncanada.com/communityprofile/resources/Economic.pdf

Transportation

Highway 401, which runs north of the city, is the principal access route into Kingston. Bombardier Inc (bɔ̃baʁdje is a Canadian conglomerate, founded by Joseph-Armand Bombardier as L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée in 1942 Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores From the South, Interstate 81 merges with Highway 401 just East of Kingston. Interstate 81 (abbreviated I-81) is an Interstate highway in the eastern part of the United States. Seasonal ferry service from Cape Vincent, New York, via Wolfe Island, into downtown Kingston is also an available route to the south. Cape Vincent New York may refer to Cape Vincent (town New York Cape Vincent (village New York

VIA Rail corridor service connects Kingston along the main line between Windsor and Quebec. VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; ˈviːə 'vee-ah' is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail The Corridor is a VIA Rail passenger train service area in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario. By air Kingston is served by Norman Rogers Airport with Air Canada providing regular service to Toronto only. Kingston Airport or Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport,, is an Airport located west of the core of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Air Canada () is Canada 's largest Airline and Flag carrier. The airline founded in 1937 has had its corporate headquarters in Montreal Lester B Pearson International Airport is a major International airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated 27 kilometres (17 mi northwest

Kingston Transit provides local municipal bus service. Kingston Transit operates the transit service in Kingston Ontario, Canada as well as to the neighbouring community of Amherstview, in Loyalist Township

Cycling in kingston is, for the most part, along regular roadways without markings or trails.

Culture

Kingston has developed a thriving artistic and entertainment life. The city hosts several festivals during the year, including the Limestone City Blues Festival, the Kingston Canadian Film Festival, Fanfayr, the Kingston Buskers' Rendezvous, Kingston Sheep Dog Trials,Kingston Jazz Festival, Canada DanceSport, Reelout Queer Film Festival, Feb Fest, the Limestone Classic, the Chilifest.

Kingston is home to many artists who work in visual arts, media arts, and a growing number who work in other time-based disciplines such as performance art. The contemporary arts scene in particular has two long standing professional non-profit venues in the downtown area, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre(founded 1957), and Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre (founded 1977). Local artists often participate in the exhibition programming of each organization, while each also presents the work of artists from across Canada and around the world - inkeeping with their educational mandates. Alternative venues for the presentation of exhibition programs in Kingston include The Union Gallery (Queen's University's student art gallery), Verb Gallery, Open Studio 22, the Kingston Arts Council gallery, and The Artel: Arts Accommodations and Venue.

Music and theatre is alive and well in the limestone city, thanks to Kingston's Grand Theatre (Kingston), Domino Theatre, Theatre Kingston and The Wellington Street Theatre, and other small groups that dot the downtown area. The Kingston Symphony Orchestra performs at The Grand Theatre, as do several amateur and semi-professional theatre groups. (Following a successful fundraising campaign, the Grand Theatre has been closed for renovations and will reopen in the spring of 2008. [1])

The city has spawned several musicians and musical groups, most of whom are known mainly within Canada, but a few of whom have achieved international success. These include John Kay, lead singer, harmonica player, and occasional guitarist of the heavy metal late 60s/early 70s band Steppenwolf, members of The Tragically Hip, The Mahones, jazz singer Andy Poole, Bedouin Soundclash, Sarah Harmer, The Arrogant Worms, The Headstones, The Inbreds, and David Usher, formerly of Moist. John Kay (born 12 April 1944 as Joachim Fritz Krauledat in Tilsit, East Prussia) is a German -born Canadian singer Steppenwolf is a rock band that helped establish Heavy metal music in the late 1960s along with bands like Blue Cheer and Iron Butterfly The Tragically Hip is a Canadian rock band from Kingston Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie (lead vocals and occasional acoustic The Mahones are a Canadian Celtic punk band whose blend of Celtic folk with Alternative rock was a popular draw on the Canadian live music Andy Poole is a Jazz Musician who was born in Montreal Quebec and raised in Kingston Ontario. Bedouin Soundclash is a Canadian band from Kingston, Ontario. Sarah Harmer (born 12 November 1970 in Burlington, Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter and Activist The Arrogant Worms are a Canadian musical comedy trio that parodies many Musical genres They are well known for their humorous on-stage banter in addition to their The Inbreds were a Canadian Indie rock band formed in 1992 Originally from Kingston Ontario, the band later moved to Halifax Nova Scotia David Usher (born on April 24, 1966) is a British -born rock Singer-songwriter who currently lives in Montreal. Moist is a five-piece Canadian Alternative rock band that was popular in the mid-to-late-1990s

