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Following a large outbreak at a local construction site this week, KFL&A Public Health is now prioritizing the vaccination of construction workers. The outbreak, detected at the site of a retirement home being constructed near Princess St and Midland Ave, has grown to 34 known cases of COVID-19 as of
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From time to time, residents of Kingston and area may periodically spot a bright red airplane flying overhead, with the conspicuous word “Surveillance” painted on its side. The eye-catching red airplanes of Canada’s National Aerial Surveillance Program (NASP) have been flying since 1991 and are used to detect and prevent
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Brockville Police are asking for the public’s assistance to locate a missing person. According to police, he is believed to be in the Kingston area. Brockville Police say that Ryan Johnston, 40 years old, was last seen on Apr. 20, 2021 at around 6:30 a.m. He is described by police
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Environment Canada has issued a Winter Weather Travel Advisory Kingston, Odessa and Frontenac Islands for tonight and Wednesday. The national weather service says it expects snowfall amounts from 4 to 8 cm, with slippery road conditions and reduced visibility in falling snow. Persons in or near this area should be
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COVID-19 transmission is occurring throughout the entire KFL&A region, not just in isolated spots, said Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health for KFL&A Public Health, in a video address to the community on Monday, Apr. 19, 2021. “We’re still seeing widespread activity throughout our community and we’ve put up
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The City of Kingston is clarifying that City parks and playgrounds will remain open after the Government of Ontario’s announcement of an expansion and extension to the Stay-at-Home order on Friday afternoon. The provincial announcement included measures which increased enforcement powers for all police and provincial offences officers, and restrictions
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Within the KFL&A public health unit, the impact of COVID-19 has affected communities and neighbourhoods differently, with widely differing rates of COVID-19 positivity and vaccination. Newly-compiled data from the non-profit think-tank ICES (formerly the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) can provide insight into what these neighbourhood-specific realities look like for
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Kingston Police is joining a growing number of Ontario police forces in stating that officers will not be conducting random vehicle or pedestrian stops after new restrictions were put in place by the provincial government on Friday, Apr. 16, 2021. In those restrictions, the Government of Ontario announced a two-week
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The Ontario government is moving elementary and secondary schools to remote learning following the April break. The government says that this move has been made in response to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases, the increasing risks posed to the public by COVID-19 variants, and the massive spike in hospital
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Update (Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2021): According to a press release from the Limestone District School Board (LDSB), further investigation by Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has found that no further risk to the larger school population. The Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2021 press release indicated that students in
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Kingston Police and City of Kingston Bylaw officers have ramped up enforcement of the province’s Stay-At-Home Order and Mayor Bryan Paterson’s Emergency Order to close Breakwater Park. In total, police and bylaw officers have issued over $36,500 in fines related to the Orders over the past three days. On Thursday,
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A second case of COVID-19 associated with Lord Strathcona Public School has prompted the Limestone District School Board and KFL&A Public Health to declare an outbreak at the school. “The purpose of this letter is to inform you that KFL&A Public Health has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at Lord
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