Tuesday night was a busy night in the Kingston City Council Chambers with many important issues on the agenda.
The Sleeping Cabin Project is close to finding a place for a year in a cabin currently located at the Center 70 Arena.
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Council Staff-Led Openings Approved A council to begin in the fall for the Rideau Park Marina and Rodden Park sites on the eastern edge of the city.
Marina was offered as a candidate site for the next three years at a cost of $1 per year plus donations.
The Board's approval vote also included funding for the Portsmouth Olympic Harbor site for this season, which runs through the end of April.
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Kingston Council also allocated funds to support conversion therapy survivors.
The Council has signed an agreement with CT Survivors Connect, a group that helps conversion therapy survivors cope with trauma.
This funding will be provided annually for three years. It offers up to $20,000 and was approved by the Council in September 2021.
"Conversion therapy is dangerous. It leads to depression, anxiety, drug use, homelessness and suicide." ' said Kaun. Bridget Doherty.
"It's been a long road for all of us to get to this stage.
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At a Tuesday evening meeting, the council will also make permanent the long-running student transit pilot program.
This project provided free access to Kingston Transit for high school students.
To support the program, the Limestone District Board of Education and the Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic District School Board will together contribute $60,000 annually
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