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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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A Gananoque Town Councillor has been found in breach of Council’s Code of Conduct because of comments he made about the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine policy. Councillor Mike Kench has been suspended as a result of the findings. In a report to Town Councillors, Integrity Commissioner Tony Fleming concluded that
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Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Extendicare Kingston after three staff members at the facility tested positive for the virus. The outbreak was officially declared on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, and, according to data from KFL&A Public Health, there are currently two
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As COVID-19 cases in the KFL&A region continue to climb, St. Lawrence College (SLC) has announced changes to its Winter 2022 semester plans. Students have been advised to check their college email and Blackboard accounts for specific course delivery information, according to the College. This shift is in response to
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As the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region continues to experience record-setting daily numbers of new COVID-19 cases, the region’s Medical Officer of Health (MOH) has announced new – or reinstated – restrictions. On Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, Dr. Piotr Oglaza, MOH for KFL&A Public Health, issued a Letter
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The following is a submitted letter to the Editor, written by a Queen’s University student. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Kingstonist. Seemingly deaf to the calls from Public Health officials for increased caution as case counts explode across the province, Queen’s University has made
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Queen’s University has suspended all varsity training until further notice after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared among those participating in varsity sports at the University. The outbreak was declared on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. The University said that the outbreak is “not directly related to sports competition or on-campus facilities.”
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The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is present in the Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) region, announced Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical Officer of Health for KFL&A Public Health, in his weekly COVID-19 briefing with the press on the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. The public can expect updates to
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The following is a submitted Op/Ed. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Kingstonist. In June 1981, the world received the first reports of what would later be known as HIV/AIDS. In the forty years since, over 36 million people have died from the disease. Today,
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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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New Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health, Dr. Piotr Oglaza, in his first press conference in the role, explained his approach and vision Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. “A big part that draws me to Public Health is that Public Health involves looking at
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Following a similar message from the City of Kingston and Mayor Bryan Paterson to students ahead of Queen’s University’s Homecoming weekend, Queen’s Principal Patrick Deane has sent the following message out to all students: Dear Students, As you may be aware, Homecoming celebrations this year will take place virtually, Oct.
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