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New ICH offering ‘life-saving’ services as construction continues

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments City of Kingston, Consumption Treatment Services, COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Kieran Moore, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), housing and homelessness, housing crisis, Integrated Care Hub, Justine McIsaac, K&P Trail, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), overdose, overdose prevention, safe injection sites, Street Health

Seventeen days after opening their doors, the managers of Kingston’s new Integrated Care Hub (ICH) at 661 Montreal St. held

Council approves new relocation date for Integrated Care Hub

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments 661 Montreal Street, Artillery Park, Ben Pilon, BPE, City Counil, City of Kingston, fentanyl, free naloxone kits, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), Integrated Care Hub, Kingston, opioid deaths, opioid overdose, overdose epidemic, overdose prevention, Record of Site Condition, Simon Chapelle, Street Health

City Council voted to continue operating the Integrated Care Hub (ICH) at Artillery Park for one more month at their

OPP encourages public to call 911 if they suspect an overdose

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments call 911, Good Samaratin Drug Overdose Act, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), overdose, overdose prevention

International Overdose Awareness Day is held each year on August 31. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) joins individuals and organizations

Council votes to support supervised consumption services, moving forward with ranked ballots

December 20, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Bridget Doherty, Bryan Paterson, City of Kingston, City of London, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Lisa Osanic, Mary Rita Holland, overdose prevention, ranked ballots, referendum, Ryan Bohme, safe consumption sites, Simon Chapelle, Street Health, supervised consumption services, Wayne Hill, Yes! Kingston

Council votes to support supervised consumption services, moving forward with ranked ballots During their first official meeting, the 2018 to