63 episodes
Kingston Currents CFRC.ca Podcast Network
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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 Tuesday at 5pm as it airs on CFRC 101.9FM and CFRC.CA. This podcast is brought to you by the generous support of the Community Radio Fund of Canada Local Journalism Initiative program.
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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!
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Kingston Currents: May 17, 2024
In this episode of Kingston Currents, hosted by CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist Christena Lawrie, we discuss the latest on the LaSalle Causeway Closure and the impacts on Kingston’s tourism industry, Kingston’s Aaliyah Edwards making her debut in the WNBA earlier this week, the reopening of the historic Bellevue House after six years of closure, last night’s Kingston Business Awards, the pro-Palestinian protests happening on Queen’s campus this week, and more.
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Kingston Currents: May 7, 2024
The latest in local news with CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist, Christena Lawrie.
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Kingston Currents: May 2, 2024
In this episode of Kingston Currents, CFRC’s Christena Lawrie sits down with Chris Morris, Director for the Homegrown Live Music Festival, which is happening this Saturday in venues across Kingston. She also covers updates from the City, the latest Chamber of Commerce City Council Report Card, and more.
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Kingston Currents: April 30, 2024
In this episode, Christena Lawrie covers the Isabel Bader Centre’s tenth anniversary season launch, the Kingston Chamber of Commerce Q1 City Council Report Card, recapping all of Council’s business-related decisions so far in 2024, messages directly from the City, and more.
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Kingston Currents: April 23, 2024
In this episode, we cover a controversial development discussed at City Council last week, an upcoming fundraising concert for The Skeleton Press, the latest workshops at KFPL, messages directly from the City of Kingston, and more.