Program Guide WINTER/SPRING 2019/2020 Rideau Heights Community Centre & Library - Join-in afterschool activities - Winter & Spring 2020
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Program
Guide
WINTER/SPRING
2019/2020
Rideau Heights
Community Centre & Library
Join-in
Play in Sign up Play to learn
afterschool
the gym for a class at the library
activitiesJoin Our Talking Circle:
Exploring indigenous communities need for housing and homeless services
Saturday February 8, 1 - 3:00 p.m. and Saturday March 7, 1 - 3:00 p.m.
Rideau Heights Community Centre
Multi-Purpose room
Host: City of Kingston Housing and Social Services
Facilitator: Georgina Riel, RIEL Cultural Consulting
Refreshments provided
Find out more:
613-546-2695
jborris@cityofkingston.ca
ActivKids Play Kits
What is an Activkids Play Kit? Check out a Play Kit:
Play Kits are resource kits full of play equipment that There are two different kinds of Play Kits available
you can borrow free of charge. Play Kits promote at Rideau Heights Community Centre and Library.
physical literacy and encourage children and families Each one focuses on the development needs of a
to be active. specific group:
Physical literacy develops as children gain the skills, Starter Kits: For children 0-6, movement
confidence, and love of movement they need to be experiences help young children develop jumping,
physically active for life. Play kids help caregivers throwing, catching, kicking, hitting and balancing.
develop a child’s skills and confidence while
Family Kits: For use by the entire family, small or
having fun.
large, to continue to develop sport specific
Location: fundamentals. Includes a Family Kit Resource
Booklet of Activities.
Starter Kits and Family Kits available to check out
year round. City of Kingston, Rideau Heights Vist the Reception Desk to find out more
Community Centre & Library, 85 MacCauley St. information or to check out an ActivKids Play Kit.
KingstonGetsActive.caWelcome to Rideau Heights
Community centre & library!
This new hub for active fun will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
(front desk open from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.) and offers:
Programs from: Access to:
• Boys & Girls Club • Kingston Transit Multi-ride cards
• Seniors Association • Blue and grey boxes
• Loving Spoonful • Garbage bag tags
• KFL&A Public Health • Pet licenses
• Kingston Frontenac Public Library • Municipal recreation program registration and
• Kingston Community Health Centres information
• City of Kingston • Municipal facility bookings
• Kobura Karate Club
• Kingston Irish Folk Club Housing and social services
Drop-in from Monday to Friday, 1-4 p.m.:
Facilities: • Walk-in inquiries about Housing & Social
• Gymnasium Services programs
• Community kitchen • Inquire about Housing and Social Services
• Library Programs
• Multi-purpose rooms • Review Benefit Request forms
• Change rooms & lockers • Apply for the Municipal Fee Assistance
Program (MFAP)
Kingston and Frontenac • Drop off forms, income statements and
Housing Corporation documents
Drop-in Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Please note:
• rent payments Program information (dates/times/fees/days)
• Drop off documents can change or may be adjusted at time of
• Inquire about housing and tenant questions. registration. Please call the service provider
• Drop off box for after hours directly for community programs listed in
submissions. this guide.Children & Family Craft Time FREE
Drop-in activities. Ages: 6 – 12 yrs
Sign in at the front Drop-in for weekly themed crafts and a variety
of games. Advanced registration required each
desk prior to entry season, sign up at the front desk.
Day Time
Children & Family Gym Time FREE Saturdays 1-3 p.m.
Drop into the gym for supervised sports
and activities. Children under 10 must be Creative Writing Group FREE
accompanied by a caregiver aged 16+. Adults Ages: 16 yrs+
over 24 years of age must be accompanying a The writing group is a weekly meeting of writers.
child. We develop our own projects and help each
Day Time other. Come when you can...drop-in once or
come every week. Open to all who would like to
Saturdays 3 - 5 p.m.
try creative writing, no experience required
Sundays 3 - 5 p.m.
Mondays 6 - 8 p.m. Day Time
Thursdays (ongoing) 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Open Gym Time FREE
Drop-in open gym time. Sign out equipment Fun & Fitness with Fatima! FREE
at the front desk. No racquet sports. Gym Ages: 16 yrs+
must be divided for team sports to allow for FREE Cardio workout class for all levels to burn
individual activities. Children under 10 must be calories & boost your energy!
accompanied by a caregiver aged 16+.
