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Eco-Adventure Camp offering virtual summer camp experience

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments biology, camp-in-a-box, COVID-19, Eco-Adventure Camp, ecology, Elbow Lake, environmental sciences, kids summer camps, Kingston, lakes, online summer camp, parents, planting, pollenation, Queen's University, Ruth Bryce, teaching, trails, undergraduate students, virtual summer camp, Zoom

Eco- Adventure Camp, a camp run by the Queen’s University Biology Station, normally to sets off for Elbow Lake each

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Suggestions for coping with teachers’ strikes

February 27, 2020March 2, 2020 Alison Young 0 Comments activities, Community Editorial Board, curriculum, education, elementary school students, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Kingston, learning, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), parents, school, secondary school students, teachers strike, what to do with students during a strike

Editorial note: With the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO)’s moving into Phase 6 Strike Action yesterday (Wednesday, Feb. 26,

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Helping struggling readers at KFPL

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments children struggling to read, dyslexia, families, free event, Isabel Turner branch, Jan MacLean, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), learning disorders, learning to read, literacy, parents, reading workshop

Do you know a child who is struggling to read? Join Jan MacLean, a Structured Literacy/Dyslexia Specialist, at the Kingston

Parents protest at Molly Brant Elementary as doors remain unlocked

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 Tori Stafford 5 Comments CUPE, elementary schools, Jane Douglas-Charanduk, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, main entrance, Molly Brant Elementary School, parents, partial withdrawal of services, potential strike, protest, struck duties, students, unlocked doors, work to rule

A small but determined group of parents and students gathered out front of Molly Brant Elementary School today, voicing concerns

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KFL&A Public Health launches Breastfeeding in Public campaign

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments breastfeeding, breastfeeding in public, City Hall, family, Grand Theatre, Invista Centre, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), mothers, parents, public health campaign, public places, Queen's ARC, St. Lawrence College

In an attempt to normalize and promote social acceptance of breast feeding “anytime, anywhere,” Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A)

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Shop & Play Café opens its doors in Kingston’s west end

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 Jessica Foley 0 Comments activity room, baked goods, Carrie Armstrong, children, coffee, Gardiners Road, infants, Kingston, new business, parents, play area, play space, retail, Shop and Play Cafe, tea, toddlers, west end

Life just got a little sweeter for young families in the Kingston area. On Friday, Apr. 5, 2019 Shop

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Kingston man facing seven charges after threatening and assaulting parents

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrested, assault, butcher knife, charged, downtown, harassment, Kingston, Kingston Police, knife, neigyhbour dispute, parents, serrated knife, threatened father, threatened mother, threats, threats to cause death

Police responding to a neighbour dispute ended up dealing with an issue between two parents and their son, and the

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Kingston Police launch Online Vulnerable Person Registry

October 5, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments caregivers, elderly, Kingston, Kingston Police, parents, special needs, vulnerable person registry, youth

In an attempt to “enhance the safety of vulnerable individuals living in the community,” Kingston Police are now offering an

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Bullying between children leads to fight between adults

September 20, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments altercation, arrested, bullying, charged, fight, kids, Kingston, Kingston Police, knife, parents, park, Pine Street

An incident of bullying at a downtown park led to an altercation between two adults, according to Kingston Police The