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The COVID-19 news is positive this week: data indicators suggest that COVID-19 activity in the region has plateaued, explained a hopeful Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health, during his weekly update to the press on Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022.
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The first Kingston area death from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a sobering reminder of how our collective behaviour impacts vulnerable members of the community — This was one of the main messages of the COVID-19 update today, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, from Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public
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Just two days ago, COVID-19 cases in local schools accounted for 35 per cent of the caseload in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region; now, those cases have dropped to 23 per cent of the 91 current active cases in the area. This is despite the number of
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COVID-19 cases within Limestone District School Board (LDSB) schools continue to climb this week, with a fourth outbreak declared within the Board at Perth Road Public School. Three outbreaks were declared at LDSB elementary schools last week, first at R.G Sinclair Public School on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 (total of
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UPDATE (Nov. 4, 2021) The outbreak at Perth Road Public School, which was declared on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 is now at six cases. Original article: Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Perth Road Public School in South Frontenac. The outbreak, which
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The Royal Military College (RMC) is planning a full return to in-person classes for its undergraduate student population by January 2022. This information comes after months of near-silence from military university, who were unable to respond to media inquires during the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year. This was due
Read moreEditorial note: The following is a submitted op-ed. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. According to the Government of Canada’s figures, Canada has the second highest internet rates per gigabyte in the world. Our big Internet Service Providers (ISPs) – Bell, Rogers, Telus,
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The following is a submitted open letter, written on Friday, Apr. 9, 2021. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. Dear Queen’s students, Hi, it’s nice to meet you. We’re the moms of Kingston. Or, at least, we’re speaking on behalf of a bunch
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The Ontario Government has announced an additional $381 million for Ontario schools through the federal Safe Return to Class Fund. According to a statement from the office of Daryl Kramp, MPP for Hastings, Lennox & Addington, the funding will be used to continue to improve air quality and ventilation in
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The President of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) local branch says teachers are apprehensive heading into the school year during a pandemic. She also called Premier Doug Ford’s message to teachers unions yesterday ’insulting.’ “It’s time for teachers to step up,” Ford told the media on Thursday, Aug.
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Limestone District School Board, the largest of four Kingston-area boards, is finalizing its reopening plans as September draws near. “We anticipate additional information coming our way next week from our medical health partners,” said Jane Douglas-Charanduk, Communications Specialist for LDSB. “By then, we may be able to provide an update
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The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board has released its calendar for the 2020-2021 school year. On June 30, 2020, school boards were asked to resubmit proposed school calendars for the 2020-2021 school year in order to accommodate additional criteria that was set by the Ministry of Education. This
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