Amy J. Huggard (nee Ross) lived in Northwest River, 20 miles north of Goosebay before later moving to Kingston, Ontario. Aside from being a teacher, Huggard and her husband had great interest in North American Indigenous and Inuit culture.
John Howard Box was a graduate of Queen's University. He served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War.
Gordon McClellan is a film editor. His editing credits include the award-winning television series "Road to Avonlea" (38 episodes, from 1990 to 1996); Francis Mankiewicz's "Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher"; Clay Borris' "Alligator Shoes", and Allan King's "Leonardo: A Dream of Flight" (1999). He is a three-time Gemini Award nominee
Nancy Simpson is a genetics researcher at Queen's University.
City of Kingston. Board of Police Commissioners
The Kingston Police Force was established by the Common Council of Kingston on December 20, 1841, in an attempt to manage the lawlessness in the capital of the former Province of Canada. The original police force comprised a Chief Constable and four sub-constables. Despite their best effort, the force's growth was limited due to monetary restraints. In the 1850s, they were composed of about 8-10 officers growing to about a dozen in the 1860s, where it remained until the early 20th century.
Kingston Police Force c. 1906
Following World War II, the force finally began growing at a more consistent rate. In 1990 they had expanded to 116 sworn officers serving a population of over 60,000 inhabitants. The 1990s were a tough decade for the Kingston Police Force. In 1993, the Social Contract Act was put in place by the government in an attempt to address budget deficits. This resulted in a major loss in funding, ultimately leading to the reduction of the force to 101 officers. In 1996, the province introduced additional cost-saving initiatives such as the Savings and Restructuring Act, which merged smaller municipalities with their neighbours. In 1998, both the Kingston Township and the Pittsburgh Township were merged into Kingston City, nearly doubling its population.
Canadian Abortion Rights Action League. Kingston Chapter.
The establishment of the Kingston branch of the Canadian Abortion Rights Action League on Thursday April 7, 1981, was in reaction to an escalation of pro-life organizing that was putting women's right to choice at risk in the region. Pro-choice activism was initiated through the Kingston Action Committee on the Status of Women in 1980, and in February of 1981 two representatives from the national organization of CARAL came to Kingston to encourage the formation of a chapter. The organization had existed nationally since 1974; their charter was to assure that "no woman is denied the right to a safe, legal abortion" and to gain recognition that the right to a safe, legal abortion is a fundamental human right.
Jane Redpath Drummond was an artist based in Kingston, Ontario. She was born in 1845 to Andrew Drummond. She was a well-regarded artist, who studied under masters in Europe in her youth. She passed away on 11 April 1923 in Kingston.