Queen’s Principal addresses students’ return, large parties, closure of park

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 Terry Bursey 0 Comments Aberdeen Street, Aberdeen Street Party, Breakwater Park, charged, City of Kingston, closure of Breakwater Park, COVID-19, downtown Kingston, drinking, Gord Downie Pier, in-person classes, in-person instruction, Kingston, Kingston Police, large gatherings, mandatory vaccinations, Nuisance Party, Principal Patrick Deane, Queen's University, street parties, student parties, students return to campus, University Avenue, University District

As some doors close, others will open in Kingston’s University District this week, as students prepare to attend classrooms and lecture halls in the wake of Kingston Police dispersing a 2,000-person illegal street party on University Avenue, which subsequently resulted in the closure of Gord Edgar Downie Pier and the

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Queen’s University removes COVID-19 case tracker as website adapted

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Aberdeen Street, Aberdeen Street Party, Associate Medical Officer of Health, COVID-19, COVID-19 case tracker, COVID-19 cases at Queen's University, COVID-19 data, Dr. Hugh Guan, gatherings, in-person activities, in-person classes, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Police, large gatherings, new website, no COVID-19 data, on-campus activities, on-campus classes, on-campus program delivery, open data, outbreaks, pandemic, Queen's University, Queen's website, removal of case tracker, Reopening Framework, Reopening Ontario Act, return to campus, return to in-person classes, return to school, Stage 2, transparency, variants

On Thursday, Jul. 8, 2021, Queen’s University announced their plans to move back to in-person classes and activities on campus through the announcement of a new website outlining the University’s “Reopening Framework.” Notably missing from the new website, which is designed to ease the return of in-person, on-campus activities, is

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Queen’s University looks to return to in-person campus this fall

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 Jessica Foley 1 Comment Campus Re-opening Framework, fall term, in-person activities, in-person classes, new website, Queen's University, return to campus, return to in person learning

Queen’s University is planning to reopen with in-person activities on campus this fall. Ahead of the fall term, Queen’s has launched a new website outlining its ongoing planning and preparations for the safe return of students, faculty, and staff to in-person activities on campus. According to a media release from the institution,

Education News Politics

Liberals: Disruption of education due to ‘lack of leadership’ by Ford, Lecce

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 1 Comment class sizes, Doug Ford, education, educational assistants, elementary school, Ford Government, high school, in-person classes, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, Liberal Leader, mental health and education, mental health of students, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), Ontario Liberal Party, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), publicly-funded education, School Board Trustees, special education, Steven del Duca, teachers, Ted Hsu

Hard capped classes of 20, increased access to special education and mental health professionals, and a promise to match the over $500 million that’s already been invested by the federal government to improve school ventilation — these were the top promises made by Ontario Liberal Leader Steven del Duca laid

Campus Education Military News

Cadets kick off RMC school year successfully despite obstacles

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Forces badge, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, Colonel Corinna Heilman, computer network, coronavirus, COVID-19, cyber attack, first-year students, in-person classes, in-person learning, Kingston, Memorial Arch, military training, naval cadets, new cadets, officer cadets, online course delivery, pandemic., physical activity, physical distancing, recruits, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), social media

It may be entirely different than most starts to the school year, but the cadets at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) here in Kingston are persevering, getting the year off to a successful start. Not only is RMC dealing with the current COVID-19 pandemic like schools around the

Education Opinion Poll

Poll: What is your decision for your children and the 2020-2021 school year?

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2020-2021 school year, Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, children, coronavirus, COVID-19, home schooling, in-person classes, Kingston, Limestone District School Board, online classes, pandemic, poll, public school, remote classes, remote learning, students

With the 2020-2021 school year fast approaching, and with new information coming out daily on what the different models of curriculum delivery will look like, we want to hear from those in Kingston and the area about the decisions they’ve made with regard to their children for the upcoming school

Campus News

Queen’s shares residence update for first-year undergraduates

June 16, 2020July 7, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments 2020-2021 school year, campus, COVID-19, first-year students, in-person classes, nursing students, online learning, physical distancing, Queen's University, residences, single-occupancy residence rooms, virtual learning

Queen’s University has confirmed that up to 2,300 students will be able to live in on-campus residences this fall, while maintaining compliance with physical distancing and public health requirements. “This is approximately 50 per cent of our normal capacity, therefore not every first-year student will be able to live in

Campus News

SLC: 20-25 per cent of student body may be on campus for fall 2020

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments campus, coronavirus, COVID-19, Fall Semester, fall term, Glenn Vollebregt, health sciences, in-person classes, Kingston, on-campus program delivery, online classes, online program delivery, pandemic, physical distancing, physical space, post secondary education, school, St. Lawrence College, virtual classes

St. Lawrence College (SLC) announced that planning for the 2020 fall term has begun and revealed some of those plans on Thursday, May 14, 2020. According to a press release from SLC, preliminary plans include offering “a mix of alternate delivery and in-person classes, with priority for on-campus delivery going to health sciences

Campus News

St. Lawrence College suspends classes amid COVID-19 concerns

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments classes suspended, coronavirus, COVID-19, Glenn Vollebregt, in-person classes, Kingston, St. Lawrence College

On Friday, Mar. 13, 2020, St. Lawrence College announced it will suspend all in-person classes for one week beginning on Monday, Mar. 16, 2020. The following is a statement from St. Lawrence College President and CEO Glenn Vollebregt: I wanted to provide an update as there have been several recent

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