Kingston City Council

Kingston Casino Bill Amended

February 19, 2015

During a closed session on Tuesday, February 17, Kingston City Council voted in favour of repealing a bylaw that the former council had put in place. The former bylaw would have allowed the city to di...

Kingston Officially Rejects Casino

December 17, 2014

It has been reported that on Tuesday, December 16, councillors in Kingston approved a motion that conveys to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. that the city is not interested in becoming a willing ...

Kingston Casino Plans Abandoned

October 29, 2014

On Tuesday, October 28 in the Ontario Legislature at Queen’s Park, Finance Minister Charles Sousa said that the provincial government will abandon its plans to relocate the Thousand Island Casino from...

Are City Councils In Sync With Constituencies In Regard To Gaming Locations?

February 27, 2013

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne stood in the Legislature earlier this week and firmly said that municipalities would decide whether or not they would want to be part of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming C...

NDP, PC Want Ontarians To Be Heard

February 26, 2013

On Tuesday, February 26 during question period in the Ontario Legislature, Essex MPP Taras Natyshak (New Democratic Party) called on Premier Kathleen Wynne to halt the privatization of the Ontario Lot...

Ottawa Casino Expansion Debate Grows Prior To Council Vote

October 09, 2012

In the wake of Kingston City Council voting against allowing casino expansion into its downtown core, Ottawa City Council, which has a similar vote scheduled for Wednesday, October 10, is now under mo...

Business Group: No Casino In Kingston

September 14, 2012

It has been reported that on Wednesday, September 12, the Board of Management for Downtown Kingston!, an association of 750 businesses located in the core commercial area of the City of Kingston, pass...