Day Time
Day Time Mondays & Wednesdays 6:30-7:15 p.m.
Mon, Wed, Thurs and Fri. 8 - 9 p.m
Tuesdays 6 - 8 p.m. Recreational Sports
Saturday 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Ages: 16 yrs+
Saturday 5 - 6 p.m. Drop-in for a game of pick up pickleball or
Sunday 1 - 3 p.m. badminton.
Sunday 5 - 7 p.m. Cost: Adults (25 – 64yrs) $5.75/visit, $63.25/12
Sunday (16 yrs. +) 7 - 9 p.m. visit pass, Seniors (65yrs +) $4.75/visit,
$52.25/12 visit pass, Youth (16-24yrs) $4.75/visit,
Children & Family Movie Night FREE $52.25/12 visit pass
Registration/details: Pay onsite at the Rideau
Movie titles posted weekly on the electronic sign.
Heights Community Centre front desk or free
Call for schedule details at 613-546-4291 ext.
with your City of Kingston Wellness or Fit Pass
1900. Children under 10 must be accompanied
by a caregiver aged 16+. Day Time
Saturdays, Pickleball 8:45-10:30 a.m.
Day Time Sundays, Pickleball 8:45 -10:30 a.m.
Sundays 5:30-7 p.m. & 10:35 a.m.
-12:30 p.m.
Saturdays, Badminton 1-3 p.m.Yoga for All Levels You’re The Chef
Ages: 15 yrs+ Ages: 18 yrs+
This class is perfect for the beginner yoga Food literacy program designed to help
enthusiast as well as for those wishing to develop the skills and confidence necessary for
challenge their current yoga abilities. No participants to prepare healthy and tasty recipes
experience necessary! Cost: $66/8 classes. emphasizing fruits and vegetables. Program is
Registration/details: Sign up onsite at the front run by leaders trained by Registered Dieticians
desk or online at CityofKingston.ca/PLAY at KFL&A Public Health. Cost: $50.70/6 classes.
Registration/contact details: Contact Caroline
Day Time for information at 613-546-4291, ext. 1706.
Tuesdays, Jan 7-Feb. 25 6:30 - 7:15 p.m. Sign up onsite at the front desk or online at
& Mar 3-April 28 CityofKingston.ca/PLAY
Day Time
Aboriginal Storytelling FREE Tuesdays, May 5-June 9. 10:30 a.m. -
Ages: 6-12 yrs 12:30 p.m.
Join Eric Voice for journey through Canadian
indigenous culture. Learn, through Eric’s stories,
about the indigenous family; the sun, moon, sky
Falls Prevention Workshop FREE
and earth. Explore aboriginal drawing inspired Ages: 45 yrs+
from spiritual beliefs and indigenous words and Trained KFL&A ambassadors share evidence-
experience music play on an indigenous hand based information on falls prevention with older
drum. Come join us for this unique and culturally adults in KFL&A. One in three older adults over
enriching experience! These workshops are the age of 65, and one in two over the age of
offered free of charge but advanced registration 80, will have a fall each year. Most falls cause
is required as spaces are limited. broken or fractured bones and increase the need
Registration/details: Contact Caroline for for caregiver support and add pressure to the
information at 613-546-4291, ext. 1706. health care system. The good news is that most
Sign up onsite at the front desk or online at falls are predictable and preventable. Whether
CityofKingston.ca/PLAY people are looking after aging parents or want to
be proactive and prevent themselves from falling,
Day Time they will benefit from this 60 minute presentation.
Fridays, April 3 & June 5 11 a.m.-2 p.m. These workshops are offered free of charge but
advanced registration is required as spaces are
A Big Welcome... limited.
