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Author: Yona Harvey

‘A dream come true’: Kingston launches community food warehouse

March 25, 2022May 6, 2022 Yona Harvey

“We’re going to be able to help more people in our community than ever before, at a time when the need has never been greater.” – Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson A centralized community food distribution hub to receive, process, store, and redistribute large scale food donations for various Kingston agencies

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Miss Emily nominated for Juno, Maple Blues Awards

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Yona Harvey

When Kingston musician Emily Fennell launched her musical career as “Miss Emily” on March 1, 2004, she knew that singing the blues was her calling. Exactly 18 successful years into that career, she received the perfect anniversary gift: a Juno nomination for her album, “LIVE at The Isabel”, recorded at

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‘Unbridled capitalism’: Napanee residents raise concerns about proposed asphalt plant

February 28, 2022March 2, 2022 Yona Harvey

Napanee residents voiced concerns ranging from increased traffic, long-term health impact, misrepresentation of data, even claims of “unbridled capitalism” regarding R.W. Tomlinson Ltd.’s proposed permanent asphalt plant in Napanee at a special Council session. Streamed live on YouTube, the meeting took place at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.

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‘Art on Ice’ pivots, uses new technology

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Yona Harvey

Artist David Dossett of Martello Alley in Kingston had a problem: how to showcase art encased in a 300-pound block of ice without encouraging people to come out and congregate, due to the pandemic. The solution presented itself after he looked at innovative kinds of store displays. “This year, I

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Barcadia set to ‘level up’ after triple blow of bad luck

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Yona Harvey

Owners hit with approximately $60,000 in damages and repairs, GoFundMe page set up Since December 2021, Barcadia — a hybrid bar and retro-game arcade attraction in downtown Kingston — has had to contend with business challenges even beyond the extended lockdowns due to COVID-19, including smashed windows, and recently, water

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How a Kingston video production company gained rare ‘B Corp’ certification

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Yona Harvey

After two years undergoing a complicated process, local video production company Untold Storytelling has accomplished a feat that only 412 businesses in Canada can boast about: they have a B Corp certification. Founder and Creative Director Braden Dragomir described B Corp as “a community of for-profit companies that have committed

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Kingston family seeks changes to ‘cruel and inhumane’ lockdowns in LTC homes

January 28, 2022January 31, 2022 Yona Harvey

Isolated in a room for 21 consecutive days with barely enough space to move around in. Windows that cannot be opened, no fans allowed. Walks forbidden, even in the hallway outside. No visitors or family members permitted to enter the room, except for two primary caregivers, garbed in personal protective

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Queen’s University to host psychedelic summit in May

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 Yona Harvey

Queen’s University will be hosting CATALYST Summit 2022 — one of the largest hybrid in-person and online conferences in Canada dedicated to psychedelic medicine — from Friday, May 20 to Sunday, May 22, 2022, with local and international scientists, researchers, and speakers providing insight into the latest research and findings.

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Cause unknown in collapse of 1000 Islands Sportsplex dome

January 20, 2022January 21, 2022 Yona Harvey

Update (Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 at 9:20 a.m.): The City of Kingston has provided an update, confirming that City Staff have are currently looking into the incident involving the collapsed sports dome at 1000 Islands Sportsplex. “Building Services received a call and dispatched an inspector to the site to review,”

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UHKF 50/50 draw winner ‘dancing, jumping around’ after winning nearly $60K

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022 Yona Harvey

A Kingston man is starting the year in high spirits after winning $59,568—the largest prize yet—from the monthly 50/50 draw by the University Hospital Kingston Foundation (UHKF). Mark Halladay, 58, said that he was at work at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) office when his newly installed doorbell camera

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Sisters help Humane Society through handmade holiday cards

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Yona Harvey

Two Kingston-area sisters—just seven and nine years of age—are proving that one can never be too young to make a difference in the world around them. Not content with the $80 they raised last Halloween as they asked for donations to the Kingston Humane Society (KHS) while trick-or-treating, Rowan Wicke,

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‘Unfortunately, we are still number one’: KFL&A reaches 1,557 active COVID-19 cases

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 Yona Harvey

With 154 new COVID-19 cases, 1,557 active, and two new school outbreaks, the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region still has the highest rate of COVID-19 infections in the country, according to Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for KFL&A Public Health. “Unfortunately, we are still number

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