Celebrate Canada day with the City! | Inside Kingston, June 27, 2025

In today's episode of Inside Kingston we talk about the City’s Canada Day festivities, the launch of the new cart-based collection system, committee and working group applications, the start of City Council meetings’ summer schedule, National Indigenous History Month, the LaSalle Causeway lift schedule, and our green bin contest.

✨Canada Day - https://www.cityofkingston.ca/news/posts/celebrate-july-1-with-the-city-of-kingston-1/  
✨Cart-based Collection - https://www.cityofkingston.ca/garbage-and-recycling/automated-cart-collection/  
✨Committee and Working Groups - https://getinvolved.cityofkingston.ca/heritage-management-plan  
✨City Council meetings - https://www.cityofkingston.ca/council-and-city-administration/council/council-meetings/  
✨National Indigenous Peoples Day - https://www.cityofkingston.ca/arts-culture-and-events/city-calendar-and-events/feature-events/national-indigenous-peoples-day/ 
✨LaSalle Causeway Lift - https://www.cityofkingston.ca/council-and-city-administration/projects-and-construction/lasalle-causeway/ 
✨Green Bin Contest - https://getinvolved.cityofkingston.ca/the-great-green-bin-glow-up

Episode Transcript

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Welcome to Inside Kingston,
your go to source for quick,reliable municipal information.
With all that's happening globally,it feels like this Canada Day is extra
special.
A host of activities to honorand celebrate the occasion are planned.
Enjoy live entertainment, foodvendors, a kids zone and lots more.
As part of a very cooland free event at Confederation

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Park and Springer Market Square,and stay a bit later
for the spectacular fireworksstarting at 10 p.m..
A few admin notes to share as wellfor July 1st.
Culligan Water Park is open,as is the Pumphouse Steam Museum.
Please see a more completeholiday list at CityofKingston.ca.
If you're in one of the neighbourhoods
where the cart basedcollection for garbage is about to start,

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please keep in mind the new process startsafter July 1st, so Wednesday onwards.
All carts have now been deliveredto areas impacted by this initial phase.
Please contact the City if for some reasonyou haven't received your new bin.
And remember to close the lidbefore pickup.
More informationabout that on the city's website.
New members are needed for two groupsthat operate as part of the City

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Planning Advisory Committee,where you provide
guidance on planning, land useand the city's future.
And also the new council resourceWorking Group help review
the roles, responsibilitiesand compensation for Mayor and Council.
Applicationforms at CityofKingston.ca/Committees
until July 25th.

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Meanwhile.
starting in July, city councilreverts to a summer schedule meeting
once a month, with the next sessiontaking place Tuesday, July 8th.
Find past agendas, online meetingsand learn more
about the important role CityCouncil plays in the Kingston community
by checking the council pageat CityofKingston.ca

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We're coming to the end of NationalIndigenous History Month, honoured
throughout June,
with communities across the countryalso marking National Indigenous Peoples
Day, an occasion celebrated in Kingstonat Confederation Basin
with a host of activitiesSaturday, June 21st.
A note about the LaSalle Causeway closedagain Sunday, June 29th, from 9 a.m.

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to 7 p.m.
for the passage of boattraffic and again on July 1st, Canada Day.
Please check the federal website,Public Services and Procurement Canada
for additional detailsand for our final look inside Kingston,
with a new collection processstarting in some areas after July 1st.
Do you have any idea of what to dowith your old green bin?

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If so, getinvolved.Kingston.ca
wants to hear about it.
Submit your creative suggestion
and you could win a prizefor the most inventive and useful idea.
Help build your community inside Kingstonby sharing this episode
we post every Friday. Happy Canada Day!