Tim Hortons Testing Up-sized Cups In Kingston

For the next month, residents of Kingston, Ontario, will be one of a two-part Canadian test market for up-sized brews from the popular donut and coffee chain, Tim Hortons. Sudbury is the other test location.

Persons who order a ‘medium’, will find that they’re given this in a large-size cup, and persons who order a large, will be given what is normally an extra large. For persons who would normally order the extra large ( 20-oz. (591 mL)), they will now be presented with a giant-sized 24 oz. (710 mL) cup. The former small cuppa – 8 oz. (210 mL) – is no more. The cheapest hot Tim’s coffee in the two test towns is now a 10 oz. (296 mL) cup, for $1.33 (i.e. the price of what was ‘medium’ last week).

According to reports, the up-sized servings are meant “to test consumer preferences and that the trend we have seen has been to larger sizes.” There have been denials that the move is an attempt to match Canadian offerings with those at Tim Horton’s outlets in the United States (which sell coffee only in the larger sizes).

Kingston To Host Under-13 Basketball Championship In 2012/2013

Ontario Basketball and Tourism Kingston announced yesterday, that Kingston will host the Ontario Cup under-13 provincial boys basketball championship in 2012 and 2013. The event will be held April 20 to 22 in 2012 and April 19 to 21 in 2013, and will feature 84 teams and more than 1,200 players each year. It will be hosted at several gyms, including at the Queen’s Centre, the Kingston Military Community Sports Centre and St. Lawrence College.

Kingston Poker Run 2011 – August 5 & 6

Poker Runs America and Power Boating Canada’s annual Kingston/1000 Islands Poker Run is set to happen on August 5 & 6, 2011.

This spectacular annual event attracts over 70 of North America’s premier high performance enthusiasts and their exotic boats, as they ‘show what they’ve got’ on the fabulous waters of the St. Lawrence River between Kingston and Prescott. Poker Run activities start when the boats arrive on Friday (August 5) afternoon.

Confederation Park and Ontario Street will feature exhibitors, live entertainment and boat displays. Live music in Confederation Park begins at 5 p.m. Things get serious as the fleet departs Confederation Basin on Saturday morning at approximately 10:00 a.m. The start is always a spectacular display of boating sights and sounds.