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As COVID-19 cases in the KFL&A region continue to climb, St. Lawrence College (SLC) has announced changes to its Winter 2022 semester plans. Students have been advised to check their college email and Blackboard accounts for specific course delivery information, according to the College. This shift is in response to
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Four people have been charged with 43 Criminal Offences, thanks to the joint efforts of Kingston Police and The Provincial Human Trafficking Intelligence-led Joint Forces Strategy (IJFS) Project WRIGG. The IJFS was officially launched today at Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) headquarters in Orillia. Members of the OPP, Barrie Police Service
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The Town of Greater Napanee and the Village of Bath will see repairs and upgrades to important facilities supporting children and youth in the area thanks to a $209,000 investment by the Ontario Government. According to a release from MPP Daryl Kramp’s office, the Town of Greater Napanee will have
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The Ontario government is providing all students across the province with a five-pack of Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) for use over the December break, “to add an additional layer of protection over the holiday period and as students return to school in January,” according to the province. However, RATs will
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After 17 years of negotiation, the Tyendinaga Mohawk Council announced Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, that the membership of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte had ratified the Culbertson Tract Partial Settlement Agreement. This Agreement will restore 299.43 acres of land to the administration and control of the Mohawks of
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Catch a glimpse of the Wolfe Islander IV as it passes through Kingston on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, weather pending Two new electric ferries, at a combined cost of $94 million, are set to replace the current ferries in Kingston in the Spring of 2022. The ferries — the Wolfe
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As with many large construction projects, the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Extendicare long-term care (LTC) home in Kingston serves as a milestone, and signals the start of a $51 million project, which is scheduled for completion in February of 2023. Tucked away behind the RioCan centre on Gardiners Road
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Ten students from Kingston have made their way into the Summer Company Program, which will provide their businesses with a $3,000 grant funded by the Ontario government. “Having Summer Company connect me with other people in the industry has motivated me to accomplish more than I thought possible!” said Kassandra Greenhalgh,
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More than $22.2 million is being invested by the federal and provincial governments aimed at protecting the health, and well-being of residents in 130 municipalities throughout eastern Ontario. The Government of Canada is investing over $17.7 million in municipalities through the COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada
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The Land Conservancy for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (Land Conservancy for KFLA) has announced the addition of a property near Parham to their growing list of nature reserves in the KFLA region. The 88-hectare (217 acre) property is adjacent to an existing Land Conservancy property – the Fourth Lake
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Earlier this year, St. Lawrence College (SLC) announced it was offering an accelerated Personal Support Worker (PSW) program in Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall. Now, the first of three cohorts have completed an on-campus training component on the Brockville campus and are looking forward to a paid 300-hour placement at one
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The Ontario Liberal Party held an online press conference today to introduce their ‘Care For Every Child’ plan, which includes $10-a-day childcare, increased childcare spaces, an increased number of Early Childhood Educators, and an enhanced parental leave program for the province. Over Zoom, Ontario Liberal Leader Stephen Del Duca was
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