Registration/contact details: Contact Caroline
Kingston & Frontenac Housing Corporation for information at 613-546-4291, ext. 1706.
has relocated the satellite office to the Rideau Sign up onsite at the front desk or online at
Heights Community Centre in room 107. Office CityofKingston.ca/PLAY
hours are 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday through
Friday. The office will continue to accept
Day Time
rent payments, submission of documentation Monday, May 4 & June 15. 10-11:30 a.m.
and a resource to answer housing and tenant
questions. A drop box will be available beside
the office to submit documentation outside
office hours.Kingston Irish Folk Club After-school Programs - For more information
and to register contact Graham Oswald at
Register for programs by calling Tony O’Loughlin graham@bgckingston.ca
(founder & president Kingston Irish Folk Club) at
613-389-0754. Leave a message including your After-School Program
return phone contact. Ages: 6-12
After-school program at Rideau Heights
Irish Dance & Celtic Music FREE Community Centre.
Ages: 5 to adult Cost: $40/child per month.
Irish dance classes are for beginners, dancers
Day Time
may participate in shows. Celtic music includes
singing and/or learning a musical instrument Monday-Friday 2:30 - 6 p.m.
such as the tin whistle. You don’t have to be Irish
to join-everyone welcome, you just need to have
Licensed Program
an interest in dancing, singing or music. After-school Program
Ages: 4-5
Day Time After-school program at Rideau Heights
Sundays 2 – 4 pm Public School.
Cost: $2.50/day (full-time registration only)
Day Time
Monday-Friday 2:30 - 5:30 p.m.
MARCH BREAK CAMP 2020
Ages: 4-5, 6-8, 9-12
Open Kitchen FREE Adventure awaits! Daily themed camp.
Open Kitchen is a fun, delicious, and healthy Registration opens Jan. 6, 2020.
drop-in cooking workshop. Participants learn Cost: $125/child. Subsidies available.
how to cook on a budget, try new recipes, and
experiment with fresh ingredients. Classes Day Time
feature cross-cultural cooking, cooking with local Monday-Friday/March 16-20 8:30-5:30 p.m.
doctors and seasonal cooking.
Registration: No registration required! For more Drop-In Sports Night
information contact Tibratā Gillies at Loving Ages 10-13
Spoonful: tibrata@lovingspoonful.org or Staff lead a new sport every week. Designed for
613-507-8848. all abilities, to increase physical literacy, and to
have fun! No experience necessary.
Day Time
Wednesdays, Jan. 8-June 24 11:30 a.m. – Day Time
1:30 p.m. Thursdays 6-8 p.m.Youth Programs Volleyball Drop-In FREE
For more information and to register contact Ages: 13-18
Devin Reynolds at 613-507-3306 ext.109 Each week will feature some drills and mini-
games followed by an opportunity to practice
Youth Leadership Programs FREE and play this wonderful sport in a safe
Ages: 12-18 environment. All experience levels welcome.
After-school leadership program for Grade 7-12s
Day Time
with a focus on teamwork, communication,
Wednesdays 6-8 p.m.
learning for life, personal health and wellness,
the arts and more.
Day Time Kingston Gets
Monday-Friday 3-6 p.m.
Active in February
Youth Cooking Classes FREE City-wide FREE activities for the whole family
Ages: 13-18 all month long. Activity details at
Learn kitchen skills in a fun and safe way by KingstonGetsActive.ca
preparing (and eating!) a different dinner each
week. Session will run February 4 to April 7. This
program is supported by the Kingston Military
Family Resource Centre (KMFRC).
Day Time
Tuesdays (Feb.-April) 4-6 p.m.
Basketball Drop-In FREE
Ages: 13-18
Staff are on hand to arrange scrimmages,
provide coaching, run mini-games and more.
This is a friendly, non-competitive basketball
drop-in.
Day Time
Saturdays 6-8 p.m.Family Game Night FREE
Ages: Families
Games take over the Rideau Heights Branch for
one night only! Come win a prize in family trivia,
play giant floor chess, or try a variety of other
family-friendly board and card games.
Children’s Programs & Events Day Time
Drop-in program admission will be on a first-
Monday, March 16, 2020 5-8 p.m.
come, first-served basis. Caregivers of children
under the age of 7 must remain in the program
space; caregivers of children ages 7-9 must Virtual Reality Games, Travel FREE
remain in the building during the program. and Exploration!
Full details and registration at www.kfpl.ca. Ages: Teens
Programming & Outreach: 613-549-8888 or Come join us for some virtual reality fun! Put on a
programs@kfpl.ca. headset and escape to another world.
