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Four major Ontario teachers’ unions taking legal action against provincial government

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Association des enseignantes et des enseignants frano-ontariens, coronavirus, COVID-19, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), formal appeals, health and safety, Kingston, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour, Ontario, Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE), physical distancing, Premier Doug Ford, Return to School Plan, safety measures

The four largest teacher and education worker unions in the province is filing formal appeals with the Ontario Labour Relations

FLYGTA starting Toronto-Kingston flights in September

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment Air Canada, air traffic, Billy Bishop Airport, City of Kingston, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, FLYGTA, Kingston, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Megan Knott, Norman Rogers Airport, Ontario, pandemic, Porter Air, Stage Three of Reopening, Toronto, Tourism Kingston, YGK

The City of Kingston and Tourism Kingston announced today that a Toronto-based airline, FLYGTA, will begin offering flights to Kingston

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,

Some COVID-19 reporting ‘so wrong it’s ridiculous,’ says local expert

June 16, 2020June 17, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments asymptomatic, asymptomatic carriers, bad science, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Gerald Evans, Dr. Hugh Guan, fake news, false information, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), media, misinformation, Ontario, pandemic, pauci-symptomatics, political leaders, pre-symptomatic, research, scientific articles, virus

Dr. Gerald Evans, Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), says he is keeping

Business Family News

Childcare announcement spurs quick response from providers

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments childcare, childcare centres, COVID-19, Ford Government, Government of Ontario, Kingston, Limestone District School Board, Ontario, pandemic, Phase 2, physical distancing, provincial framework for reopening, YMCA of Eastern Ontario

Childcare centres in Kingston are working to make fast finalizations to their reopening plans after yesterday’s announcement from the province

Business Community News

Child care, patios and malls part of Phase 2 reopening Friday

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments barber shops, childcare, City of Kingston, economic impact of COVID-19, hair salons, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Limestone Analytics, Ontario, outdoor camping, outdoor dining, outdoor recreation, patios, Phase Two, provincial beaches, provincial framework for reopening, Queen's University, reopening, shopping malls, splash pads, swimming pools

Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington Public Health unit is among the many regions of the province moving into phase two

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

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 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

Province introduces new travel restrictions for health care employees

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Christine Maloney, COVID-19, health care providers, Kingston, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Ontario, Ontario Ministry of Health, out-of-province restrictions, out-of-province travel, pandemic, quarantine, travel restrictions, wages

Health care workers at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) are now subject to out-of-province health care restrictions, the Kingstonist has

Education Opinion

Opinion: Ontario education replacing ‘3 Rs’ with ‘3 Ss’ – surf, stream, and share

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Cliff Morton 0 Comments 3 Rs, 3 Ss, computers, COVID-19, curriculum, e-learning, education structure, Kingston, online classes, online learning, Ontario, opinion, pedagogy, public education, schools, technology, the efficacy of e-learning

The structure of Ontario’s Kindergarten to grade 12 schools and Ontario public education is in the process of a sea-change,

Ontario extends Emergency Orders

April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 Cris Vilela 3 Comments COVID-19, declaration of emergency, Ford, Ontario

In response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Ontario is again extending the Declaration of Emergency and associated

Ontario further reduces list of essential businesses

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Cris Vilela 13 Comments COVID-19, essential businesses, Ontario

Following the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Ontario government is reducing the list of businesses classified

Ontario extends and expands Emergency Declaration

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Cris Vilela 0 Comments COVID-19, Ontario

In response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Ontario is extending the Declaration of Emergency and associated emergency

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