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Province pauses residential evictions during stay home order

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments COVID-19, evictions, Government of Ontario, Ontario, pausing residential evictions, Residential Tenancies Act, state of emergency, stay home order

The Ontario government is temporarily pausing residential evictions during the state of emergency and stay home order they recently put

Health News Politics

Ford declares second provincial emergency due to COVID-19 pandemic

January 12, 2021January 13, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments bylaw enforement, child care, COVID-19, Doug Ford, enforcement measures, fines, Kingston, lockdown, new regulations, Ontario, pandemic, pandemic response, physical distancing, Province of Ontario, provincial government, Public Health, schools, state of emergency, Stay-at-home orders

Citing the doubling of COVID-19 cases in the province of the past two weeks, Premier Doug Ford declared a second

Province of Ontario releases most popular baby names in 2019

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments 2019 baby names, baby names, Government of Ontario, Noah, Olivia, Ontario, popular baby names, Province of Ontario, Service Ontario

A little over a year later, the government of Ontario has released the most popular baby names for 2019. According

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OPP warn of spam email containing child sexual abuse images

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Child Exploitation Unit, child sexual abuse, images, Ontario, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), spam emails, unsolicited emails

After receiving numerous complaints from citizens across the province, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are warning the public of spam

Competition to buy a house in Kingston continues to ramp up

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments buyer's market, COVID-19 restrictions, home buyers, home sales, home sellers, housing, interest rate, KAREA, Kingston, Kingston Area Real Estate Association (KAREA), Mat Clancy, Ontario, Provincewide Shutdown, Real Estate, real estate listing, real estate values, Sales to new listing ratio (SNLR), seller's market

Kingston’s Real Estate market continued to aggressively favour sellers in the final months of 2020. According to an analysis published

More details on Ontario’s Provincewide Shutdown

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments childcare, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 response, COVID-19 restrictions, curbside pickup, delivery, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), liquor sales, lockdown, Ontario, post-secondary institutions, Province of Ontario, Provincewide Shutdown, Public Health, Public health measures, restaurant, retail, retail cannabis stores, schools, social distancing

On Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a provincewide lockdown to get COVID-19 transmission under control. This

Dr. Moore supports possibility of reduced, two-week local lockdown

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 restrictions, COVID-19 transmission, Doug Ford, Dr. Kieran Moore, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), lockdown, non-essential travel, Ontario, Ontario government

Kingston’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, said local politicians could lobby the province to reduce the COVID-19 lockdown

Ontario, KFL&A Public Health region, go into lockdown on Boxing Day

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments childcare, childcare centres, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 pandemic, curbside pickup, delivery, hospital capacity, hospitalization, ICU capacity, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), KFLA Public Health, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), lockdown, Ontario, Orange level, Premier Doug Ford, Province of Ontario, restaurant, restaurant (closed), retail, schools

The Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health region will join the rest of Southern Ontario on Boxing Day

Dr. Moore: KFL&A region may still avoid Orange Community Status

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 response, covid-19 symptoms, COVID-19 testing, Dr. Kieran Moore, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Medical Officer of Health, Ontario, percent positivity rate, Provincial COVID-19 response framework, provincial government

Kingston’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore says that the Kingston Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health region

KFL&A Public Health Board hears COVID-19 update

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Anti-racism, Canada Health Act, COVID-19, COVID-19 projections, food literacy, influenza, influenza vaccines, KFL&A Public Health, KFL&A Public Health Board, Kingston, Ontario, Peel Public Health, Quebec, Toronto Public Health, tour boat operator, York Public Health

Members of the Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health Board received a COVID-19 community update from Queen’s University

Province, City partner to build ‘village’ of tiny homes for Canadian veterans

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments David Howard, homelessness, homelessness in Canada, homelessness in Kingston, Homes for Heroes Foundation, Ian Arthur, Kingston Provincial Campus, Ontario, Province of Ontario, Steve Clark, tiny homes, veterans, veterans support programs

The Ontario government is providing $200,000 and support for the transfer of an acre of local land to help create

Education Health News Politics

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

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