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Letter: Thank you to LDSB for consistent masking approach

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, face masks, Kindergarten, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Krishna Burra, letter, Limestone District School Board, masking policies, pandemic, Primary students, teachers, universal masking policy

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

LDSB to require masks for all students, grades K-12

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Dr. Kirk Leifso, face masks, HEPA filters, KFL&A Public Health, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, mandatory mask mandate, Ministry of Education, plexiglass shields, School Board Trustees, Trustee Garrett Elliott

The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) has passed a unanimous motion to require face masks for all students, from kindergarten

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Pop Up Art Show and Sale at Glocca Morra’s Big Red Barn

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Adele Webster, Adele Webster Art, art, Big Red Barn, Chaka Chakozi, COVID-19, Dragonfly Handmade, face masks, fibre arts, fine arts, glass arts, Glocca Morra Farms and Craft Studio, hand hygiene, Kingston, Linda Wolfram Fraser, Lise Garner, live music, local artists, Lyall Art and Design, Michelle Reid, Michelle Reid Art, pop-up art show and sale, Rhonda Evans, sculpture

On Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, local artists will be safely gathering at Glocca Morra Farms & Studio’s Big Red Barn

Masking, other measures to be ‘community standard’ for coming year

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments bars, community standard, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, Dr. Gerald Evans, Dr. Kieran Moore, face coverings, face masks, hand hygiene, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), masks, pandemic, patios, playgrounds, provincial framework for reopening, restaurants, Stage 3, Stage Three of Reopening

As the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health region moves into Stage Three of the Provincial Framework for

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Local YMCA readies to reopen in September

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments aqua programming, COVID-19, face masks, fitness classes, kids activities, Kingston YMCA, pandemic, Phase 3, Phase Three, physical distancing, pools, provincial framework for reopening, reopening, Rob Adams, September 1, Stage 3, Stage Three, YMCA of Eastern Ontario

Over the next month and a half, residents can expect to see a flurry of activity at 100 Wright Crescent,

Infectious disease doctor offers advice as Kingston moves into Stage 3

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments alcohol, bars, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 on surfaces, disinfectants, Dr. Gerald Evans, face coverings, face masks, fomite transmission, hand sanitizer, handwashing, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), pandemic, Phase 3, Phase Three, playgrounds, provincial framework for reopening, restaurants, Stage 3, Stage Three of Reopening

Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) is moving into Stage three of the Provincial Framework for Reopening on Friday, Jul.

City Health News

When and how businesses should enforce Kingston’s mask order

July 15, 2020July 16, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments businesses, Dr. Kieran Moore, enforcing face mask policy, face mask exemptions, face mask policy, face masks, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), mandatory mask mandate, Mayor Bryan Paterson, universal masking policy

Mayor Bryan Paterson has asked Kingstonians not to police one another on the City’s universal masking policy. “Public health officials

‘Governance by decree’ creating COVID-19 confusion, prof says

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment Adele Mercier, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Kieran Moore, face masks, KFL&A Public Health, Ontario Civil Liberties Association, pandemic, philosophy, Public Health, universal masking policy

When Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington Public Health announced a universal masking policy on Friday, Jun. 26, 2020, Kingston’s Chief

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City, Kingston Frontenac Public Library partner to offer cool down locations

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments City of Kingston, Cool Down locations, COVID-19, extreme heat, face coverings, face masks, Fire Chief Shawn Armstrong, heat warning, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Laura Carter

The City of Kingston and Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) are working in partnership to provide “Cool Down” locations for

Masks now mandatory in indoor public settings in KFL&A

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Bryan Paterson, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Kieran Moore, face masks, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), masks, outbreak, pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE), Public Health

Kingston’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kieran Moore has issued a public health order making masks mandatory inside any indoor public

Public Health, business owners address COVID-19 outbreak at Kingston nail salon

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Binh Nguyen, businesses fined, COVID-19, COVID-19 Assessment Centre, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 testing, Dr. Kieran Moore, face masks, Harold Hemberger, health inspections, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), masks, nail salon, outbreak, physical distancing, Second wave

At least 10 people have become infected with COVID-19 as the result of an outbreak at Binh’s Nail and Spa

KHSC doctor clarifies hospital masking policy

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Gerald Evans, face masks, healthcare workers, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), pandemic, patients, universal masking policy, virus, visitors

A doctor from Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has stepped forward to explain the hospital’s universal masking policy for patients,

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