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Kingston Pen to open for tours this summer By Mandy Marciniak
mandymarciniak@metroland.com
News – It was an announcement many Kingstonians had been waiting for; on May 13, the City of Kingston, in partnership with the Ontario and Canadian governments, announced that Kingston Penitentiary will open for public tours this summer. “This is an exciting day for our community,” said Mayor Bryan Paterson. “This is a great example of a collaboration with three different levels of government and the exciting things that can happen when we all work together.” The tours are presented through a partnership with the City of Kingston, the Correctional Service of Canada (SCS) and St. Lawrence Parks Commission (SLPC). Tours are set to run from mid June until the end of October and will be organized by Fort Henry and Tourism Kingston. Interest in Kingston Penitentiary has been tremendous ever since the institution closed in late 2013 and while some tours were offered soon after it closed, the doors to the limestone building have been closed to
KASSAA Tack and Field The 2016 KASSAA Track and Field Championships were held in Kingston May 11 and 12. The track events were held at Caraco Field along with the pole vault competition. Field events were held at LCVI. Above: Madison MacPherson from KCVI wins the pole vault event. Right: KCVI’s Alex Drover takes a tumble during the Boys Open Steeple Chase. Photos/ John Harman
the public ever since. “I want to thank the various groups throughout the community who continued to put pressure on us for these tours,” said Don Head, Commissioner of Correctional Services Canada at the announcement. “I never imagined that I would be part of a tourism initiative like this, but this is a very exciting day. MPP for Kingston and the Islands, Sophie Kiwala echoed Head’s sentiments and reflected on the many years she wondered about what was behind those doors. “I remember growing up as a child, I grew up in the west end and I passed by that building every single day for many, many years. As you watch the procession of staff that came in and out the intrigue that I had as a child and I know many kingstonians had over the years was quite profound,” she said. “Hopefully we will be able to keep this open as a tourism site in the future too and we need to do everything possible to do that.” The tours are expected to have a very positive impact on the economy in Kingston and according to Continued on page 3
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