by Michael Hammond | Nov 30, 2016 | Vocation Stories
BY LOUISE SLOBODIAN Sister Rita Gleason knew that she was called by God. She had no doubt that religious life was for her. But she had one hesitation. To enter a congregation would surely mean giving up her beloved piano. She knew sacrifice was involved and that would...
by Michael Hammond | Nov 24, 2016 | Justice
Steven Guilbeault, co-founder of Équiterre, came to Kingston on November 1st as part of his cross-country speaking tour. He gave two presentations in Kingston. The first presentation focused on Équiterre, Quebec’s largest environmental non-profit organization...
by Michael Hammond | Nov 22, 2016 | Justice
Today, the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) launched its 3rd national report: How are Canadians Really doing? Examining eight domains of wellbeing from 1994 to 2014, the report concludes: There is a massive gap between Canadians’ wellbeing and GDP, and it has...
by Michael Hammond | Nov 2, 2016 | Justice
Tara Kainer, Cam Jay holding the Kingston Living Wage report, and Greg deGroot-Maggetti To kick off Living Wage Week, a recalculation of Kingston’s living wage was released. Living Wage Kingston announced that the new amount is $16.58. That’s what each...
by Michael Hammond | Nov 2, 2016 | Archives News
For 50 years, a time capsule was buried beneath the cornerstone of a wing of St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital in Kingston. Until last week, that is. That’s when the stone was moved and a slim tarnished box was found. Originally shining copper, the box is now a mottled...
