Ontario prohibits most gatherings of more than five people

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 Cris Vilela 2 Comments COVID-19, Ontario, state of emergency

The Ontario government, on the advice of Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, has prohibited organized most public events and

News

Ontario releases list of essential businesses permitted to be open during COVID-19 pandemic

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Cris Vilela 32 Comments COVID-19, Doug Ford, essential businesses, Ontario

The Ontario government has now released the list of all essential businesses which will be permitted to remain open during

News

Ontario Premier orders the mandatory closure of all non-essential businesses

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Cris Vilela 4 Comments business closure, COVID-19, Doug Ford, Ontario

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has ordered the mandatory closure of all non-essential workplaces in response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic.

Culture Family Gardening Lifestyle

Good gardening reads for a winter day

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments books on gardening, botany, composting, flowers, food gardening, garden varieties, gardening, gardening for kids, grass-free lawns, Jennifer Glenn, Kingston, landscaping, native plants, Ontario, Ottawa region, Pick Plant and Prune, preparing for spring, spring gardening

With spring quickly approaching, many of us will feel the urge to start growing and getting our hands dirty. There

Events Sports

‘Catch The Ace’ jackpot now over $2000

February 21, 2020February 29, 2020 Cris Vilela 0 Comments Catch The Ace, Draw, Kingston Police, Ontario, Ontario School Championships, Special Olympics, The Loyal Oarsman, volunteer

Kingston’s fourth “Catch The Ace” draw winner was chosen on Wednesday night at The Loyal Oarsman, and the winning ticket,

Education News Politics

Four major education unions to stage province-wide walkout next week

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Tori Stafford 3 Comments AEFO, Association des enseignantes et des enseignants frano-ontariens, Doug Ford, elementary schools, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Kingston, Minister Lecce, one-day province-wide strike, one-day province-wide walkout, Ontario, Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), Ontario government, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), secondary schools

For the first time since 1997, teachers and education workers in Ontario’s elementary and secondary school will all participate in

Crime News

Kingston man one of 12 charged in large OPP drug trafficking investigation

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrested, cannabis, cannabis concentrate, charged, cocaine, drug dealers, drug distribution, drug trafficking, ecstasy, Gatineau, Hamilton, Kingston, large-scale drug bust, methamphetamine, Montreal, ongoing investigation, Ontario, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), organized crime, Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Ottawa, Perth, Project Daytona, Quebec, schedule 1 substance, Smiths Falls, Stephen Kraus, Stoney Creek, street gangs, Toronto

A total of 12 residents from across Ontario and Quebec are facing numerous charges as the result of a complex

Education News Politics

ETFO to ‘escalate’ rotating strikes if central agreements not reached

January 27, 2020February 3, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), escalated rotating strikes, Ford Government, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, one-day province-wide strike, Ontario, provincial government, rotating strikes, Sam Hammond

Update (Monday, Feb. 3, 2019): According to the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), the union is escalating its provincial

Campus Community News

CFRC responds to quashed ‘Student Choice Initiative’

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments $50000 loss, ancillory fees, campus clubs, campus radio, CFRC 101.9fm, CFRC Radio, Dinah Jansen, Ford Government, fundraising campaign, Kingston, mandatory fees, music, Ontario, provincial government, Queen's University, student associations, Student Choice Initiative, student fees

While the Ontario Divisional Court overturned the ‘Student Choice Initiative’ that allowed students to opt out of some student fees

City Education News

Utilities Kingston sponsors Women of Powerline Technicians’ bursary

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments bursary, diversity in the trades, electricity sector, Kingston, Ontario, powerline technician program, Utilities Kingston, Women of Powerline Technicians

Utilities Kingston is encouraging students in the powerline technician program in Ontario to apply for a bursary offered by the

Crime News Police Briefs

OPP report four deaths, 8,377 traffic citations issued over long weekend

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments alcohol, ATV accidents, August 2019, August long weekend, changing lanes for emergency vehicles, charges, Civic Holiday, deaths over long weekend, excessive speeds, long weekend, loss of control, Move Over campaign, off-road accidents, Ontario, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), speeding, stunt driving, traffic citations over long weekend

Four deaths occurred and 8,377 traffic citations were issued over the Civic Holiday Long Weekend, according to the Ontario Provincial

News

Report: Kingston residential property taxes amongst highest in Ontario

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 Michelle Allan 3 Comments commercial property tax, Federal property, high property tax, housing, Kington, Ontario, population growth, pricing, property tax, Real Estate, real estate values

Kingston homeowners are paying some of the highest property tax rates in the province, according to a Thursday, Aug. 1,

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Ontario

Ontario prohibits most gatherings of more than five people

Ontario releases list of essential businesses permitted to be open during COVID-19 pandemic

Ontario Premier orders the mandatory closure of all non-essential businesses

Good gardening reads for a winter day

‘Catch The Ace’ jackpot now over $2000

Four major education unions to stage province-wide walkout next week

Kingston man one of 12 charged in large OPP drug trafficking investigation

ETFO to ‘escalate’ rotating strikes if central agreements not reached

CFRC responds to quashed ‘Student Choice Initiative’

Utilities Kingston sponsors Women of Powerline Technicians’ bursary

OPP report four deaths, 8,377 traffic citations issued over long weekend

Report: Kingston residential property taxes amongst highest in Ontario

Phone From Home – LGBTQ Represented Thursday January 28, 10:00 to 11:00am

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