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PCR Testing

PCR Testing

Ongwanada is one of five pharmacies in Kingston that provides COVID-19 PCR testing, which is available to all eligible individuals based on the Government of Ontario's testing guidelines through booked appointments. To book an appointment, please get in touch with...

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Show Your Support

Show Your Support

Dawn is a Special Olympic athlete doing the Polar Plunge in Lake Ontario for the first time this year. Each year Dawn is one of the top fundraisers for the Polar Plunge. If you would like to support her efforts, please visit this link:...

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Family Memo

Family Memo

Dear Ongwanada Families; As you may be aware, effective January 1, 2023, pharmacists can prescribe certain medication to treat the following common ailments: hay fever (allergic rhinitis) oral thrush (candidal stomatitis) pink eye (conjunctivitis; bacterial, allergic...

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Family Memo

Family Memo

Dear Ongwanada Families; This past year has continued to present challenges for the organization as we managed our way through numerous waves of the pandemic and all of the resulting impact. Some of these challenges led to program restrictions or cancellations,...

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Crescent Continues to Give Back

Crescent Continues to Give Back

Staff member Danielle DeSa put a call out to her friends and family to gather donations for men, women, and especially children’s clothing as she had heard from our other donation initiatives happening at Crescent that many families were experiencing homelessness, or...

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Giving Back to the Community

Giving Back to the Community

A group at Crescent Community Participation Supports Program recently connected with Heart Pillows Kingston. A local group led by a front-line RN who works within the cardiac program at Kingston General Hospital. The volunteer-led program provides supplies to...

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Family Memo

Family Memo

Dear Ongwanada Families; The following provides updates on COVID-19 measures the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) has announced in the past week.   We are moving away from active screening (where you used a QR code or completed a paper...

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100 Years of Service

100 Years of Service

Crescent Centre staff are celebrating a combined 100 years of service. Four staff at Crescent are celebrating 25 years of service this year, and we recently took the opportunity to celebrate their milestone. CEO Alastair Lamb praised our four staff for their...

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Local Art Show- A Huge Success

Local Art Show- A Huge Success

Ongwanada played host to an art show and exhibit on Wednesday, October 5, at the Resource Centre. It was the first event of its scale for Amy Fenton and was a huge success. Amy had over 50 paintings, pieces of jewelry, and wood decorations on hand, with almost...

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The True Meaning of Ongwanada

The True Meaning of Ongwanada

Over the past year and a half, our organization has been working with various individuals and Indigenous language experts to understand the meaning of Ongwanada. Initially, the organization believed that the word was Ojibwa; however, we have since learned it is of...

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