Attention:  We did not include in the post an important bit of information.  These jobs can only be held by students, as per the contract with Service Canada, see below the eligibility from their website.   We apologize for any inconvenience this caused. Which students are eligible to participate in Canada Summer Jobs? Eligible students: are [...]

Opirg is looking for Volunteers.  Please click the link ‘OPIRG VOLUNTEER PAMPHLET’ below to see how you can get involved.   Please spread the word and re-post widely! Opirg is also looking for volunteer board members, especially undergraduate students. If you are interested in volunteering with OPIRG in any capacity please write us at info@opirgkingston.org by [...]

two films about the tar sands and pipelines in Ontario  FREE! -Tuesday April 16, 7-9pm @ J.G. Simcoe Public School, 90 Wiley St. (wheelchair accessible) -Wednesday April 17, 7-9pm @ Queen’s Biosci Complex, Rm. 1102, 116 Barrie St. (wheelchair accessible) Join us for two films, Line 9: The Tar Sands Come to Ontario, a new [...]

Congratulations to all on a successful campaign!!!  OPIRG, CFRC, Positive Space, and many other organizations on campus rely on the funding from optional/mandatory student donations.  This referendum showed that the majority of grand students who voted believe in supporting these organizations!  Thank you for voting YES!!! Read details about the vote on the SGPS website-   [...]

The Information Transparency Project (ITP), one of OPIRG’s working groups, obtained and leaked information that led to the following article in yesterday’s WHIG STANDARD. Read story in yesterday’s WHIG: http://www.thewhig.com/2013/03/22/documents-show-inmate-complaints-that-led-to-strike You can access scanned original documents here- ‘like’, retweet, follow and find out more about ITP: https://twitter.com/itp_ygk Excellent job by ITP in getting the public access [...]

VOTE YES TO OPIRG in the SGPS referendum, March 26 & 27 For 20 years the Kingston chapter of the Ontario Public Interest Research Group, or OPIRG, has been dedicated to research, education, and action in the public interest. OPIRG has started and supported numerous important projects at Queen’s and in the wider Kingston community [...]

OPIRG Kingston is excited to welcome Erica Spink D’Souza as our new coordinator.  Erica has a MA in Political Studies from Queen’s and is a PhD candidate in Sociology.  She has been active in the social and environmental justice movement for many years and looks forward to helping rebuild, restructure, and refocus OPIRG’s efforts to [...]

OPIRG Kingston invites everyone to an open house event at the Grey House! Mar 15 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm The Grey House provides a free, positive and open minded space that sometimes goes unnoticed. We welcome everyone in the community to drop in, take a break from the busy day and say hi [...]

Push It was a great success last year! Its happening again this year! Check out  it out @http://hiphop.opirgkingston.org/

Check out our OPIRG’s new Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/OpirgKingston.