Videos

Donna Chambers checks in with Sarah Hogeboom and Renee Belzile, Co-Chairs of the hugely successful Empire Life 2020 United Way fundraising campaign.

Medical Student and Spanish Flu researcher Andrew Belyea provides a fascinating history of the Spanish Flu Pandemic as it played out in Kingston, ON. Limestone Lens, hosted by Donna Chambers, is seen weekly on YourTV Kingston.

Andrew at Kingston's Mesa Fresca talks about how supporting local businesses creates a trickle down effect that keeps the local economy growing

What are the benefits to our community when you support local? Watch the program on YourTV. www.yourtv.tv

In this week's Limestone Lens United Way Showcase, Donna Chambers interviews Kayla Kent of Novelis and Emily Haak of Kingston Youth Shelter. Novelis employees recently helped the Shelter with various jobs from painting to helping to seal the driveway at the Yonge Street location. www.unitedwaykfla.ca

WWII Veteran Michael Drysdale joined the Navy in 1943 as a Radio & Radar Operator and now resides in Bracebridge.

COVID-19 has given us many challenges. One of them was how to ensure that the annual Coat Drive could continue during the Pandemic. Donna Chambers is joined by Bhavana Varma, of the United Way KFL&A and Elizabeth Bardon, of Kingston Health Sciences Centre, to provide a look at how this year's drive was forced to adapt. The drive is on until November 7th, 2020 - if you have a coat or cash to donate, please do - www.unitedwaykfla.ca/coatdrive

2020 has been a difficult year, and has put a strain on all of us. Donna Chambers is joined by Sarah Earl, Clinical Lead at Resolve Counseling, who has some good advice about mentally weathering the Pandemic.

Donna Chambers is joined via Zoom by Andy Mills and Brenda Moore to talk about the Food Sharing Project - especially needed during this trying time. https://www.foodsharingproject.org