October 2, 2026 at 10:59 PM
184 years ago, Kingston's Original Tourist, Charles Dickens, visited Kingston and toured the prison.
Twas ever thus...
#ygk #ygkHistory
Twas ever thus...
#ygk #ygkHistory
May 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
184 years ago, Kingston's Original Tourist, Charles Dickens, visited Kingston and toured the prison.
Twas ever thus...
#ygk #ygkHistory
Twas ever thus...
#ygk #ygkHistory
July 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
January 4, 2026 at 3:39 PM
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
May 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM
That Night In Kingston, August 20, 2016
"I come from Downtown
Born ready for you
Armed with will and determination
And grace, too"
- The Hip
#InGordWeTrust #ygk #ygkHistory #TheHip
"I come from Downtown
Born ready for you
Armed with will and determination
And grace, too"
- The Hip
#InGordWeTrust #ygk #ygkHistory #TheHip
August 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
That Night In Kingston, August 20, 2016
"I come from Downtown
Born ready for you
Armed with will and determination
And grace, too"
- The Hip
#InGordWeTrust #ygk #ygkHistory #TheHip
"I come from Downtown
Born ready for you
Armed with will and determination
And grace, too"
- The Hip
#InGordWeTrust #ygk #ygkHistory #TheHip
Imagine that...
❤️Kingston. Where A Conservative Politician Representing Kingston & The Islands Helped Organize Canada's First Earth Day
#ygk #ygkHistory #EarthDay
❤️Kingston. Where A Conservative Politician Representing Kingston & The Islands Helped Organize Canada's First Earth Day
#ygk #ygkHistory #EarthDay
April 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Imagine that...
❤️Kingston. Where A Conservative Politician Representing Kingston & The Islands Helped Organize Canada's First Earth Day
#ygk #ygkHistory #EarthDay
❤️Kingston. Where A Conservative Politician Representing Kingston & The Islands Helped Organize Canada's First Earth Day
#ygk #ygkHistory #EarthDay
183 years ago today, the Original Tourist, Charles Dickens, visited Kingston and toured the prison.
Twas ever thus...
#ygk #ygkHistory
Twas ever thus...
#ygk #ygkHistory
May 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
183 years ago today, the Original Tourist, Charles Dickens, visited Kingston and toured the prison.
Twas ever thus...
#ygk #ygkHistory
Twas ever thus...
#ygk #ygkHistory
September 1, 2026 at 1:54 PM
December 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
It's time.
Now in our 18th Year, on one platform or another.
Stay tuned...
#ygkQuote #ygkHistory #ygk
Now in our 18th Year, on one platform or another.
Stay tuned...
#ygkQuote #ygkHistory #ygk
December 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It's time.
Now in our 18th Year, on one platform or another.
Stay tuned...
#ygkQuote #ygkHistory #ygk
Now in our 18th Year, on one platform or another.
Stay tuned...
#ygkQuote #ygkHistory #ygk
Rezoning and other planning logistics in this City?
The Official Plan won't provide much resistance...
#ygk #ygkHistory
The Official Plan won't provide much resistance...
#ygk #ygkHistory
A new idea for a historic property in #Kingston would see a year-round, indoor market with a variety of vendors and shops at the former Prison for Women (P4W).
But the concept would require rezoning, among other planning logistics.
#YGK #KFLA
Full story: www.kingstonist.com/news/owners-...
But the concept would require rezoning, among other planning logistics.
#YGK #KFLA
Full story: www.kingstonist.com/news/owners-...
Owners of Kingston's former Prison for Women unveil new plan for historic cell block
(Kingston, Ontario) The owners of Kingston's former Prison for Women (P4W) are serving up a new idea for the historic cellblock.
www.kingstonist.com
September 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Rezoning and other planning logistics in this City?
The Official Plan won't provide much resistance...
#ygk #ygkHistory
The Official Plan won't provide much resistance...
