Dan Taekema

The board governing the housing corporation in charge of a troubled highrise in Kingston, Ont., is blaming the provincial government for "systemic failure" it says has left social housing providers in an impossible situation. "Over time, the province has ... See more

Tracey Nicholson cried tears of joy when her 11-year wait for social housing in Kington, Ont., finally ended with an apartment at 381 Bagot St. But the 57-year-old said conditions inside the building eventually shattered her mental health and made her so ... See more

Work is underway to transform a former banquet hall in Belleville, Ont., into a 22-hour-a-day support hub for some of the region's most vulnerable residents. The first time Lisa Ali and Ashley Vader visited the site at 1 Alhambra Sq. there were still old ... See more

Kevin Smith had been homeless for nearly six months before he managed to get a roof over his head at the end of October. Then, just a month after moving in above Suits Nightclub in Kingston, Ont., he opened his door to find black smoke billowing through t... See more

The cost of absences and accommodations keeping Kingston Police officers from front-line duty is expected to hit more than $7 million next year — a situation one official compared to "shoveling money into a black hole." That figure is more than double the... See more