Meghan Balogh
Ottawa Citizen
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Cold-water swimmers push their limits in frigid Lake Ontario
Every Wednesday and Sunday, a group of cold water swimmers meet at various locations along Kingston’s lakefront and submerge in the water. → Read More
Forty-six pharmacies from Kingston to Northbrook to offer COVID-19 vaccines
Forty-six pharmacies in the Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health region will be administering COVID-19 vaccinations to people in the 60… → Read More
Big rink in little Napanee neighbourhood keeps kids busy, active
NAPANEE — For the past decade, Jody Wales has spent a good portion of his winter days making ice. → Read More
Second Kingston nail salon linked to COVID-19 case
“We are very sorry that this has happened and hope no one has been affected by this." → Read More
'Will we be floating around if no one takes us in?'
A Kingston woman doesn’t know how she will get home from a cruise ship off the coast of South America. She and 208 other Canadians are on board the Coral Princess off the coast of Argentina. The ship was due to dock in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, March 18, with its passengers flying to their […] → Read More
Students party in Kingston despite being asked to refrain
Kingston Police are working to keep partying students in Kingston’s University District off the streets and on lawns and sidewalks on Saturday afternoon. Leading up to the weekend, Queen’s University staff had asked students to abandon the annual unsanctioned parties in light of the current measures being taken by various organizations, businesses and venues across […] → Read More
L&A County OPP recover $600,000 worth of stolen equipment
Lennox and Addington County Ontario Provincial Police carried out one of its largest recoveries of stolen property in recent memory last week. Various pieces of heavy construction equipment, as well as trailers, dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles, were recovered after police responded to a report of a recovered stolen vehicle and executed a search warrant […] → Read More
'It’s still not curable, but you can have a good life'
Claudia Trost is learning how to live with incurable bone cancer. The Kingston resident was diagnosed with multiple myeloma two years ago, after more than a decade of close blood monitoring when blood tests in her native Germany came back abnormal in 2005. “That was the first time that I ever heard about this type […] → Read More
Farm Fest opens barn doors to public
Calum MacLaughlin was helping move forage back into reach for the Holsteins at MacLaughlin Farm in Tamworth area during 4-H Farm Fest on Saturday, Sept. → Read More
Culture Days in Kingston this weekend
Art, music, and creativity of all kinds are on display during Culture Days this weekend in Kingston. Friday through Sunday, Kingstonians had the chance to watch and also participate in dance, music, writing, crafting, textile, clay, painting, and drama workshops, demonstrations and performances. The Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning has been a hub for […] → Read More
Kingston Police seeking witnesses
The Kingston Police are looking for anyone who may have witnessed a collision between a red truck and a pedestrian at the intersection of Strand Blvd. and Taylor Kidd Blvd. The collision happened on Sept 10 at 4 p.m. The 12-year-old female received minor injuries. Anyone with information can contact Constable O’Toole at sotoole@kingstonpolice.ca. → Read More
Kingston couple completes cross-Canada canoe trip
A Kingston couple has finished a three-year canoe journey across Canada. On Sept. 19, Glenn Greene and Carol VandenEngel guided their canoe into the dock at the Cataraqui Canoe Club, having completed the third and final leg of their Canoe for Change odyssey, paddling an ancient voyageur route through the waterways of Canada from coast […] → Read More
15,000 CDs available at special symphony sale
David Notman, left, and Brian Weir hold up a few of the thousands of CDs that will be available for browsing at a first-ever CD-specific sale in support of the Kingston Symphony. → Read More
McKenna shows support for local Liberal candidates
Federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna talks with longtime Kingston Liberal supporter Dan Couture during a visit to Kingston and the Islands Liberal candidate Mark Gerretsen’s office in Kingston on Monday. → Read More
Kingston Drag Fest a 'DeVine' show
Lily DeVine, from left, Athena Vegas and Xtina Monroe were three performers at the 2019 Kingston Drag Fest at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 560 on Saturday. → Read More
Man treads water for local organizations
Ian Clark, founder of Kingston Coalition Against Poverty, jumped into Lake Ontario at Breakwater Park in downtown Kingston to raise money for five community organizations that support people living in poverty. → Read More
Rally speakers present concerns over 5G technology
KINGSTON – Dozens gathered outside City Hall to rally against new wireless technology that members of the group Kingstonians for Safe Technology say could have negative health effects, and which they do not want to see established in their community. The rally on Saturday morning featured short speeches by four experts who led a panel […] → Read More
Kingston seniors attempting co-operative living
Steve McIlquham, Janni Belgum, Anthony Gifford and Judy Bierma share a house in Rideau Heights in a co-operative living arrangement — their solution to the need for affordable housing, with the added benefit of ownership and a sense of control over their living environment. → Read More
Group does 'dive against debris' off Breakwater Park
Dave Green, activity director with the Canadian Forces Base Kingston Dolphin Scuba Club, stands with some of the items that volunteer divers brought up from the lake bottom at Breakwater Park during a cleanup event on Saturday. → Read More
Kingston Terry Fox Run hits $1 million raised
Grand marshal Liz Adamson cuts the ribbon to begin the 2019 Terry Fox Run in Kingston on Sunday. (Meghan Balogh/The Whig-Standard)When Liz Adamson learned that she had breast cancer, her first thought was of her two young sons. → Read More