Coffeeway Gateway Gate rocks City Council.

Photo Credit: Kingston's Move, Facebook

It's considered by many to be the most controversial occurrence since the Noodle Incident in 1989. 

On April 20th, 2023, radio host Trinette of Kingston's Move radio station made a post on Facebook promoting the special "Caramel Skor" donut sold by Coffee Way. The post was popular with Kingstonians and doughnut enthusiasts alike, garnering dozens of comments as well as 16 shares of the post. 

Then the post was shared by Brandon Tozzo, councillor for the Kingscourt-Rideau district. In his post, Tozzo said they were the best donuts from "the best district in the city".

 

A partial map of the City of Kingston showing Coffee Way Donuts clearly in the Kingscourt-Rideau district. Taken from the City of Kingston electoral District map.

Other councillors seemed to take exception to this declaration. "Did they move?" asked Paul Chaves, the councillor for District 2 (Loyalist-Cataraqui).

Then Gregory Ridge, councillor for District 11 (King's Town), declared he was putting in a bylaw to amend the districts so Coffee Way becomes part of King's Town. Tozzo took exception to this and the councillors began exchanging comments regarding various council procedures and terms. The discussion was also joined by councillors Ryan Boehme (District 12, Pittsburgh) and Vincent Cinanni (District 9, Williamsville).

Chaves proposed a mediation solution that would see the districts Kingscourt-Rideau, King's Town, and Williamsville restructured to divide Coffee Way up, using lines painted inside the shop in a King Solomon-esque sort of way.

Tozzo refused to budge, invoking the Picard stance, saying "A line must be drawn here. This far and no further!"

Other city residents joined in the lively discussion as well, adding in their own puns and jokes into the mix. Local journalist Tori Stafford chimed in that she referred to where she lives by "the fun locally colloquial names, not districts", calling where she lives "The Fruit Belt."

When reached for comment, local resident Blake Fritterman released a statement saying that he hoped that this incident doesn't diminish anyone's enjoyment of the delicious donuts and crullers because that would be a cruller fate than he could bear.

As of this writing, is it unknown if the situation has been resolved or if there was a new sugar twist to the story.

No Asphalt April Panned by Kingston City Council, Residents

In February, Kingston City Council voted to approve a new motion moved by Kingscourt-Rideau District Councillor Brandon Tozzo, which encourages residents to “limit lawn mowing practices during the month of May, to provide early season foraging resources for pollinators that emerge in the spring.” 

More recently, the city made available lawn signs that promote this initiative. These signs, which feature an image of a lawn covered and flowers with a bee and a hummingbird, encourages residents to "Bee Friendly" and contains a QR code that viewers can scan using their mobile device for more information.

Another idea, however, is not receiving the same amount of support. Attempting to ride on the success of No Mow May, local resident Blake Pottoll proposed No Asphalt April in an attempt to curb the efforts by City staff to repair roads during the month of April. However, Pottoll hit many speedbumps while trying to gather support for this motion, indicating that people seem to favour smooth roads over bumpy ones.

"Bumpy roads add character," said Pottoll, who was able to speak to the Wig while at a garage having shock absorbers replaced. 

There's been no word on No Joke or No Juggle July.