Legacy Day at St. Mary’s Hospital

Dec 2, 2016 | Reflections and addresses

BY SISTER JEANNETTE FILTHAUT,St. Mary’s Camrose Legacy Day speaker, 2016   A Jubilee Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis in 2015 has just come to a close with the closing of the Holy Door of Mercy on November 20th. But MERCY is ongoing as reflected in...

Sister Rita Gleason’s only worry was giving up music

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...

Carbon pricing, climate change and building a movement

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...

Wellbeing report: How are Canadians Really doing?

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...

Living Wage Week

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...