KCHC hopes to see youth complete both COVID-19 doses before fall

New COVID-19 cases confirmed by ALCDSB schools

Downtown Kingston BIA announces 2020 pewter ornaments collection

Kingston Police arrest local male for impaired and dangerous driving

Program to continue offering accessibility to fresh produce for another year

Changing of the guard for Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic District School Board student trustees

Students walk out in protest of cuts and changes to education

Kingston Police reveal few details on UK youth responsible for SWATing of local schools

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments booking event, JG Simcoe Public School, KCHC clients, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Kingston Secondary School, Molly Brant Elementary School, rain or shine, Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School, registration clinic, remote learning, Rideau Heights, Rideau Heights area, Rideau Heights Public School, St Francis of Assisi Catholic School, student vaccinations, vaccine booking, youth vaccinations

Yesterday, Wednesday, June 3, 2021, the provincial government announced schools will not be returning to in-person learning before September. As a result of that announcement, Kingston Community Health Centres (KCHC) has intensified their efforts to help eligible students get vaccinated. KCHC is pushing ahead with this agenda in hopes that

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December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, COVID-19, COVID-19 case in school, COVID-19 pandemic, Ecole Catholique Cathedrale (ECC), Holy Cross Secondary School, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Minister Stephen Lecce, Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School

Three schools in the Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) have confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past 48 hours. Regiopolis Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School and Ecole Catholique Cathédrale (ECC) each confirmed one case on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. This is the second case associated with ECC in

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November 5, 2020November 17, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Christmas, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Gaskin Lion, holiday season, John Deutsch University Centre (JDUC), Kingston, pewter collectibles, pewter ornaments, Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School, Royal Tavern, Trailhead

One thing Kingstonians can count on every year to help mark the beginning winter holiday season is the announcement of the five new pewter ornaments celebrating the city, announced annually. Today, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, the Downtown Kingston! Business Improvement Area (BIA) announced the five new buildings and landmarks being

Crime News Police Briefs

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrested, charged, Collision, Concession Street, dangerous driving, Division Street, Frontenac Paramedic Services, impaired driving, Kingston, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston Police, refuse to provide breath sample, Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School, single vehicle collision, Stephen Street, witnesses

A male driver that caused a single vehicle collision is now facing charges after he was found to be under the influence of alcohol following a collision with the fencing around the football field at Regiopolis Notre Dame secondary school. At approximately 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, witnesses

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August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Bayridge Secondary School, City of Kingston, Community Foundation for Kingston and Area, food accessibility, fresh produce, Frontenac County, Good Food Stands, Kingston, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Limestone District School Board, Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI), Napanee District Secondary School, reduced costs, Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School, Sydenham High School, Tony Deodato and Sons, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA), Verona Free Methodist Church

After a year of successfully increasing accessibility to fresh produce, the Good Food Stand Program will continue as a pilot program for another year. Good Food Stands began popping up in area schools in 2018 as the result of the community’s Poverty Reduction Initiative. The United Way of Kingston, Frontenac,

Education News Politics

June 20, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Andrea Brown, chair of the board, David DeSantis, director of education, Grace Bowry, Holy Cross Secondary School, Kingston, Ontario Student Trustees Association, Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School, student senate, student trustee, Terry Shea

The meeting of the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) on Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2019 was one that held a special moment for two area high school students. That’s because it was the last board meeting as student trustee for Andrea Brown, who is currently completing her

Community Education News Politics

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Autism programming, cuts to arts programming, cuts to education, cuts to funding, demonstration, elementary school, Ford Government, Frontenac Secondary School, high school, Holy Cross, Ian Arthur, increased class sizes, Jimmy Hassan, Kingston, Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute (KCVI), Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI), mandatory online classes, Mark Gerretsen, protest, Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School, secondary school, student walkout, students, Sydenham High School, Welborne

Hundreds of students could be seen throughout the city and county today as they walked out of school and voiced their concerns about the changes and cuts to education at the provincial level. Approximately 650 secondary school students walked out of school and either walked, drove, or took public transit

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February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments attack on students, Bayridge High School, École secondaire catholique Marie-Rivier, hold and secure, Holy Cross Catholic High School, international law, Kingston, Kingston Collegiate Vocational Institute (KCVI), Kingston Police, lockdown, ongoing investigation overseas, online correspondence, press conference, Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School, SWATing, threats to area schools, UK youth, United Kingdom

Editor’s note: The term ‘SWATing’ refers to the tactic of deceiving emergency services into sending responders to another person’s address, or falsely reporting a serious emergency. There were many questions posed, but few of them answered at a press conference regarding the UK youth who was allegedly behind the threats