RKY Camp unveils changes: family camps, new buildings

Novelis Neighbour program supports Kingston Youth Shelter

Novelis volunteers give Kingston Youth Shelter much-needed renovations

YMCA Kingston West to close mid-August

Sneak peek: Kingston Frontenac Public Library’s Central Branch set to reopen this weekend

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Yona Harvey 0 Comments Brit Smith, cabin rentals, camping, COVID-19, COVID-19 protocols, D'arcy Munn, Eagle Lake, Education Centre, family camp, family camping, Homestead Land Holdings, Jim and Maryln Stewart, kids camp, Kingston, Kiwanis Club of Kingston, overnight camp, pandemic, Parham, renovations, RKY Camp, Rotary Clubs of Kingston, South Frontenac, The Homestead Dining Hall, waterfront revitalization, YMCA of Eastern Ontario

There’s no virtual substitute for the bonds you make with your peers while attending overnight camp.” — D’Arcy Munn, RKY Camp Director Canoeing, swimming, roasting smores, telling ghost stories around the campfire—these are some of the fun activities hundreds of kids normally get to do at RKY Camp on Eagle

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November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments COVID-19 delay, Kingston Youth Centre, local initiative, Novelis, Novelis Neighbour Week, renovations, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA), volunteering

Every year Novelis, the world’s premier producer of rolled aluminum and the global leader in aluminum recycling, show local love in our region, as part of the company’s global Novelis volunteer month projects. Since 2012, Novelis employees have worked with United Way KFL&A to undertake a wide variety of projects

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October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments bathrooms, fixtures, flooring, Kingston, Kingston Youth Shelter, Novelis, renovations, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA), volunteer project

For the seventh year running, employees from Novelis have once again volunteered their time to offer hands-on help with United Way projects. This year, that work will see Kingston Youth Shelter get some much-needed renovations seen to, as Novelis employees install new flooring, as well as replacing bathroom and lighting

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June 3, 2019June 5, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment charity, closure, fitness, half-price memberships, Kingston, new central location, no job loss, Progress Avenue, Providence Village, renovations, services, St. Lawrence College, Wright Crescent, YMCA, YMCA Eastern Ontario, YMCA West

Members of the YMCA location on Progress Avenue in Kingston’s west end will soon be going elsewhere to participate in services and programming offered by the YMCA locally. The YMCA West location will be closing its doors with its last day of operation taking place on Friday, Aug. 16,

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March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Jessica Foley 1 Comment books, Central Branch, community, downtown Kingston, education, family, free transit, grand re-opening, Johnson Street, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), new design, renovations, workshops

The renovations are finally complete, and doors are ready to open this Saturday at the Central Branch of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library. Downtown library patrons have been without a branch since December 2018, when the temporary library space on Wellington St closed its doors. Originally slated to open in