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Dr. Moore to employers: Confirm COVID-19 cases with Public Health

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Kieran Moore, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Medical Officer of Health, no risk to public safety, personal health information, privacy, public safety, risk assessment, risk to public safety, Tim Hortons

Kingston’s Medical Officer of Health has a message for employers in the region after Tim Hortons issued a confirmation in

Public Health: no lab-confirmed COVID-19 case at Kingston Tim Hortons

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments 2821 Princess St., COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Esso, false positive, KFLA Public Health, Suzette Taggart, Tim Hortons

Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has confirmed that there are no lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 at a

Kingston Tim Hortons employee tests positive for COVID-19

September 17, 2020September 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Bayridge Drive, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 testing, Esso, Holy Cross Secondary School, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Mo Ayoub, Princess Street, Tim Hortons

UPDATE Friday, Sep. 18, 2020: Public Health reports that there are no lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the Tim Hortons

COVID-19 Assessment Centre opens on Queen’s University Campus

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 Assessment Centre, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 response, COVID-19 testing, Dr. David Pichora, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Leon's Centre, mandatory mask mandate, Mark Green, Mitchell Hall, online learning, post-secondary institutions, post-secondary students, Queen's University, remote learning

A new satellite COVID-19 Assessment Centre at Queen’s University is opening this week as part of the University’s ongoing efforts

New entry limits imposed at Rock Dunder hiking trails

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments contactless, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Eventbrite, Frontenac Arch Biosphere, hiking, hiking trails, Rideau Corridor, Rideau Waterway Land Trust, Rock Dunder, UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Rideau Waterway Land Trust (RWLT) has announced new entry limits at the popular local hiking destination Rock Dunder. The

Campus Health News

Local COVID-19 stats will include out-of-town students

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 testing, Dr. Hugh Guan, Dr. Kieran Moore, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, post-secondary students, Queen's University

The Kingstonist has confirmed that post-secondary students studying in Kingston who test positive for COVID-19 will be included in local

Local boards readying as majority of students opt for in-class learning

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments ALCDSB, Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, back to school, class sizes, COVID-19, covid-19 outbreak, COVID-19 pandemic, Kingston, Krishna Burra, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, Ministry of Education, outbreak

Kingston’s two largest school boards report that 90 per cent of their students will return for in-class learning this fall.

H’art Centre opting for phased-in approach to reopening

August 12, 2020August 14, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments art programming, arts hub, coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, developmental disabilities, Emergency Community Support Fund, expanded programming, Government of Canada, H'Art Centre, H'art Studio, inclusive artist hub, Katherine Porter, Kingston, not-for-profit, online art programming, phased-in approach, provincial framework for reopening, reopening, sanitizing stations, Tracy Ryan, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA)

Like many services, businesses, and charities, H’art Centre in downtown Kingston has faced a number of challenges and changes during

Local teen filling backpacks with school supplies for needy students

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments back to school, back to school shopping, Barking Up The Green Tree, charity, COVID-19 pandemic, donation, facebook, Facebook fundraiser, Frontenac Secondary School, Kingston, masks, student

A Frontenac Secondary School student is filling backpacks for needy families for a second year in a row. 17 year-old

Public Health issues tickets at more Kingston nail salons

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Beauty Nails Salon, Binh's Nail and Spa, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia Nails, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), La Sirene Nails and Spa, Lily Nails and Spa, nail salon, outbreak, public health fine, public health inspection

Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health issued tickets to two more nail salons last week, as increased monitoring

Nail salon outbreak has peaked, says Public Health

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Amherstview Golf Club, Binhs Nail and Spa, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 response, COVID-19 testing, Dr. Kieran Moore, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), pandemic, pandemic response, universal masking policy

Kingston’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, says Kingston’s recent outbreak of COVID-19 peaked on Thursday, Jun. 25,

City Health News

Chief Medical Officer encourages community kindness and shares COVID-19 data

July 4, 2020July 4, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments chief medical officer, community kindness, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 update, data analysis, healthcare workers, ICU, KFL&A Public Health

In a press conference, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kieran Moore encouraged community kindness, and provided information about the patient in

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