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Community enforcement partners’ advice during stay-at-home order

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments bylaw enforcement, City of Kingston, COVID-19, Emergency Management and Civil Protections Act, fines, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Police, state of emergency, Stay-at-home orders, tickets, wear a mask

In response to new regulations and the declaration of a second provincial state of emergency, Kingston Police, City Bylaw Enforcement

OPP define role in stay-at-home orders

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments COVID-19, Emergency Management and Civil Protections Act, fines, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Reopening Ontario Act, Stay-at-home orders, tickets

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is requesting that Ontarians voluntarily comply with the new Stay-at-Home Order to limit mobility outside

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City of Kingston emergency order requires physical distancing at City parks

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs), Breakwater Park, City of Kingston, city parks, coronavirus, COVID-19, curfew, Dr. Kieran Moore, Emergency Management and Civil Protections Act, emergency order, fines, Gord Edgar Downie Pier, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Mayor Bryan Paterson, pandemic, physical distancing

Update: In response to the question of the what defines a household, as stated in the Order, the City of

Live music not allowed on patios in KFL&A

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment dancing, Emergency Management and Civil Protections Act, Jenn Fagan, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Leeds Grenville and Lanark Public Health, live music, Oakridge Ave, Ontario Ministry of Health, Ottawa Public Health, patios, physical distancing, provincial framework for reopening, reopening, Sean Patterson, singing, the spread of COVID-19

After confusion – and upset from local musicians and local music fans – Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public

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Council passes bylaw to allow enforcement of emergency orders

April 8, 2020April 9, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment bylaw, bylaw enforcement, bylaw officers, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority, City Council, City of Kingston, city parks, conservation areas closed, coronavirus, COVID-19, Easter weekend, Emergency Management and Civil Protections Act, enforcement of orders, groups larger than five, K&P Trail, Kingston, Kingston Police, Mayor Bryan Paterson, municipal orders, physical distancing, Police Chief Antje McNeely, police enforcement, social distancing, waterfront trail

On Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2020, Kingston City Council voted 11-2 to pass a bylaw allowing enforcement of any emergency orders