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The Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), alongside Addiction and Mental Health Services of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (AMHS-KFLA) are relaunching a program cut short by the pandemic in March 2020. In the spring, the innovative, collaborative program saw experienced mental health staff at AMHS-KFLA partner with
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In sharing some information on the Belle Park encampment updates in advance of the special City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2020, the City of Kingston has announced it is looking to open Artillery Park as a drop-in centre. The City had previously indicated the allowing the encampment
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As we’ve reported in the past, the Kingston and Frontenac Housing Corporation (KFHC) building at 381 Bagot Street has been a hotbed for police activity and other emergency response actions over the past few years. In recent months, that activity seems to have ramped up, with Kingston Police responding to
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Kingston City Council sat for meeting 18-2020 (agenda) on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, sitting in its virtual format. Though council had a variety of topics on the agenda, the focus of the meeting clearly circled around the ongoing homeless camp at Belle Park. The meeting opened with a delegation, who
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A new encampment with many needs I received my first tip about the Belle Park encampment approximately three weeks ago from a resident of Kingston’s Inner Harbour. I had not driven past the outer Montreal Street park for many months, at least since the start of the pandemic in early
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The Kingston Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA Kingston) and Addictions and Mental Health Services – Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (AMHS-KFLA) have begun formal discussions to discuss integrating into one entity. Karen Berti, AMHS-KFLA Supervisor, and Sherry Lachine, CMHA Kingston Board President, announced the move in a
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Everyone reacts and deals with tragic events in their own way, and Addiction and Mental Health Services (AMHS) of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFLA) are offering support to those in the community. The following is a message from AMHS-KFLA: Events like yesterday’s can have an effect that ripples beyond
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The annual Kingston Holiday Rock Show, this Thursday at Stages, is a benefit show that has been running for the past 23 years, founded and organized by former Weeping Tile bandmates Sarah Harmer and Luther Wright. It’s a gig that pretty much every Kingston band would want to play:
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