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‘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

City of Kingston removes temporary services at Belle Park

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park, bylaw exemption, City Council, City of Kingston, evictions, homeless camp, homeless encampment, homelessness, Integrated, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston, Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK), phone blast, removal of electricity, removal of temporary services, removal or porable washrooms

On the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, City of Kingston Staff began implementing City Council’s decision to extend the

Artillery Park drop-in centre opens with reduced hours

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments 24/7, Artillery Park, Belle Park, City of Kingston, deadline, drop-in centre, eviction, food for those in need, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homeless camp, homeless encampment, homelessness, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston, Lionhearts Inc, operating with part-time hours, Public Consumption and Treatment Centre, soft launch, Street Health Centre

The City’s Integrated Care Hub at Artillery Park opened on a part-time schedule on Monday, Jul. 20, 2020. Originally announced

City Opinion Politics

Letter: Local doctors ‘disappointed’ by decision on Belle Park encampment

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, bylaw allowance, City of Kingston, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Gary Oosterhof, Councillor Jeff McLaren, Councillor Jim Neill, Councillor Lisa Osanic, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Rob Hutchison, Councillor Robert Kiley, councillor Ryan Boehme, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Councillor Wayne Hill, deadlines, Dr. Eva Purkey, eviction, healthcare professionals, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homeless camp, homelessness, King's Town District, Kingston, Kingston City Council, letter, letter to the editor, local doctors, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Street Health, UN Protocol for Homeless Encampments

The following is a letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed in this letter do not necessarily reflect those

City Community Health News

‘Integrated Care Hub’ opening at Artillery Park

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 24/7, Artillery Park, at-risk population, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, City of Kingston, drop-in centre, drug addiction, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homeless camp, homeless population, homelessness in Kingston, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), mental health support, Street Health Centre, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA), vulnerable residents

An Integrated Care Hub to serve Kingston’s most vulnerable population is set to open at Artillery Park on Monday, July.

City City Hall News

Council votes to extend bylaw exemptions at Belle Park

July 8, 2020July 9, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Belle Park, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City of Kingston, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Jim Neill, Councillor Lisa Osanic, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Robert Kiley, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Councillor Wayne Hill, deadline, Doug Yearwood, Dr. Eva Purkey, eviction, extended deadline, homeless camp, homeless encampment, homelessness in Kingston, Ivan Stoiljkovic, Katarokwi Union of Tenants, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kozy Inn, Mayor Bryan Paterson, rally, solidarity

The meeting of Kingston City Council on Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2020 immediately got down to business, first tackling the deadline

Rally at Belle Park calls for solidarity with occupants

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment Belle Park, Brockville, Christine Beddard, City of Kingston, eviction date, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homeless encampment, housing and homelessness, housing solutions, Jeremy Milloy, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Leigh Bursey, living rough, Maggie Halliday, Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK), Nathan Rosevaar, protest, rally, solidarity

Approximately 200 people came out in solidarity with the homeless occupants of Belle Park at an on-site rally on the

City: July 7 not an eviction date for Belle Park encampment

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Belle Park, campers not being evicted, City Council, City of Kingston, eviction date, homeless camp, homeless encampment, Kingston, Robert Hosier

After months of people camping at Belle Park and the City of Kingston indicating the homeless encampment was “very temporary,”

City News Opinion

Letter: Health Professionals speak out against eviction at Belle Park

July 4, 2020July 4, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments Belle Park, COVID-19, homeless camp, homelessness

The following is a letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed in this letter do not necessarily reflect those

City bumps Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting, citing lack of urgent business

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, City of Kingston, homeless camp, homelessness, homelessness in Kingston, housing and homelessness, Kingston, Mary Rita Holland, Peter Clarke

Members of the City’s Homelessness and Housing Advisory Committee (HHAC) are at a loss following the postponement of their June

Hall Monitor: Re-opening and re-location

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park, City Council, City of Kingston, cooling centres, COVID-19, drop-in centre, eviction date, homeless camp, Kingston, Love Kingston Marketplace, pedestrian streets, provincial framework for reopening, reopening

Kingston City Council added a meeting to their calendar, sitting for meeting number 20-2020 (agenda) on Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2020

City and Public Health offer mobile testing clinic at Belle Park

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Belle Park, City of Kingston, COVID-19 testing, eviction, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homeless camp being relocated, infectious disease, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), sexually transmitted infections (STIs), testing

Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health and the City of Kingston facilitated a mobile health and services clinic

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