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Community responds to Third Day Worship Centre service videos

September 3, 2020September 9, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment anti-homosexual, anti-Muslim, Bill Gates, chipping, Christianity, conspiracy theories, COVID-19, COVID-19 cure, Edith Armstrong, fact check, flu, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homophobia, homosexuality, ID2020, Islamic Society of Kingston, Israel, Kingston, Kingston Muslim community, Mayor Bryan Paterson, microchipping, Microsoft, Mona Rahman, MP Mark Gerretsen, MPP Ian Arthur, Pastor Francis Armstrong, swine flu (H1N1), Third Day Fellowship of Canada, Third Day Worship Centre, vaccinations

Over the past month, members of the Kingston community have taken to social media, attempting to raise awareness of the

Ceremony honours local police officer, Hero of the Year Award recipient

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Bruce Chapman, City Hall, City of Kingston, Const. Fil Wisniak, Doug Ford, fatal stabbing, first responders, Hero of the Year, Kingston Police, Market Square, Mayor Bryan Paterson, MP Mark Gerretsen, MPP Christine Hogarth, MPP Ian Arthur, Police Association Of Ontario, Police Chief Antje McNeely, Solicitor General, stabbing, Sylvia Jones

A crowd gathered Monday afternoon at the outdoor ampitheatre behind City Hall to celebrate the bravery of Kingston Police Constable

Over $47 million invested in Kingston’s public and active transportation

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment active transportation, City of Kingston, COVID-19, electric bus, federal government, funding announcement, increased transit services, Jeremy DaCosta, Kingston, Kingston Transit, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Minister Catherine McKenna, Minister Laurie Scott, MP Mark Gerretsen, MPP Ian Arthur, Ontario, pandemic, provincial government, transit schedules, transit services

Donning facemasks and asking those in attendance to physically distance and use hand sanitizers provided, a number of local, provincial,

Health News Politics

KFL&A Public Health Board pushes to keep Canadian-US border closed

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment Canada-US border, COVID-19, Denis Doyle, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), MP Mark Gerretsen, pandemic, Public Health Board, Wess Garrod

Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health’s Board of Health passed a motion on Wednesday, Jun. 24 2020 to

Former MPP John Gerretsen tests positive for COVID-19

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Tori Stafford 2 Comments Assunta Gerretsen, California, COVID-19, Grand Princess, John Gerretsen, Kingston, MP Mark Gerretsen

Former Kingston mayor and MPP John Gerretsen has now tested positive for COVID-19, according to his son, MP Mark Gerretsen.

Gerretsen responds to allegations of paying for ads to quash Alberta jobs

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment accusations, Alberta, Brian Lilley, Facebook post, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, MP advertising budget, MP Mark Gerretsen, oilsands, paid advertisments, petition, Queen's University Liberal Association, Sun media, Teck Resources Frontier Oilsands Mine

When asked about the motivation behind a recent sponsored post on MP Mark Gerretsen’s Facebook account, Gerretsen was quick to

United Way boosts new Youth Hub with $435,000 in funding

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Daren Dougall, Ed Smith, Home Base Housing, homelessness, homelessness in Kingston, Kingston, kingston youth services hub, Mayor Bryan Paterson, MP Mark Gerretsen, One Roof Youth Services Hub, transitional housing, United Way, United Way KFLA, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA), youth, youth homelessness

Just days after the announcement of its new Youth Services Hub, Home Base Housing is welcoming in the United Way

Campus Health News

Queen’s University appoints Dr. Jane Philpott as Dean of Health Sciences

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments health sciences, jane philpott, Markham-Stouffville, Member of Parliament (MP), MP Mark Gerretsen, Principal Patrick Deane, Queen's University, Queen's School of Medicine, School of Medicide, School of nursing, School of rehabilitation therapy, Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization

Queen’s University has shared the announcement of the appointment of their new Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, and

In pictures: Kingston breaks ground on long awaited ‘Third Crossing’

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Cataraqui River, City of Kingston, councillor Ryan Boehme, Detailed Impact Assessment, Ernie Hardeman, in-water construction, Jim Keech, Kingston, Mayor Bryan Paterson, MP Mark Gerretsen, MPP Ian Arthur, Parks Canada, public engagement summary, third crossing, third crossing construction, Third Crossing Team, Utilities Kingston

Mayor Bryan Paterson, MP Mark Gerretsen, MPP Ian Arthur and Councillor Ryan Boheme welcomed guests and other staff this morning

Mayor, MP: Construction of third crossing is now ‘full steam ahead’

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Tori Stafford 8 Comments Cataraqui River, City of Kingston, construction begins, Detailed Impact Assessment, final approval, Kingston, Mayor Bryan Paterson, MP Mark Gerretsen, Parks Canada, third crossing, third crossing construction, Third Crossing Team

In-water construction of the third crossing will begin “in just days,” Mayor Bryan Paterson said after the City received approval

Kingston remembers

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment cenotaph, City of Kingston, Civic Ceremony, Correctional Service Canada (CSC), Cross of Sacrifice, downtown, Frontenac Paramedic Services, King Street, Kingston, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Kingston Police, Lucas Mulder, MP Mark Gerretsen, RCMP, Remembrance Day, sentry

For many, it is a time to think of loved ones who served in the Canadian Armed Forces, be that

City Environment News Politics

Kingston to receive $20.2 million for shoreline, sewer projects

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Tommy Vallier 1 Comment climate change, combined sewers, erosion, federal funding, gas tax, government funding, infrastructure, Kingston, lake water levels, Mayor Bryan Paterson, MP Mark Gerretsen, sanitary sewer, shoreline, shoreline erosion, shoreline stabilization, storm water sewers, water levels

On August 28, 2019, MP Mark Gerretsen alongside Mayor Bryan Patterson announced $20.2 million in funding for flooding and shoreline

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