Emergency Management and Civil Protections Act – Kingstonist News - 100% local, independent news in Kingston, ON

City Health News

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

City Health News

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