by Michael Hammond | May 12, 2023 | Obituaries
Sister Mary Labouré, baptized Doreen Alexine Lalonde, was born in Perkinsfield, Ontario on May 23, 1923 one of nine children of Paul Lalonde and Elizabeth Desjardens. She grew up on the family farm outside of Midland, Ontario and attended Sacred Heart School in...
by Michael Hammond | Apr 25, 2023 | Reflections and addresses
Providence Village is a community of hope, belonging and wellbeing for the vulnerable where diverse partners offer compassionate care and support services to honour and continue the spirit and Catholic legacy of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul. The...
by Michael Hammond | Apr 12, 2023 | Providence Flashbacks
BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST In June 1930 the Sisters of Providence purchased Heathfield, an approximately 30 acre property just outside the western limits of the city of Kingston, from Mr. H. Jennings. The property was surveyed on September 25th, 1930 and the...
by Michael Hammond | Mar 26, 2023 | Obituaries
Irene Wilson was born in Perth, Ontario on February 8, 1934, the fifth of ten children of Ruby White and William Wilson. She graduated from St. John School and Perth Collegiate. On August 15, 1952 she entered the novitiate of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent...
by Michael Hammond | Jan 31, 2023 | Providence Flashbacks
Trees and barn covered in ice on the Motherhouse property, Kingston Ontario, January 1998. An office is converted into an emergency bedroom at Providence Motherhouse, Kingston, Ontario, in January 1998. BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST This January is the 25th...
