For 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.
In 1884, delegates to the United Brotherhood of Carpenters' Fourth General Convention adopted this emblem to serve as a symbol of the union's ideals. After a century and a quarter, some of the items are no longer common on jobsites, but the values they represent remain a vital part of the Brotherhood.