Letter: ‘Breaking the cycle of poverty through education’

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments cooking lessons, food vouchers, high school students, Inner Harbour, Kingston, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), low-income families, mentorship, north end, nutrition program, Pathways Kingston, Pathways to Education, post secondary education, Rideau Heights, tutoring, volunteers

The following is a letter to the editor received by Kingstonist on Monday, Mar. 9, 2020. Pathways to Education celebrates

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JG Simcoe Public School to host celebration of 50th anniversary

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 50th anniversary, artifacts, Dave Pruner, elementary school, Fred Jones, Jennifer Ramsay, JG Simcoe Public School, Kingston, memorabilia, public event, Rideau Heights, time capsule

Situated in Rideau Heights, John Graves Simcoe Public School has been a place where area children have gathered for education,

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Family robbed by teen with kitchen knife

July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 Tori Stafford arrest, cellphone sale, family, Kingston Police, knife, knifepoint, Rideau Heights, robbery, teen

A family looking for a decent deal on a used cellphone found themselves held at knifepoint after arranging to meet

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Hall Monitor: Cycle Break

November 20, 2013July 26, 2017 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments 2014 Municipal Election, bike lanes, Bill Glover, Brian Reitzel, Bryan Paterson, City Council, discontinued, Frontenac Heritage Foundation, Jeff Scott, Jim Neill, K-Rock Centre (KRC), Kingston Fire and Rescue, Kingston Transit, Limestone District School Board, Mark Gerretsen, mayoral election, north block, Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), Queen's University, radio, Rick Downes, Rideau Heights, Rob Hutchison, Sandy Berg, Sir John A. MacDonald, Williamsville

Last night, city council, staff and the public gathered in City Hall for Kingston City Council meeting number 21-2013. The

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Hall Monitor: Schooled

June 5, 2013July 26, 2017 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Bill Glover, Breakwater, Brian Reitzel, Bryan Paterson, Cataraqui Archaeological Research Foundation (CARF), City Council, construction, discontinued, Dorothy Hector, downtown Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Jim Neill, K-Rock Centre (KRC), Kingston Fall Fair, Kingston Memorial Centre, Kingston museums, Limestone District School Board, Liz Schell, Mark Gerretsen, parking, politics, poverty, property tax, Rideau Heights, Rob Hutchison, Sandy Berg, The Works, Williamsville

Last night, city council, staff and the public gathered in City Hall for Kingston City Council meeting number 15-2013. The

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Hall Monitor: Off the Deep End

May 22, 2013July 26, 2017 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Bill Glover, Brian Reitzel, Bryan Paterson, City Council, discontinued, Dorothy Hector, Jeff Scott, Jim Neill, Kingston Memorial Centre, Leo Lafleur Waterpark, Limestone District School Board, Mark Gerretsen, politics, Rick Downes, Rideau Heights, Rob Hutchison, taxi

Last night, city council, staff and the public gathered in City Hall for Kingston City Council meeting number 14-2013. The

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Hall Monitor: Goes Back To School

January 9, 2013July 26, 2017 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Bill Glover, Brian Reitzel, budget, bylaw, Cataraqui River, City Council, discontinued, Dorothy Hector, Frontenac Heritage Foundation, Jim Neill, John Counter Boulevard, Kingston Memorial Centre, Kingston Sports Hall of Fame, Lisa Osanic, Liz Schell, Mark Gerretsen, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, public transit, Rick Downes, Rideau Heights, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), St. Lawrence College, sustainability, third crossing

Last night, city council took to the off-site, not-quite-a-horseshoe, for another one of our council meeting road trips. This time,

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The Year That Was

December 10, 2012July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 4 Comments Bath Road, Beer Store, best of 2012, budget, Calvin Park, casino, Collins Bay Penitentiary, Conservative Party, construction, convenience store, Corrections Canada, Don Cherry, downtown Kingston, health care, Homecoming, In Sir John A's Footsteps, John Counter Boulevard, Juried Art Salon, K-Rock Centre (KRC), Kingston Arts Council, Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute (KCVI), Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) Central Branch, Kingston Memorial Centre, Kingston Mills, Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston this Week, Kingston Whig-Standard, Limestone District School Board, Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI), Mark Gerretsen, national historic site, Occupy Kingston, parking, Princess Street, prison farms, Program and Accommodation Review Committee (PARC), protest, public school, Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute (QECVI), Queen's University, Rideau Heights, Santa Claus Parade, Shafia Family, Ted Hsu

With less than two weeks remaining until the arrival of 2013, it’s time for our annual review of the headlines

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School Board Ignores the Minority

November 27, 2012September 21, 2016 Save Kingston City Schools 0 Comments Limestone District School Board, Program and Accommodation Review Committee (PARC), Rideau Heights

The program and accommodation report released by the senior staff of the Limestone District School Board last Thursday missed addressing

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The Battle for Barriefield

October 21, 2009July 26, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 4 Comments affordable housing, Barriefield Village, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, Cataraqui River, discontinued, heritage housing, Kingston's waterfront, LaSalle Causeway, North of Princess, Rideau Heights

Barriefield Village was founded in the early 1800’s on the eastern bank of the Cataraqui River, while it’s settlement was

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Letter: ‘Breaking the cycle of poverty through education’

JG Simcoe Public School to host celebration of 50th anniversary

Family robbed by teen with kitchen knife

Hall Monitor: Cycle Break

Hall Monitor: Schooled

Hall Monitor: Off the Deep End

Hall Monitor: Goes Back To School

The Year That Was

School Board Ignores the Minority

The Battle for Barriefield

Kingston Defeats Depression

Defeat Depression Run / Walk