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The first-ever two-storey building with a 3D-printed basement is under construction at Division Street and Adelaide Street in Kingston by nidus3D, a Kingston-based 3D Construction Printing company. According to Jay Sachdev, the company’s spokesperson, by using 3D construction printing (3DCP), nidus3D is able to create climate-resilient homes at significant savings
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The Agnes Etherington Art Centre is ‘transforming’ into a more inclusive space by mobilizing arts, creativity, and museological practice in Canada, giving birth to a vision for a redesign called Agnes Reimagined. One of the most notable — and noticeable — projects recently completed in advance of this full reimagining
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On Jun. 12, 2022, The Shoe Project will visit Kingston with a performance by immigrant women called ‘Our Shoes, Our Lives.’ The event will take place at the Tett Centre at 2:00 p.m., followed by a Q&A session with the performers. Shoes accompany us on all our journeys. They say
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The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) Local 462 is calling for public awareness and action, and exhorting Frontenac County Council to advocate for the urgently needed staffing and resources for paramedic services. OPSEU/SEFPO Local 462 represents around 200 paramedics employed by Frontenac Paramedic Services, as well as ambulance communications
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The City of Kingston is renovating the east wing of the property at 805 Ridley Drive, constructing self-contained apartments for women with and without children, with Dawn House as the operator. The City purchased the property in October 2020 for $2.24-million, and it has been used for COVID-19-related purposes and
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The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Kingston Region and the Union of Safety and Justice Employees (USJE) set up an information picket on Thursday, Apr. 14, 2022, outside of Joyceville Institution in an effort to draw attention to their ongoing bargaining efforts with the Federal Government. More than a dozen
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A youth group from St. Mark’s Lutheran and St. James Anglican churches in Kingston continues ‘caring through sharing’ this week, offering an opportunity for a spruced up haircut for those who might otherwise go without as the weather warms. Volunteers and interns at the churches started the “Caring through Sharing
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Under the mentorship of community members and partners, students from St. Lawrence College have developed a project called the Kingston ID Clinic (KIC), aimed at helping marginalized and vulnerable persons obtain their personal identification documents (ID) free of cost. To access essential health and social services in Ontario, an individual
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The Town of Gananoque approved building Canada’s first and largest 3D printed neighbourhood, using robots and automation as a pioneering technology in constructing a multi-storey building. The project is part of the Marco Polo 100 Digital Build Challenge, the biggest construction technology innovation project in North America. Horizon Legacy, the
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Ampai Thammachack, the founder of Step Above Stigma, a Canadian charity organization, was named one of the honourees of L’Oréal Paris Canada’s annual Women of Worth philanthropic initiative. Thammachack started Step Above Stigma after struggling with undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and watching her friends and family struggle with their
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Students and community members from Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College (SLC) met on the evening of Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, both in person and virtually at Queen’s to discuss supports available for Ukrainian students living here in Kingston. More than 50 students attended the event in person and more
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On Thursday morning, at 5:00 am (local time), Russia attacked Ukraine with airstrikes on various cities, including the capital city of Kyiv. Before the attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin televised a speech that announced a ‘special military operation’ targeting Ukraine, aiming to “demilitarize” the country. “The Europe we knew no
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