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Kingston Muslim community leaders encourage support for local food bank

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Kathryn Vilela 0 Comments Almsgiving, April, COVID-19, Dan Irwin, food bank, food hampers, fundraising, Give 30, Imam AbdurRashid Taylor, Kingston, Kingston Give 30 Campaign, Kingston Muslim community, Mona Rahman, Partners in Mission Food Bank, Ramadan, Zakat

By the calendar, Ramadan is set to begin this year on Thursday, Apr. 23. On a typical year, the beginning

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Support programs for South Frontenac, rural Kingston continue during pandemic

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments check-in calls, commiunity supports, food bank, Grace Centre, Kingston, meals on wheels, palliative care, rural Kingston, South Frontenac, South Frontenac Community Services Corporation, transportation services

As the community deals with job loss, closures, and a variety of other difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, South

Local United Way hosts first ‘Tampon Tuesday’ drive for those in need

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Tori Stafford 2 Comments Bhavana Varma, donation drive, feminine hygiene products, food bank, Kingston, liners, pads, Queen's University, shelters, Tampon Tuesday, tampons, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA)

Some of the most requested items at local food banks and shelters are menstrual products – which are also some

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Tommy has left the building… well, for now, at least

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Brian's Record Option, Christmas dinner, closed, closure, Corcoran, Dan Corcoran, demolition, downtown, flood damage, flooding, food bank, Kingston, Kingstonist, Len Corcoran Excavating Ltd., Pita Grill and Poutine, Princess Street, renovation, The Big Dig, Tommy Hunter, Tommy's, Tommy's restaurant

Less than a month away from its eight year anniversary, Tommy’s restaurant on Princess Street has closed its doors to

Seeing is Believing Tour: Breaking stigma one tour at a time

July 25, 2018 Tori Stafford charity, City of Kingston, food bank, Home Base Housing, homelessness, Jemma Dooreleyers, Kingston, Kingston Youth Shelter, Lily's Place, One Roof Youth Services Hub, Seeing is Believing, United Way, United Way KFLA, youth, youth homelessness

By Jemma Dooreleyers Whether it was a food drive in elementary school, a high school fashion show fundraiser, or a

#ygkChallenge: Donate to the Food Bank

December 8, 2016March 10, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments food bank, Martha's Table, Partners in Mission Food Bank, ygkChallenge

The #ygkChallenge is an ongoing series where we dare you to be different, resolve to be better, and or do

#ygkChallenge: Donate to the Foodbank

December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments food bank, Martha's Table, Partners in Mission Food Bank, ygkChallenge

The #ygkChallenge is an ongoing series where we dare you to be different, resolve to be better, and or do

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Top Five Things to See and Do in May 2015

April 29, 2015January 7, 2018 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments Art After Dark, downtown Kingston, Farmers' Market, food bank, Homegrown Live Music Festival, Joe Chithalen Musical Lending Library (MILL), Kingston Derby Girls (KDG), Kingston Memorial Centre, live music, local food, The Grand Theatre, Top Five Things to See and Do

While May is just around the corner, let’s not forget that it snowed last week and it’s still a bit

#ygkChallenge: Help Relieve Hunger

December 4, 2014January 11, 2015 Danielle Lennon 0 Comments food bank, Martha's Table, Partners in Mission Food Bank, ygkChallenge

Welcome to Kingstonist’s weekly challenge, dare, resolution or whatever you prefer to call it. Each week we establish a new

#ygkChallenge: Keep On Giving

January 16, 2014January 11, 2015 Danielle Lennon 1 Comment food bank, Good Food Box Kingston, Martha's Table, Partners in Mission Food Bank, The Salvation Army, ygkChallenge

Welcome to Kingstonist’s weekly challenge, dare, resolution or whatever you prefer to call it. Each week we establish a new

Hall Monitor: Time Sensitive

December 5, 2012July 26, 2017 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments affordable housing, Belle Park, Belle Park Fairways, Bill Glover, Brian Reitzel, British Whig building, Bryan Paterson, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, City Council, construction, discontinued, Dorothy Hector, drinking water, food bank, hospital, Hotel Dieu, Jeff Garrah, Jim Neill, John Deutsch University Centre (JDUC), K-Rock Centre (KRC), Kevin George, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) Central Branch, Lisa Osanic, Mark Gerretsen, Partners in Mission Food Bank, politics, poverty, Providence Care, Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute (QECVI), Queen's University, Rick Downes, Rob Hutchison, Sandy Berg, solar energy, strategic plan, sustainability

Last night, our city council met off-site again, for the second meeting of the two… uh, make that five… of