Pitts Ferry is a community that is part of

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Geography

Pitts Ferry is on the east side of Kingston on the Bateau Channel of the

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, on north shore of the river. The north shore of

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lies across on the south side of the channel. The town crossroads at the intersection of Highway 2 and Joyceville Road / Howe Island Ferry Road, and the location given for the community in the

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, is at an elevation of , slightly above the level of the St. Lawrence.

Politics

Pitts Ferry is in the federal and provincial riding of

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, represented federally by MP Ted Hsu ( Liberal; last contested 2011) and provincially by MPP

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( Liberal; last contested 2011). Municipally, it is in City of Kingston Electoral District 12 - Pittsburgh District, and is represented by councillor Brian Reitzel (last contested 2010) and by Mayor

Mark Gerretsen Mark Gerretsen (born June 5, 1975) is a Canadian politician who is the Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. He was first elected in the 2015 federal election, and re-elected in 2019, 20 ...

Recreation

The

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passes along Highway 2 through the community.

Transportation

Highway 2 runs east-west through the community leading to the town centre of Kingston to the west and to

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to the east. Joyceville Road and Howe Island Ferry Road run north-south. Joyceville Road leads from the town crossroads via the community of Kilbirnie to an interchange on

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and further to Joyceville. Howe Island Ferry Road leads south from the crossroads to the ferry docks to Howe Island, one of two ferries to that island.

References

* {{authority control Neighbourhoods in Kingston, Ontario Communities in Frontenac County