Day Time
Groove & Grow FREE Friday, March 20 3-4 p.m.
Ages: 4 yrs and under.
Music, movement and more! Get ready to My Colour(ful) Reality FREE
naturally develop language and early literacy Ages: Children of all ages
skills through fun activities and hands-on play. Using the Quiver app, children colour a favourite
picture then watch as their own picture comes to
Day Time
life through augmented reality..
Mondays (Jan. 13-Feb. 24) 10:30 -11 a.m.
Note: Additional March Break programming will
Wednesdays (Jan. 15-Feb. 19) 10:30 -11 a.m. be available March 16-21. Please ask library staff
for full details.
March Break Puppet Show FREE Day Time
Extravaganza Friday, March 20 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Ages: 6 yrs and under.
KFPL’s own puppeteers will perform two puppet
shows: Bob! and Little Red Hen.
Teen Advisory Group
Earn volunteer hours for high school! The Rideau
Day Time Heights Teen Advisory Group meets on the first
Monday, March 16 2 - 2:40 p.m. Wednesday of every month. Members develop
and deliver library programs for fellow teens and
assist with other library business as it arises.
Volunteer spots remain for teens in grade nine to
twelve. For more information please visit:
www.kfpl.ca/support-your-library/
volunteering-at-the-libraryKarate FREE
Ages: All Register for Seniors Association programs at
Providing karate and self-defense for all 613-548-7810 or programs@seniorskingston.
ages and families, in a welcoming and safe ca. For more information call Site Coordinator
environment. Choose to train for recreation only Dianne Britton at 613-985-7814.
or train for competition as well! Classes run
continuously. The Winter Term consists of two sessions
Cost: Classes are free, uniforms are $50, tests Session 3: Feb. 18-Apr. 18
are $20. Session 4: April 27-June 27
Closures
Day Time RHCC Seniors Association programs closed:
Age 4-6, Mon. and Thurs. 6-6:45 p.m., March 16-20
Age 7-11, Mon. and Thurs. 6:45-7:45 p.m. Closures have been taken into consideration
Age 12+ including adults, 7:30-9 p.m. when making the schedule and setting prices.
Mon. and Thurs.
Age 12 and up including
adults, Mon. and Thurs.
7:30-9 p.m.
Crochet
Beginners Learn the basic crochet stitches, and
Age 7+ including adults, 9:30-11:30 a.m. how to read a pattern. Yarn and hooks provided
Saturday to make a small in-class project. Receive
assistance during class for personal projects.
Cost: $45/session (9 weeks)
Day Time
Tuesdays, April 28-June 23 11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Toonie Swims & Skates
$2 Leisure Swims Mask Making NEW
Masks are one of the oldest art forms. Learn
Artillery Park Aquatic Centre, the art of designing and making a papier-mâché
382 Bagot St. mask. Instruction will include techniques in
Thursdays, 7-8:25 p.m. sculpting, mold-making, papier-mâché casting,
January 9, February 13, March 12 and painting. Materials supplied. Cost: $120/
session (9 weeks)
$2 Public Skate
Day Time
Kingston Memorial Centre,
Tuesdays, April 28-June 23 9:30-11:30am
303 York St.
Wednesdays, 5-5:50 p.m.
February 19American Short Stories NEW Spanish Cuisine
Explore the authors that created some of Take your taste buds to Spain while learning to
American Literature’s most epic and enduring cook some of that country’s most loved dishes.
masterpieces, through their short, more In these hands-on cooking classes learn how
accessible stories. Authors will include John to make Gazpacho, Seafood Paella, Tortilla des
Steinbeck, Mark Twain and Shirley Jackson. Patates and Tapas, the ”little dishes” featuring
Cost: $64/session (8 weeks) saffron, chorizo sausages, roasted red peppers
and olives. Bring an apron.
Day Time Cost: $108/session (9 weeks)
Tuesdays, Feb. 18-April 14 9:30 -10:30 a.m.
