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Indie the intervention dog training to comfort Kingston high school students

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Ability Dogs Canada, Cataraqui Centre, COVID-19, dog training, Emma-Jane Hamilton, high school students, Indie, intervention dog, isolation, KCVI, Kingston Secondary School, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, mental health, Samantha Cooper, service animals, service dog, service dog training, student mental health

Through the doors of the BMO entrance at the Cataraqui Centre stands a group of masked humans, each holding leashes

KFL&A Public Health: how one COVID-19 case infected up to 20 people this week

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 case, COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Kieran Moore, healthcare worker tests positive for COVID-19, KFL&A Public Health, Medical Officer of Health

The Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health Unit has released a video detailing how a single case of

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Letter: ‘Local Love’ in action

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments Bhavana Varma, charity, COVID-19, Kingston, letter, letter of thanks, not-for-profit agencies, pandemic, United Way 2020 campaign, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA), volunteers

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

Public Health nurse shares details of work on COVID-19 cases

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments close contacts, contact tracing, contact tracing apps, COVID-19, covid-19 symptoms, Dr. Kieran Moore, Heather Dixon, KFL&A Public Health, KFL&A Public Health Board, Public health nurse, self-isolation, York Public Health

Since the start of the pandemic, Public Health nurse Heather Dickson has spoken to hundreds of people that either have,

Update: Two healthcare workers at KHSC test positive for COVID-19

November 26, 2020November 27, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Gerald Evans, Emergency Department, ER, healthcare worker, Hotel Dieu, Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Sandra Carlton

Update (Friday, Nov. 27, 2020): Today, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) confirmed another case of COVID-19 amongst its staff. KHSC

Public Health confirms positive COVID-19 case aboard Megabus

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 Cris Vilela 0 Comments COVID-19, KFL&A Public Health

Today, KFL&A Public Health confirmed that a recently diagnosed COVID-19 positive case was a passenger of a Megabus route between Kingston

KFL&A Public Health Board hears COVID-19 update

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Anti-racism, Canada Health Act, COVID-19, COVID-19 projections, food literacy, influenza, influenza vaccines, KFL&A Public Health, KFL&A Public Health Board, Kingston, Ontario, Peel Public Health, Quebec, Toronto Public Health, tour boat operator, York Public Health

Members of the Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health Board received a COVID-19 community update from Queen’s University

KFL&A Public Health asking province to ease tour boat capacity limits

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments boat tours, COVID-19, Dr. Kieran Moore, Hugh Mackenzie, Island Belle, Island Star, KFL&A Public Health, KFL&A Public Health Board, Kingston & the Islands Boatlines, Kingston 1000 Island Cruises, Kingston Trolley Tours, passenger capacity, provincial framework for reopening, Stage 2, Stage 3, tour boat operator, tourism

Kingston & the Islands Boatlines Ltd (KIBL) also known as Kingston Destination Group, has requested the support of Kingston Frontenac,

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

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,

Ontario Auditor General praises KFL&A Public Health for COVID-19 response

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 Cris Vilela 0 Comments COVID-19, KFL&A Public Health, Ontario Auditor General

On Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, the Auditor General of Ontario, Bonnie Lysyk, released her COVID-19 Preparedness and Management Special Report,

KFL&A Public Health region moves to Yellow Community Status for COVID-19

November 20, 2020November 27, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 risk level, COVID-19 testing, Dr. Kieran Moore, GTA, KFL&A Public Health region, liquor sales, non-essential travel, risk level, Yellow level

Update (Friday, Nov. 27, 2020): According to the provincial government, the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health region

Public Health gives further guidance on food industry COVID-19 testing

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Cris Vilela 0 Comments COVID-19, KFLA Public Health, restaurant workers, Skip the dishes

Following its memo distributed on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2020 to food premises operators requesting that all KFL&A restaurant workers be

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