#ygk #ygkHistory
❤️Cataraqui. You'll Be Amazed At What You See
#ygk #ygkHistory
A 1774 map of Lake Ontario. credit: US Library of Congress
#ygk #ygkHistory
A 1774 map of Lake Ontario. credit: US Library of Congress
August 31, 2026 at 2:18 PM
❤️Cataraqui. You'll Be Amazed At What You See
#ygk #ygkHistory
A 1774 map of Lake Ontario. credit: US Library of Congress
#ygk #ygkHistory
A 1774 map of Lake Ontario. credit: US Library of Congress
February 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
ITS COMING TO TOWN FOLKS
A 12-Car Streamlined Convention Train
"Just Imagine a train on Ontario St. stretching from Earl to West St."
-Whig Standard July 26, 1936
❤️Kingston. Where 90 Years Later We Demand A High Speed Train AND A Convention Centre
#ygk #ygkHistory 🧵
A 12-Car Streamlined Convention Train
"Just Imagine a train on Ontario St. stretching from Earl to West St."
-Whig Standard July 26, 1936
❤️Kingston. Where 90 Years Later We Demand A High Speed Train AND A Convention Centre
#ygk #ygkHistory 🧵
October 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
ITS COMING TO TOWN FOLKS
A 12-Car Streamlined Convention Train
"Just Imagine a train on Ontario St. stretching from Earl to West St."
-Whig Standard July 26, 1936
❤️Kingston. Where 90 Years Later We Demand A High Speed Train AND A Convention Centre
#ygk #ygkHistory 🧵
A 12-Car Streamlined Convention Train
"Just Imagine a train on Ontario St. stretching from Earl to West St."
-Whig Standard July 26, 1936
❤️Kingston. Where 90 Years Later We Demand A High Speed Train AND A Convention Centre
#ygk #ygkHistory 🧵
Twas ever thus...
From the British Whig, May 22, 1882
❤️Kingston. Where Pickpockets Thrive
#ygkHistory #ygkCrime #ygk
From the British Whig, May 22, 1882
❤️Kingston. Where Pickpockets Thrive
#ygkHistory #ygkCrime #ygk
May 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Twas ever thus...
From the British Whig, May 22, 1882
❤️Kingston. Where Pickpockets Thrive
#ygkHistory #ygkCrime #ygk
From the British Whig, May 22, 1882
❤️Kingston. Where Pickpockets Thrive
#ygkHistory #ygkCrime #ygk
UPDATE:
Crown withdraws ticket after Kingston Police use a drone for distracted driving blitz and upholds constitutionally protected rights and freedoms of Canadians to ensure that government power does not infringe on individuals.
-The Whig Standard, January 2, 2026
#ygk #ygkHistory
Crown withdraws ticket after Kingston Police use a drone for distracted driving blitz and upholds constitutionally protected rights and freedoms of Canadians to ensure that government power does not infringe on individuals.
-The Whig Standard, January 2, 2026
#ygk #ygkHistory
January 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
UPDATE:
Crown withdraws ticket after Kingston Police use a drone for distracted driving blitz and upholds constitutionally protected rights and freedoms of Canadians to ensure that government power does not infringe on individuals.
-The Whig Standard, January 2, 2026
#ygk #ygkHistory
Crown withdraws ticket after Kingston Police use a drone for distracted driving blitz and upholds constitutionally protected rights and freedoms of Canadians to ensure that government power does not infringe on individuals.
-The Whig Standard, January 2, 2026
#ygk #ygkHistory
Former resident of Kingston Pen denied parole for the third time.
#ygk #ygkHistory #KingstonPen
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#ygk #ygkHistory #KingstonPen
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
November 26, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Former resident of Kingston Pen denied parole for the third time.
#ygk #ygkHistory #KingstonPen
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#ygk #ygkHistory #KingstonPen
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
On Sunday, January 3, 1926, a local resident's life was saved by an unknown person.
100 years later, we wonder if James had descendants and if so, whether they realize how fortunate they are...
