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Letter: Give 30 Campaign thanks Kingston for overwhelming support

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments community, COVID-19, Dan Irwin, fundraiser, hunger, Imam AbduBakar Mulla, Islamic Society of Kingston, Jimmy Hassan, Kingston, Kingston Give 30 Campaign, letter, Michael Taylor, Mona Rahman, Partners in Mission Food Bank, poverty, Ramadan, record-breaking total, Ziyaad Mia

To the Members of the Kingston community, Monday, August 31, marked the final day of the Give 30 2020 Campaign.

Opinion Politics Releases Soapbox

Opinion: Kingston’s ban on election signs a partisan tactic

July 18, 2019July 23, 2019 Kingstonist 5 Comments banning signs on public property, Conservative Party, election signs, Jimmy Hassan, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, Mark Gerretsen, opinion, partisan politics, press release, Ruslan Yakoviychuk, Simon Chapelle, Ted Hsu

Editorial note: The following is a press release issued by Ruslan Yakoviychuk, Conservative candidate for Kingston and the Islands in

Community Builder Award winner donates to local Seniors Association

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments charity, Community Builder Award, Community Foundation for Kingston and Area, Don Amos, donation, Greg Finlayson, Jimmy Hassan, Kingston, Seniors Association Kingston Region, Tina Bailey

After receiving the Community Builder Award through the Community Foundation for Kingston and Area, a local business owner has continued

Community News Sports

LCVI Special Olympics athletes treated to celebratory lunch

June 13, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments basketball, celebratory lunch, community, diversity, field hockey, gold medal, Jimmy Hassan, Kingston, Limestone District School Board, Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI), Pizza Pizza, Special Olympics, students, Youth Invitational Games

When it comes to celebrating diversity in the community, local business owner Jimmy Hassan is no stranger to drawing

Kingston businessman Jimmy Hassan wins Community Builder Award

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments Canadian Colours Kingston Foundation, City Council, Community Builder Award, Community Foundation for Kingston and Area, Diversity Dinner, Islamic Society of Kingston, Jimmy Hassan, Kingston, Kingston General Hospital, Pakistan Canada Association of Kingston, Pizza Pizza, Slices for Smiles, University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF)

Local businessman and community member Jimmy Hassan was awarded the second annual Community Builder Award on Thursday, May 23,

Community Education News Politics

Students walk out in protest of cuts and changes to education

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Autism programming, cuts to arts programming, cuts to education, cuts to funding, demonstration, elementary school, Ford Government, Frontenac Secondary School, high school, Holy Cross, Ian Arthur, increased class sizes, Jimmy Hassan, Kingston, Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute (KCVI), Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI), mandatory online classes, Mark Gerretsen, protest, Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School, secondary school, student walkout, students, Sydenham High School, Welborne

Hundreds of students could be seen throughout the city and county today as they walked out of school and voiced

Municipal Election 2018 News Politics

Who’s who around the horseshoe

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2018 Municipal Election, Adam Candon, Bittu George, Bridget Doherty, Bryan Paterson, Byron Emmons, Cheryl-Anne Dorey Bennett, Chris Ball, Chris Morris, Don Amos, Dylan Chenier, Gary Oosterhof, Jeff McLaren, Jim Neill, Jimmy Hassan, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingstonist, Laura Turner, Lisa Osanic, Liz Schell, Louis Cyr, Mary Rita Holland, Peter Stroud, Rob Hutchison, Robert Kiley, Ryan Boehme, Simon Chapelle, Taylor Pearce, Vicki Schmolka, Vincent Cinanni, Wayne Hill

Kingstonians have spoken, and our new city council has been formed – despite some technical issues and an overall low