Kingston is also the birth place of Bryan Adams. {Otherpeople|Brian Adams}} Bryan Adams OC, OBC, (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rock Singer Avril Lavigne, from nearby Napanee, began her career after gaining notice singing at a Kingston fair and bookstore. Avril Lavigne Whibley (born September 27 1984 better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn is a Canadian Grammy Award Greater Napanee (2001 population 15132 is a Town in Lennox and Addington County in eastern Ontario, Canada and is approximately 40 The first winner of the television series Canadian Idol was Kingston native Ryan Malcolm. Canadian Idol is a Reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show Ryan Michael Malcolm (born October 13, 1979 in Kingston Ontario) is a Canadian singer best known as winner of the first Canadian Idol

Poet Michael Andre was raised in Kingston, and actor Dan Aykroyd makes his home near Kingston. Michael Andre (born August 31, 1946) is a Canadian Poet, Critic and editor living in New York City. Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American

Education

Kingston is the site of two universities, Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada, and a major community college, St. Lawrence College. The Royal Military College of Canada (RMC is the Military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting University. Queen's University, generally referred to simply as Queen's, is a coeducational non-sectarian Public university located in Kingston, Ontario The Royal Military College of Canada (RMC is the Military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting University. A community college is a type of Educational institution. The term has different meanings in different countries St Lawrence College is a Community college. It has three campuses in Brockville (1970 Cornwall (1968 and Kingston (founded September

Queen's University

Queen's University is one of Canada's oldest universities and offers a variety of degree programs. Queen's University, generally referred to simply as Queen's, is a coeducational non-sectarian Public university located in Kingston, Ontario One of the oldest radio stations in the world, CFRC-FM, broadcasts from the university. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. CFRC is the Campus radio station of Queen's University in Kingston Ontario, Canada. The university was founded in 1841 under royal charter from Queen Victoria. It currently has an enrollment of more than 13,000 undergraduate and 4,000 graduate students.

Royal Military College of Canada

RMC, established in 1876, is Canada's largest military university (the other being Collège militaire royal in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec), providing academic and leadership training to officer cadets and other members of Canada's armed forces. Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada about southeast of Montreal. Officer Cadet is a rank held by military Cadets during their training to become Commissioned officers The term Officer Trainee is used interchangeably The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence

St. Lawrence College

St. Lawrence College offers baccalaureate degree programs at its Kingston campus, in behavioural psychology, microelectronics and nursing.

Primary and secondary education

The Limestone District School Board serves students in the counties of Frontenac and Lennox and Addington. Limestone District School Board is a public district school board encompassing the City of Kingston and the counties of Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Along with the Limestone School of Community Education, which provides adult education and training programs, approximately 23,000 students attend 56 elementary and 12 secondary schools. The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board serves students of the Roman Catholic faith. Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board is a separate School board in the Canadian province of Ontario. Approximately 15,000 students attend 36 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools in this school district. The francophone community is served by two school boards, the Conseil des écoles publique de l'est de l'Ontario and the Conseil des écoles catholique de langue française du centre-est, each providing one secondary school in the area.

Local secondary schools:

Geography and climate

Kingston is located at 44°13′12″N, 76°28′48″W (44. Bayridge Secondary School is a secondary school located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada offering grades 9 to 12 École secondaire catholique Marie-Rivier (Marie-Rivier Catholic High School is a French language High school for grades 7-12 located in Kingston, École secondaire publique Mille-Iles (Thousand Islands Public High School was founded in 1994 Frontenac Secondary School is a high school located in the Auden Park area of Kingston Ontario. Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School (sometimes abbreviated to HC is a Catholic Secondary school located in Kingston Ontario, Canada offering Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute (KCVI is a secondary school in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI is a secondary school (high school located in Kingston Ontario, Canada. Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute (QECVI or "QE" is a High School in north Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Regiopolis - Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School (sometimes abbreviated to RND or "Regi" is a secondary school located in Kingston, Ontario, 22, -76. 48). ^[3]