Daily British Whig, January 4, 1926
#ygk #ygkHistory
100 years later, we wonder if James had descendants and if so, whether they realize how fortunate they are...
Daily British Whig, January 4, 1926
#ygk #ygkHistory
January 4, 2026 at 12:32 AM
On Sunday, January 3, 1926, a local resident's life was saved by an unknown person.
100 years later, we wonder if James had descendants and if so, whether they realize how fortunate they are...
Daily British Whig, January 4, 1926
#ygk #ygkHistory
100 years later, we wonder if James had descendants and if so, whether they realize how fortunate they are...
Daily British Whig, January 4, 1926
#ygk #ygkHistory
To celebrate the 353rd Anniversary of Kingston's "founding" by the Gouverneur of New France, the Comte de Frontenac on July 12, 1673, we have transformed our Downtown into a carnival where locals can pay clowns, jugglers and acrobats to entertain them.
Seems quite appropriate...
#ygk #ygkHistory
Seems quite appropriate...
#ygk #ygkHistory
July 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
To celebrate the 353rd Anniversary of Kingston's "founding" by the Gouverneur of New France, the Comte de Frontenac on July 12, 1673, we have transformed our Downtown into a carnival where locals can pay clowns, jugglers and acrobats to entertain them.
Seems quite appropriate...
#ygk #ygkHistory
Seems quite appropriate...
#ygk #ygkHistory
We're old enough to remember when First Capital Day was a thing in this town...
Audrey and Boyd in a cartoon from June 14, 2008
#ygk #ygkHistory
Audrey and Boyd in a cartoon from June 14, 2008
#ygk #ygkHistory
June 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
We're old enough to remember when First Capital Day was a thing in this town...
Audrey and Boyd in a cartoon from June 14, 2008
#ygk #ygkHistory
Audrey and Boyd in a cartoon from June 14, 2008
#ygk #ygkHistory
In local unprecedented news, Conservative candidate declines to comment when right-wing National Post affiliated newspaper asks him for comments...
#ygkVotes #ygk #ygkHistory #NeverVoteConservative
#ygkVotes #ygk #ygkHistory #NeverVoteConservative
April 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
In local unprecedented news, Conservative candidate declines to comment when right-wing National Post affiliated newspaper asks him for comments...
#ygkVotes #ygk #ygkHistory #NeverVoteConservative
#ygkVotes #ygk #ygkHistory #NeverVoteConservative
We're old enough to remember when this building used to host KEDCO meetings...
❤️Kingston. You'll Be Amazed At What You See
#ygkHistory #ygk
www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...
❤️Kingston. You'll Be Amazed At What You See
#ygkHistory #ygk
www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...
Dozens of people displaced following apartment fire above Suits Nightclub
A fire broke out inside an apartment above Suits Nightclub in downtown Kingston Wednesday afternoon.
www.thewhig.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We're old enough to remember when this building used to host KEDCO meetings...
❤️Kingston. You'll Be Amazed At What You See
#ygkHistory #ygk
www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...
❤️Kingston. You'll Be Amazed At What You See
#ygkHistory #ygk
www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...
Nothing really changes in this city:
"Dissatisfaction is expressed by the merchants of Kingston over the change in time of the Canadian National Railway trains."
- Daily British Whig, January 2, 1926
Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was...
#ygk #ygkHistory
"Dissatisfaction is expressed by the merchants of Kingston over the change in time of the Canadian National Railway trains."
- Daily British Whig, January 2, 1926
Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was...
#ygk #ygkHistory
January 3, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Nothing really changes in this city:
"Dissatisfaction is expressed by the merchants of Kingston over the change in time of the Canadian National Railway trains."
- Daily British Whig, January 2, 1926
Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was...
#ygk #ygkHistory
"Dissatisfaction is expressed by the merchants of Kingston over the change in time of the Canadian National Railway trains."
- Daily British Whig, January 2, 1926
Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was...
#ygk #ygkHistory