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New ICH offering ‘life-saving’ services as construction continues

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments City of Kingston, Consumption Treatment Services, COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Kieran Moore, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), housing and homelessness, housing crisis, Integrated Care Hub, Justine McIsaac, K&P Trail, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), overdose, overdose prevention, safe injection sites, Street Health

Seventeen days after opening their doors, the managers of Kingston’s new Integrated Care Hub (ICH) at 661 Montreal St. held

‘Unforeseen challenges’ mark the transition to new Integrated Care Hub on Montreal Street

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments 661 Montreal Street, affordable housing, Artillery Park, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, bylaw, bylaw enforcement, City of Kingston, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homeless, homeless camp, homelessness, Integrated Care Hub

Though the doors are open, work remains to be completed at the City’s new Integrated Care Hub (ICH) at 661

Service providers prepare for opening of new Integrated Care Hub

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments City of Kingston, Gilles Charette, HARS, Housing and Social Services, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Mike Bell, petition, Ruth Noodergraaf

Partners in operation of Kingston’s Integrated Care Hub hosted a public update on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, as the opening

Petitioners: Integrated Care Hub not welcome at 661 Montreal St.

October 2, 2020October 21, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments 661 Montreal Street, Artillery Park, City of Kingston, Dr. Kieran Moore, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), Integrated Care Hub, Jeff McLaren, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), NIMBYs, Rob Hutchison, Simon Chapelle, Street Health

A petition of 186 signatures protesting the new location of the Integrated Care Hub (ICH) is being submitted to council

Care Hub move from Artillery Park delayed, new location proposed

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments 342 Patrick Street, 661 Montreal Street, Artillery Park, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, BPE Developments Inc., Burton Sanitation, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City Council, City of Kingston, Consumption Treatment Services, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homelessness in Kingston, housing, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston

City of Kingston staff are recommending the city delay relocating the Integrated Care Hub (ICH) for 30 days, until the

Belle Park post-script: An open letter to Kingston City Council

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park, City Council, City of Kingston, Dr. Eva Purkey, drug use, eviction, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homeless encampment, homelessness in Kingston, Integrated Services Hub, Kingaton, Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK), safe injection sites, Toni Thornton

The following is a submitted open letter to the Kingston City Council. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily

Community responds to Third Day Worship Centre service videos

September 3, 2020September 9, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment anti-homosexual, anti-Muslim, Bill Gates, chipping, Christianity, conspiracy theories, COVID-19, COVID-19 cure, Edith Armstrong, fact check, flu, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homophobia, homosexuality, ID2020, Islamic Society of Kingston, Israel, Kingston, Kingston Muslim community, Mayor Bryan Paterson, microchipping, Microsoft, Mona Rahman, MP Mark Gerretsen, MPP Ian Arthur, Pastor Francis Armstrong, swine flu (H1N1), Third Day Fellowship of Canada, Third Day Worship Centre, vaccinations

Over the past month, members of the Kingston community have taken to social media, attempting to raise awareness of the

Demand for services at Integrated Care Hub exceeds capacity

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments 342 Patrick Street, Artillery Park, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, bylaw enforcement, bylaw exemption, City Council, City Council meeting, City of Kingston, Consumption Treatment Services, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), Integrated Care Hub, Jim Neill, KFLA Public Health, Kingston Police, Mary Rita Holland, Street Health

The sleeping area at the Integrated Care Hub (ICH) at Artillery Park has been full for nearly two weeks, City