The central part of the city is located between the Cataraqui River to the east and the Little Cataraqui Creek to the West, with outlying areas extending in both directions. The Cataraqui River (pronounced "ka-tah-RAH-kway" forms the lower portion of the Rideau Canal and drains into Lake Ontario at Kingston Ontario The Little Cataraqui Creek is a Watercourse, much of which is a semi-urban Wetland, that empties into Lake Ontario within the municipality of Kingston

Kingston has a rich and beautiful waterfront. Major features include Flora MacDonald Confederation Basin, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, Collins Bay, Wolfe Island, Garden Island, the Cataraqui River (including the Inner Harbour and, within that, Anglin Bay). Collins Bay is a bay and natural harbour as well as a community within the western part of the municipality of Kingston Ontario, Canada. Garden Island is located in Lake Ontario approximately 2 miles (3 km south of Kingston, north west of Wolfe Island, and is approximately 65 acres (263000 m² in The Cataraqui River (pronounced "ka-tah-RAH-kway" forms the lower portion of the Rideau Canal and drains into Lake Ontario at Kingston Ontario The Kingston Ontario Inner Harbour is situated at the south end of the Cataraqui River northeast of the Downtown core of Kingston Ontario, Canada Anglin Bay is a small bay on the western shore of the Cataraqui River at Kingston Ontario.

Notable annual waterfront events include the CORK sailing regatta, the Kingston Dragon Boat Festival, and the Thousand Islands Poker Run. The Canadian Olympic-training Regatta Kingston (CORK is an annual multi-class sailing Regatta held off the shores of Kingston Ontario, Canada.

Because of its proximity to Lake Ontario, Kingston typically enjoys less extreme temperatures than areas inland.

Cities and towns nearby North West Tweed 89. This page is about the Municipality of Tweed for the village see Tweed Ontario (village. 6 km Tamworth 55. Stone Mills is a Township located east of Greater Napanee in Lennox and Addington County Ontario. 7 km Enterprise 50. Stone Mills is a Township located east of Greater Napanee in Lennox and Addington County Ontario. 2 km ^ North Elginburg 10 km Sydenham 20 km Westport 50 km Sharbot Lake 65 km North East  Ottawa  150 km Brockville 75 km < West Amherst Island 11 km Amherstview  12 km Odessa  14 km Bath  23 km Napanee 37 km Belleville 70 km KINGSTON East > Howe Island 12 km Gananoque 28 km Clayton, New York  32 km Alexandria Bay, New York 47 km   Picton 58 km Prince Edward County South West   Lake Ontario Syracuse, New York 134 km South v Wolfe Island 5 km Cape Vincent (village), New York 16 km Watertown, New York 53 km Jefferson County, New York South East

Major parks nearby North West Sharbot Lake Prov Park Bon Echo Prov Park Algonquin Prov Park ^ North Gould Lake Cons. Area Frontenac Prov Park Holleford crater Silver Lake Prov Park Murphys Point Prov Park Trans Canada Trail Rideau Trail North East Charleston Lake Prov Park Rideau River Prov Park < West Stoco Fen Prov Nature Reserve KINGSTON Lemoine Point C.A. Lake Ontario Park Little Cataraqui Creek C.A. East > St. Lawrence Islands National Park Lake On The Mountain Prov Park Timber Island Prov Nature Reserve Sandbanks Prov Park South West Lake Ontario South v Adirondack Park, New York South East

Sports

See also the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame

Hockey

Although contested, Kingston lays claim to being the birthplace of ice hockey. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. This claim arises from a game played in 1886 between Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada, and is recognized by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. Queen's University, generally referred to simply as Queen's, is a coeducational non-sectarian Public university located in Kingston, Ontario The Royal Military College of Canada (RMC is the Military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting University. The rivalry between Queen's and RMC is the world's oldest in hockey.

Kingston is represented in the OHL by the Kingston Frontenacs, and in OPJHL by the Kingston Voyageurs. The Kingston Frontenacs are a Junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Kingston Ontario, Canada at the K-Rock Centre The Kingston Voyageurs are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

The International Hockey Hall of Fame, established in 1943 and erected in 1965, is located in Kingston, near the Kingston Memorial Centre. The International Hockey Hall of Fame (IHHOF and Museum located in Kingston, Ontario on the Kingston Memorial Centre grounds features many exhibits within The Kingston Memorial Centre (originally the Kingston Community War Memorial Arena is a 3300-seat multi-purpose Arena in Kingston Ontario, Canada. New to the city is the K-Rock Centre, located in the downtown core. The K-Rock Centre also known as the Kingston Regional Sports and Entertainment Centre is a new 5700 seat Arena in downtown Kingston Ontario at the intersection The arena opened in February 2008.

