Category: News
Joe’s M.I.L.L. Receives $14,900 Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant
On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, the Joe’s M.I.L.L. Board of Directors will hold a Donor Recognition Reception to recognize the generous donation from the Ontario Trillium Foundation of $14,900. Dignitaries and speakers invited to Tuesday’s reception include Mr. John Gerretsen, MPP, Kingston & the Islands; Mark Gerretsen, Mayor of the City of Kingston; Ann Pritchard, [...]
Research: Early Screenings Key to Diagnosing Glaucoma – Video
New Kingston-based research has established the importance of getting regular screenings for glaucoma, a condition of increased pressure within the eyeball that causes gradual loss of sight and the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. A Hotel Dieu Hospital based research group led by Dr. Sanjay Sharma examined 50 peer-reviewed research articles which found support [...]
Government Partnering with Queen’s University to Help Children and Youth
According to a release by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), MP Gord Brown will announce a development partnership between the Federal Government and Queen’s University to help children and youth. UPDATE: “Queen’s University Partnership Will Help Disabled Youth in Bangladesh” Brown, Member of Parliament for Leeds―Grenville, will be speaking on behalf of the Honourable [...]
Kingston Art Show to Help Bring Art to Tanzanian Youth
Local artists Heather Haynes and Stephen Liu have assembled an impressive roster of talented colleagues in the Eastern Ontario and British Columbia art world for a ground-breaking show in partnership with the 50/50 project to help support The Hard Life Artists Club in Moshi, Tanzania. This show started on May 1st and will run for [...]
Kingston Girl Seeks Kidney Donor During Awareness Week
National Organ & Tissue Donation Awareness Week has special meaning for local girl and her family
Prince Edward County Cheese Company Wins Prestigious Award
On April 18, a Prince Edward County’s cheese company was awarded their second major national award at the prestigious Canadian Cheese Grand Prix event in Montreal. At that event, The Black River Cheese Company’s 5 Year Naturally Aged Cheddar was awarded as Canada’s Best Aged Cheddar in the 3 Year and Older category. This was [...]
City Looking for Kingstonians to “Pitch In” for Community Clean Up
The Pitch-In Kingston volunteer community clean-up event will take place on Friday, April 26th. For this year, Sustainable Kingston has organized the event with a goal to both beautify Kingston and make it a safer place to live. Pitch-In Kingston has been organized by the Chamber of Commerce over the past 12 years, but for [...]
Prescription Drug Drop-Off Date Announced
Prescription Drug Drop-Off to take place on Saturday, May 11 at Memorial Centre lot
Website Debunked in Fake Oil Spill Notices in Kingston
Enbridge oil pipleline newsletter is a hoax and so is its website
Kingston Street lights to Get LED Fixtures for Reduced Energy Costs
New LED fixtures to reduce street lighting energy costs by 45 per cent
