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MPP Arthur announces NDP plan for jobs, financial security

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments accommodations, COVID-19, economic impact of COVID-19, economic recovery, equality in the workplace, financial security, food sector, future layoffs, insurance gouging, job loss, jobs, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, MPP Ian Arthur, Ontario NDP, payroll, Provincial NDP, restaurant jobs, Save Main Street plan, tourism and hospitality, woker safety

MPP Ian Arthur addressed the media on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 to announce an NDP plan for jobs and financial

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First COVID-19 business survey offers insight to guide recovery

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments arts, business, buy-local campaign, construction, COVID-19, economic impact of COVID-19, economic recovery, government support programs, health and safety, hospitality sector, Ian Murdoch, Kingston, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Kingston Economic Recovery Team, layoffs, local business survey, local businesses, manufacturing, services, tax deferral

Nearly 60 percent of Kingston businesses in the arts, services and hospitality sector have indicated that on-going mandatory closures or

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Child care, patios and malls part of Phase 2 reopening Friday

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments barber shops, childcare, City of Kingston, economic impact of COVID-19, hair salons, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Limestone Analytics, Ontario, outdoor camping, outdoor dining, outdoor recreation, patios, Phase Two, provincial beaches, provincial framework for reopening, Queen's University, reopening, shopping malls, splash pads, swimming pools

Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington Public Health unit is among the many regions of the province moving into phase two

Hall Monitor: The cost of COVID

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments $4 million deficit, Belle Park, budget deliberations, COVID-19, COVID-19 response, deep water dock, downtown St. Lawrence campus, economic impact of COVID-19, electric buses, frozen wages, hall monitor, Kingston City Council, Kingston Frontenac Housing Corporation, Lanie Hurdle, parking at City Park, projects delayed, shortage of work, staff wage freeze, strategic plan, strategic priorities, Town Homes Kingston, tree purchasing, wildflower verges, ygkc

It was a busier than usual week for Kingston City Council, as they sat for four meetings this week. On

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The plans and people behind the Kingston Economic Recovery Team

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Aba Mortley, Bhavana Varma, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dan Corcoran, Doug Ritchie, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Dr. Kieran Moore, economic impact of COVID-19, economy, Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce, Karen Cross, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Economic Development, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Kingston Economic Recovery Team, Lanie Hurdle, local economic impact of COVID-19, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Megan Knott, Sean Billing, Susan St. Clair, Tim Pater, Tourism Kingston, Tricia Baldwin

Mayor Bryan Paterson has now shared the details of the new ‘Kingston Economic Recovery Team’ (KERT) he announced on April