The Kingston Professional Firefighters Association (KPFFA) is a labour organization certified by the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) to reperesent career firefighters employed by the City of Kingston. Presently we have a membership of 147 working in
Welcome to Kingston Home BuildersOur Mission Statement The Kingston Home Builders Association represents the residential home building industry within the Greater Kingston Area. Our members are 'Building a Better Kingston' by promoting innovative, professional, safe and environmentally responsible building practices. The Kingston Home Builders Association strives to satisfy an essential human need by constructing affordable quality housing, provide a forum to develop membership consensus and serve as a proactive voice for our industry.
When we began in 1953, for many people who had intellectual (or developmental) disabilities, community living was a dream. It was an objective yet to be realized. Until they finally closed in 2009, some still lived apart in Ontario government institutions. Others were physically in, but had little connection to the community around them - as children, they were in segregated classrooms or in schools far away from the neighborhood children who were their peers; as adults, they were often excluded from opportunities to join the workforce. At all ages, many faced physical and social barriers that kept them from participating in the social and economic world around them.
To Community Living Kingston and DistrictFor more than 60 years, Community Living Kingston and District has worked to build an inclusive community where individuals with intellectual disabilities enjoy the rights and privileges of citizenship. This is achieved by advocating with and on behalf of individuals with an intellectual disability as well as by delivering highly valued supports and services that respond to people's needs, goals and interests.
The Canadian history of the John Howard Society began in 1867 with a group of church workers seeking to bring spiritual help to prisoners in the Toronto jail. In 1874 this small group became known as the ''Prisoners Aid Association of Toronto.''