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MPP Arthur announces NDP plan for jobs, financial security

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments accommodations, COVID-19, economic impact of COVID-19, economic recovery, equality in the workplace, financial security, food sector, future layoffs, insurance gouging, job loss, jobs, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, MPP Ian Arthur, Ontario NDP, payroll, Provincial NDP, restaurant jobs, Save Main Street plan, tourism and hospitality, woker safety

MPP Ian Arthur addressed the media on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 to announce an NDP plan for jobs and financial

Opinion Politics

Letter: The time has come for a basic income guarantee

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments basic income, Basic Income Canada Network, Bill Cooper, Bruce Knox, Canada, Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), COVID-19, Dr. Evelyn Forget, economics, Guaranteed Basic Income, Guaranteed Livable Income, income equality, International Basic Income Week, Jamie Swift, Kingston, Kingston Action Group for a Basic Income Guarantee, letter, living wage, Manitoba, pandemic, Roberta Hamilton, Senator David Croll, Tara Kainer

The following is a submitted letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed do not neccessarily reflect those of

City Opinion Politics

Letter: Councillor speaks out about Belle Park encampment removal

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Belle Park, City of Kingston, Councillor Jim Neill, denied entry, eviction, homeless encampment, homelessness, Kingston Police, letter, Mayor Bryan Paterson, opinion, public park, removal of shelters

The following is an open letter to Mayor Bryan Paterson from Councillor Jim Neill concerning the removal of items and

Education Health News Politics

Four major Ontario teachers’ unions taking legal action against provincial government

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Association des enseignantes et des enseignants frano-ontariens, coronavirus, COVID-19, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), formal appeals, health and safety, Kingston, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour, Ontario, Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE), physical distancing, Premier Doug Ford, Return to School Plan, safety measures

The four largest teacher and education worker unions in the province is filing formal appeals with the Ontario Labour Relations

Education Health News Politics

ETFO President says teachers nervous about school reopening

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments ALCDSB, Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, back to school, chief medical officer, children, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. David Williams, education, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), ETFO, health and safety, kids, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone Branch, Limestone District School Board, Limestone local, mandatory mask mandate, masking policies, masks at elementary schools, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ministry of Education, pandemic, physical distancing, Premier Doug Ford, President Jane Roberts, school, teachers

The President of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) local branch says teachers are apprehensive heading into the school

Opinion Politics Soapbox

Soapbox: O’Toole’s keeping Sloan in CPC shows lack of understanding

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments conservative leader, Conservative Party of Canada, CPC, gay rights, Hastings-Lennox & Addington, homophobia, Kingston, letter, LGBTQ, MP Derek Sloan, MP Erin OToole, Nathan Townend, opinion, transphobia

Editorial note: The following is a submitted Op/Ed piece written by Councillor Nathan Townend and does not necessarily reflect the

City Hall Frontenac County News Politics

County of Frontenac seeks input on budget from Kingston residents

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments 2021 budget, City of Kingston, County of Frontenac, Fairmount Home, Frontenac Paramedic Services, Kingston City Council, public meeting, shared services, virtual public meeting

Kingston residents are invited to offer input on the County of Frontenac budgets for Frontenac Paramedics’ land ambulance service and

Former MPP Sophie Kiwala seeking Liberal nomination for 2022

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Ian Arthur, Indigenous Engagement Coordinator, John Gerretsen, Kathleen Wynne, Liberal Party of Ontario, Member of Provincial Parliament, NDP, Ovarian Cancer Walk of Hope, Peter Milliken, provincial election, Public Administration, Queen's University, Sophie Kiwala, Steven del Duca, Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning

Former Kingston & the Islands Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Sophie Kiwala announced this week that she hopes to run

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

City News Opinion Politics

A day at the spa? Thoughts on the intersection of Battersea and Glenburnie Roads

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 Robert Kiley 0 Comments Battersea Road, Ben Pilon, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA), Councillor Gary Oosterhof, Councillor Robert Kiley, Countryside District, craft beer, development, employment, Glenburnie Road, growth, heritage farms, Kingston, light pollution, local food, noise pollution, Official Plan (OP), planning committee, relaxation pools, setbacks, traffic, Unity Inn and Spa, water supply

I want to see our city grow. Not in a blind or wasteful way. Some things, like pollution, should not

Health News Politics

KFL&A region to move into Stage 3 of reopening

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, Dine-in services, gyms, indoor gatherings, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), outdoor gatherings, playgrounds, Premier Doug Ford, Province of Ontario, provincial framework for reopening

The Ontario Provincial Government has released a list of the businesses and activities that can resume operation as part of

Health News Politics

KFL&A Public Health Board pushes to keep Canadian-US border closed

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment Canada-US border, COVID-19, Denis Doyle, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), MP Mark Gerretsen, pandemic, Public Health Board, Wess Garrod

Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health’s Board of Health passed a motion on Wednesday, Jun. 24 2020 to

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