CUPE: Kingston hospital staff ‘exhausted and demoralized’ during pandemic

COVID-19 and first responders: How the pandemic has impacted Kingston’s emergency services

Dr. Moore updates City Council on healthcare capacity, COVID-19 vaccines and more

Inmates at Millhaven Institution end hunger strike over living conditions

Petition calls for expanded Caregiver rights, in pandemic and beyond

Four major Ontario teachers’ unions taking legal action against provincial government

Queen’s addresses tuition costs during remote course delivery

Details from the LDSB on the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year

City of Kingston addresses cleaning costs for former Fairfield Manor sites

Arthur: Nothing less than transparency and accountability in long-term care

Masks now mandatory in indoor public settings in KFL&A

Fort Henry, Upper Canada Village, set to reopen

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Health News Politics

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Barb DeRoche, Canadian Union of Public Employees, COVID-19 pandemic, CUPE, CUPE Local 1974, Doug Ford, exposure to COVID-19, Ford Government, healthcare workers, hospital workers, isolation, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), lack of pay, low morale, Michael Hurley, personal protective equipment (PPE), stress

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is reporting that staff morale is low and stress is high at Kingston

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January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Chief Antje McNeely, Chief Gale Chevalier, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, Dr. Kieran Moore, emergency services, Fire Chief Shawn Armstrong, first responders, Frontenac Paramedic Services, impact of COVID-19, increased cleaning and sanitization, increased risk, Kingston, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Police, pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE), sanitizing

Stay-at-home orders, arrows on the floors of business, lineups outside grocery stores – one need only look around to see

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December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 1 Comment children, City of Kingston, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Kieran Moore, elective surgeries, first responders, frontline healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital capacity, hospitalization, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), National Advisory Council on Immunizatio, non-emergent procedures, personal protective equipment (PPE), PPE, teachers, travel restrictions, vaccinations, virtual meeting, Zoom

Kingston’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore addressed City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020 to provide an update

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October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments anonymous source, Correctional Service Canada (CSC), COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, face masks, hunger strike, inmate, masks, Michael Shrider, Mike Shrider, Millhaven Institution, personal protective equipment (PPE), prison

A five-day hunger strike by prisoners at Millhaven Institution came to an end on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, according to

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October 13, 2020October 15, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Caregivers4Change, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Declaration of Family Caregiver Rights and Responsibilities, Dr. Daren Heyland, ICU, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), long term care, Merrilee Fullerton, Ministry of Long-Term Care, personal protective equipment (PPE), petition, Plan Well Guide, Queen's University

An advocacy group made up of researchers, physicians, caregivers and other partners have launched a campaign targeting hospitals and long-term

Education Health News Politics

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

Campus Education News

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments cleaning, coronavirus, COVID-19, emergency bursaries, information technology costs, online classes, online learning, personal protective equipment (PPE), physical distancing, post-secondary students, Provost Mark Green, Public Health, Queen's University, remote classes, remote course delivery, remote learning, sanitization, teaching related expenses, tuition, tuition costs

For the past few months, thousands of students across Ontario have taken to social media, expressing confusion over why tuition

Education News

August 14, 2020August 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments busing, COVID-19, COVID-19 response funding, custodial staff, dedicated online teachers, Dr. Kieran Moore, hand hygiene, health and safety training, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Krishna Burra, Limestone District School Board, mental health funding, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, online learning, personal protective equipment (PPE), physical distancing, remote learning, return to school, School Board Meetings, social distancing, special education, staffing restrictions, supervision staff, transportation, virtual learning

Following a special meeting of the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, The Kingstonist interviewed Board

City News

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments City of Kingston, cleaning costs, cleaning guidelines, coronavirus, COVID-19, Fairfield Manor East, Fairfield Manor West, In From the Cold, Infection prevention, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Physical Distancing Shelter, Kingston Self-Isolation Centre, pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE), shelter spaces

At their meeting held Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2020, Kingston City Council received a report for information that outlined the cleaning

Health News Opinion

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments Canadian Armed Forces, changes to long-term care, Chartwell Retirement Residences, COVID-19, funding for long-term care, independent commission, judicial inquiry, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, long-term care, Merrilee Fullerton, Mike Harris, Ministry of Long-Term Care, MPP Ian Arthur, neglect, Ontario Legislature, pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE), Premier Doug Ford, private long-term care, public inquiry, transparency

The following is a submitted Op/Ed piece. The views and opinions expressed in this letter do not necessarily reflect those

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June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Bryan Paterson, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Kieran Moore, face masks, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), masks, outbreak, pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE), Public Health

Kingston’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kieran Moore has issued a public health order making masks mandatory inside any indoor public

Culture News

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June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments COVID-19, Fort Henry, historic site, history, Kingston, Morrisburg, opening, pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE), St. Lawrence Parks Commission, tourism, tourists, Upper Canada Village

The St. Lawrence Parks Commission (SLPC) has announced its historic sites, Fort Henry and Upper Canada Village will reopen Wednesday,

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