COVID-19 vaccines for children 12 to 17: decried by Sloan, advised by Public Health

June 4, 2021June 7, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments antivax, children, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 update, COVID-19 vaccine, COVID-19 vaccines at pharmacies, Dr. David Williams, Dr. Kieran Moore, KFL&A, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), long term care, lyme disease, Medical Officer of Health, MP Derek Sloan, mRNA, naloxone, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, pandemic, press conference, Public Health, ticks, vaccine

While both federal and provincial health authorities pursue a rigorous vaccine offensive against the spread of COVID-19, there are still those who question the efficacy and safety of the vaccination program. “Please sign my e-petition to suspend these injections for children under the age of 18 until adequate, peer-reviewed, published

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Dr. Moore on past, present, and future steps

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 vaccine, COVID-19 vaccines at pharmacies, Dr. David Williams, Dr. Kieran Moore, KFL&A, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), long term care, lyme disease, Medical Officer of Health, naloxone, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, opioid crisis, opioid deaths, opioids, pandemic, press conference, Public Health, ticks, update

More than 67 per cent of adults over 18 years of age in the region have now had their first vaccination dose against COVID-19, according to Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health during a media conference on Thursday, Jun.

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Kingston City Council votes unanimously to condemn actions of MPP Hillier

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 Stefan Strangman 0 Comments anti-lockdown, anti-maskers, anti-masking, charges, condemn actions of Hillier, conspiracy theories, coronavirus, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Jeff McLaren, Councillor Simon Chapelle, COVID-19, Hitler, holocaust, independent MPP, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston City Hall, lockdowns, Loyalist Township, MPP Randy Hillier, pandemic, Public Health, Reopening Ontario Act, science, South Frontenac Township, Stalin, Town of Perth, Twitter, voted unanimously

Kingston City Council unanimously passed an amended motion yesterday decrying the actions of Randy Hillier, joining the Town of Perth, the Township of South Frontenac, and Loyalist Township, who have also issued statements against the independent MPP. The motion was brought before council last night by Councillor Bridget Doherty, and

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Opinion: Encampment protocol or eviction protocol? Kingston must adopt a human rights approach to tent cities

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Kingstonist 1 Comment 113 Lower Union, 805 Ridley Drive, affordable housing, Angela Salomon, Belle Park, belle park evictions, City Council, City of Kingston, City of Kingston Encampment Protocol and Procedures, Health Providers Against Poverty Kingston, homeless camp, homeless encampment, homeless shelters, homelessness, Homes for Heroes Foundation, housing and homelessness, Integrated Care Hub, Op-Ed, opinion, Public Health, Street Outreach, temporary accommodations, UN Protocol for Homeless Encampments

The following is a submitted Op-Ed. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. Nearly one year ago, Belle Park became the epicenter of the homelessness crisis in Kingston. With rising COVID-19 case numbers, declines in shelter capacity to accommodate social distancing, and stringent isolation

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COVID-19 case detected at St. Martha Catholic School

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, positive COVID-19 case, Public Health, St. Martha Catholic School

The Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) was informed of a positive case of COVID-19 at St. Martha Catholic School on the evening of Thursday, Mar. 4, 2021. “All contacts of the individual were traced last night, shortly after the test result came in, and anyone who needs to

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YMCA updates staff, protocols before reopening

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments COVID-19 protocols, members only, online registration, Public Health, reopening, safety first, safety measures, YMCA of Eastern Ontario, YMCA of Kingston

The YMCA of Eastern Ontario is re-opening their facilities for members on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. “Our first priority has always been on the safety of everyone in our facilities and this re-opening phase will stay true to this approach” said Rob Adams, CEO, YMCA of Eastern Ontario. “Opening on

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Kingston Costco refuses service for mask non-compliance

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Jessica Foley 1 Comment autism spectrum, autistic son, Costco, disability, discrimination, face coverings, Kingston Costco, local man, masking policy, non-verbal child, Public Health

Local man, Michael Trautrimas, expressed his frustrations on social media Sunday morning, after being asked to leave the Kingston Costco warehouse on February 7, 2021, because his autistic son is unable to wear a face covering. “We just got kicked out of Costco, because my severely autistic, non-verbal son who

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Ford declares second provincial emergency due to COVID-19 pandemic

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 provincial State of Emergency on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. The move is also in response to the “real and looming threat of the collapse of the province’s hospital system and

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More details on Ontario’s Provincewide Shutdown

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments childcare, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 response, COVID-19 restrictions, curbside pickup, delivery, Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), liquor sales, lockdown, Ontario, post-secondary institutions, Province of Ontario, Provincewide Shutdown, Public Health, Public health measures, restaurant, retail, retail cannabis stores, schools, social distancing

On Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a provincewide lockdown to get COVID-19 transmission under control. This article contains comprehensive sector-specific details from the province, but has been abbreviated. Full details can be found here. Lockdown length The lockdown starts on Saturday, Dec. 26 2020. In 27

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Kingston & Napanee Metro employees test positive for COVID-19

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 pandemic, grocery store, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Metro, Public Health

Employees at two Metro grocery store locations in the Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health region have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week. On Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, an employee from the Metro Gardiners & Bath, at 460 Gardiners Road in Kingston, tested positive. According to

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Third Day Worship Centre calls ad targeting Toronto residents a ‘mistake’

December 1, 2020December 3, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments access to places of worship, Alberta, COVID-19, COVID-19 protocols, Evangelist, facebook, Facebook post, inter-provincial travel, Inviting Torontonians to Kingston, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), lockdown, Mayor Bryan Paterson, pandemic, Pastor Francis Armstrong, Provincial COVID-19 response framework, Public Health, Quebec, Saskatchewan, T.J. Malcangi, Third Day Worship Centre, Toronto, Vatican

Over the weekend ending on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, Kingston residents took their frustrations online after people discovered a local church was suggesting Toronto residents travel to Kingston for a service despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, Third Day Worship Centre didn’t create the post on social media that

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COVID-19: Are outdoor patios safer than indoor dining?

November 25, 2020November 26, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments air flow, COVID-19, COVID-19 transmission, dining, dining out, downtown, fire risks, fuel-burning heaters, heated patios, indoor vs outdoor, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health, patio enclosures, patio heaters, Public Health, safety, SARS-CoV-2, space heaters, Winter, winterized patios

As the colder weather sets in, the patios of Kingston normally start to disappear, but, like most things this year, the 2020 patio season will be a little different. On Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, Kingston City Council voted in favour of extending the allowance of sidewalk patios through the winter.

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