We're beginning this wintry Tuesday with two public health-related stories: one about a pause in the local discussion to add fluoride to Kingston's drinking water, and another examining the next step in the process to merge Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health with its health unit neighbours to the east and west.
Those stories and more, below: |
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Fluoride has been long used to fight tooth decay, but critics say it also affects children's brain development. |
Kingston-area board of health votes in favour of merger
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health’s board of health voted Tuesday morning to merge with its two neighbouring public health agencies, after the province announced on Monday it would proceed with its proposed plan to support voluntary public health unit mergers. |
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Quinte Symphony welcomes the Belleville Choral Society as its guests for its annual Christmas season concert Saturday at Maranatha Church hall. |
Symphony plans spectacular yule show
The stage of Maranatha Church hall Saturday afternoon will be crowded with more than 100 performers as the Quinte Symphony welcomes the Belleville Choral Society as its guests for its annual Christmas season concert. |
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From left, Diane and Victor Lalonde, look through the book their daughter, Catherine V. Lalonde, middle, wrote and illustrated, along with friends Madison Ulmer and Loni Dilaj, during the book launch for Friends from Far and Near: Journaled Adventures of the Forest Friends held at the Cornwall Public Library on Saturday November 30, 2024 in Cornwall, Ont. Greg Peerenboom/Special to the Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia Network Photo by Greg Peerenboom /Greg Peerenboom/Special to the Standard-Freeholder
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Cree Trapper plays for the Warkworth Senior Women's Bulldogs of the Ontario Women's Hockey Association. |
Cree Trapper — Hockey HerStory
Cree Trapper chuckles when she tells the story of her first attempt at skating when she was about age 2 or 3. “There I was, in figure skates for the first and only time, on a neighbour’s yard rink and falling all the time! My first time in an arena was when I was 11, hugging the boards.” |
Eighteen teams of students went head-to-head during a robotics competition at Queen’s University’s Duncan McArthur Hall on Saturday, Nov. 30. This year's event, organized by WAFFLES Community Robotics, attracted a record number of participants this year with nearly 200 local and regional students taking part in the competition. Sabrina Bedford/The Kingston Whig-Standard |
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50+ ACTIVE LIVING: No shortage of holiday merriment at the Centre
As December rolls in, the Pembroke 50+ Active Living Centre is bustling with festive cheer and plenty of activities to wrap up the year—pun absolutely intended. While many of the Centre’s courses are winding down for a holiday hiatus, there’s no shortage of merriment to keep members engaged. And as we bid 2024 goodbye, plans for an exciting rejuvenation of courses in January are already underway. But first, let’s talk about the immediate fun on the horizon. |
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There's a mix of sun and clouds today, with a chance of flurries. Tomorrow brings a heavier promise of flurries, with periods of snow and rain. Below is your forecast for Kingston: |
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Did you know? In 1967, a team of surgeons in Cape Town, South Africa -- headed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard -- performed the first successful human heart transplant. Louis Washkansky, a 53-year-old grocer, lived 18 days with the heart of a 25-year-old woman killed in an auto accident. |
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