Day Time
Thursdays, April 30-June 25 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Birding 101
If you enjoy bird watching, and want to improve
your ability to find and identify them, this
Spanish - Beginner
Hola! This introduction to conversational Spanish
program will give you basic skills that will help
focuses on vocabulary and grammar for the
you find birds by habitat, and identify them by
absolute beginner. Gain confidence speaking
shape, song and colour. Learn how to choose
and have fun in a relaxed atmosphere.
basic equipment, and identify good birding sites
Cost: $76/session 3 (8 weeks) $86 (9 weeks)
in the Kingston area.
Cost: $72/session (7 weeks) Day Time
Tuesdays, Feb. 18 - Apr. 14, 12-1 p.m.
Day Time
Apr. 28 - Jun. 23
Tuesdays, Feb. 18-April 14. 11 - 12 p.m.
Discover Robertson Davies NEW Acoustic Guitar – Beginner
Learn the basics of playing the acoustic
Explore stories set in Toronto and small-town
guitar including chord shapes and their
Canadian communities from Queen’s alumnus
note relationships to the scales and popular
Robertson Davies. Books will include The
strumming patterns. For those with little or no
Deptford Trilogy (Fifth Business, The Manticore,
experience. Supply own guitar. Cost:
World of Wonders) and The Cornish Trilogy (The
$72/session 3, (8 weeks) $81/session 4 (9 weeks)
Rebel Angels, What’s Bred in the Bone, The Lyre
of Orpheus). Cost: $64/session (8 weeks) Day Time
Thursdays, Feb. 20 - Apr. 16, 9-10:30 a.m.
Day Time Apr. 30 - Jun. 25
Thursdays, Feb. 20-April 16 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Mexican Cuisine NEW
Focus on flavours, aromas, foods, cooking
techniques and cultural traditions of Mexican
Cuisine. Cook and try traditional recipes from
around Mexico and learn about the food
practices of this country.
Cost: $84/session (6 weeks)
Day Time
Thursdays, Mar. 5-April 16 10 a.m.-12 p.m.Acoustic Guitar - Intermediate Ukulele - Intermediate
Explore more guitar techniques and repertoire Enjoy the jaunty sounds of this fun stringed
and build on the skills you have learned in a fun, instrument. Includes instruction on care and
casual environment. Knowledge of basic chords tuning, major and minor chord structure, scales,
required. Supply own guitar. strumming patterns, and songs. Supply own
Cost: $72/session 3, $81/session 4 (9 weeks) ukulele. Cost: $72/session 3, (8 weeks) $81/
Prerequisite: Acoustic Guitar beginner session 4 (9 weeks)
Day Time Prerequisite: Ukulele beginner
Thursdays, Feb. 20 - Apr. 16, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Day Time
Apr. 30 - Jun. 25 Thursdays, Feb. 20 - Apr. 16, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Apr. 30 - Jun. 25
Bucket Drumming NEW
Bucket drumming is a fun way to learn some 5-6-7 Move (Active)
of the basics of percussion. The focus will be If you like good tunes, dancing, and having fun,
on learning one to two compositions written come shake your groove thing to beginner and
specifically for bucket drums. Equipment intermediate level cardio, muscle conditioning
provided, no experience necessary. and stretching. Cost: $33/session (8 weeks)
Cost: $72/session (8 weeks)
Day Time
Day Time
Tuesdays, Feb. 18-Apr. 14 9-10 a.m.
Wednesdays, Feb. 19 to 10:30 a.m. to
Apr. 15 12 p.m.
Active Fit (Vigorous) NEW
Enjoy a total body workout using full range of
Music Theory motion and balance exercises with options and
Designed for the beginner, this program will
modifications. This class is for the more active
expand your musical horizons by teaching
senior. Full 30 minutes of cardio, followed by 30
you the building blocks of music, including
minutes of resistance training and stretching.
basic notation, major and minor scales, time
Cost: $57/session (9 weeks)
signatures, key signatures and more.
Cost: $72/session 3, (8 weeks) $81/session 4 Day Time
(9 weeks) Tuesdays, April 28 - June 23 9-10 a.m.
