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MPP Arthur announces NDP plan for jobs, financial security

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments accommodations, COVID-19, economic impact of COVID-19, economic recovery, equality in the workplace, financial security, food sector, future layoffs, insurance gouging, job loss, jobs, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, MPP Ian Arthur, Ontario NDP, payroll, Provincial NDP, restaurant jobs, Save Main Street plan, tourism and hospitality, woker safety

MPP Ian Arthur addressed the media on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 to announce an NDP plan for jobs and financial

COVID-19 causing ‘very different kind of downturn’ in Ontario

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments COVID-19, Craig Desjardins, economic development, economic recovery, job loss, Kingston, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), labour force, Ontario, pandemic, post-secondary students, Statistics Canada, unemployment rate

The City’s Director of the Office of Strategy, Innovation and Partnerships, Craig Desjardins, says the COVID-19 pandemic has presented the

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Business Leaders Come Together To Plan Economic Recovery

May 20, 2020May 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Aba Mo, accommodations, Bhavana Varma, Cataraqui Centre, COVID-19, Dan Corcoran, Dave Doran, economic recovery, fundraising, job loss, job retention, Kingston, Kingston Economic Recovery Team, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), physical distancing, retraining staff, Sean Billing, service industry, Susan St. Clair, Tim Pater, Tricia Baldwin

The Kingston Economic Recovery Team (KERT) held its first meeting on the morning of Wednesday, May 20, 2020, hosted on