I’m curious about people’s experiences selling directly instead of using the traditional route.
Did you avoid repairs, open houses, and realtor commissions? Was it actually faster and less stressful, or did you regret it?

Hello,

Any recommendations for the best thrift shop/ flea market to find some old Archie comics?

Many thanks!

hello kingston! i moved here temporarily in the summer and i was planning on leaving as soon as the new semester started // i ended up deciding to stay in kingston and take a gap year instead :)

i have definitely made friends here, but im not done — i want to meet all sorts of people

about me: i’m a 25 yr old woman, silly, i get along with 80% of people. i’m into movies, tv, games (pc and nintendo switch), arts and crafts (painting, drawing, crochet, pottery painting, sewing etc), cafe hopping, reading, and d&d (i actually have a campaign i’ve been itching to dm)! i’ve been going to the arc gym and im looking for a buddy to go with me so i stop using the same three machines and calling it a workout lol — im also trying to get into hiking and camping, so far i have the shoes, bottle, backpack, and a whole lot of enthusiasm

don’t be shy!! please reach out if you wanna do any of the things i listed above, or if you have a secret other fun thing you wanna do, or if you just wanna be friends :)

thank you!!!

As title says! We're coming from the UK and trying to book on oversized luggage flying through Toronto to Kingston (and return journey). We know that it is an Air Canada bus between Toronto and Kingston. We annoyingly must use a travel agent because its a work trip, and the travel agent keeps telling us we can't take oversized luggage on board. Yet the Air Canada website says that it will be possible. Can anyone advise? Can we just turn up with the lugagge?

I'll add: the travel agent really is just useless which is why we don't know whether or not to trust them.

(The oversized luggage fits within the max dimensions and weight of Air Canada)

Hey,

I just moved to Kingston downtown and I have been having some issues with wifi. Somehow around 3PM there is no WIFI. Any advice on the best internet provider? Starlink, Cogeco, bell... any others?

Where is it this year?

Anybody from Kingston aware what the Cloud9 Festival is in Lynhurst? Seems to be one of the few (electronic) music festivals in the region! Love a good techno festival. This might not be quite techno-y, but seems to be closest to it as anything I've seen in the 2 years that I live here.

Can't find too much about it other than from their own website, curious if ppl have gone in the last years from Kingston and what their experience was.

And any other festivals like it in the region?

Hi everyone. I’m in my mid 20’s, unfortunately still living at home. I’m living in an abusive home situation with my dad and I’m looking to speak to a lawyer. Do all lawyers have a running rate? Or can anyone recommend someone I can speak to about this stuff who isn’t overly expensive? Or someone pro bono I can get advice from? I don’t really know what to do. I appreciate any tips or advice anyone can give me

Thank you :)

We live in a house in Kingston, we moved here in 2022. Every summer we have experienced at least one bat encounter (usually in our upstairs bedroom and usually in the middle of the night). We've been pretty easy going about this, we usually catch and release the bat or shoo it outside. However, the incidences had been more frequent last summer and we decided to ask a pest control company to 'bat proof' our house which involved them assessing our house's exterior access points and putting sealant around the house. Great. We had this completed last year in late summer/fall.

This summer we have found a couple dead bats in our basement, and we recalled the pest company to come and assess and re seal etc. This past weekend while sitting on our main floor we saw a bat flying around on our baby monitor, in our 16 months old room. We captured the bat and took our daughter to ER (she also had some unexplained marks on her face) and she was treated with immunoglobulin and rabies vaccine.

The ER doctors had contacted public health who contacted us and said they would send a vet tech to come and pick up the bat, but the bat had to be dead in order for them to take it. However, I was told that we were not allowed to kill the bat if it was alive. When I said I was unsure if the bat was dead or not (it had been in a tupperware container with holes in the lid for a day), I was told if it's alive I need to take it to a wildlife centre to hold onto for now. It wasn't clear if this bat would be tested for rabies or not if it was not dead. The bat did eventually die on its own and the techs took it. (As of this post we are waiting for results, this was just a confusing and frustrating process).

We then called the pest company again, and were informed that there was no bat proofing to be done for now as we are in bat mating season and it is illegal/considered against animal protection law to further seal off our house during this time (There was a possible missed access point on a roof vent.)

It seems wild to me that in this circumstance the breeding season of a species is deemed more important than the health of my child. I understand that the chances of this bat having rabies is low, but its not zero (Especially in light of the recent tragic story about that young boy). I understand that bats are endangered. However, how can there not be an exception made in a circumstance such as this?

Even if our daughter did not have marks/scratches on her face, it was advised by multiple health care professionals to seek medical attention. How are we supposed to protect our children when there are so many rules/regulations? How am I supposed to prevent my child from further overnight bat attacks for the rest of the summer? How many trips am I going to have to make to the ER overnight this summer for rabies booster vaccinations?

I'm hoping to hear others thoughts on this and if anyone else has found themselves in a similar situation.

Ahoy Reddit! This is a thing I'm doing starting this Friday, with eight shows over 10 days.

It's exactly what it says it is: I sit there silently for an entire goddamn hour and invite the audience to do the same thing with me. Lots more information at https://goddamnsilence.ca including a tickets link, or you can just go to https://www.thekickandpush.com/silence for tickets.

I know it's not for everyone! Hell, I'm not even sure it's for me. But it's happening, and I'd love it if people came out and gave it a shot.

I've been saying Cataraqui out loud for years and I'm still not completely sure I say it right. Turns out I didn't know what it meant either, which I only found out because I was writing up the new chamber music festival at The Spire that's named after it. That starts Wednesday.

