Opinion: It’s time to power a green future

Ford declares second provincial emergency due to COVID-19 pandemic

Dr. Moore: KFL&A region may still avoid Orange Community Status

Adverse vaccine side effects expected to be ‘one in a million’

NDP: No help coming from government to relieve family doctor shortage

Queen’s receives $4.3M from province for infrastructure renewal projects

Dr. Moore: The risk is higher now than it’s ever been in our community

Opinion: Rebuild of Extendicare Kingston can be part of Ontario solution to modernize long-term care

Provincial government announces major new investment in KHSC

Over $47 million invested in Kingston’s public and active transportation

North Frontenac Township responds as short-term rentals resume

City: Residents without doctors urged to register with Health Care Connect

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Kingstonist 0 Comments carbon emissions, City Council, climate change, climate emergency, CO2 emissions, coal power plants, coal-fired power plants, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Councillor Robert Kiley, gas-fired power plants, hydropower, Jeremy Milloy, Kingston, new motion, Ontario government, opinion, provincial government

The following is a submitted op/ed. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. I

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January 12, 2021January 13, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments bylaw enforement, child care, COVID-19, Doug Ford, enforcement measures, fines, Kingston, lockdown, new regulations, Ontario, pandemic, pandemic response, physical distancing, Province of Ontario, provincial government, Public Health, schools, state of emergency, Stay-at-home orders

Citing the doubling of COVID-19 cases in the province of the past two weeks, Premier Doug Ford declared a second

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December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 1 Comment COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 response, covid-19 symptoms, COVID-19 testing, Dr. Kieran Moore, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Medical Officer of Health, Ontario, percent positivity rate, Provincial COVID-19 response framework, provincial government

Kingston’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore says that the Kingston Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health region

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December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments adverse effects, allergic reaction, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Kieran Moore, federal government, G7 countries, KFL&A Public Health, no-fault compensation, provincial government, Public Health Association, side-effects, vaccines

Kingston’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore says he wants the federal government to make it easier for people

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November 23, 2020November 24, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments doctor shortage, family doctor shortage, family doctors, High Physician Need list, Kingston and the Islands, motion voted down, MPP Ian Arthur, provincial government

A motion to act on the family doctor shortage in Kingston was voted down on its final vote, which means

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November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments colleges and universities, COVID-19 pandemic, infrastructure renewal funding, Kingston, provincial government, Provost Mark Green, Queen's University, sustainable technology upgrades

David Piccini, MPP of Northumberland—Peterborough South, stopped at Queen’s University on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 to announce new infrastructure funding

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November 16, 2020November 17, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments community status, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Kieran Moore, GTA, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), provincial government, restaurant workers, restaurants, rising cases, risk level, travel

Correction: During an interview, Dr. Moore said repeatedly that there were 39 active cases on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, however,

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November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, Extendicare Kingston, Ford Government, increased capacity, Kingston, long-term care, opinion, pandemic, private rooms, provincial approval, provincial government, redevelopment, semi-private rooms, Tawnia Pilgrim, ward rooms

The following is a submitted Op/Ed article. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist.

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October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 response, COVID-19 response funding, Dr. David Pichora, funding, Hastings-Lennox & Addington, Hotel Dieu Hospital, KHSC, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Ministry of Health, MPP Daryl Kramp, new funding, Ontario Ministry of Health, provincial government, surgery

The provincial government has announced major new funding for Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). Daryl Kramp, MPP for Hastings-Lennox and

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August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment active transportation, City of Kingston, COVID-19, electric bus, federal government, funding announcement, increased transit services, Jeremy DaCosta, Kingston, Kingston Transit, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Minister Catherine McKenna, Minister Laurie Scott, MP Mark Gerretsen, MPP Ian Arthur, Ontario, pandemic, provincial government, transit schedules, transit services

Donning facemasks and asking those in attendance to physically distance and use hand sanitizers provided, a number of local, provincial,

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June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments bed and breakfast, cabins, condominiums, COVID-19, homes, Kingston, lodges, North Frontenac, provincial framework for reopening, provincial government, provincial regulations, short-term rentals, Victor Fedeli

The provincial government is reopening short-term rentals including lodges, cabins, cottages, homes, condominiums and bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs) as of today, Friday

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May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments access to doctors, City of Kingston, family doctor, family healthcare teams, family physicians, Health Care Connect, health care teams, Kingston, Kingston Area Health Care Taskforce, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Ministry of Health, more doctors, Ontario government, personal physician, physician recruitment strategy, provincial government

Right now, people are thinking about their health a lot more than usual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but what

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