homecoming weekend than in past years, largely due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Usually, Kingston police are kept busy over homecoming weekend with large street parties, sometimes leading to arrests.
2020 Queen’s University Alumni Weekend goes virtual because of pandemic This year’s homecoming took place Oct. 16 and 17, but was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.New statistics released Thursday show a total of 118 officers were deployed to the University District over the two days.Police overtime was just over $6,600, which is down by more than $56,000 from last year.The number of tickets handed out was much lower as well.