The Municipal Affairs Commission is the newest and largest of the five commissions.  As a commission, we have two important and overarching goals.  First, we advocate for student interests at a municipal level.  The MAC lobbies various levels of government on municipal issues including property standards, Kingston waste programs, and snow removal.  Our second role is to facilitate opportunities for students to volunteer in the Kingston community.  Within the second role, students participate in a variety of activities, including tutoring elementary and high school students, fundraising for the United Way, and learning the Kingston property standard laws in order to provide free housing checks for other students.

Hilary Windrem (Arts '11)

Municipal Affairs Commissioner

(613) 533-6000 ext. 75178

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What the MAC Can Do for You

The MAC is your resource for questions about everything from landlord/ tenant, lease, and property standard issues to information about the City of Kingston.  Other services for students that are run out of the MAC include SPAT home inspections and Holiday Housecheck.  SPAT provides free home inspections to students (see SPAT in “The MAC Committees” for more information).  Holiday Housecheck employs students who stomp down snow, collect mail, and alert authorities if they observe any suspicious activity in student homes, which helps reduce student concerns about break-ins over winter break.  By assigning students to check houses, the program improves the security of student homes.

Please come by with any questions or concerns!

For extensive information about living in the community, see the Student Safety tab under the Student Affairs website.  It focuses around four main pillars: Safety at Home, Safety on Campus, Safety Online, and Personal Safety.  If you have a specific concern, this website will likely address it.

The Kingston Transit Trip Planner shows you how to get where you are going by bus. If you type in your starting point and desired destination, it will offer up bus trip plans to get you there – including transfers and pick-up times. Find it online at www.cityofkingston.ca/tripplanner.  Remember, students ride free with student cards.

Click here [PDF versions] for the Queen’s Legal Aid powerpoint presentation outlining tenant rights