A cyclist was killed on highway 15 this morning, just north of Stephentown Lane.

24-year-old Adam Clark, from Haliburton, was hit from behind by a northbound vehicle just after 1:00 a.m.

Police would like to hear from anyone who saw the cyclist riding in the area just before the collision.

There’s word a town hall meeting will take place at RMC this morning to discuss rumours of faculty layoffs.

Last week, it was reported that the Department of National Defence is looking to eliminate about a third of the faculty at RMC and two other Canadian military colleges. Jean-Marc Noel, a professor of physics and president of the Canadian Military Colleges Faculty Association, says he has been given a list of 68 faculty members that the Department of National Defence is looking to get rid of to cut costs. Of the 68, Noel says, a majority teach at the Kingston campus, the largest of the three military colleges.

An examination and treatment area of the ophthalmology clinic at Hotel Dieu Hospital has been officially renamed the Lions Clubs International Foundation Ophthalmology Lane,  in recognition of the significant donation made by District A3 Lions Club members and matched through the service club’s foundation.

The naming recognition event took place yesterday with representatives from 10 area Lions Clubs in attendance. In all, 36 of the 48 clubs in the district contributed more than $194,000 to Kingston’s three hospitals. This includes a generous $75,000 grant from the Lions Clubs International Foundation for an Optical Coherence Tomography unit at Hotel Dieu.

Here is the list of construction road projects in the city that could affect you:

SCHEDULED ROAD CLOSURES
McDonald Avenue will be closed from Churchill Cres to Baiden Street until the beginning of May while Utilities Kingston completes underground work.

Olive Crescent Will be closed from Lakeview Avenue to the eastern limit until mind-April.

Ontario Street will be closed between Lower Union to West Street until Fri. April 13 while crews for Utilities Kingston complete underground work.

TRAFFIC DELAYS
Bath Road can expect delays between Queen Mary Road and Centennial Drive until the end of July while crews complete road works.

Division Street will be reduced to one lane in both directions between John Counter Boulevard and Elliott Avenue until the end of May while crews for Utilities Kingston undertake sewer rehabilitation work.

Elliott Avenue will experience delays from Division Street to John Counter Boulevard until the end of April.

Expect delays on Division Street between Princess Street and Garrett Street and on Garrett Street between University Avenue and Division Street beginning Monday, April 16 until mid May while crews for Utilities Kingston on behalf of Kingston Hydro perform underground electric upgrades. This work will involve temporary sidewalk and lane closures. On road parking along the North Side of Garrett Street will be temporarily unavailable during this construction period.

Motorists can expect periodic delays on the following streets until late June while crews complete minor road repairs:
*Unity Road from Battersea Road to Howes Road

*Battersea Road from River Ridge Drive to Aragon Road

*Perth Road from McAdoo’s Lane to Unity Road

*Princess Street from Gardiners Road to city limit

*Sydenham Road from Sunnyside Road to Unity Road

*Highway 2 east from Princess Mary Avenue to city limits

*Centennial Drive from Bath Road to Taylor Kidd Blvd.

*Front Road from Bayridge Drive to Portsmouth Avenue

Here are some of the construction projects that are expected to have an impact on traffic flow this week.

ROAD CLOSURES
Evelyn Street will be closed from Days Road to the western limit until early April.

Days Road will experience temporary lane closures at the intersection on Evelyn Street (Monday-Friday) while crews complete watermain work.

McDonald Avenue will be closed from Churchill Cres to Baiden Street beginning Wed. April 4 until the beginning of May while Utilities Kingston completes underground work.

Ontario Street will be closed between Lower Union to West Street beginning Mon. April 2 until Fri. April 13 while crews for Utilities Kingston complete underground work.

TRAFFIC DELAYS
Bath Road can expect delays between Queen Mary Road and Centennial Drive until the end of July while crews complete road works.

Division Street will be reduced to one lane in both directions between John Counter Boulevard and Elliott Avenue until the end of May while crews for Utilities Kingston undertake sewer rehabilitation work.

Motorists can expect periodic delays on the following streets until late June while crews complete minor road repairs:

*Unity Road from Battersea Road to Howes Road *Battersea Road from River Ridge Drive to Aragon Road *Perth Road from McAdoo’s Lane to Unity Road *Princess Street from Gardiners Road to city limit *Sydenham Road from Sunnyside Road to Unity Road *Highway 2 east from Princess Mary Avenue to city limits *Centennial Drive from Bath Road to Taylor Kidd Blvd.
*Front Road from Bayridge Drive to Portsmouth Avenue

MoneySense has released it’s annual list of the best places to live in Canada. Kingston was third on the list which was expanded this year to include 190 cities and towns with populations over 10,000. To compile the list MoneySense uses municipal data and ranks cities in 22 categories and then gives an overall ranking.

1.Ottawa
2.Burlington
3.Kingston
4.Halifax
5.Regina
6.Brandon
7.Fredericton
8.Edmonton
9.Red Deer
10.Winnipeg