KINGSTON — Construction of a new fire station and paramedic base kicked off Monday in the city’s west end.

A new $13-million station on Taylor Kidd Boulevard is to house Kingston Fire and Frontenac Paramedics and its construction is scheduled to be complete late next year.

The location was selected as part of a study looking at ways for emergency services to improve response time standards.

“It’s exactly where we need it to be and it’s going to help response times for the west end,” said Kevin Donaldson, Kingston’s interim fire chief.

“Its location on Taylor Kidd Boulevard provides great access to other parts of the city as well as the west end.”

For Frontenac Paramedics, the new station is meant to fill the need for a second base in the west end.

The bulk of Kingston’s population gr

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