Several NHL players, coaches and personalities have been associated with Kingston including:

Sailing

The city is famous for its fresh-water sailing, and hosted the sailing events for the 1976 Summer Olympics. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Bryan Allen (born as August 21 1980, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman and Charles Joseph Sylvanus "Syl" Apps CM ( January 18, 1915 &ndash December 24, 1998) of Paris, Ontario Scott William Arniel (born on September 17, 1962 in Kingston, Ontario) is a former NHL Ice hockey player and head coach of the AHL's Donald Stewart "Grapes" Cherry, (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian hockey commentator for CBC Television. Paul Douglas Coffey (born June 1 1961 in York, Ontario) is a retired professional Ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League Rick Paterson (born February 10, 1958 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played 430 games in the National Bernie Irvine Nicholls (born June 24, 1961 in Haliburton, Ontario) is a former professional Ice hockey centre. John Erskine (born June 26, 1980, in Kingston, Ontario) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey Douglas Robert Gilmour (born June 25, 1963 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional Ice hockey player and current assistant Andrew Joseph Ernest Raycroft (born May 4, 1980) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender for the Colorado Avalanche Jay McClement (born March 2 1983, Kingston, Ontario) in a Canadian ice hockey player Jay McKee (born September 8, 1977, Kingston, Ontario) is an Ice hockey defenceman who plays for the St Tony McKegney (born February 15, 1958 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former professional Ice hockey left wing who played thirteen seasons Kirk Christopher Muller (born Feb 8, 1966 in Kingston, ON, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey centre Harry James Sinden (born September 14, 1932 in Kingston Ontario, Canada) was the long-time general manager coach and president for the The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec CORK — Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston — now hosted by CORK/Sail Kingston Inc. The Canadian Olympic-training Regatta Kingston (CORK is an annual multi-class sailing Regatta held off the shores of Kingston Ontario, Canada. is still held every August. Kingston is listed by a panel of experts among the top yacht racing venues in the USA, even though Kingston is, of course, in Canada.

Here is a list of major regattas hosted by Kingston over the years.

Kingston sits amid excellent cruising and boating territory, with easy access to Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River, and the Thousand Islands including the St. Lawrence Islands National Park. Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway The Thousand Islands is the name of an archipelago of Islands that straddle the U St Lawrence Islands National Park (established 1904 is located in the Thousand Islands Region of the Saint Lawrence River.

Kingston is also home to the youth sail training ship called the St-Lawrence 2.

During the summers, the RMC campus in Kingston plays host to a Sea Cadet camp called HMCS Ontario, which provides sail training along with lots of other training to youth from across Canada.

Diving

Kingston is a well-known destination for fresh-water wreck diving. Wreck diving is a type of Recreational diving where Shipwrecks are explored Some of Kingston's wrecks can be classed among the best fresh water wrecks in the world. Kingston's wrecks are well preserved by its cool fresh water, and the recent zebra mussel invasion has caused a drastic improvement in water clarity that has enhanced the quality of diving in the area. The zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, is a Species of small freshwater Mussel, an Aquatic Bivalve Mollusk.

See also the List of Shipwrecks of Kingston Ontario. There are nearly 100 Shipwrecks lying on the bottom of Eastern Lake Ontario and in the St

Golf

The Kingston area is well known for its fine golf courses and for the many strong players it has produced. The Kingston Golf Club, established in 1884, was a founding member of the Royal Canadian Golf Association in 1895. The Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA is the governing body of Golf in Canada. The first winner of the Amateur Canadian Golf Championship that same year was Kingstonian Thomas Harley, a Scottish emigre carpenter. Dick Green was the longtime club professional for nearly 40 years at Cataraqui Golf and Country Club, which has one of Canada's top courses (designed by Stanley Thompson). Cataraqui Golf and Country Club is a private Golf and Curling club located in Kingston Ontario, Canada. Stanley Thompson ( September 18, 1894 &ndash January 4, 1953) was a Canadian Golf course architect. Green, a superb player and teacher, also designed several courses in Eastern Ontario, including Smiths Falls, Glen Lawrence, Amherstview, Garrison, Rivendell, and Colonnade. Matt McQuillan, now a professional player on the Canadian Tour, was born and raised in Kingston, and developed his game at the Garrison Golf and Curling Club. Matt McQuillan (born 15 June, 1981) is a Canadian Professional golfer. The Canadian Professional Golf Tour is a men's professional Golf tour Garrison Golf & Curling Club is a Golf and Curling club located on the Canadian Armed Forces ( CFB Kingston) base in Kingston Ontario McQuillan won the 2005 Telus Edmonton Open. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta.

