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Napanee was the site of a solidarity protest on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, when over 100 people joined the 20 striking women who work for Lennox and Addington Interval House (LAIH) on the picket line. The “Support Strike” was organized online by Strike Support for Lennox & Addington Interval House
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Napanee-based FireRein has announced that their product Eco-Gel™ has been recognized and verified by UL (Underwriters Laboratories) for the suppression of Class A and Class B fires. According to a release from FireRein, Eco-Gel™ is the world’s only certified 100 per cent bio-based water additive for firefighting and fire prevention.
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Update (Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021):Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has now issued an order against J.A.K.K. Tuesdays. According to the KFL&A Public Health enforcement listings, J.A.K.K. Tuesdays on Progress Avenue was served under the Health Protection and Promotion Act Order, with a Section 22 Order for violation
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A Kingston man is alive today thanks to an incredible amount of luck, some local heroes, and a well-placed automated external defibrillator (AED). Harry Cumming, 72, had just teed off on the first hole at Cataraqui Golf and Country Club when he went into cardiac arrest on Wednesday, Oct. 13,
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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