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Doula Support Foundation launching Birth Story Contest 2020

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Birth Stories, Birth Story Contest, birthing, childbirth education classes, COVID-19, Doula Support Foundation, doulas, Kingston, pandemic, postpartum services

In the midst of this pandemic uncertainty, the Doula Support Foundation (DSF), a local non-profit, is launching the second edition of their Birth

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Weekend activities to make YGK smile

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments caring, check in on neighbours, community, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dentistry at Kingston, family activities, front-line healthcare workers, historic walking tours, Kids Art Contest, kindness, Kingston, Kingston Rocks, local business, local delivery, neighbourhood clean-up, painting rocks, pandemic, physical distancing, sharing, sidewalk chalk, social distancing, stay at home, weekend activities, YGK

It’s been over a month since the City of Kingston declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic,

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Kingston businesses offering free home delivery during the pandemic

April 21, 2020April 24, 2020 Jessica Foley 5 Comments 1000 Islands Soap Company, A-1 Clothing, All Things Good Home Shop, arts, Bath, beauty products, board games, Camera Kingston, Cher-Mere, Cloth, clothing, comic books, Cove Estherics, COVID-19, crafts, Fancy That, fashion, free delivery, Fusix Corp, games, Glocca Morra Farms and Craft Studio, Go Green Baby, Happy Thoughts, Hip Kids Kingston, Kingston, Kingston Frameworks, Leading Edge Hobbies, local businesses, Midori Gifts, Novel Idea Bookstore, Odessa, pandemic, plants, Pure Colour Baby, Quarry Medical Pharmacy, Roundstone, SBT Comics, Something Else Records, The Jungle, The Kingston Soap Company, The Loft, The Plant Shelf, The Rocking Horse, Tie One On Creativity Bar, toys, Trailhead, Trek Kingston, UNDR for Men, Verde Alternatives, Wonderland Escapes, Wooden it be Charming

It is not “business as usual” for many bricks and mortar establishments these days. Those with products have been scrambling

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Public Health addresses concerns about public parks and COVID-19

March 23, 2020March 24, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2019 novel coronavirus, children, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Azim Kasmani, kids in parks, Kingston, outdoor activity, outdoor play, parks, play, playground equipment, risk of transmission, self-isolation, social distancing, the spread of COVID-19

As the sun shone down on Kingston and the area this past weekend, many people experiencing the stir-craze of self-isolation

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At the movies in Kingston: March 6 edition

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 Bill Gowsell 0 Comments cinemas, Cineplex Odeon, Family Movies, films, Harp of Tara, Kingston, Kingston Canadian Film Festival, Kingston Irish Film Festival, Landmark Cinemas, movie listings, movie theatres, movies, movies in Kingston, The Screening Room, things to do, what to do

Welcome back to ‘At the movies in Kingston.’ The box office looks to continue Onward this weekend with a slew

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At the movies in Kingston: February 28 edition

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 Bill Gowsell 0 Comments cinemas, Cineplex Odeon, Family Movies, films, Kingston, Kingston Canadian Film Festival, Landmark Cinemas, movie listings, movies, movies in Kingston, The Screening Room, theatres, things to do, what to do

Welcome back to ‘At the movies in Kingston.’ Sonic the Hedgehog and The Call of the Wild went head to

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Good gardening reads for a winter day

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments books on gardening, botany, composting, flowers, food gardening, garden varieties, gardening, gardening for kids, grass-free lawns, Jennifer Glenn, Kingston, landscaping, native plants, Ontario, Ottawa region, Pick Plant and Prune, preparing for spring, spring gardening

With spring quickly approaching, many of us will feel the urge to start growing and getting our hands dirty. There

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Suggestions for coping with teachers’ strikes

February 27, 2020March 2, 2020 Alison Young 0 Comments activities, Community Editorial Board, curriculum, education, elementary school students, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Kingston, learning, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), parents, school, secondary school students, teachers strike, what to do with students during a strike

Editorial note: With the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO)’s moving into Phase 6 Strike Action yesterday (Wednesday, Feb. 26,

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Helping struggling readers at KFPL

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments children struggling to read, dyslexia, families, free event, Isabel Turner branch, Jan MacLean, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), learning disorders, learning to read, literacy, parents, reading workshop

Do you know a child who is struggling to read? Join Jan MacLean, a Structured Literacy/Dyslexia Specialist, at the Kingston

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What’s open, closed and happening for Family Day long weekend 2020

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 Tori Stafford 3 Comments Amherstview, arenas, banks, Cataraqui Centre, Cataraqui Conservation Area, City Greenhouse, Costco, Dollarama, downtown, family activities, Family Day, Family Day Weekend, Farm Boy, Feb Fest, food basics, Foodland, FreshCo, frontenac mall, garbage, green bin, grocery stores, Kingston, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), Loblaws, Metro, No Frills, post offices, Recreation Centres, recycling, Shoppers Drug Mart, shopping, Staples, Tett Centre, The Beer Store, Utilities Kingston, Valu-mart, Walmart, what's closed, what's open

This long weekend is all about spending time with family – it says so right in the name! But there’s

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At the movies in Kingston: February edition

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Bill Gowsell 0 Comments cinemas, Cineplex Odeon, Family Movies, films, Kingston, Landmark Cinemas, movie listings, movies, movies in Kingston, Reelout Queer Film Festival, The Screening Room, things to do, what to do

Welcome back to ‘At the movies in Kingston.’ Comic book anti-heroes are in full force this weekend and look to

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Feb Fest 2020

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 Jessica Foley 1 Comment Boucher Park, Brier Cup, Carr-Harris Cup, curling demos, DJ Skate Night, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), family activities, Family Day Weekend, Feb Fest, Historic Hockey Tournament, horse drawn carriage rides, ice sculptures, ice skating, ice slides, Imagination on Ice, Kaetlyn Osmond, Kingston, Learn to Skate, Polar Plunge, Ringette, skating, Special Olympics, Springer Market Square, theme skate nights, toast to tapas, Valentine's Day, warming stations

Feb Fest invigorates downtown Kingston every February. When the winter starts to feel long, the Downtown Kingston! BIA bolsters spirits

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