International Hockey Hall of Fame Funding Request
Officials from Kingston’s International Hockey Hall of Fame weren’t able to convince Kingston City Council to approve a 400 thousand dollar funding request last night. Instead city councillors agreed to 200 thousand dollars in funding, provided the Hall of Fame reach 95 percent of it’s financial goals.
The Hockey Hall of Fame has until the end of July to prove to the owner of the proposed new location, the Smith Robinson building downtown, that it has the money to move in. Officials say the organization has already raising a quarter of a million dollars, without launching a public fundraising campaign.
Electronic Bingo
Council agreed to sign an eight-year charitable gaming centre agreement with O-L-G, allowing for electronic bingo at Treasure Chest and Community Spirit Bingo Centres.
Officials say the deal will bring in thousands for local charities.
Hip Street Name Change
“The Tragically Hip Way” is now official.
The original by-law outlining the plans to honour the band by renaming a portion of Barrack Street, has been changed to include the word “The”, which was left out of the original motion and the signs that have already been put up.
The new signs will soon be installed on lower Barrack Street between King and Ontario.
KCVI Heritage Designation
The city won’t be designating KCVI as a heritage site until after a decision is made by the Limestone District School Board about whether to close the school.
Last night council voted in favour of deferring the motion until the school board’s PARC committee completes it’s review and makes a decision to close either KCVI or QECVI.
