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Artist Marney McDiarmid brightens outlook with public art installations

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments ceramic art, chalk markers, flora and fauna, Grace McDonald, lockdown, long term care, Marney McDiarmid, Northside, Ontario Arts Council grant, plant life, public art, public art installation, Rideaucrest, window art, window decoration

Kingston residents may have seen beautiful large-scale chalk drawings on windows in the area. Local artist Marney McDiarmid has been

Petition calls for expanded Caregiver rights, in pandemic and beyond

October 13, 2020October 15, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Caregivers4Change, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Declaration of Family Caregiver Rights and Responsibilities, Dr. Daren Heyland, ICU, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), long term care, Merrilee Fullerton, Ministry of Long-Term Care, personal protective equipment (PPE), petition, Plan Well Guide, Queen's University

An advocacy group made up of researchers, physicians, caregivers and other partners have launched a campaign targeting hospitals and long-term

New OHC report reveals worsening situation in Long Term Care

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments for-profit, Kingston, long term care, long-term care home, minimum wage, non-profit, not-for-profit, ontario health coalition, open letter, personal support worker, Province of Ontario, registered nurse, required care, staffing shortage

The Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) released a sobering report on Wednesday, Jul. 22 revealing systemic staffing shortages in Long Term

Health News Politics

Kingston Health Coalition sounds alarm on long-term care worker crisis

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Tommy Vallier 1 Comment care for the elderly, healthcare, Kingston, kingston health coaltion, long term care, Matthew Gventer, Ministry of Health, ontario health coalition, PSW shortage, PSWs, Rideaucrest, United Food & Commercial Workers, United Steelworkers Union

The Kingston Health Coalition is raising the alarm alongside its provincial counterpart in asking the province to change funding levels,

Community Health News

Knights of Columbus make $300k in donations to area churches and Providence Manor

January 16, 2019 Dominic Owens 0 Comments charity, community support, donations, health care, Heathfeild, Kingston, long term care, Providence Care, Providence Manor, Sister House, Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, the Knights of Columbus, University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF)

When it comes to supporting local organizations, sometimes that means one organization supporting another. On Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, several