Street Health

New ICH offering ‘life-saving’ services as construction continues

Petitioners: Integrated Care Hub not welcome at 661 Montreal St.

Council approves new relocation date for Integrated Care Hub

Demand for services at Integrated Care Hub exceeds capacity

MAKK calls for resistance during anticipated Belle Park eviction

Letter: Local doctors ‘disappointed’ by decision on Belle Park encampment

City looking to open Artillery Park as a drop-in day-service centre

COVID-19 ‘absolutely’ a contributing factor to overdose rise in KFL&A

KFHC addresses concerns over Bagot Street social housing building

Council votes to support supervised consumption services, moving forward with ranked ballots

New ICH offering ‘life-saving’ services as construction continues

Petitioners: Integrated Care Hub not welcome at 661 Montreal St.

Council approves new relocation date for Integrated Care Hub

Demand for services at Integrated Care Hub exceeds capacity

MAKK calls for resistance during anticipated Belle Park eviction

Letter: Local doctors ‘disappointed’ by decision on Belle Park encampment

City looking to open Artillery Park as a drop-in day-service centre

COVID-19 ‘absolutely’ a contributing factor to overdose rise in KFL&A

Council votes to support supervised consumption services, moving forward with ranked ballots

Turning the Tide on Climate – presented by Kingston 350

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November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments City of Kingston, Consumption Treatment Services, COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Kieran Moore, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), housing and homelessness, housing crisis, Integrated Care Hub, Justine McIsaac, K&P Trail, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), overdose, overdose prevention, safe injection sites, Street Health

Seventeen days after opening their doors, the managers of Kingston’s new Integrated Care Hub (ICH) at 661 Montreal St. held

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October 2, 2020October 21, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments 661 Montreal Street, Artillery Park, City of Kingston, Dr. Kieran Moore, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), Integrated Care Hub, Jeff McLaren, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), NIMBYs, Rob Hutchison, Simon Chapelle, Street Health

A petition of 186 signatures protesting the new location of the Integrated Care Hub (ICH) is being submitted to council

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September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments 661 Montreal Street, Artillery Park, Ben Pilon, BPE, City Counil, City of Kingston, fentanyl, free naloxone kits, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), Integrated Care Hub, Kingston, opioid deaths, opioid overdose, overdose epidemic, overdose prevention, Record of Site Condition, Simon Chapelle, Street Health

City Council voted to continue operating the Integrated Care Hub (ICH) at Artillery Park for one more month at their

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September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments 342 Patrick Street, Artillery Park, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, bylaw enforcement, bylaw exemption, City Council, City Council meeting, City of Kingston, Consumption Treatment Services, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), Integrated Care Hub, Jim Neill, KFLA Public Health, Kingston Police, Mary Rita Holland, Street Health

The sleeping area at the Integrated Care Hub (ICH) at Artillery Park has been full for nearly two weeks, City

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August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City of Kingston, eviction date, evictions, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homelessness in Kingston, housing and homelessness, In From the Cold, Integrated Services Hub, Jeremy Milloy, Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK), Street Health

Belle Park’s remaining occupants and their community supporters are on high-alert. An early-morning visit from a City of Kingston clean-up

City Opinion Politics

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, bylaw allowance, City of Kingston, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Gary Oosterhof, Councillor Jeff McLaren, Councillor Jim Neill, Councillor Lisa Osanic, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Rob Hutchison, Councillor Robert Kiley, councillor Ryan Boehme, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Councillor Wayne Hill, deadlines, Dr. Eva Purkey, eviction, healthcare professionals, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homeless camp, homelessness, King's Town District, Kingston, Kingston City Council, letter, letter to the editor, local doctors, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Street Health, UN Protocol for Homeless Encampments

The following is a letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed in this letter do not necessarily reflect those

City News

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Addiction and Mental Heath Services KFLA, Artillery Park, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, camping, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City Council, City of Kingston, drop-in centre, Home Base Housing, homelessness, Kingston, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), shelters, Street Health

In sharing some information on the Belle Park encampment updates in advance of the special City Council meeting scheduled for

Health News

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), COVID-19, crystal methamphetamine, drug supply chain, fentanyl, free naloxone kits, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), naloxone, opioid dependency, opioid overdose, opioids, overdose deaths, overdoses, pandemic, Public Health, Rhonda Lovell, Street Health, virus

Public Health Nurse Rhonda Lovell said COVID-19 is “absolutely” a contributing factor to the rise of overdoses in the Kingston,

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June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 381 Bagot Street, Addiction and Mental Heath Services KFLA, bear spray, City of Kingston, COVID-19, deceased fetus, Home Base Housing, Kingston, Kingston and Frontenac Housing Corporation, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Kingston Police, Ontario Disability Support Program, Ontario Works, pandemic, people living in stairwells, police issues, robbery, secure building, security, seniors building, social housing, Social Housing Registry, squatters, stabbing, Street Health, Town Homes Kingston

As we’ve reported in the past, the Kingston and Frontenac Housing Corporation (KFHC) building at 381 Bagot Street has been

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December 20, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Bridget Doherty, Bryan Paterson, City of Kingston, City of London, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Lisa Osanic, Mary Rita Holland, overdose prevention, ranked ballots, referendum, Ryan Bohme, safe consumption sites, Simon Chapelle, Street Health, supervised consumption services, Wayne Hill, Yes! Kingston

Council votes to support supervised consumption services, moving forward with ranked ballots During their first official meeting, the 2018 to

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