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Ian Clark was born in Kingston and has lived here his entire 32 years. An anti-poverty, housing, and homelessness activist, Clark is prepared to represent the constituents of Williamsville District on Kingston City Council. Previously an addictions worker, Clark now works in the HR department for Corrections. He said that
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UPDATE (Friday, Sept. 30, 2022): The suspect in a bank robbery which took place in the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, has been arrested, according to Kingston Police. “On September 29, 2022, at approximately 10 p.m. members of the Kingston Police located and arrested the accused individual without incident,”
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Like many locally, Tina Fraser was born in Kingston General Hospital (KGH), however, she was raised in both Verona and Sydenham, as well as the Limestone City. Currently working as a digital strategist/marketer for DoorDash, Fraser certainly saw the effects the COVID-19 pandemic had on the business and hospitality sectors,
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The Board of Health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health met on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, for the first time since taking a summer hiatus. The meeting began with a welcome message and land acknowledgement by Board Chair Denis Doyle. Doyle remarked on a recent celebration held
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The Queen’s Gaels football team is riding a wave of momentum heading into their final three games of the 2022 regular season. After winning four of their first five contests to start the season, the Gaels are sitting comfortably in second place in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) football standings.
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Colleen Murphy was born and raised in the Kingston area and has lived in the Portsmouth district since 2017. Now, she is ready to represent her neighbours on Kingston City Council. New to the political race, Murphy said her interest in politics has increased over the past year. Recently, she
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Rami Maassarani immigrated from Qatar to Canada with his family in the early 2000s. He moved to Kingston in 2008 to attend university, and now works as an Environmental Engineer for Loyalist Township. Maassarani and his wife, a physician at Kingston General Hospital, met in high school in Ottawa, and
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In June of 2021, the federal government announced the creation of a new statutory holiday known as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to be recognized on September 30 each year. Instead of a holiday meant to celebrate something, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a date meant
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After migrating from Pakistan to Canada under the Skilled Workers Program in 1998, Jimmy Hassan chose to settle in Kingston in 2003. Hassan owns the Pizza Pizza location at 277 Bath Road, and said he is “very committed to community involvement and community engagement.” In 2018, Hassan put his hat
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Charges laid against two then-serving members of parliament – both federal and provincial – for violation of pandemic-related Public Health order violations have been dropped, according to a national legal advocacy organization. On Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms said they were “pleased to announce” that
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In preparation for the Monday, Oct. 24, 2022 municipal elections, the Napanee and District Chamber of Commerce (NDCC) is offering two different ways for people in Lennox and Addington County to get to know their candidates for the townships of Greater Napanee, Loyalist, Addington Highlands, and Stone Mills. The NDCC
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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have released the above photo and are requesting public assistance in locating federal offender, Adam Williams, who is wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant. The OPP Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad is currently looking for Williams as a result of his breach of statutory
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