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Campus Health News

Queen’s med student group 3D print 15,000 pieces of PPE

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments 3D PPE Kingston, 3D printed PPE, 3D printers, Catherine Spagnuolo, Clinical Simulation Centre, isolation tents, Jeremy Babcock, Kingston, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), medical students, not-for-profit, personal protective equipment (PPE), Queen's University, volunteers

A group of Queen’s University medical students who started making personal protective equipment (PPE) on a 3D printer in April,

Robinson Community Garden might be the perfect place to be right now

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Bernie Robinson, food gardening, food security, Judge Brian Abrams, Julie Anderson, Kingston, Loving Spoonful Kingston, Martha's Table, planting, Robinson Community Garden, Salvation Army, students, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA), volunteer hours, volunteers

On Saturday, May 23, 2020, Robinson Community Garden will be opening their fields for the first planting of the season.

Education News Opinion

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

Campus Community News

CFRC ‘confident’ after Queen’s AMS rules to run fee referendum again

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments AMS referendum, ancillory fees, appeal, CFRC 101.9fm, CFRC Radio, Dave Cunningham, local radio, operating budget, Queen's AMS, Queen's University, Student Choice Initiative, student fees, volunteers

The future of CFRC Radio remains uncertain, but those with the station are feeling “confident” after winning an appeal to

BIG BLOW OUT BOOK SALE – Sydenham library

Saturday November 30 from 10 am to 2 pm, the Friends of the Library will have a one day pop

Local organizations partner to connect people to food and community

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments Circle Allies, Circles Kingston, community program, economics, food, food security, Kingston, loving spoonful, meal making, poverty, volunteers

Through a partnership with Loving Spoonful, local poverty reduction program Circles Kingston is on a mission to build community around

Business Campus Health News Tech

Local startup connects research studies with participants

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 Michelle Allan 1 Comment accessibility, Brooke Resendes, Kingston, Luc Pelletier, medical research, privacy, Queen's University, Queen’s Innovation Centre, Research Stream, research studies, trials, volunteers

Meet two Queen’s grads on a mission to shake up the medical industry and grow Kingston’s reputation as a medical

Training exercise allows multiple first responders to ‘train as they play’

June 20, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments coast guard, emergency response, fire and rescue, first responders, Kingston, Leeds and the 1000 Islands, Leeds Township Parks and Recreation Department, Marine Training Day, mock disaster, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Parks Canada, Rockport, staged disaster, volunteers

One week ago, Kingston and the area experienced weather similar to that we have today – a lot of rain

Community Family News

Tree of Hope campaign ‘best ever’ in over 100 years

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 Lucas Mulder 0 Comments 000, Children's Aid Society, donors, Family and Children's Services Frontenac Lennox and Addington, holiday campaign, Kingston, over $60, Tree of Hope campaign, volunteers

The annual Tree of Hope campaign run by the Family and Children’s Services of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington has reached

Community Food & Drink News

Urgent need for turkeys to fill Tommy’s Christmas Hampers

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Autohouse Kingston, charity, Christmas, Christmas dinner, Christmas Hampers, community campaign, downtown Kingston, families in need, Kingston, people less fortunate, Slate Studio, Tommy Hunter, Tommy's restaurant, Tommy's Tommy Hunter, turkeys needed, volunteers

After a difficult year that saw his restaurant have to close its doors due to no fault of his own,

Community Culture Family News

Learn about other cultures by doing something meaningful this holiday season

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Nour Mazloum 0 Comments donors, Eritrea, financial support, Iraq, KEYS Job Centre, Kingston, Libya, newcomers, refugees, Somalia, Syria, transition, volunteers, volunteers needed

“Befriending newcomers is such a rewarding experience and I feel I am doing something really worthwhile and purposeful,” said Jackie