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A local farmer has a plan to bring a much-needed abattoir to the region that will cater to small- and medium-sized local farms. Cory Priest of Thorpe Farms has signed an agreement of purchase with the Town of Greater Napanee for a building site, and is now hoping to raise $2.5
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St. Lawrence College (SLC) Applied Research and Queen’s University have partnered with Purafy Clean Technologies Inc., headquartered in Kingston, to assess the water- and energy-saving potential of Purafy’s water treatment system. According to a release from SLC, this multi-dimensional research and development project will last three years, with funding support
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Under the mentorship of community members and partners, students from St. Lawrence College have developed a project called the Kingston ID Clinic (KIC), aimed at helping marginalized and vulnerable persons obtain their personal identification documents (ID) free of cost. To access essential health and social services in Ontario, an individual
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Editorial note: The following is a submitted letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Kingstonist. Dearest Kingstonist and whom it may concern, It has recently been brought to my attention that the Kingston Area Taxi Commission (KATC) has passed a schedule increasing
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St. Lawrence College (SLC) has partnered with a number of colleges across Ontario to make a joint donation of $210,000 to UNICEF’s Ukraine emergency fund. According to a release from SLC, donations to the Ukraine emergency fund will support the organization’s ongoing programs and response to the escalating need in
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Protocols regarding COVID-19 will end for St. Lawrence College campus locations as of Sunday, May 1, 2022, the college has announced. St. Lawrence College (SLC) announced the decision on Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2022, and provided an outline of what these changes will look like when they take effect in just
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There is a sense of calm and normalcy across the three St. Lawrence College campuses today after the SLC Faculty Union – Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 417 – and the College Employers Council (ECE) came to an agreement with just over an hour left before the union
Read more Those members of the OPSEU Local 417, the St. Lawrence College (SLC) Faculty Union are currently waiting “on pins and needles” as the deadline for their pending strike action looms. “I’m planning two things for tomorrow,” Local 417 President Grant Currie said late in the afternoon on Thursday, Mar. 17,
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The Ukrainian Canadian Club of Kingston (UCCK), under the honorary patronage of the Mayor, has set up a fund to help Ukrainian students studying in Kingston, and they are counting on the region’s generosity of spirit for it to succeed. “Imagine your child [living in a different country when your
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Students from the St. Lawrence College Music & Digital Media Program took part in a hands-on arts field trip on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The second-year Integrated Arts/Installations class moved to downtown Kingston to visit Impulse, an experiential installation that involves sitting on seesaws to activate sounds and lights. Students
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Last month marked the passing of accomplished graphic designer, typographer, publisher, and enthusiastic conversationalist, Peter Klaus Dorn. Born in Germany in 1932, Dorn came of age surrounded by “many atrocities,” his obituary succinctly notes. He served an apprenticeship as a compositor and studied graphic design in night classes, and in
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After weeks of reaching unpleasant milestones in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region has just passed a significant milestone that is actually cause for celebration. As of Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, more than 50,000 residents in KFL&A have received their third dose of COVID-19 vaccine,
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