Kingston,
Ontario, the Limestone City, is one of the most beautiful and
historic cities in Canada. With over 100 000 people in the
Greater Kingston Area it has all the comforts and services of
larger cities with a small-town feel.
Kingston is placed at the mouth of the Cataraqui
river, where Lake Ontario meets the St. Lawrence. Originally
Fort Frontenac, the town was a strategic military settlement for
the French, and then for the English.
Recognized in Report on Business Magazine as one of the five
best cities in Canada for business (1996). Kingston has
an abundance of parks,Golf courses and Restaurants, Excellent
Air Quality Rating and World-class educational and health care
facilities.
Kingston is home to three emerging technology areas,
Information Technologies and Telecommunications, Health
Sciences, and Advanced Materials.
Kingston has three post - secondary institutions, St.
Lawrence College, the Royal Military College of Canada and the
world renowned Queen’s University.
Each summer Kingston hosts CORK, the largest
freshwater sailing regatta in North America, and also numerous
music, theatre and buskers festivals.
All in all, summer or winter, Kingston is a great
place to live.
