A hotly contested motion to allow Kingston’s municipal government flexibility when it comes to emergency coronavirus measures passed at council Tuesday evening.
The motion, proposed by Trillium District Coun. Robert Kiley, aimed specifically to give local government and public health more control over restrictions placed on outdoor activities, like community gardens and walking trails.
Kiley suggested council ask the province for “local flexibility to provincial orders, based on local public health units’ advice” in order for Kingstonians to access certain activities, like community gardens, “while continuing to implement physical distancing and other guidelines to ensure newly reopened community activities are places of safety and health