Thank you, Don - yes, it pays to keep your old footage..! This will be more interesting as the buildings appear - Kingston needs more housing - I expect there to be a good take-up, especially for homes near the waterfront
Auch Ihnen ein frohes neues Jahr - vielen Dank für Ihr anhaltendes Interesse und Ihre Ermutigung / A very happy new year to you too - thanks so much for your constant interest and encouragement
I would expect that to be a pleasant walk. The good news is that the development is required to leave an undamaged strip of land beside the river. Walking should eventually be possible in the area again before too long. Thanks for your interest and that insight, Glenn - Happy New Year
Thanks for the update, Mike! Just enough of an overview for me. I wondered why they paved streets before the heavy equipment was finished moving around and the houses were built. Can you tell us the purpose of the holding ponds? - flooding control?
I'm not an engineer, but my understanding is that they control run-off from the roads & connect to storm-water drains. When it rains heavily, this would prevent backing up into the sewer system or into the adjacent river. Many projects with large areas of pavement, like a shopping centre, would have holding ponds like this since the water has nowhere else to go and would pool on the pavement.
Wow! Quite the chronicle! Well done, Mike.
Thank you, Don - yes, it pays to keep your old footage..! This will be more interesting as the buildings appear - Kingston needs more housing - I expect there to be a good take-up, especially for homes near the waterfront
This has been a long time coming! Good work Mike!
It has indeed, Gary - but when you consider all the challenges, you can certainly see why - Happy New Year !
Well done, thanks Mike.
Scott - my pleasure, as always- Happy New Year
Wünsche euch allen ein gutes gesundes neues Jahr
Auch Ihnen ein frohes neues Jahr - vielen Dank für Ihr anhaltendes Interesse und Ihre Ermutigung / A very happy new year to you too - thanks so much for your constant interest and encouragement
Used to walk up around there from the library years ago.
I would expect that to be a pleasant walk. The good news is that the development is required to leave an undamaged strip of land beside the river. Walking should eventually be possible in the area again before too long. Thanks for your interest and that insight, Glenn - Happy New Year
Thanks for the update, Mike! Just enough of an overview for me.
I wondered why they paved streets before the heavy equipment was finished moving around and the houses were built.
Can you tell us the purpose of the holding ponds? - flooding control?
I'm not an engineer, but my understanding is that they control run-off from the roads & connect to storm-water drains. When it rains heavily, this would prevent backing up into the sewer system or into the adjacent river. Many projects with large areas of pavement, like a shopping centre, would have holding ponds like this since the water has nowhere else to go and would pool on the pavement.
Without a quarry pond, what becomes of Quarry Pond Ct? lol
You make a good point - but we can only have one in Kingston... Happy New Year !
2 second pause between every word lost me.
Sorry that disappointed you. Not all my viewers are as quick-witted as you must be. I try to cater to a wide audience.
I once lived in Kingston, it would be nice to see a detailed map of the area for reference.
Happy to help - here's a link - and thank you for your interest maps.app.goo.gl/sx9agwtQKUVjY3yb6
Poor people
@@Aerosnapper I just checked the map out, thanks, lots of memories.
250 family’s crammed into that small space.
@@canadiansigs152 yes, it will be interesting to see the full layout in due course.