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• Kingston family wins $42,912.50 in school board 50/50 draw 

  02-07-2026 20:57 via thewhig.com
  
  A Kingston family has taken home more than $42,000 after winning the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board’s largest 50/50 raffle to date, the board said In an announcement last week.Cierra Beattie, whose son attends a local school in the board, won $42,912.50 in the spring draw, with the total pot reaching $85,825 before closing on June 19, according to raffle organizers.Beattie said she first learned about the fundraiser through her son’s school and decided to tak
  
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• Kingston city council to look at a set of road-related motions

  02-07-2026 20:52 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — City council is to consider a set of motions aimed at addressing road and pedestrian issues.Four motions from city councillors dealing with traffic, parking and pedestrians are to be considered at council’s Tuesday night meeting.Williamsville District Coun. Vincent Cinanni is to put forward a motion to direct staff to design a new all-way stop with pedestrian crossings and traffic calming features for Alfred Street between Princess and Concession streets.Lakeshore Distric
  
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• Kingston cardiologist's cross-border impact recognized with Order of Canada

  02-07-2026 20:10 via thewhig.com
  
  KINGSTON — When physician-scientist Dr. Stephen Archer graduated from the school of medicine at Queen’s University in 1981, he headed out into the world to practice.Decades later, he returned to Queen’s to bookend a lifetime of significant contributions to his field of work and study.Now, those contributions are being recognized by the Canadian government. On June 26, Archer was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada.Archer’s career path criss-crosses the Canada U.
  
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• Napanee Connect: 'We're hosting one big block party so we can help residents host a hundred more'

  02-07-2026 17:26 via thewhig.com
  
  Greater Napanee Connect is throwing a big neighbourhood celebration this month, but organizers hope it’s only the beginning.“We’re hosting one big block party so that we can help residents host a hundred more,” said Greater Napanee Connect Chair Tiffany Lloyd.The free Block Party Kick Off on July 17 will officially launch the organization’s new Block Party Lending Program, designed to make it easier for residents to organize neighbourhood gatherings of their own.Th
  
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• Lennox and Addington pauses removal of centuries-old oaks after emotional debate over safety and heritage

  02-07-2026 17:13 via thewhig.com
  
  When I am among the trees …they give off such hints of gladness, I would almost say that they save me, and daily.— Mary OliverAlong County Road 9 in Greater Napanee, oak trees stand like sentinels, forming a broad, canopied tunnel. They might have been young trees when the Mississauga Anishinaabeg travelled the region, and they have grown and stood through the arrival of the Loyalists after the 1783 Crawford Purchase, the coming of the railway, and the birth of modern Canada &mdash
  
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• Intimate partner violence survivors raise concerns over Bill C-16

  02-07-2026 13:15 via thewhig.com
  
  Intimate partner violence survivors and victim advocates are raising concerns about Bill C-16 , warning the changes in legislation could have unintended consequences for those seeking safety and justice.While supporters say the bill aims to reform Canada’s criminal justice system by protecting women and children affected by intimate partner violence, some fear the changes may make it more difficult to hold offenders accountable and could leave victims feeling less protected.The bill inclu
  
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