Kingston Currents
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.
Episodes
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 […]
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May 8, 2024
The latest in local news with CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist, Christena Lawrie.
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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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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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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.
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April 18, 2024
In this episode of Kingston Currents, CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist Christena Lawrie sits down to chat with Director Camille Spencer about the H’art Centre’s upcoming performance of “Happy”, their first ever opera-inspired performance and triumphant return to the stage. Next, she sits down with underwater explorer Jill Heinerth and The Spire Manager Sam MacLeod to talk […]
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April 16, 2024
In this episode of Kingston Currents, CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist Christena Lawrie sits down with Trellis HIV and Community Care’s Michael Yue to talk about their upcoming A Taste for Life fundraiser. Next, she gets into some items on this evening’s city council meeting agenda.
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April 11, 2024
CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist, Christena Lawrie, runs through the latest headlines in Kingston.
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April 10, 2024
In this episode of Kingston Currents, CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist Christena Lawrie brings you the latest in local news, including updates regarding the Belle Park encampment, the announcement of a summer concert celebrating a local organizations 140th anniversary, and more.
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April 8, 2024
In this episode of Today in YGK, we run through the latest in Kingston local news, including updates from the City, campus headlines, and an update on the Queen’s Golden Gaels game.
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April 4, 2024
In this episode of Kingston Currents, CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist Christena Lawrie sits down with members of Queen’s Community Housing Residents Association to discuss the recently announced rent increase of 10.5 per cent, and other incoming changes. She also gets into what you need to know to enjoy the April 8th eclipse safely, and other updates […]
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March 28, 2024
This episode of Kingston Currents features updates from the City regarding the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8, updates from the last council meeting, and more.
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March 26, 2024
In this episode, we sit down with Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na (TTO)’s Executive Dircector to talk about the construction of their new language learning centre which kicked off last week. We also get into some messages from the City of Kingston, including all you need to know for the Total Eclipse coming up on April 8th, […]
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March 21, 2024
In this episode, CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist Christena Lawrie sits down with the Let’s Get Revved Up Club to discuss their Walk Roll-a-thon this Saturday. CFRC’s Chloe Paris will be getting into another event organized by the Queen’s Observatory in anticipation of the April 8th eclipse. We will also be discussing Harmon Returns, coming to the […]
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March 14, 2024
This episode of Kingston Currents features an interview with the City’s Music Officer Moira Demorest on what we have in store for 2024. Tune in for Kingston’s Music Strategy and more updates from the City.
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March 12, 2024
In this episode of Kingston Currents, we sit down to chat about the return of Seedy Saturday’s, an event run by the Kingston Area Seed System Initiative (KASSI) promoting climate resilience and setting up Kingston gardeners for success this spring. We also run through some updates from the City of Kingston, including the University District […]
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March 6, 2024
This episode features the latest in Kingston news, including the kickoff of the 2024 Give 30 campaign, campus news headlines, concerts, and more.
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March 6, 2024
In this episode of Kingston Currents, CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist sits down with Mona Rahman to talk about this year’s Give 30 campaign, supporting local food banks during the month of Ramadan. CFRC’s Chloe Paris sits down with Nikhil Aurora to chat about events at the Queen’s Observatory in anticipation of the April 2024 solar eclipse.
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February 29, 2024
This episode of Kingston Currents zeroes in on the Kingston Canadian Film Festival, featuring interviews with directors for two films being featured this week. CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist sits down to talk about Dark Highway, a documentary feature which exposes the reality of human trafficking in Ontario. Next, we get into Who’s yer Father?, an east […]
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February 28, 2024
In this episode of Kingston Current’s, CFRC’s Broadcast Journalist Christena Lawrie covers some highlights from last week’s city council meeting, updates from the City, an upcoming event at St. Lawrence College, and more. She also sits down with Jeremy Larter, Director of Maritimer mystery-comedy ‘Who’s yer Father’, one of the films featured in the 2024 […]
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