Kingston Penitentiary United Way Tours

The Correctional Service of Canada is inviting interested media outlets to tour Kingston Penitentiary as part of the 2013 United Way Campaign. The tour will be one hour and a half. The event will be held at the Kingston Penitentiary, 560 King Street West, PO Box 22. Call 613-545-8210.

The Princess of Wales’ Own regiment welcomes a new commanding officer

Lieutenant colonel Parkinson will be taking command of Kingston's reserve infantry regiment, The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment from lieutenant colonel McKay on Sept. 19, 2013 at the Kingston Armouries. The event will be held at the Kingston Armouries, 100 Montreal St, Kingston. Call 613-539-6703.

1000 Islands Cruise and Three-Course Dinner Fundraiser

The Kingston and the Islands Federal Liberal Association host an evening 1000 Island Cruise and three-course dinner fundraiser with Liberal MP Ted Hsu (Kingston and The Islands, Ont.) and former speaker of the House Peter Milliken. The event will be held at Crawford Dock, behind the Confederation Place Hotel, 1 Brock St. More information is … Read more

Speech by John Murray, deputy governor of the Bank of Canada

Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada John Murray will speak to the Canadian Association for Business Economics on the topic of: Exits, Spillovers and Monetary Policy Independence. The event will be held at the Delta Kingston Waterfront Hotel, 1 Johnson Street. Call 1-800-303-1282.

MP Brown will make an infrastructure announcement

On behalf of Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.), Conservative MP Gordon Brown (Leeds-Grenville, Ont.) with the Mayor of Kingston Mark Gerretsen will attend an infrastructure event. The event will be held on roadway in front … Read more

Canadian Defence Academy Change of Command

The Canadian Defense Academy will hold a ceremony to mark the change of command from major-general Pierre J. Forgues to major-general Eric G. Tremblay. The event will be held in Currie Hall, Currie Building, 15 Valour Drive, Royal Military College of Canada, CFB Kingston. Call 613-996-2353.

Change of Command ceremony at the Royal Military College of Canada

A Change of Command ceremony at the Royal Military College of Canada will be held. Major-general Eric Tremblay will relinquish command of the Royal Military College to brigadier-general Al Meinzinger. The commander of the Canadian Defence Academy, major-general Pierre Forgues, will preside over the ceremony. The event will be held at the Royal Military College … Read more

Government partners with Queen’s University to help children and youth

Conservative MP Gord Brown (Leeds-Grenville, Ont.), on behalf of International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino (Vaughan, Ont.), will announce a development partnership between the government and Queen's University. The event will be held at Queen's University, School of Medicine, David M. C. Walker Atrium, 18 Arch Street. Call 819-953-6238.

Liberal Eastern regional meeting

The Liberal Party of Canada will hold its eastern regional meeting. Speakers include Liberal MP Ted Hsu (Kingston and the Islands, Ont.), former speaker of the House of Commons Peter Milliken. The event will be held at the Ongwanada Resource Centre, 191 Portsmouth Ave. More information is available online.