Cultural Activities |
Cultural events |
Art after dark is one cultural activity that happens in Kingston. It happens twice a year. once during September and once during may. Artists that are native to Kingston can show off there artwork at night while citizens can roam the streets of Kingston. Art after dark is similar to Nuit Blanche. Art after dark happens in late September and is happening this year on May 22nd 2015.
Kingston Canadian film festival happens from February 26-March 1st. It is an annual event that that shows off Canadian based films during a week time period. this event is similar to TIFF except all movies are based in Canadian cities.
Home grown live festival happens on May 9th. This festival shows off the natural talent that Kingston has to offer. It has been happening for 7 years in Kingston.
Kingston Canadian film festival happens from February 26-March 1st. It is an annual event that that shows off Canadian based films during a week time period. this event is similar to TIFF except all movies are based in Canadian cities.
Home grown live festival happens on May 9th. This festival shows off the natural talent that Kingston has to offer. It has been happening for 7 years in Kingston.
Economic activities & Industries
Kingston has a total labour force of 80,180. The jobs with the most labour are manufacturing. Kingston is a developing city and construction jobs are easy to find when a majority of you city is being built. Most of the jobs in Kingston are manufacturing based. Over 9700 kingstonians are in retail trade they sell and make parts for automobiles. The second highest job industry in Kingston is construction. Over 4700 Kingstonians are in construction.
Kingston is trying to make its city more sustainable by adding different ways to make the community more sustainable. Queens University has stopped selling bottled water as of 2012. They have also introduced more bus stops to their growing public transportation. They have also introduced more park space and recreation.
Kingston should look into bringing the sustainability closer to home. Maybe having community gardens and having more shops so that citizens can have easier access to grocery stores instead of having to take the bus. Kingston plans on limiting the amount of waste in the landfills made by residents. They also want to make the public transportation fares cheaper for low income families living in Kingston.
Kingston is trying to make its city more sustainable by adding different ways to make the community more sustainable. Queens University has stopped selling bottled water as of 2012. They have also introduced more bus stops to their growing public transportation. They have also introduced more park space and recreation.
Kingston should look into bringing the sustainability closer to home. Maybe having community gardens and having more shops so that citizens can have easier access to grocery stores instead of having to take the bus. Kingston plans on limiting the amount of waste in the landfills made by residents. They also want to make the public transportation fares cheaper for low income families living in Kingston.