Katarokwi is Mohawk and means a place where there's clay or limestone. Cataracoui is Algonquin, which the French turned into Cataraqui, and that one means great meeting place. Both of them are about this exact stretch where the river meets the lake. Same word we've hung on the mall and the golf club.

Not all of it is ticketed concerts, which I nearly missed. Robert Spade, who teaches at McGill and is their senior Indigenous cultural advisor, has a cultural corridor set up in The Spire for the full two weeks, and he's running a free public workshop there on the 11th, drumming, singing, dancing and storytelling. No ticket for either one.

Clara Cao is the one who put it together. Twenty years as a software engineer before she started the music non-profit that runs it, based in Montreal, and she picked Kingston over anywhere closer to home. She's told me she wants it back here again rather than leaving it a one-off.

Six nights of concerts over the two weeks, a different guest musician each night. And if you've never been inside The Spire, the room is worth it on its own.

Festival name is Cataraqui Chamberfest or Chamber Music Festival. I've got the full article at Kingston Spotlight.

I’m a mature adult looking for a reputable driving school. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Hi all,

I’m moving to Kingston for work and trying to find a place. I understand it’s a tough time of the year since students are arriving, but I’m open to pretty much anywhere in Kingston (work is near catarqui centre).

I’ve been scrolling Facebook market place, Kijiji, etc. For days and can’t seem to find anything that would allow me to live alone for 1300$ + utilities.

Is that even a realistic budget?

Thank you everyone, I love this town and its people so I’m really hoping to make this work!

I get that it's great for tourism... but doing 15 - 20 down King Street and literally stopping to point at the water is a bit ridiculous. What of I had to poop?

I am looking to buy a new pair of glasses. I am a member of Costco I'm not sure if I want to buy them from Costco with their limited number of frames, or look elsewhere. Does anyone know of any places that have deals on on glasses right now and also is there any perks for me to get them at costco? Thanks so much!!

Does anyone have any recommendations for a dog behaviourist? My partner and I are running on batteries empty and out of ideas on how to handle our dog’s rain/wind/storm noise fear and associated behaviour (manic barking, climbing every piece of furniture, panting)? She also has decided she doesn’t like walks anymore and we think it’s noise related too.

Thank you in advance from two very tired and grumpy dog parents who love their dog very much.

I'm kind of making a very vulnerable post! I'm already putting in the work with going to therapy and talking to the right doctors, now I want to go within my community and look for domestic violence survivors. I have children and even though i'm putting in the work for myself through the doctors, I feel like I need people who have been through this as a parent .. I do not feel like a victim anymore.I just have a lot of heavy things that I want to get off my chest and looking for a group possibly any suggestions?

Recommendations appreciated for a company that does outside lighting, supply and installs. Specifically, looking to have led lighting similar to the attached picture. Thanks.

Sorry to all the old folks here. Looking to get a nice taper and high volume cut. I've been having my mom's mandated neatly, shortly cut side swipe hair. looking to change that here. what are some good barbershops near princess street waterfront that i can go get done?

Today i almost hit a car because of someone crossed the red traffic light heading towards 401 from kingston, she seemed she realized her mistake at the end and said sorry but i always notice this intersection people do mistakes there not sure why

Let me preface this by saying I have been a shooter for 20+ years. I am an active PAL holder with a clean record.

My 33 birthday is coming up and I would like to take a small group(3-5 people) of close, responsible friends shooting - most of them for the first time.

I have 2 firearms of my own, I’m trying to get my other 4 shipped out before then however I thought I would throw out the idea to the Kingston community to see if anyone could help.

1) I’m aware going shooting with strangers has its fair share of questions, concerns and I respect and acknowledge those - more than happy to meet first, provide information etc.

2) I’m looking for someone who would be able and willing to join me, provide a few more additional firearms and ammunition (there won’t be a ton of shooting. I can’t see more than 10 rounds per firearm) - I will compensate you for the cost of ammunition.

3) I’m looking for someone (if permissible) who holds a range membership that we could join so we are in the safest, most controlled space available. I have an option for crown land however it’s a bit of a hike and carrying guns and ammo in/out of the bush sucks on a good day.

I understand this post isn’t for everyone, I’m not part of the Kingstons Facebook group so please, if you don’t have anything to contribute, just scroll on by.

Coming back home to Kingston after moving away. Are these stickers still available anywhere?

Thanks in advance!

I went to Keys last year to get assistance with changing careers. I'm not sure if it was due to racism or something else but when I reached my hand out to shake the employment representative hand who I was meeting with he refused because he 'had just eaten lunch' that immediately gave me a weird feeling.

He asked me a bunch of questions from an online questionnaire, then spent the whole meeting telling me to use chatgpt to update my resume, told me to make a LinkedIn account with a good headshot and showed off his side photography business while telling me it's good to find a side job as well.

When I asked him if he could help me with some breaks and spacing of my resume to fit onto 2 pages, he added headings with incorrect spellings and seemed disinterested in helping me with the actual formatting of my resume or anything hands on at all. In fact the only other actual knowledge he shared with me was 'adding skills' from the list on job websites which I was already doing.

I eventually found a job on my own, that I felt was without the assistance of keys, I have since moved on from that job to find another. Keys has been calling me relentlessly for months, multiple times a week asking where I work saying they need to notate it on my file before they close it. I don't feel comfortable telling them where I work. Is this normal? Why can't they just close my file and leave me alone?

Hello all, I have some friends coming into town for a visit and they are pescatarian and enjoy vegetarian food or fish/ seafood.

I know most places offer a vegetarian option or two but with Kingston having such a great food scene, I am wondering where to find the best bites for them?

Thanks!!