Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson will be sharing some of his economic expertise to help guide the city through reopening its economy following lockdowns prompted by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
On Tuesday, Paterson, who is an economics professor at the Royal Military College by day, announced he will be leading the city’s economic recovery team, which is aimed at creating policy that will help ease the strain COVID-19 lockdowns have had the economy.
Now that local case numbers have been stable for weeks — with Tuesday’s numbers staying steady at 59 — and provincial case numbers are starting to stabilize, Paterson said it’s time to start thinking about how Kingston will get back on its feet. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the