Kingston Currents

Kingston Currents

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Kingston Currents episodes

  • Kingston Currents: August 2, 2024

    This episode of Kingston Currents covers all things Kick & Push and TK Fringe, 2024, Featuring interviews with representatives and performers in this year’s innovative theatre festival.

    55 min
  • Kingston Currents: July 19, 2024

    In this episode, Broadcast Journalist Christena Lawrie covers a new innovative and accessible option for Kingstonians to contribute to the city’s sustainability goals, a new lease on life for the Sleeping Cabins project, and 12 new businesses launched by local youth this summer with Kingston Economic Development’s Summer Company program.

    58 min
  • Kingston Currents: July 5, 2024

    In today’s episode, we cover a possible future for Lemoine Point Farm as an Indigenous cultural and creative centre with the LodgePole Arts Alliance. Next, a $1M grant which will allow hospitals in Southeastern Ontario to explore utilizing Generative Artificial Intelligence, sitting down with Dr. David Pichora to discuss how this could impact KHSC. Finally, we sit down with performers and organizers for the 34th edition of Buskers Rendezvous taking place downtown this weekend.

    0 min
  • Kingston Currents: June 28, 2024

    In today’s episode of Kingston Currents, host Christena Lawrie covers a possible future for Lemoine Point Farm as an Indigenous arts centre, City Council’s discussion on a nighttime train whistle ban at their last meeting, and Kingston’s chapter of the Give 30 Campaign raising a new record total for the Partners in Mission Food Bank.

     

    55 min
  • Kingston Currents: June 7, 2024

    In today’s episode of Kingston Currents, we will be talking about a heartwarming reunion at Grenville Park that took place last weekend, former residents coming from far and wide to celebrate the neighbourhood and reconnect. Next, we will be getting into the central motion of this week’s Kingston City Council meeting, some messages directly from the City of Kingston, and more.

    58 min
  • Kingston Currents: May 31, 2024

    In this episode of Kingston Currents, CFRC’s Christena Lawrie sits down with Jesse Bell of the Independent Wreslting Academy to dive into a unique fundraiser for a local wrestler’s mother battling ALS. Marijo Cuerrier, CEO of Downtown Kingston BIA, stops by to chat about the BIA’s latest initiative, “Blooms: Downtown Kingston Flowerbed Project.”

    56 min
  • Kingston Currents: May 24, 2024

    In today’s episode, CFRC’s Christena Lawrie talks Downtown Kingston BIA’s latest project ‘Blooms: The Downtown Kingston Flowerbed Project’. She gives the rundown on invasive species in Kingston with an expert from the Invasive Species Centre. Next, she dives into the highly anticipated S.S. Keewatin launch party taking place at the Great Lakes Museum this Saturday. She also chats with Kingston’s fire chief Monique Belair about a new camp looking to inspire future female firefighters. Tune in for these feature stories and more limeston local news!

    42 min

About Kingston Currents

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Want to keep up with all things current in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington region? Tune in to Kingston Currents, hosted by CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist, Christena Lawrie. This show features interviews with Kingston community figures at the forefront of local affairs, coverage of local news headlines, and more. You can also listen to Kingston Currents every Friday at 11AM as it airs on CFRC 101.9FM and CFRC.CA