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Kingston’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore has confirmed that local business owners have the right to ask individual clients where they’re from, and the right to refuse them service. “That is their right as a business, to control who enters their business,” he said during a press call
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The City of Kingston is calling on local post-secondary students to share their innovative ideas. The fourth annual Mayor’s challenge seeks suggestions from college and university students on how to improve Kingston. “With all the challenges we’re facing as a community as a result of the pandemic, it’s never been
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Queen’s University Principal and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Patrick Deane announced today that plans for Homecoming 2021 have changed. The University had previously announced in late January that Homecoming 2021 would proceed with in-person events, divided over two weekends to reduce crowding. All activities would be subject to evolving public health guidelines
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The Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health region is one of three in Ontario that will be released from the provincial Stay-at-Home order this week. Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 that the government is moving back to a regional approach for COVID-19 Public Health
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The Ontario Government has announced an additional $381 million for Ontario schools through the federal Safe Return to Class Fund. According to a statement from the office of Daryl Kramp, MPP for Hastings, Lennox & Addington, the funding will be used to continue to improve air quality and ventilation in
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In November, Kingstonist ran a feature about a long-standing abattoir and butcher shop that had gone up for sale in Yarker, Ont. This week, it was confirmed that Darold and Kara Enright of Enright Cattle Company are the new owners, having taken over operations as of Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.
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Arbor Memorial has confirmed that three staff members at the Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral Homes – Township Chapel have tested positive for COVID-19. According to a statement on Arbor Memorial’s website, the employees have been sent home and are now in quarantine. “We take this matter extremely seriously. We have
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Kingston’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, provided a COVID-19 community update for members of the press Thursday afternoon, to share the latest details of the region’s pandemic response. Current caseload There were no new cases to report on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, with one person recovered and a
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The City of Kingston wants people working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic to consider donating to the Kingston Community Climate Action Fund (KCCAF). Why? Because they’re likely spending less on gas. “Reducing the use of your vehicle is a climate action – and one of the silver linings of
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Kingston Italo-Canadian Club (ICC) is seeking nominations to their “2020 Survivor” campaign, in time for their annual International Women’s Day fundraiser. “The International Women’s Day fundraiser is one of the ICC’s biggest events of the year and we are not going to let COVID-19 stop it,” said Banquet director Ashley
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Queens University Principal and Vice-Chancellor Patrick Deane has released a statement in regards to a disturbing online incident that took place yesterday. According to the University, unknown actors hacked into a University lecture taking place on the online video meeting platform, Zoom, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2021. The hackers reportedly
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Kingston City Council has approved a list of appointments to the ‘Sir John A Macdonald History and Legacy Kingston Working Group’ from the City’s Nominations Advisory Committee. The appointees include Kingston residents Mary Farrar, Tanya Grodzinski and Ann Stevens. Three self-identified Indigenous community members Laurel Clause Johnson, Candace Lloyd and
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