CUPE: Kingston hospital staff ‘exhausted and demoralized’ during pandemic

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Barb DeRoche, Canadian Union of Public Employees, COVID-19 pandemic, CUPE, CUPE Local 1974, Doug Ford, exposure to COVID-19, Ford Government, healthcare workers, hospital workers, isolation, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), lack of pay, low morale, Michael Hurley, personal protective equipment (PPE), stress

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is reporting that staff morale is low and stress is high at Kingston

Health Opinion Soapbox

Opinion: Rebuild of Extendicare Kingston can be part of Ontario solution to modernize long-term care

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, Extendicare Kingston, Ford Government, increased capacity, Kingston, long-term care, opinion, pandemic, private rooms, provincial approval, provincial government, redevelopment, semi-private rooms, Tawnia Pilgrim, ward rooms

The following is a submitted Op/Ed article. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist.

News Politics

Kingston reacts to Ford government’s planned removal of ranked ballots

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments COVID-19, electoral reform, first past the post, Ford Government, Government of Ontario, Jacob Gordner, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, long-term care home, Mayor Bryan Paterson, MPP Ian Arthur, municipal elections, ranked ballots, Simon Baron, Supporting Ontarios Recovery Act, Yes! Kingston

Kingstonians have reacted strongly to the provincial government’s planned change to the Municipal Elections Act, which would effectively nullify the

Business Family News

Childcare announcement spurs quick response from providers

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments childcare, childcare centres, COVID-19, Ford Government, Government of Ontario, Kingston, Limestone District School Board, Ontario, pandemic, Phase 2, physical distancing, provincial framework for reopening, YMCA of Eastern Ontario

Childcare centres in Kingston are working to make fast finalizations to their reopening plans after yesterday’s announcement from the province

Education News Politics

ETFO announces further strike action impacting LDSB schools

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments elementary school strikes, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), escalated rotating strikes, Ford Government, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, one-day province-wide strike, provincial government, rotating strikes, Same Hammond, teachers strike

As parents and students in the local public school board prepare for two days without school this week, the Elementary

Education News Politics

ETFO Limestone educators plan united front for one-day strike

January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments class sizes, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ford Government, Jane Roberts, Kindergarten, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, Limestone local, Ministry Lecce, one day strike, picketing, rotating strikes

As the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) continue rotating one-day strikes, those with the ETFO Limestone local are planning

Education News Politics

ETFO to ‘escalate’ rotating strikes if central agreements not reached

January 27, 2020February 3, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), escalated rotating strikes, Ford Government, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, one-day province-wide strike, Ontario, provincial government, rotating strikes, Sam Hammond

Update (Monday, Feb. 3, 2019): According to the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), the union is escalating its provincial

Campus Community News

CFRC responds to quashed ‘Student Choice Initiative’

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments $50000 loss, ancillory fees, campus clubs, campus radio, CFRC 101.9fm, CFRC Radio, Dinah Jansen, Ford Government, fundraising campaign, Kingston, mandatory fees, music, Ontario, provincial government, Queen's University, student associations, Student Choice Initiative, student fees

While the Ontario Divisional Court overturned the ‘Student Choice Initiative’ that allowed students to opt out of some student fees

Campus Education News

Local program donates tuition cuts to those affected by OSAP reductions

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments Associate University Registrar, bursary, charity, Ford Government, Ontario government, OSAP, Queen's General Bursary, Queen's University, Students for Students, Teresa Alm, tuition fees

When the Ontario government offered a 10 per cent tuition cut to postsecondary students, Queen’s Student Aimee McCurdy said

Health News Politics

Board of Health issues statement on Ontario government’s plans to restructure public health

April 26, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Board of Health, Denis Doyle, Ford Government, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health, Medical Officer of Health, Ontario government, Public Health, restructuring of public health

The Kington, Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington (KFL&A) Board of Health has issued the following statement outlining its concerns about

Community News Politics

Kingston legal clinic warns that cuts to Legal Aid funding could impact local community services

April 17, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments $133 million, 29 per cent recution in funding, budget cuts, Ford Government, funding cuts, Kingston, Kingston Community Legal Clinic, legal advice, Legal Aid Ontario, local services, low-income residents, non-profit, Ontario government, provincial budget

A Kingston legal clinic is voicing concern in response to the provincial budget released on Thursday, Apr. 11, 2019.

Community Education News Politics

Students walk out in protest of cuts and changes to education

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Autism programming, cuts to arts programming, cuts to education, cuts to funding, demonstration, elementary school, Ford Government, Frontenac Secondary School, high school, Holy Cross, Ian Arthur, increased class sizes, Jimmy Hassan, Kingston, Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute (KCVI), Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI), mandatory online classes, Mark Gerretsen, protest, Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School, secondary school, student walkout, students, Sydenham High School, Welborne

Hundreds of students could be seen throughout the city and county today as they walked out of school and voiced

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Ford Government

CUPE: Kingston hospital staff ‘exhausted and demoralized’ during pandemic

Opinion: Rebuild of Extendicare Kingston can be part of Ontario solution to modernize long-term care

Kingston reacts to Ford government’s planned removal of ranked ballots

Childcare announcement spurs quick response from providers

ETFO announces further strike action impacting LDSB schools

ETFO Limestone educators plan united front for one-day strike

ETFO to ‘escalate’ rotating strikes if central agreements not reached

CFRC responds to quashed ‘Student Choice Initiative’

Local program donates tuition cuts to those affected by OSAP reductions

Board of Health issues statement on Ontario government’s plans to restructure public health

Kingston legal clinic warns that cuts to Legal Aid funding could impact local community services

Students walk out in protest of cuts and changes to education

Meeting of Kingston & District Branch, United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada

Turning the Tide on Climate – presented by Kingston 350