Kingscourt Community Association

Selected Abridged message from City. Please go to link for details and City website for more messages. Concerned about paying your property tax bill?City will defer final property tax billing to help alleviate financial pressures caused by COVID-19 Recognizing the financial hardship that some property owners are experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City is deferring the 2020 final property tax billing, which would normally be due on the last business day of June.... Taxpayers are encouraged to join the City’s pre-authorized payment plan (PAP) or call the City at 613-546-0000 to discuss payment options and financial assistance programs.

Selected abridged message from City. Go to link for more information. City of Kingston to deliver updates on Central Kingston Growth Strategy The City’s Planning Services Department will be providing key updates on the Central Kingston Growth Strategy, as the project enters its next phase. Facilitated by project consultants from WSP, staff will be posting a pre-recorded video presentation on May 25, followed by a two-week online Q&A period.This presentation will include... preliminary recommendations for proposed changes to the City’s Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw, and urban design guidelines, based on proposed intensification and infill areas. After viewing the presentation, residents will have an opportunity to leave their questions and comments by visiting Get Involved Kingston, or by contacting City Planning staff.The study area for the strategy includes the residential areas of central Kingston except for the area covered by the North King's Town Secondary Plan, the Kingston Provincial Campus Secondary Plan, and the downtown core and the Princess Street corridor, including Williamsville Main Street.Learn more about the Central Kingston Growth Strategy on the City’s website and by visiting the Get Involved Kingston project page. See more

Hi KCA We received a really helpful update from the Senior’s Association today. They have adapted their programs and services to address new COVID-19 related issues. Next time you send out information to the group, please include whatever you feel is useful.... Thanks! Mary Rita Holland, District City Councillor Information on what health services, grocery stores, pharmacies, etc that are open and offering senior hours: https://seniorskingston.ca/get-help/resources/ Free exercise classes: https://seniorskingston.ca/seniors-centre/ Messages for seniors from Dr. Moore from the Health Unit, Mayor Paterson, MPP Arthur and MP Gerrestsen: https://online.fliphtml5.com/dmfy/qwof/#p=18 Here is the contact information for the Senior’s Centre as well: Don Amos Executive Director Seniors Association Kingston Region Join Us for the Time of Your Life! The Seniors Centre 56 Francis Street Kingston ON, K7M 1L7 613.548.7810 x 228 www.seniorskingston.ca

Poem written by City's Poet Laureate Jason Heroux All People All people wonder what one... plus one equals now that numbers aren’t allowed to gather together. The letters from A to Z are working from home. The alphabet is closed. The morning news announces more sick, more dead. You are your hand. I am mine, and it’s hard not to join in applause or prayer, it’s hard for us to live alone in our pockets. At night the light grows quieter, saving its strength for another day. Empty street, where are you going, why? We are in this together. Stay. Statement from Jason Heroux The original inspiration behind this poem began when I learned the root meaning of the word ‘pandemic.’ According to Vocabulary.com: The word comes from ancient Greek pan (meaning "all") and demos (meaning "people"). On a general everyday level, the pandemic has separated us through quarantine and self-isolation, but on a deeper level it’s also strengthened our connections. It’s made us realize how much we have in common, and how essential our individual actions are to each other. All People. I felt it was important for the poem to have more questions than answers, more uncertainty than sureness, because no one really knows what’s going on these days. The final word of the poem is stay. And it’s a word with many meanings: to spend time in a place, or situation, of course, and to come to a stop, or standstill. But it also means to support or prop up, and the power of endurance. All of those definitions apply to us now. Visit the Poet Laureate webpage to view a video of Jason Heroux reading his poem All People.

Laurie found a set of keys on the path by the garden. If you are aware of who owns these keys contact the Kingscourt Community Association at [email protected]. We will pass on your contact information to Laurie...