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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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A guide to the reopening of patios in Kingston

June 12, 2020June 15, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments 2020, COVID-19, downtown, drinks, face masks, food, Kingston, masks, pandemic, patios, physical distancing, reopening, social bubbles, Summer

We did it Kingston! We went rogue and now our patios are open. The weather is getting warmer, the hair

KHSC patients, visitors, staff to wear masks beginning next week

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Gerald Evans, Dr. Theresa Tam, face masks, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), pandemic, the spread of COVID-19

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is asking all incoming patients, visitors and most staff to wear masks at the hospital

Layers of PPE now ‘second nature’ to Frontenac Paramedics

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments ATV accidents, car accidents, Christopher Thind, coronavirus, County of Frontenac, COVID-19, emergency calls during the pandemic, face masks, face shields, Frontenac Paramedic Services, Frontenac Paramedic teddy bears, full-body Tyvek hazmat suits, Jeff Burgess, Kingston, pandemic, Paramedic Services Week, personal protective equipment (PPE), Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, surgical gowns, Tania Mcdermott

Gloves, gown, goggles, mask. Possibly a hair net and a face shield, or even a full, impermeable body suit. During

Canadian Blood Services seeks new donors in Kingston

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments blood donations, blood donors, blood supply, Canadian Blood Services, COVID-19, Debbi Barfoot, face masks, health, Kingston, new donors needed, pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, safety, safety measures

Canadian Blood Services’ (CBS) Kingston clinic is currently achieving 67 per cent of their daily blood collection goal during the

Rock Dunder to open later this week for 2020 season

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments benches, conservation, COVID-19, face masks, guidelines, hiking, hiking trails, JH Fullard Nature Reserve, Kingston, no washroooms, outdoor recreation, physical distancing, restrictions, Rideau Waterway Land Trust, Rock Dunder, structures

The Rideau Waterway Land Trust announced on Monday, May 25, 2020 that hikers will be able to access the trails

Ferry passengers asked to carry face masks

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 Cris Vilela 0 Comments face masks, Glenora Ferry, Transport Canada, Wolfe Island

Passengers of local ferries such as the Glenora Ferry and the Wolfe Island Ferry are now being asked to bring

Face masks and COVID-19: What you need to know

April 30, 2020May 1, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment coronavirus, COVID-19, donning and doffing, Dr. Azim Kasmani, droplets, face masks, front-line healthcare workers, homemade face masks, how to put on a face mask, how to take off a face mask, how to use a face mask, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), medical advice, N95 masks, Ontario Ministry of Health, pandemic, physical distancing, Public Health Ontario, social distancing, stay at home, stopping the spread of COVID-19, surgical masks

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, people all around the world have been using face masks, but what do