Local boards respond to schools remaining closed through June 2020

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, COVID-19, David DeSantis, Debra Rantz, education, graduation, Kingston, Limestone District School Board, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ministry of Education, pandemic, Premier Doug Ford, Public Health Canada, Public Health Ontario, report cards, school closures, virtual learning

On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, the provincial government announced that schools in the province will remain closed for the remainder

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L&A County Museum and Archives creating COVID-19 time capsule

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments artwork, coronavirus, COVID-19, education, family, family life, history, isolation, Kingston, Lennox and Addington County, Lennox and Addington Museum and Archives, photographs, school work, students, time capsule, videos, working from home, writing

The world has changed significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the different changes we’re all experiencing are history in the

IGnite: Lyme Disease & Exploding Stars and Dark Matter

Free event for all ages! Click here to register your spot: http://bit.ly/IGniteMarch26 Come and be inspired by the stories of

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Suggestions for coping with teachers’ strikes

February 27, 2020March 2, 2020 Alison Young 0 Comments activities, Community Editorial Board, curriculum, education, elementary school students, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Kingston, learning, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), parents, school, secondary school students, teachers strike, what to do with students during a strike

Editorial note: With the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO)’s moving into Phase 6 Strike Action yesterday (Wednesday, Feb. 26,

« Une ville, deux réalités »/ One city, two realities

L’Association canadienne française de l’Ontario, Conseil régional des Mille-Îles (ACFO Mille-Îles), une organisation représentant le public francophone de Kingston, les

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Free Aboriginal and Indigenous history course being offered in Verona

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments education, free course, Indigenous and Aboriginal history, indigenous issues, Kingston, native history, Professor Robert Lovelace, Queen's University, South Frontenac, South Frontenac Museum, Trinity United Church, Truth and Reconciliation, Verona

Across the country, Canadians discuss Indigenous and Aboriginal topics, from issues surrounding the colonization of Canada, to the teachings of

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On guard for thee: Profile of a crossing guard

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 Bill Gowsell 0 Comments crossing guards, École Catholique Cathédrale, education, family, family routines, Kingston, Marg Nichols, school, school year, student safety, Summer

School is winding down, and kids will be off for the summer, free from homework and tests for two

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Showtime on the elementary school stage

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Bill Gowsell 2 Comments Aladdin, arts, École Catholique Cathédrale, education, elementary school plays, extracurricular work, Kingston, school plays, teachers, teaching, theatre

It’s that time of year again when, families will gather into school gyms, and sit on those plastic chairs

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Sneak peek: Kingston Frontenac Public Library’s Central Branch set to reopen this weekend

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Jessica Foley 1 Comment books, Central Branch, community, downtown Kingston, education, family, free transit, grand re-opening, Johnson Street, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), new design, renovations, workshops

The renovations are finally complete, and doors are ready to open this Saturday at the Central Branch of the Kingston

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Board of Trustees take Oath of Allegiance at inaugural meeting

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 Nour Mazloum 0 Comments Andre Labrie, Board of Trustees, Dbra Rantz, education, inaugural meeting, Kingston, Laurie French, Limestone District School Board, Nour Mazloum, Suzanne Ruttan, trustees

The Inaugural Meeting of Limestone District School Board Trustees took place on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018 with some notable guests

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Opioid-related deaths up 48 per cent and other key findings from 2018 Vital Signs

October 31, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments addiction, community, Community Foundation for Kingston and Area, education, indigenous population, Kingston, Kingstonist, mental health, naloxone, opioid addiction, opioid crisis, opioid use, physical health, poverty, sense of belonging, Vital Signs

Every year, the Community Foundation for Kingston and area publishes ‘Vital Signs,’ a report card on the health and well-being

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Holodomor Mobile Classroom sheds light on a dark past

July 16, 2018 Tori Stafford education, famine, genocide, history, Soviet, Stalin, Ukraine, Ukrainian-Canadian, Ukraininan

During 1932 and 1933, millions of Ukrainians died as a result of a man-made genocide-famine. Carried out by the Soviet

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