Curling

The Royal Kingston Curling Club is one of Canada's oldest. It was founded in 1820, and was granted Royal patronage in 1993. In 2006, the RKCC moved to a new facility, to make way for the construction of a new complex at Queen's University, the Queen's Centre.

Rugby

The Kingston Panthers R. F. C, recently celebrated their fortieth anniversary with an EORU championship in the Division 1 championship game at Twin Elms Rugby Pitch in Nepean, Ontario. The Queen's University Golden Gaels have won nearly half the titles in Ontario league play since the mid-1980s.

Demographics

According to the mid-2001 census, there were 146,838 people residing in the Kingston Census Metropolitan Area,^[4] of whom 49. The census geographic units of Canada are the Country subdivisions defined and used by Canada's federal government statistics bureau Statistics Canada to 1% were male and 50. 9% were female. Children under five accounted for approximately 5. 1% of the resident population of Kingston. This compares with 5. 8% in Ontario, and almost 5. 6% for Canada overall. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

In mid-2001, 14. 1% of the resident population in Kingston were of retirement age (65 and over for males and females) compared with 13. 2% in Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page As a result, the average age is 38. 1 years of age as compared to 37. 6 years of age for all of Canada. Kingston has a reputation as a suitable place for retirees to settle.

In the five years between 1996 and 2001, the population of Kingston grew by 1. 6%, compared with an increase of 6. 1% for Ontario as a whole. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Population density of Kingston averaged 77. 0 people per square kilometre, compared with an average of 12. 6 people per square kilometre for Ontario altogether.

The population of Kingston shows significant turnover because of its relatively large student population (about 10%) and the number of military residents associated with Canadian Forces Base Kingston.

According to the Government of Canada 2001 census, 95. 3% of the population were Caucasian; of the visible minorities, 1. 1% were Chinese, 1. 1% were South Asian, and 0. 6% were black.

Religious belief

• Protestant: 46. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. 8%
• Roman Catholic: 30. 8%
• Other Christian: 2. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth 4%
• Other religions: 2. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos 2%
• No religion: 17. 8%

