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Following the winter break and as part of school board responses to the pandemic, schools have returned to online learning since Wednesday, Jan. 5 and will continue to do so until Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. This time around, the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) decided to move away from Google
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As the number of active COVID-19 cases in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region has reached all-time highs over the past two weeks, so too has the number of area residents seeking testing for the virus. As of Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, the KFL&A region had 389 active
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The holiday season can be a challenge for parents, especially managing their children’s mental health needs. The Maltby Centre is offering support to parents through a special free social media livestream – Navigating your child’s mental health over the Holiday Season. The 25-year-old children’s mental health agency in Kingston, Frontenac,
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Children between the ages of five and 11 will soon be able to receive their COVID-19 vaccination. The Maltby Centre, and Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health are holding a question and answer session for parents regarding preparing their children for the COVID-19 vaccine. The online social media
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Jamie Straker, Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Coach and owner of JS Fitness is helping new parents stay active with their young ones by promoting wellness activities and teaching them how to run with strollers safely during the summer. Straker provides online group fitness classes for new parents who are looking
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Parenting has often been compared to walking through a minefield. Each step filled with stress and gratitude, where roadblocks and unexpected detours are common, and missteps are feared. Parenting a child who is experiencing difficulties with their mental health? Well, you might as well add a blindfold to that minefield
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In case you need a reminder, Mother’s day is Sunday, May 9, 2021. After a year that seems endless, this is the perfect time to celebrate our mother figures by showering them with attention and love. Whether near or far, whether we get to visit or not, tokens of our
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Eco- Adventure Camp, a camp run by the Queen’s University Biology Station, normally to sets off for Elbow Lake each morning from Queen’s University by school bus to make the almost 40 minute drive, and drop the kids off for a day filled of learning, canoeing, hiking and gaining an
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Editorial note: With the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO)’s moving into Phase 6 Strike Action yesterday (Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020), and today being the second consecutive snow day this week, we thought today would be a great day to launch our 2020 Community Editorial Board, as one of the
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Do you know a child who is struggling to read? Join Jan MacLean, a Structured Literacy/Dyslexia Specialist, at the Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), and learn some important steps for teaching young children to read. When I asked Jan to share more about her presentation, she had a lot to
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A small but determined group of parents and students gathered out front of Molly Brant Elementary School today, voicing concerns about a change that has occurred as a result of the partial withdrawal of CUPE services “I’m sitting outside with signs, asking the principal and School Board to lock the
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In an attempt to normalize and promote social acceptance of breast feeding “anytime, anywhere,” Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health and its community partners are launching a new campaign. The ‘Breastfeeding in Public’ campaign will feature life-sized cut out images of local moms breast feeding, which will be
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