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Queen’s will be receiving additional funding from the Ontario government to increase mental health resources for students.
The provincial government announced on Feb. 9 it would be investing an additional $7 million to increase mental health resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Queen’s will be receiving approximately $195,800 to put toward mental health supports.
Conversations surrounding increasing mental health supports have dominated the Queen’ sphere this year, with emphasis on the University obtaining better resources to offer students during the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and BIPOC students.
In a written statement to The Journal, Student Wellness Services (SWS) Executive Director Cynthia Gibney noted that, though the University is still in the process of determining how to use the funds, the extra funding will “certainly increase our capacity to meet student mental health needs.”
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Though Queen’s had announced it was planning two in-person Homecoming celebrations in October, Principal Patrick Deane cancelled those plans this morning.
“[W]e have made the difficult decision to cease any preparations for an in-person event this fall due to concerns arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Homecoming 2021 will be entirely virtual,” Deane wrote in a statement.
The decision was made after consultations with the University’s healthcare partners, the City of Kingston, and Kingston Police, according to Deane.
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“Late last month, the university informed its alumni volunteers and reunion classes about plans to host two Homecoming events in October,” Deane wrote. “Many of our alumni were hopeful that this year, they might be able to return to Kingston.”
Homecoming 2021 to Be Entirely Virtual Says Principal
Principal and Vice-Chancellor Patrick Deane announced in a statement on February 9th 2021 that all Homecoming 2021 events will be virtual.
This statement follows announcements made in January about plans to host two Homecoming events in October 2021.
Deane stated the early announcements were made to assist in the planning needed for a safe Homecoming experience.
Following conversations with university and community stakeholders, the Principal announced this morning that the University has decided to cease any preparations for an in-person event in autumn due to continued concerns emergent from the pandemic and that Homecoming 2021 will be entirely virtual as it was in 2020.
Spanish property buyers to recoup €3 million
UP TO twenty Donegal homebuyers who were caught cold by the Spanish property market crash are expected to recoup much of the €3m they paid for holiday homes that were never built.
A ruling in Spain’s supreme court in December 2015 opened the way for hundreds of Irish people to claim directly from the banks rather than property developers, who promptly declared themselves bankrupt.
It has been estimated Irish buyers are owed hundreds of millions in deposits and stage payments on properties purchased off-plan, most of which were never completed. In total, approximately 500,000 people were affected, including about 300,000 Spaniards.