Notable residents

Corrections Canada

Kingston has the largest concentration of federal correctional facilities in Canada. {Otherpeople|Brian Adams}} Bryan Adams OC, OBC, (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rock Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen ( February 24, 1848 - October 25, 1899) was a Science Writer, Author and Air Commodore Leonard Joseph Birchall CM, OBE, DFC, OOnt, CD DMSc LLD Donald Stewart "Grapes" Cherry, (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian hockey commentator for CBC Television. Gordon Downie (born February 6, 1964) is a Canadian Rock musician and writer John Erskine (born June 26, 1980, in Kingston, Ontario) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey John Philip Gerretsen (born June 9, 1942) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Douglas Robert Gilmour (born June 25, 1963 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired professional Ice hockey player and current assistant Sarah Harmer (born 12 November 1970 in Burlington, Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter and Activist James Edwin (Ed Hawley (1897 - 1965 was an award winning Canadian geologist and distinguished Professor of Mineralogy at Queen's University Steven Heighton (born 1961 in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian novelist and poet Helen Humphreys (born 29 March 1961) is a Canadian Writer who has written a handful of books Ken Linseman (born August 11, 1958 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player For the Scottish Jacobite heroine see Flora MacDonald (Scottish Jacobite Flora Isabel MacDonald, P Sir John Alexander Macdonald GCB, KCMG, PC ( January 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first Prime Minister Ryan Michael Malcolm (born October 13, 1979 in Kingston Ontario) is a Canadian singer best known as winner of the first Canadian Idol John Ross Matheson, OC, CD, QC, LLM, LLD (born November 14, 1917) is a Canadian lawyer Bruce McDonald (b May 28 1959, Kingston Ontario) is a Canadian film and television director Matt McQuillan (born 15 June, 1981) is a Canadian Professional golfer. Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken, MP (born November 12, 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and politician Sir Oliver Mowat GCMG, PC, QC ( July 22, 1820 &ndash 19 April, 1903) was a Canadian politician Marjan Mozetich (born 1948 is a Canadian Composer. He was born in Italy to Slovenian parents and has lived in Canada since 1952 Kirk Christopher Muller (born Feb 8, 1966 in Kingston, ON, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey centre Robert Alexander Mundell CC (born October 24, 1932) is a professor of economics at Columbia University. Air Commodore Arthur Dwight Ross GC, CD, CBE ( 18 March 1907 - 27 September 1981) was a Royal Canadian Patricia Rozema (born August 20 1958 is a Canadian Film director and Screenwriter. Hugh Segal, CM (born October 13 1950) is a Canadian senator, political strategist author and commentator Polly Shannon (born September 1, 1973) is a Canadian Actress. For the Elizabethan printer see Peter Short (printer. For the former soccer coach see Peter Short (soccer; For the Canadian field hockey player see Carolyn Smart (born in England, 1952) is an author mostly of Poetry, who lives in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Colonel Dr George Francis Gillman Stanley, CC, CD, FRSC, FRHSC (hon David Usher (born on April 24, 1966) is a British -born rock Singer-songwriter who currently lives in Montreal. Simon St Quentin Whitfield (born May 16 1975 is an Olympic Triathlon champion from Canada Harvey Rosen is the current Mayor of the city of Kingston Ontario, Canada. Rob Davison (born May 1, 1980 in St Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman Of the nine institutions located in the Kingston area, seven of them are located within the municipal boundaries of the city.

• Kingston Penitentiary (maximum security)
• Regional Treatment Centre (multi-level security), co-located within Kingston Penitentiary
• Joyceville Institution (medium security)
• Pittsburgh Institution (minimum security), co-located with Joyceville
• Collins Bay Institution (medium security)
• Frontenac Institution (minimum security), co-located with Collins Bay
• Isabel McNeil House (minimum security), transitional facility for women inmates

Millhaven Institution (maximum security), and Bath Institution (medium security), are located in the nearby village of Bath. Escapes In 1999 prisoner Ty Conn escaped from within the prison although this feat had been accomplished on at least 26 occasions beginning in 1836 Conn was the first Loyalist is a township in central eastern Ontario, Canada on Lake Ontario.

Until 2000, Canada's only federal correctional facility for women, the Prison For Women (nicknamed "P4W") was also located in Kingston. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. From 1934 until 2000 the Prison For Women (nicknamed P4W located in Kingston, Ontario functioned at a maximum security level As a result of the report of the Commission of Inquiry into Certain Events at the Prison for Women in Kingston, the facility was closed in 2000. Queen's University purchased the property and intends to renovate it to house the Queen's Archives.

Media

Queen's University campus radio, CFRC-FM, is one of the oldest stations in the world, having been founded in 1922. In addition to local outlets, radio and television stations from New York state (especially the Watertown market) are readily available in Kingston. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Watertown (town New York Watertown is a city in the State of New York and the County seat of Jefferson County One such station, WLYK in Cape Vincent, New York, promotes itself as a Kingston station — and operates from studios in Kingston — despite being officially licensed to an American community. WLYK (1027 FM, "1027 The Lake" is a Radio station in Cape Vincent New York. Cape Vincent New York may refer to Cape Vincent (town New York Cape Vincent (village New York

See also

Sister cities

• Scottsdale, Arizona
• Cienfuegos, Cuba

Related Wikipedia articles

• Monarchy in Ontario
• HMCS Kingston (MM 700)
• Queen's University

References

External links

• Kingston, Ontario is at coordinates 44°13′48″N 76°30′00″W / 44.22999, -76.5 (Kingston, Ontario)Coordinates: 44°13′48″N 76°30′00″W / 44.22999, -76.5 (Kingston, Ontario)

Community information

• Official City of Kingston Website
• Kingston Economic Development Corporation
• The Community Foundation of Greater Kingston
• Kingston Frontenac Public Library
• Community Information Centre database
• Kingston Transit routes
• The International Hockey Hall of Fame
• Kingston Genealogy, Heritage, & History links
• Kingston Electors (local government issues)
• Kingston Taxpayer's Association

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