ALCDSB expands mask mandate to include kindergarten students

Mayor recognizes need for cooperation ahead of Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting

Grad Club set to reopen after delayed approval from Queen’s

Four major Ontario teachers’ unions taking legal action against provincial government

ETFO President says teachers nervous about school reopening

First COVID-19 business survey offers insight to guide recovery

Escape Room: A Culinary Pursuit

Move & Meditate To Nature – Wednesdays at the Barriefield Rock Garden

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Board of Trustees, health and safety, Kindergarten, mandatory masks, mask mandate

The mask mandate for students in the Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) has been extended to include kindergarten students. In a letter to families, dated Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, David DeSantis, Director of Education for ALCDSB, announced “at the September 14th Issues & Directions Committee Meeting, the ALCDSB

City News

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments access to housing, Bagot Street, bedbugs, children, City of Kingston, cockroaches, COVID-19, drug paraphrenalia, drug use, elderly residents, flooding, health and safety, Housing and Homelessness Committee, human excrement, inequality, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Housing Corporation, Kingston Police, Mary Lynn Cousins Brame, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Mental Health and Addictions Service KFLA, mental health issues, Rideaucrest Towers, upcoming committee meeting

Further to earlier reports this summer, Kingstonist has received a number of concerned messages from tenants of multiple residences owned by Kingston Frontenac Housing Corporation (KFHC). In a candid conversation Mayor Bryan Paterson responded to residents’ concerns that they are being treated without respect by the corporation. First, in order

Campus News

September 11, 2020September 17, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Adstrid Hobill, CFRC 101.9fm, COVID-19, health and safety, hospitality sector, live music, Queen's University, The Grad Club, tourism and hospitality, trivia, Virginia Clark

The Grad Club restaurant and bar on Queen’s University campus has received the green light to reopen after nearly two months of waiting. “I want to thank everyone that took time to speak up, it made a big difference,” posted their General Manager Virginia Clark on Facebook on Friday Sep.

Education Health News Politics

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Association des enseignantes et des enseignants frano-ontariens, coronavirus, COVID-19, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), formal appeals, health and safety, Kingston, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour, Ontario, Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE), physical distancing, Premier Doug Ford, Return to School Plan, safety measures

The four largest teacher and education worker unions in the province is filing formal appeals with the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB), the unions announced on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. The Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), the Ontario English Catholic

Education Health News Politics

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments ALCDSB, Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, back to school, chief medical officer, children, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. David Williams, education, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), ETFO, health and safety, kids, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone Branch, Limestone District School Board, Limestone local, mandatory mask mandate, masking policies, masks at elementary schools, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ministry of Education, pandemic, physical distancing, Premier Doug Ford, President Jane Roberts, school, teachers

The President of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) local branch says teachers are apprehensive heading into the school year during a pandemic. She also called Premier Doug Ford’s message to teachers unions yesterday ’insulting.’ “It’s time for teachers to step up,” Ford told the media on Thursday, Aug.

Business News

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments arts, business, buy-local campaign, construction, COVID-19, economic impact of COVID-19, economic recovery, government support programs, health and safety, hospitality sector, Ian Murdoch, Kingston, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Kingston Economic Recovery Team, layoffs, local business survey, local businesses, manufacturing, services, tax deferral

Nearly 60 percent of Kingston businesses in the arts, services and hospitality sector have indicated that on-going mandatory closures or restricted operations could force them to close, according to a report from the Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO). A survey of 203 local businesses was carried out between Thursday, Apr.

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