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

Law students call on Queen’s University to rename Sir John A. Macdonald Hall

Commercial eviction ban too little, too late, says MPP Ian Arthur

Soapbox: Loyalist Councillor speaks out about MP Sloan

North Frontenac Township responds as short-term rentals resume

CUPE calls on government to extend benefits to front-line workers

Ontario Premier rebuffs Kingston’s request for ‘local flexibility’

Gerretsen responds to allegations of paying for ads to quash Alberta jobs

Four major education unions to stage province-wide walkout next week

Kingston Health Coalition sounds alarm on long-term care worker crisis

One-day strike to impact local elementary, secondary schools Thursday

Have your say – Yay or nay: Open budget process

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

Education News Politics

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Patricia Monture, Queen's Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Sir John A. MacDonald

A petition to change the name of Sir John A. Macdonald Hall at Queen’s University to Patricia Monture Hall has

Business Community News Politics

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, Doug Ford, Ian Arthur, small business, Steve Clark

The Ontario provincial government has announced a decision to temporarily freeze and reverse evictions for commercial tenants during COVID-19. The

Opinion Politics Soapbox

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Community Soapbox 0 Comments Bill C-8, Conservative Party of Canada, conversion therapy, Councillor Nathan Townend, federal government, gender diversity, Hastings-Lennox & Addington, Kingston, Loyalist Township Council, MP Derek Sloan, opinion, sexuality

Editorial note: The following is a submitted op/ed piece by Councillor Nathan Townend and does not necessarily reflect the views

Frontenac County News Politics

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments bed and breakfast, cabins, condominiums, COVID-19, homes, Kingston, lodges, North Frontenac, provincial framework for reopening, provincial government, provincial regulations, short-term rentals, Victor Fedeli

The provincial government is reopening short-term rentals including lodges, cabins, cottages, homes, condominiums and bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs) as of today, Friday

Health News Politics

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Barb DeRoche, Canadian Union of Public Employees, COVID-19, CUPE, equal pay, hospital staff, hospital workers, Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Ontario government, pandemic, pay equity, personal protective equipment (PPE), protest, Strike

Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1974 protested outside of Kingston General Hospital (KGH) at various points of

Politics

May 6, 2020May 8, 2020 Cris Vilela 0 Comments

At a press conference on Wednesday morning, Ontario Premier Doug Ford rebuffed Kingston City Council’s request for more local autonomy

News Politics

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment accusations, Alberta, Brian Lilley, Facebook post, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, MP advertising budget, MP Mark Gerretsen, oilsands, paid advertisments, petition, Queen's University Liberal Association, Sun media, Teck Resources Frontier Oilsands Mine

When asked about the motivation behind a recent sponsored post on MP Mark Gerretsen’s Facebook account, Gerretsen was quick to

Education News Politics

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Tori Stafford 3 Comments AEFO, Association des enseignantes et des enseignants frano-ontariens, Doug Ford, elementary schools, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Kingston, Minister Lecce, one-day province-wide strike, one-day province-wide walkout, Ontario, Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), Ontario government, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), secondary schools

For the first time since 1997, teachers and education workers in Ontario’s elementary and secondary school will all participate in

Health News Politics

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Tommy Vallier 1 Comment care for the elderly, healthcare, Kingston, kingston health coaltion, long term care, Matthew Gventer, Ministry of Health, ontario health coalition, PSW shortage, PSWs, Rideaucrest, United Food & Commercial Workers, United Steelworkers Union

The Kingston Health Coalition is raising the alarm alongside its provincial counterpart in asking the province to change funding levels,

Education News Politics

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Bishop Remi-Gaulin elementary, Conseil des Ecoles Catholiques Centre-Est (CECCE), Conseil des Ecoles Publiques de lest de lOntario (CEPEO), École élémentaire publique Madeleine-de-Roybon and École secondaire publique Mille-Îles, job action, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, Marie Rivier secondary, no classes, one day strike, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), teachers strike

A number of local elementary and secondary students will not have classes on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 due to one-day

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February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment 2021 budget, budget process, City Council, City of Kingston, Council in Action, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Rob Hutchison, Gary Bennett, Kingston, new motion, open budget process, opinion, participatory budget, poll, public input, transparency, YourTV

At their meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, Kingston City Council discussed the concept of an ‘open budget process,’ which

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