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Update and clarification (Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021) Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has now provided clarification with regard to the discrepancies surrounding the number of cases involved in the current COVID-19 outbreaks at Ongwanada community residences. According to KFL&A Public Health, the “not specified” populations referred to
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Editorial note:Although Minister Huseen said this was the “second round” of the Rapid Housing Initiative funding, the City of Kingston has more recently clarified that the $7.4 million announced today, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, is the same $7.4 million that was announced in July of 2021, and not in addition
Read more Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at one of the Ongwanada Resource Centre’s residential services here in Kingston. The outbreak was declared on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, however, the first case of COVID-19 was detected within the group home setting on Thursday, Nov.
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Love Over Covid and the Two Nurses and A Doc (2RN1MD) Podcast, launching May 1, 2021, have partnered to foster hope and optimism during these challenging times. Ken Foster, of Love Over Covid, has donated ‘Love is more contagious than COVID’ t-shirts to the nurses at the Ongwanada Resource Centre,
Read more Pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be taking place at the Ongwanada Resource Centre auditorium over the coming weeks. Ongwanada, an organization where people with developmental disabilities and their families can find support, said the clinics will be for individuals with developmental disabilities living in congregate care settings. Those supported by
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A grant from the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area (CFKA) will support Ongwanada with $15,000 to augment their existing virtual programming. Ongwanada, an organization dedicated to supporting people with developmental disabilities, says they will use the funds to hire a “Virtual Programming Consultant” to assist and motivate staff and
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Many of those are in Kingston and the area are familiar with Lionhearts Inc. and the work they do supporting some of the most vulnerable populations in our community. The Lionhearts meal program, which began at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, serves up hundreds of meals daily to residents
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