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Expropriation hearing given a year-long wait before reaching council

Written on September 9, 2016. Posted in News.

In the matter of an $11.5 million expropriation claim from a Queen’s medical professor against the University, the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) has declared a hearing date. The case, for which a claim was filed in 2015and the actions involved date back to 2008, is not set to be heard in the Kingston...

Queen’s counters $11.5 million expropriation case claims

Written on June 27, 2016. Posted in News.

In the ongoing expropriation case between Queen’s and one of its medical professors, a second document was acquired by The Journal — in defence of the University. The undated Statement of Defence was submitted by Queen’s lawyer, Tony Fleming to the Ontario Municipal Board. It defends against claims...

Students should cast their vote carefully

Written on October 22, 2014. Posted in Opinions.

Sergio Sismondo and Jamie Swift Gerrymandering means rearranging electoral boundaries so that your team gains an advantage. It’s a time-honoured electoral tactic that came to Kingston last year when seven local politicians tried to redraw electoral district boundaries. It’s this attempt that students...

City councillor under investigation

Written on January 14, 2014. Posted in News.

Bill Glover, Sydenham District Councillor, is under investigation by an integrity commissioner for his actions during the electoral boundaries Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) appeal last October. The City Council has kept the investigation tightly under wraps. They voted to hire George Rust-D’Eye, a...

Realignment appeal successful

Written on November 8, 2013. Posted in News.

The AMS, the Sydenham District Association (SDA) and law student Kevin Wiener have successfully appealed City Council’s electoral boundary realignment bylaw. In a decision dated Nov. 6, the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) ruled that City Council “acted unreasonably” in adopting the realignment structure...

Hearing concludes

Written on November 1, 2013. Posted in News.

The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing concerning the realignment of the City’s electoral districts came to a close last Thursday, with the status of the appeal yet to be determined. The OMB will announce the decision of whether the appeal will be successful sometime before January. During the...

City soils relations with students

Written on June 25, 2013. Posted in Editorials.

The vote to exclude students from census data has aggravated an already tenuous relationship between Queen’s students and the City of Kingston. There’s plenty of blame to go around. The Mayor, Kingston City Council, the AMS and Queen’s students have each done their part to make the situation worse. Removing...

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Expropriation hearing given a year-long wait before reaching council

Queen’s counters $11.5 million expropriation case claims

Students should cast their vote carefully

City councillor under investigation

Realignment appeal successful

Hearing concludes

City soils relations with students

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