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az
October 16th, 2006, 07:39 PM
Anyone here form Kingston?


We will be moving there shortly....
mips
October 17th, 2006, 02:23 PM
No Mon, one in Jamaica is warmer ;)
Brunellus
October 17th, 2006, 02:34 PM
Anyone here form Kingston?


We will be moving there shortly....
H'mm. from Montreal to Kingston, and a Shatner icon.

Is this a McGill grad going over to the Queens'?
Roger Mudd
October 17th, 2006, 03:31 PM
Not from there but used to go fishing with my father at a camp up on Loughborough Lake just north of the city. Nothing like a good shore lunch.
Never traveled into the city. I hear it's relatively cosmopolitan for a city of its size (113,000). Coming from Montreal, you may see it differently, though ;-)
Absolutely beautiful country.
az
October 17th, 2006, 04:56 PM
The Kingston General Hospital is surrounded by Queen's university, does that count?

And yes, it is a beautiful place to live.
Brunellus
October 17th, 2006, 04:59 PM
The Kingston General Hospital is surrounded by Queen's university, does that count?

And yes, it is a beautiful place to live.
close enough. I very nearly ended up going to McGill for undergrad--ended up elsewhere instead--and ended up having at least one grad school friend from McGill. He told a lot of McGill/Queens' rivalry stories.
Chonnawonga
March 28th, 2008, 04:51 AM
Anyone still reading this thread? I just moved to Kingston a little while ago.

az, my girlfriend is a Queen's med student, so she spends a lot of time around KGH.
herbster
March 28th, 2008, 06:27 AM
I'm probably an hour or more away?
az
March 28th, 2008, 07:32 AM
Welcome to Canada's first capital!

The sushi is remarkably good here, if you know where to look...
Chonnawonga
March 28th, 2008, 08:00 PM
az: Sushi, eh? Where should I go? I live right downtown, so anything around there is walking distance for me.

herbster: Which way? Cornwall? Smith's Falls? Port Hope?
freebeer
March 28th, 2008, 08:10 PM
Welcome to Canada's first capital!


pfft.. next you'll be telling us Kingston invented hockey. :D
herbster
March 28th, 2008, 09:28 PM
az: Sushi, eh? Where should I go? I live right downtown, so anything around there is walking distance for me.

herbster: Which way? Cornwall? Smith's Falls? Port Hope?

I'm closer to Toronto. I just checked mapquest, it said about 3 hours from my house to Kingston. With my crazy driving, probably 2 :D
ODF
March 29th, 2008, 01:05 AM
Since it's on my way to toronto ... I know it's in the middle of nowhere =)

Looks simple and calm.
az
March 29th, 2008, 03:12 PM
az: Sushi, eh? Where should I go? I live right downtown, so anything around there is walking distance for me.

Discover Japan on Princess street. Right in front of The Beer Store.


pfft.. next you'll be telling us Kingston invented hockey. :D

No, Kingston invented Don Cherry.
freebeer
March 29th, 2008, 11:58 PM
No, Kingston invented Don Cherry.

:D

Ah. So an apology is in order, then. :D
herbster
March 30th, 2008, 12:20 AM
Haha, definitely!! A written letter would do just fine.
Ivanat
June 19th, 2008, 03:28 PM
Hi,

I'm new to Kingston. Where would I go to obtain an ID card? I don't have a drives license..so just a simple generic one will do.

Cheers
RiceMonster
June 19th, 2008, 03:39 PM
My sister goes to Queens. It's a nice University and Kingston is a nice city.
Chonnawonga
June 19th, 2008, 03:53 PM
Hi Ivanat,

Welcome to the neighbourhood! From what I understand, the gov't of Ontario doesn't (yet) offer a generic ID card. Are you new to Ontario? To Canada? What brings you here? A passport or student card or something might be the best you can aim for without a driver's licence, sadly.
original_jamingrit
June 19th, 2008, 05:14 PM
Those new types of health cards should serve as picture/ID.
Ivanat
June 19th, 2008, 05:16 PM
I haven't signed up for the health card yet.
Ivanat
June 19th, 2008, 05:22 PM
Hi Ivanat,

Welcome to the neighbourhood! From what I understand, the gov't of Ontario doesn't (yet) offer a generic ID card. Are you new to Ontario? To Canada? What brings you here? A passport or student card or something might be the best you can aim for without a driver's licence, sadly.

moved from BC with my family..i don't have a passport. My student card is still BC.
sryk
June 19th, 2008, 06:42 PM
not really from there but near
Chonnawonga
June 19th, 2008, 08:18 PM
Ivanat: a health card should do the trick, but you have to be here for three months before it's valid. That said, they will issue you one, picture and all, right away: you just can't use it yet.

The health card office is at 1055 Princess Street, and they're open M-F 8:30-5:00. You'll need to bring some documents. More information is here: http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/program/ohip/ohipfaq_mn.html

Alternatively, you could get a G1 (learner's) license. That'll cost you $100 and be valid for five years. You have to write a test, and it takes them a few weeks to mail you the fancy card, although you can get a paper temporary license right away.

I hope that helps!
LegoAddict
December 17th, 2008, 03:51 AM
I'm from Kingston too, moved a few years ago. Great town. I'm trying to start up a LUG at KCVI.
billzeeabob
June 9th, 2009, 01:31 PM
I have been a ubuntu fan for about two weeks now.... I have ditched windows on all my home computers and I am looking how to switch over our server at work... SBS 2003 with Exchange Server and BlackBerry Enterprise Server... BES is the problem.

Anyway, I am located in Kingston Ontario too. Anyone interested in getting together to talk ubuntu/linux send me a PM