Kingston waterfront news: February 2007

SENATOR HUGH SEGAL IS MOVING THE MARINE MUSEUM FILE FORWARD, according to The Whig today.

Also in the same edition: THE IMPENDING IMPERIAL WAREHOUSE DEMOLITION. For more background and some great historical photos, see our Imperial Warehouse wiki topic

THE SNOWBIRDS AIRSHOW SAFETY ZONE IN KINGSTON HARBOUR has an interesting shape and orientation. The next airshow is scheduled for Wednesday June 27 2007 at 5:30 PM.

NATHAN BARON IS GOING FOR IT. At KYC on Wednesday evening, February 28th, Nathan Baron will be announcing and speaking about his upcoming campaign for the 2009 Mini Transat, a single-handed race from France to Brazil.

THE SNOWBIRDS AIRSHOW is coming back to Kingston on Wednesday June 27th, for a 45-minute show at 5:30 p.m.

Buried in the 2007 City budget, THE IMPERIAL WAREHOUSE, a 100-year old limestone building on the City waterfront, is apparently to be torn down.

The city has let this heritage building go to the dogs for a long time.

KINGSTON'S RAW SEWAGE DUMPING INCREASED IN 2006, up 11% over 2005, in fact.

ICE, ICE, BABY and other photographs of surging ice in Kingston Harbour.

Update: Wow!.

THE LATEST GREAT LAKES WATER LEVELS FORECAST by the US Army Corps of Engineers predicts plenty of water at the docks this spring, about a foot deeper than last year's levels.

Right now, when levels are normally at their lowest, levels are at last year's maximum.

More in the Water Levels topic.

THE FRIENDS OF THE PHOEBE are the subject of a nice article today in The Whig.

IWINDSURF.COM gets a makeover. Kingston's sailors' favorite source for wind readings (and forecasts for subscribers) now has features that allow scrolling, zooming, and comparing forecast velocity and direction with actual conditions.