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Hosted by Christena Lawrie and Chancelor Maracle this three-part special docu-series for CFRC 101.9fm aims to shed light on the issue of food insecurity here in Kingston, Ontario. In our final segment, we now ask how we ought to address this issue on a larger scale. The resounding message is clear. Food banks are overwhelmed and not a permanent solution. So what are some actions we can take to seek out more permanent solutions to food insecurity in Kingston?

 

Hosted by Christena Lawrie and Chancelor Maracle this three-part special docu-series for CFRC 101.9fm aims to shed light on the issue of food insecurity here in Kingston, Ontario. In our second segment we feature interviews with local organizations dedicated to alleviating food insecurity in Kingston.

Did you know that 11% of households in the KFL&A region live with food insecurity, meaning they cannot afford to buy the food they want and need for good health? Or that 16.1% of households in Ontario, over 2 million people, were food insecure in 2021? Hosted by Christena Lawrie and Chancelor Maracle this three-part special docu-series for CFRC 101.9fm aims to shed light on the issue of food insecurity here in Kingston, Ontario. In our first segment, we feature interviews with some local experts to get a picture of what exactly food insecurity looks like and how it’s impacting our community.

This month on Crisis Watch: Kingston, join host Sebastian Vaillancourt and guest Kyle Fillo as they discuss ongoing efforts to support Kingston’s Integrated Care Hub, end food insecurity, and raise awareness for tenants living in pest infested buildings.

This month on Crisis Watch: Kingston, we begin to explore the intersections of the Housing Crisis and Opioid Epidemic as we take an in depth look at the Integrated Care Hub, a local homeless shelter which provides care for those struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues here in Kingston. Join host Sebastian Vaillancourt as we follow the history of “The Hub” through the perspective of Kingston City Council as they struggle to find a meaningful and humane response to the encampment at Belle Park, and challenges to their best efforts to date.

In this month’s episode join host Sebastian Vaillancourt and guest John Gallant of Kingston Peace Council as they attempt to understand the ongoing spike of Covid-19 cases in Kingston by exploring the foreign policy decisions responsible for the emergence of new and more infectious variants.