Residents attempting to access the Gord Edgar Downie Pier and beach area at Breakwater Park during the closure period could face an Administrative Monetary Penalty (AMP) of $200 under the City’s Parks By-Laws for non-compliance. The temporary closure underscores the importance of community members acting responsibly and safely, while enabling law enforcement to address potential disruptions proactively. The University District Safety Initiative has seen City Bylaw Enforcement and Kingston Police engage with the community to educate residents about the risks associated with large unsanctioned gatherings. Daytime access will remain available through designated openings in the fence. To enforce this, fencing and signage are being installed to restrict nighttime access to the Gord Edgar Downie Pier and the beach area at Breakwater Park. Under Section 3 of City of Kingston By-Law Number 2009-76, entering or using a park where access is prohibited by notice is an offense. Authorities have cited safety risks associated with large unsanctioned gatherings, leading to the necessity of this temporary closure.Ĭity Bylaw Enforcement and Kingston Police will monitor the park and its surroundings, supported by active video surveillance to ensure compliance with the temporary restrictions. The decision to close this recreational area comes after a series of Nuisance Parties in the University District, including a gathering at the Pier on Sunday, September 3. Update: Gord Edgar Downie Pier and Breakwater Park will now reopen to the public at 6:30 a.m. beginning September 7, until the morning of September 10. And I want to say how much I will miss knowing we share a planet with him.In response to recent safety concerns stemming from unsanctioned gatherings, the Gord Edgar Downie Pier and Breakwater Park beach will temporarily close to the public from 8 p.m. He was courage, personified, until his dying day. He wasn't afraid to play in front of millions of people when he was battling brain cancer. He wasn't afraid to go to the darkest parts of history, or sing of the smallest towns. Gord united Canada's most grizzled hockey fans and sensitive poets. But what will stand in my memory forever is the way he made the people around him want to be better, together. On a day like this, it's difficult to put into words what Gord Downie means to me. There are 23 songs and in Gord's words, "Each song is about a person." Gord was about people. His last album will come out in a couple of weeks. His latest album, 2016's Secret Path, told the heartbreaking story of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old First Nations boy who escaped a residential school and died while trying to return to the family he was taken from. Gord used some of his last time on earth to shine a light on the hardships of Canada's indigenous First Nations people. But Gord Downie didn't believe in blind patriotism he believed in holding Canada and its leaders to account and challenging us all to be better. The Tragically Hip has been called Canada's house band. And this week, on the day we got the news that Gord had died, Prime Minister Trudeau said, while choking back tears, "We are less as a country without Gord Downie in it." Because that's how important Gord and the guys were to Canada. After almost three hours, when it was done, live on national TV Gord embraced each of his bandmates - all dudes - and kissed each one of them on the lips.Ĭanada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was there, wearing a Tragically Hip T-shirt. There were somber moments, too, but mostly strength and charisma. He was electric, he was funny, he danced, he wore shiny metallic suits and feather hats and a Jaws T-shirt. Gord Downie's performance that night was absolutely magnetic.
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