Public Health declares COVID-19 outbreak in Kingston’s University District

Ontario announces local long-term care home investment of $1.8 million

Dr. Moore supports possibility of reduced, two-week local lockdown

Letter: We’re all in this together – even when we have to be apart

Opinion: At wits’ end with pandemic of illogic

COVID-19: Are outdoor patios safer than indoor dining?

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 Tori Stafford 9 Comments 18 to 29 year-olds, Breakwater Park, bylaw officers, covid-19 outbreak, COVID-19 transmission, COVID-19 variants, Dr. Kieran Moore, Emergency Brake, ICU, ICU capacity, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Ontario government, outbreak declared, Queen's University, Stay-at-home orders, University District, Variants of concern

On Thursday, Apr. 8, 2021, Dr. Kieran Moore, Medical Officer of Health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health declared a COVID-19 outbreak within Kingston’s University District associated with Queen’s University. The outbreak was declared among young adults aged 18 to 29 years of age, as they currently

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January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 transmission, Daryl Kramp, Hastings-Lennox & Addington, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), long-term care, long-term care home, MPP

Daryl Kramp, MPP for Hastings-Lennox and Addington announced Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 that the Ontario Government is investing $1,809,500 to increase COVID-19 prevention and containment efforts in long-term care (LTC) homes, in both his, and the adjacent riding of Kingston and the Islands. “We are all well aware of the

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December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 restrictions, COVID-19 transmission, Doug Ford, Dr. Kieran Moore, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), lockdown, non-essential travel, Ontario, Ontario government

Kingston’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, said local politicians could lobby the province to reduce the COVID-19 lockdown in the area to 14 days. “I would support our politicians, if they were to lobby for us to have a two-week lockdown period,” he said on Tuesday, Dec. 22,

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December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments Christmas, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 transmission, elderly family members, elderly persons, family gatherings, gatherings, Hanukkah, holidays, Kingston, Kingston Muslim community, letter, Mona Rahman, pandemic, protecting the most vulnerable, stay at home, stop the spread, we are all in this together

The following is a submitted letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. We are all in this together. It has become the mantra of the COVID-19 pandemic, recited by every level of government, from the top down. And it is

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December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Kingstonist 2 Comments 2019 novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, Adele Mercier, children, confusing messaging, contact tracing, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 transmission, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingstonist, Limestone District School Board, logic, opinion, pandemic, philosophy, reason, schools, the spread of COVID-19

The following is a submitted opinion piece in response to recent Kingstonist articles. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Kingstonist. “A positive case at a school does not mean the individual was exposed to COVID-19 at the school. They may have been exposed somewhere

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November 25, 2020November 26, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments air flow, COVID-19, COVID-19 transmission, dining, dining out, downtown, fire risks, fuel-burning heaters, heated patios, indoor vs outdoor, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health, patio enclosures, patio heaters, Public Health, safety, SARS-CoV-2, space heaters, Winter, winterized patios

As the colder weather sets in, the patios of Kingston normally start to disappear, but, like most things this year, the 2020 patio season will be a little different. On Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, Kingston City Council voted in favour of extending the allowance of sidewalk patios through the winter.