All Posts Tagged With: "health care"

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Best of 2009 (Part 4 of 5)

Thus far, Kingstonist’s Best of 2009 review has celebrated our most memorable posts, while unintentionally focusing on content concerning a variety of transportation elements.  From the arrival of Google Street View to a hypothetical pedestrian friendly downtown and a discussion concerning roundabouts, it’s time to look back at something a bit different in your [...]

31Dec2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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Has Public Health Failed Kingston?

I religiously get the flu shot. I find the local vaccination clinics and go out of my way to be one of the first people to get it. Why? Well, I’m one of those “at risk” types, due to severe asthma I’ve endured since birth.  This year would be no exception to [...]

29Oct2009 | Tyffanie Morgan | 7 comments | Continued
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Another Questionable Bus Ad

In the past, I’ve written about advertising on board Kingston Transit’s fleet that did not promote the use of public transportation, as well as the prospect of a controversial atheist campaign.  Both posts sparked mild debate over the rules and regulations, which govern advertising on board city buses.  On one hand, advertising on mass transit [...]

30Mar2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 4 comments | Continued
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Grey’s Anatomy it Ain’t

With all of the negative discussion surrounding the state of hospitals in Canada it is hard to see any bright light. Hospitals are understaffed and therefore the waiting rooms are backed up beyond belief, leaving many people to spend hours there with minor (and sometimes not so minor) injuries. We hear these stories [...]

24Feb2009 | Danielle Lennon | 1 comment | Continued
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Docs at the Krock

I’ve been in Kingston for 9 years and I finally have a doctor! Well, I shouldn’t put it that way, the four years I was at Queen’s I had access to their health centre but was sent on my way with no help in finding a doctor now that I was moving here permanently. [...]

8Dec2008 | Danielle Lennon | 1 comment | Continued
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Art on the Street

Kingston has a unique and diverse community because of its many government and privately run institutions. We have students from all walks of life, military folk of all kinds, artists galore, new immigrants, business types…the list goes on. We all live in this community together but rarely interact outside of our circles. [...]

22Oct2008 | Danielle Lennon | 0 comments | Continued
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Is Your Water Safe?

As June comes to a close, many are rejoicing over the fact that yet another school year is coming to a close, and family vacations will soon be here. For me, the last day of June signifies one of those coming of age milestones I used to hear so much about, but rarely paid [...]

19Jun2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 1 comment | Continued