The Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) is an annual event where thousands of people across Canada participate in a fundraising walk to support their local charity organizations that provide social services for people experiencing precarious or vulnerable situations, such as homelessness and hunger. Locally, the approximately five-kilometre walk will
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Isabella Bush, known as Bella, is a 13-year-old girl who tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during a soccer game in the summer of 2021. On October 13, 2021, she underwent successful surgery to repair her knee at Kingston General Hospital. However, after the surgery, Bella could not wake up
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In its 22nd year, the Kingston Canadian Film Festival (KCFF) will welcome film aficionados through a hybrid model, with virtual and in-person screenings of each film running simultaneously from March 3 to 13, 2022. The virtual screenings will take place on the KCFF digital platform, as they did last year,
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Parry & Penny’s Community Fridge, a fridge/pantry located outside the Family News Stand in the LaSalle Plaza in Kingston, is stocked daily with grocery items – and those in the community are welcome to take anything they need. The community fridge started when Saeid Tahamtan saw a television program on
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A petition to save the Sydenham Branch of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) has kept the library from coming under the expansion of the Municipality of South Frontenac office space, and local library patron Natacha Lees, who initiated the petition, is pleased. The community first heard about the office
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Samantha and Kori Francis were filled with excitement when they found out they were expecting their second child, a girl, in January of 2014. When called with the good news, Kori’s mother, Tracey Francis, was shopping at Chapters in its former location in Kingston’s west end. She saw the Jellycat
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Almost Home and YGK Thrift completed their annual clothing donation drive on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. The donations included items like clothing (adult, children, maternity) and accessories, including hats, boots, robes, shoes, coats, bags, suitcases, sunglasses, costume jewelry, gloves, etc. Almost Home is a local charitable organization which provides temporary
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The #BettyWhiteChallenge was celebrated worldwide on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2022, the day which would have marked White’s 100th birthday. White died on New Year’s eve, December 31, 2021, after a decades-long career as an actor. White was an award-winning performer and had many other claims to her name, including her
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Steve McNeil, a 60 year old mailman and a recreational hockey referee from Etobicoke, is coming to Kingston on January 15 and will skate non-stop for 19 hours and 26 minutes beginning at midnight in memory of his mother, Eunice McNeil. In doing so, McNeil also hopes to raise awareness
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Update (Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022):In response to questions around the capacity for overnight stays and whether or not those staying at the Warming Centre as it is currently set up in advance of the official opening for overnight stays are given beds, Home Base Housing Executive Director Tom Greening explained
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Over the last year, the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) has been actively involved in assessing and addressing the concerns of 2SLGBTQ+ children more comprehensively, creating practical plans, and advocating change. Measures like hiring Equity Consultants, creating a Staff Network — a collective of approximately 46 educators to build support
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After her granddaughter, Niesha Ncube, lost a battle with cancer, Kingston’s Sipho Ibeakanma has launched a project this Christmas, providing women and girls facing hair loss with handmade African Roots-inspired hair-scarves. Ibeakanma hopes to donate a custom handmade Niesh Hair-Scarf Wig (The Niesh) to every local woman or girl who
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