Day Time Better Balance (Active)
Thursdays, Feb. 20 - Apr. 16, 1-2 p.m. Feeling off balance? These exercises help keep
Apr. 30 - Jun. 25 your feet firmly planted and train your core
muscle groups to create more stability when
walking or standing. Cost: $50/session 3,
(7 weeks) $64/session 4 (9 weeks)
Day Time
Thursdays, Feb. 20 - Apr. 16, 11:30 a.m.-
Apr. 30 - Jun. 25 12:30 p.m.Essentrics (Moderate) - Beginner Chair Yoga (Moderate)
A delightful 55 minutes of gentle continuous A gentle chair-based yoga program focusing
movement. Regain mobility, flexibility, core on simple breathing, stretching and relaxation
strength, balance and energy. No shoes required. techniques. Suitable for all seniors, including
Bring a yoga mat, small towel and a resistance those with arthritis and mobility issues.
band. Cost: $57/session 3, (8 weeks) $64/ Cost: $61/session 3, (8 weeks) $68/session 4
session 4 (9 weeks) (9 weeks)
Day Time Day Time
Thursdays, Feb. 20 - Apr. 16, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 20 - Apr. 16, 12-1 p.m.
Apr. 30 - Jun. 25 Apr. 30 - Jun. 25
Exercise with Arthritis (Gentle) Yoga Fundamentals (Gentle)
Improve your strength and flexibility through This gentle yoga class will help you unwind from
exercises including light weights, therabands, your day and incorporate balance, flexibility,
and stretching. Easily adaptable to your physical strength, and relaxation. A short meditation
abilities. Cost: $29/session 3, (7 weeks) will end practice and introduce inner peace
$37/session 4 (9 weeks) and holistic care. Modifications for all abilities.
Provide own yoga mat and blanket. Cost: $61/
Day Time session 3, (8 weeks) $69/session 4 (9 weeks)
Thursdays, Feb. 20 - Apr. 16, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Day Time
Apr. 30 - Jun. 25
Thursdays, Feb. 20 - Apr. 16, 9-10 a.m.
Apr. 30 - Jun. 25
Pilates (Active) - Beginner
Strengthen your core muscles while focusing on
overall spine health. Safely improve flexibility,
Canasta, Hand and Foot
This versatile, strategic card game is believed
balance, coordination, posture, and sense of
to be a variant of rummy. New and experienced
well-being. Supply own yoga mat. Cost: $60/
players welcome. Instruction provided to
session 3, (8 weeks) $68/session 4 (9 weeks)
newcomers in first two classes. Cost: $26/
Day Time session 3, (8 weeks) $29/session 4 (9 weeks)
Wednesdays, Feb. 19-Apr. 15, 9-10 a.m.
Day Time
Apr. 29-Jun. 24
Tuesdays, Feb. 18-Apr. 14, 10:30 a.m.-
Apr. 28 -Jun. 23 1:30 p.m.
Urban Poling (Active) - Beginner
Enjoy walking indoors with renewed confidence.
Cover 1.5 to 2.5km. Provide your own poles.
Seniors Association Pickleball
Experienced players at all levels. Enjoy a friendly
Cost: $61/session (8 weeks)
game. Cost: $53/session 3, (8 weeks)
Day Time $60/session 4 (9 weeks)
Indoors: Wednesdays, 10-11 a.m. Day Time
Feb. 19-Apr. 15 Tuesdays, Feb. 18-Apr.14 12:15-2:15 p.m.
Apr. 28-Jun. 23
Wednesdays, Feb.19-Apr. 15 12:15-2:15 p.m.
Apr. 29-Jun. 24
Thursdays,Feb. 20-Apr.16 12:15-2:15 p.m.
Apr. 30-Jun. 25Kingston Community
Health Centres’
Winter
Seniors Spanish FREE
Conversation Circle
Carnival
North Kingston seniors get together to learn
about a new language and practice Spanish
phrases. Ongoing drop-in. Details contact
Christine at 613 767 8591 ext. 2144 or
Christineb@kchc.ca.
Day Time
Fridays 12-1 p.m. February 8
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For more information, call 613-549-1232, ext. 1180.
Volunteer Instructors Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m.
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with what you enjoy most. In partnership with: City of Kingston and Limestone District School Board
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Concerns (CRNC) is a charitable organization
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working in the Rideau Heights and Markers
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learning more or becoming more involved in
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85 MacCauley St. Kingston, ON K7K 2V8 Monday to Friday - 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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