Julia McKay

Kingston

Multimedia Journalist at The Kingston Whig-Standard

Multimedia journalist with @WhigStandard by day. Theatre nerd & girl guide leader by night. 🇨🇦 My opinions are my own. [email protected]

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Articles

The Holiday Honeymoon Switch

3 weeks ago | libraryjournal.com | Julia McKay

. Oct. 2024. 8:33 hrs. ISBN 9780593912157. $76. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE COPY ISBN McKay ( Lucky, writing as Marissa Stapley) delivers a feel-good festive rom-com sure to delight fans of Nancy Meyers’s Christmas movie The Holiday. The heartwarming novel follows two best friends, Holly and Ivy, who trade places to escape their disastrous lives. Jilted at the altar, Holly is too overwhelmed to go on her Hawaiian honeymoon alone.
Community Kitchen received a donation from local rotary club

1 month ago | gananoquereporter.com | Julia McKay

On May 12 the Rotary Club of Gananoque presented $1,000 to the Community Kitchen to help further their work in Gananoque. L-r, Marian McLeod of the Community Kitchen and Pam Hudson of the Rotary Club. Photo by Lorraine Payette /for Postmedia NetworkArticle contentA small delegation from the Gananoque Food Access Network and Community Kitchen visited the Gananoque Rotary Club to accept a donation of $1,000 to assist in their endeavours.
Gananoque’s service organizations come together for quad event

1 month ago | gananoquereporter.com | Julia McKay

About 45 people were in attendance to enjoy an excellent dinner at the Gananoque Curling Club and the chance to cross recruit from organization to organization as they attended the annual Quad on March 20.
Hastings-Lennox and Addington-Tyendinaga

2 months ago | thewhig.com | Meghan Balogh |Julia McKay

Advertisement 1 • • Article contentBELLEVILLE — Conservative incumbent Shelby Kramp-Neuman reclaimed her seat as member of parliament for Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga on election night Monday as the Liberals took enough seats to form a minority government. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentKramp-Neuman celebrated her win with supporters at Black Bear Golf Course north of Belleville as results rolled in. She spoke just before 11 p.m. to those gathered.
Smile Cookie week is back in Kingston, supporting youth mental health

2 months ago | thewhig.com | Julia McKay

• • Article contentThose smiling, chocolate chunk cookies are returning to a Tim Horton’s near you, with $2 each going to help local youth dealing with mental health struggles. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentThis will be the third year in a row that all Kingston area Tim Hortons locations will be directing 100 per cent of the proceeds of Smile Cookie campaign sales to Child and Youth Mental Health at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC).
Former Whig-Standard director remembered as 'impressive in everything she did'

Mar 18, 2025 | thewhig.com | Julia McKay

Advertisement 1 • Article contentImpressive, loving, proud, respected and smart are just a few adjectives used when friends, family and co-workers were asked about how they’d describe Maureen Keeler. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentThe former Kingston Whig-Standard advertising/sales director and Belleville Intelligencer publisher passed away on March 5 at the age of 60.
Review: ‘The Holiday Honeymoon Switch’ by Julia McKay

Mar 4, 2025 | booklovinmamas.net | FranJessca Owner |Julia McKay

FTC Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of the book from Netgalley, the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Affiliate Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links you can use to purchase the book. If you buy the book using that link, A Book Lovin' Mama's Blog earns a small commission at no extra cost to you from any purchases made through these links.
Julia McKay’s photographs of 2024

Dec 26, 2024 | thewhig.com | Julia McKay

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1 • Article contentThis was a year of looking up to the sky for me, from getting great photos of fireworks and amazing auroras to my first full solar eclipse. I’m amazed at all the things I got to see and accomplish (both personally and professionally), while at the same time wishing I could have done more or better. My hopes for 2025? To shoot more photos in general and, if there was a specific area to focus on, it would be sports.
Holiday smile cookies return for a second sugar cookie season

Nov 15, 2024 | kingstonthisweek.com | Julia McKay

Holiday Smile Cookies are returning to local Tim Hortons locations the week of November 18, with 100 per cent of the local proceeds being donated to the KFL&A United Way. For $1.50 each, the white chocolate sugar cookie with red and green sprinkles and a hand decorated white icing smiling face, will help support local charities across Canada. Representatives from the local Tim Horton's locations and the United Way KFL&A gathered for a photo at the media launch in Kingston, Ont. on Thursday, Nov.
Holiday smile cookies return for a second sugar cookie season

Nov 15, 2024 | thewhig.com | Julia McKay

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