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After the provincial government announced a variety of changes with regard to COVID-19 Public Health regulations, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is addressing some of the changes that will be occurring at the local Assessment Centre here in Kingston. KHSC, which oversees the operations of a number of healthcare facilities
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As COVID-19 case counts for the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region continue to climb, so too do the number of outbreaks locally. Between Friday, Dec. 3 and Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, KFL&A Public Health declared three outbreaks, bringing the current number of active COVID-19 outbreaks in the region
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At their last meeting, the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) Board of Trustees discussed and approved a motion regarding allowing staff to bring their face masks to work, providing those masks are approved by Health Canada. The previous Notice of Motion presented by Trustee Robin Hutcheon stated, “That Limestone District
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At the end of a combined nearly 10-hour meeting that took place over two evenings, Kingston City Council managed to approve several large healthcare expenditures, including funding for the Integrated Care Hub (ICH), recruitment of family doctors to Kingston, University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) for the Kingston Health Sciences Centre
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With Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) preparing for the second phase of the redevelopment of Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston City Council will discuss the what, why, when, how, and how much the City will contribute to the approximately $1 billion project. At their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021,
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The Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region began the week with some not-so encouraging news, as the number of COVID-19 cases in the area continues to grow. Update (Monday, Nov. 8, 2021)While the provincial government reported the KFL&A Region having the most new cases per 100,000 people (13.36) earlier
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Earlier this week, the provincial government announced that minimum wage is to be increased from $14.35 to $15, starting January 2022 — a pay rate which doesn’t even amount to a living wage in the majority of Ontario cities, according to Ontario Living Wage Network. The COVID-19 pandemic has made
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“Disgusting.” “Despicable.” “Dangerous.” These are just some of the adjectives used by commenters regarding independent MPP Randy Hillier in the 48 hours since he posted a meme to social media depicting recently deceased and ill Ontarians, implying that they had been injured or killed by COVID-19 vaccinations. A number of
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On Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, the Ontario Association of Optometrists announced that eye care coverage under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) will cease due to the provincial government’s inaction to negotiate. According to an estimate shared by the Ontario Association of Optometrists, for 32 years, the Ontario government has
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Similar to that of last summer, the Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA) has once again organized ‘Bistro at the Square,’ allowing residents to order meals from some of their favorite downtown restaurants while enjoying the sights and sounds of summer in the city. According to the BIA, the bistro
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More than $22.2 million is being invested by the federal and provincial governments aimed at protecting the health, and well-being of residents in 130 municipalities throughout eastern Ontario. The Government of Canada is investing over $17.7 million in municipalities through the COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada
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Premier Doug Ford will be receiving a letter from Greater Napanee Council pleading for the province to better support nurses and other frontline staff. Councillor John McCormack wrote a letter to council asking for support in writing the Premier of Ontario to amend Bill 124 for better treatment of nurses.
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