H’art Centre opting for phased-in approach to reopening

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments art programming, arts hub, coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, developmental disabilities, Emergency Community Support Fund, expanded programming, Government of Canada, H'Art Centre, H'art Studio, inclusive artist hub, Katherine Porter, Kingston, not-for-profit, online art programming, phased-in approach, provincial framework for reopening, reopening, sanitizing stations, Tracy Ryan, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA)

Like many services, businesses, and charities, H’art Centre in downtown Kingston has faced a number of challenges and changes during

City News

City Council votes to create more permanent Integrated Care Hub

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments addictions, Artillery Park, Belle Park, City Council, City of Kingston, Consumption Treatment Services, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Jim Neill, Councillor Lisa Osanic, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Rob Hutchison, homlessness, Integrated C, Integrated Care Hub, King's Town District, Kingston, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Montreal Street, Patrick Street, premanent location

At their meeting held the evening of Tuesday, Aug.11, 2020, Kingston City Council voted in favour of a report and

News

City of Kingston removes temporary services at Belle Park

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park, bylaw exemption, City Council, City of Kingston, evictions, homeless camp, homeless encampment, homelessness, Integrated, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston, Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK), phone blast, removal of electricity, removal of temporary services, removal or porable washrooms

On the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, City of Kingston Staff began implementing City Council’s decision to extend the

Crime News Police Briefs

Male arrested for dangerous behaviour at Sandbanks Provincial Park

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments altercation, arrested, assault with a weapon, charged, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Picton, Prince Edward County, Provincial Park Wardens, resisting arrest, Sandbanks Provincial Park, uttering threats

Members of the Prince Edward County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted the Provincial Park Wardens at Sandbanks Provincial Park in

Crime News

Porch thief facing weapons-related charges

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Adelaide Street, air pistol, arrested, assault with a weapon, charged, Cowdy Street, crystal methamphetamine, downtown, Kingston, Kingston Police, package theft, Patrick Street, porch pirates, porch theft, stolen package, weapons offence

Kingston Police responded quickly and have laid five charges against a man who stole a package from the front porch

City News

Over $47 million invested in Kingston’s public and active transportation

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment active transportation, City of Kingston, COVID-19, electric bus, federal government, funding announcement, increased transit services, Jeremy DaCosta, Kingston, Kingston Transit, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Minister Catherine McKenna, Minister Laurie Scott, MP Mark Gerretsen, MPP Ian Arthur, Ontario, pandemic, provincial government, transit schedules, transit services

Donning facemasks and asking those in attendance to physically distance and use hand sanitizers provided, a number of local, provincial,

News

Home Base Housing announces changes in approach to housing services

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, City of Kingston, COVID-19, Ed Smith, emergency housing, emergency shelters, Fairfield Manor East, Home Base Housing, homelessness, housing, housing and homelessness, housing crisis, housing solutions, In From the Cold, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston, kingston youth services hub, Tom Greening

Home Base Housing has announced some changes that are currently taking place, as well as a shift in how their

Community News

Window-cleaning superheroes return to KGH on a mission for smiles

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments charity, Elite Window Cleaning, Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), pediatric ward, spiderman, Stacey Wolfrom, The Hulk, University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF), window cleaning superheroes

The world can always use more superheroes and the staff at Elite Window Cleaning never fail to deliver as they

Frontenac County News

Wolfe Island’s Big Sandy Bay to remain closed for 2020

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment beach fires, beaches, Big Sandy Bay, coronavirus, cost of operations, COVID-19, Frontenac County, Frontenac Islands Township, Kingston, Mayor Denis Doyle, pandemic, parties, Public Health guidelines, Sand Dunes, staffing, Summer, tourism, tourists, Wolfe Island

With the hotter weather driving many out to their favourite swimming spots, one of the most beloved beaches in the

Health News

Masking, other measures to be ‘community standard’ for coming year

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments bars, community standard, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, Dr. Gerald Evans, Dr. Kieran Moore, face coverings, face masks, hand hygiene, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), masks, pandemic, patios, playgrounds, provincial framework for reopening, restaurants, Stage 3, Stage Three of Reopening

As the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health region moves into Stage Three of the Provincial Framework for

Health News

KFL&A Public Health: Region down to only one active case of COVID-19

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Case and Contact Tracing Tool, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Kieran Moore, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), known contact, nail salon outbreak, new case, Province of Ontario

For a four hour window on Friday, Jul. 17, 2020, the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health region

City Opinion Politics

Letter: Local doctors ‘disappointed’ by decision on Belle Park encampment

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, bylaw allowance, City of Kingston, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Gary Oosterhof, Councillor Jeff McLaren, Councillor Jim Neill, Councillor Lisa Osanic, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Rob Hutchison, Councillor Robert Kiley, councillor Ryan Boehme, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Councillor Wayne Hill, deadlines, Dr. Eva Purkey, eviction, healthcare professionals, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homeless camp, homelessness, King's Town District, Kingston, Kingston City Council, letter, letter to the editor, local doctors, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Street Health, UN Protocol for Homeless Encampments

The following is a letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed in this letter do not necessarily reflect those

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