All Posts Tagged With: "health care"
Ad-hoc Seniors Advisory Committee Proposed By Mayor
Noting a commitment made to the community in his inaugural address of December 2010, Mayor Mark Gerretsen today announced his proposal to City Council for the creation of an ad-hoc Seniors Advisory Committee. “Kingston is known to have one of the largest seniors populations in the country, per capita,” said Mayor Gerretsen. “That demographic in [...]
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Six Questions for Ted Hsu
Today we’re featuring the third and final MP candidate interview with local Liberal Party representative, Ted Hsu. I would encourage you to read and compare his responses with those provided by Eric Walton and Daniel Beals respectively. By posing a standard set of questions to each candidate, we’ve been able to gain insight into their [...]
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Six Questions for Daniel Beals
A few weeks ago we invited all of the local federal candidates to answer questions that had been submitted by Kingstonist’s contributors and readers. The main goal of this initiative was to establish each candidate’s position on standard set of issues ranging from Prison Farms to usage-based billing and sustainability. If you missed yesterday’s feature [...]
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Six Questions for Eric Walton
By this time next week the federal election will be over, and Kingston and the Islands will have selected a new Member of Parliament. In order to help undecided voters and further educate Kingstonians on where the candidates stand on important issues, we invited all of the local party representatives to participate in an interview [...]
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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 rear [...]
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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 my streak. While [...]
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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 [...]
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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 all the [...]
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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. Luckily, [...]
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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. As an artist, [...]
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