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

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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

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Ontario, KFL&A Public Health region, go into lockdown on Boxing Day

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments childcare, childcare centres, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 pandemic, curbside pickup, delivery, hospital capacity, hospitalization, ICU capacity, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), KFLA Public Health, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), lockdown, Ontario, Orange level, Premier Doug Ford, Province of Ontario, restaurant, restaurant (closed), retail, schools

The Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health region will join the rest of Southern Ontario on Boxing Day

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Opinion: At wits’ end with pandemic of illogic

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Kingstonist 2 Comments 2019 novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, Adele Mercier, children, confusing messaging, contact tracing, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 transmission, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingstonist, Limestone District School Board, logic, opinion, pandemic, philosophy, reason, schools, the spread of COVID-19

The following is a submitted opinion piece in response to recent Kingstonist articles. The views and opinions expressed do not

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ALCDSB releases statement on report cards and upcoming school year

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, catholic schools, COVID-19, education, online learning, Ontario education, remote learning, report cards, schools, upcoming school year

The Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) released information on how report cards are going to work and

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Opinion: Ontario education replacing ‘3 Rs’ with ‘3 Ss’ – surf, stream, and share

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Cliff Morton 0 Comments 3 Rs, 3 Ss, computers, COVID-19, curriculum, e-learning, education structure, Kingston, online classes, online learning, Ontario, opinion, pedagogy, public education, schools, technology, the efficacy of e-learning

The structure of Ontario’s Kindergarten to grade 12 schools and Ontario public education is in the process of a sea-change,

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Local school boards announce plans pending possible CUPE walkout

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Catholic School Board, Catholic School Board Central East, CUPE, French school boards, Kingston, Limestone District School Board, Monday, October 7, Public School Boards, schools, Strike, withdrawal of services, work action

As Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 draws closer, local school boards have announced their plans for what will happen should the

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CUPE job action to impact local schools

September 25, 2019September 26, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment ALCDSB, Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Canadian Union of Public Employees, CUPE, custodians, early childhood educators, educational assistants, job action, Kingston, LDSB, Limestone District School Board, schools, technicians

UPDATE (Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019): This article has now been The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) of Ontario voted

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Five more area schools placed on lockdown following threats

December 6, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments École secondaire catholique Marie-Rivier, Elgin, high schools, hold and secure, Holy Name Catholic School, Kingston, Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute (KCVI), lock down, Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI), Rideau District High School, schools, students, threats

After Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 saw three Kingston schools placed on lock down following threats made over the phone, the

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Threats to area schools continue for second day

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments École secondaire catholique Marie-Rivier, Elgin, high school, hold and secure, Kingston, lockdown, Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute (LCVI), Marie Rivere, Rideau District High School, schools, threats

After Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 saw three Kingston schools placed on lock down following threats made over the phone, the

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Police: Three schools deemed safe after receiving threats

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Bayridge Secondary School, deemed safe, hold and secure, Holy Cross Secondary School, Kingston, Kingston Police, lock down, OPP, regiopolis notre dame, schools, threats, weapons

All three schools that were placed on lock down due to threats on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 have been deemed

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Police responding to threats to three Kingston high schools

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Bayridge Secondary School, hold and secure, Kingston, Kingston Police, lock down, lockdown, OPP, Regiopolus Notre Dame, schools, threats

Both Regiopolis Notre Dame, Bayridge Secondary School and Holy Cross Secondary are now on hold and secure following lock downs

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Ford declares second provincial emergency due to COVID-19 pandemic

Ontario, KFL&A Public Health region, go into lockdown on Boxing Day

Opinion: At wits’ end with pandemic of illogic

ALCDSB releases statement on report cards and upcoming school year

Opinion: Ontario education replacing ‘3 Rs’ with ‘3 Ss’ – surf, stream, and share

Local school boards announce plans pending possible CUPE walkout

CUPE job action to impact local schools

Five more area schools placed on lockdown following threats

Threats to area schools continue for second day

Police: Three schools deemed safe after receiving threats

Police responding to threats to three Kingston high schools

Meeting of Kingston & District Branch, United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada

Turning the Tide on Climate – presented by Kingston 350