Martello Towers at Sunrise

Nothing to say about this one, just that I love how it turned out.

Note:  I did find out that these towers are named Shoal Tower, Cathcart Tower and Fort Frederick Tower.  Slightly embarassed about a previous post in which I referred to Shoal Tower as Murney tower; confused the name of one tower with the type of towers.  They are all Martello Towers.

Kingston Morning Skyline

Downtown Kingston, as seen from RMC shore, one glorious morning.

Save Barriefield

I will most likely catch some flak from some for this, but it is my blog, my opinion. 

Kingston is looking to build some social housing in Barriefield on federal land that they can purchase for that purpose, for $1.  The project will be 4-plexes, mostly 1-bedroom units.

The problem is, Barriefield is a beautiful little village of century homes, like the ones pictured below.  There are newer homes as well, which are built to fit in.  The people who live there must maintain their homes according to a certain standard, including exterior materials, fencing, windows, etc.  Will a housing project meet these requirements?  REALLY?  AND maintain them?

And that’s just the cosmetics of it.  The people who fill the units will find themselves far from a grocery store, mail box, pharmacy, corner store, even a public telephone.  Bus service in the area is sketchy at best, and it would be a looong cold walk to Food Basics across the causeway and back in winter months.  It’s just not a well thought out plan.

The Whig Standard article about this had some nasty comments from readers about Barriefield – one person even called it a dump.  A few snapshots to show some of the architecture of the area:

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St. Mark's Anglican Church