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Members of the joint youth ministry of St. James’ Anglican, St. Mark’s Lutheran, and St. Mark’s Anglican churches have come together to campaign for a cause during the season of Lent. This year, the youth group’s ‘Caring through Sharing Campaign’ is raising funds to provide the residents of the Portsmouth
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Isabella Bush, known as Bella, is a 13-year-old girl who tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during a soccer game in the summer of 2021. On October 13, 2021, she underwent successful surgery to repair her knee at Kingston General Hospital. However, after the surgery, Bella could not wake up
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Holy Cross Secondary School (HCSS) students and staff are going to “Knock Your Socks Off” in a funky way on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in honour of a beloved member of the Crusader community. Emma Jenkins, a grade 11 student, woke on the morning of Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, and
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Just one day after Russia sent two long-range, nuclear-capable bombers into patrol over Belarus, accelerating already-mounting tensions, Kingstonians gathered at Kingston City Hall to show their solidarity with Ukraine, the Belarussian neighbour currently at odds with Russia. Part of the international ‘Stand with Ukraine’ movement, the rally here in Kingston
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Owners hit with approximately $60,000 in damages and repairs, GoFundMe page set up Since December 2021, Barcadia — a hybrid bar and retro-game arcade attraction in downtown Kingston — has had to contend with business challenges even beyond the extended lockdowns due to COVID-19, including smashed windows, and recently, water
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Gilmar Gutiérrez, an international medical student from Ecuador currently going through his last year of medical school at Queen’s University, has started a GoFundMe page to raise funds to support himself through the final year of education. The fee for international medical students at Queen’s and other universities is close
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On Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, former Kingston resident, Ben Rodgers, appeared before Kingston City Council as a delegate, speaking to a report before Council regarding new programming and a bylaw seeking to ban conversion therapy. Specifically, Rodgers spoke to Report #79 of the CAO, referring to a proposed Kingston bylaw
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While working one day from home on her front porch, Kim Cormier, a mortgage agent in Kingston, saw David McDonald struggling with the tire of his scooter in front of her house. As Cormier describes, it was a hot, humid day, and she offered to help the man and asked
Read moreOne local family and their steadfast supporters have begun on a mission to raise funds for webcams in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Kingston General Hospital (KGH) Patrick Kerr and his wife, Abigail, started the campaign, ‘Operation Hellping Hannah,’ raising funds to install webcams at all isolettes in
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“There was no other funding available to us.” Laura Desousa A Kingston alternative school classified as non-profit and non-charity—thus disqualifying them from grants and funding—is seeking donations to help fund the purchase of air purifiers needed in the classroom. “With the pandemic, there’s been lots of unanticipated costs for the
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Two weeks ago, on August 11, like any other morning, Marc Boucher, 47, said “I love you” on the way out the door to his daughters and wife to leave for a hockey game — he’d been waiting to resume playing as protocols loosened during the pandemic. No one had
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Two successful male ballet dancers, who got their start at Kingston dance studio 5678, have started a scholarship to support and encourage boys to explore the world of ballet. Funds will be raised through a live showcase hosted by the Inner Harbour Collective later this month. Daniel Robertson-Styles and Bryce
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