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Thank you for listening to this podcast, produced at CFRC 101.9 FM at Queen's University, situated on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples, and brought to you by the generous support of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.

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I'm Kevin Press.

Hi also to our new friends at CFRC, They've begun broadcasting this program to listeners in and around Kingston, Ontario.

That's in addition to our home base at Radio Regent in Toronto and the folks at New Adventures in Sound Art.

I'm grateful to all of them.

Good evening, it is 5 p.m. and this is Today in YGK on CFRC 101.9 FM, broadcasting from Lower Carthers Hall on Queen's Campus in Kingston, Ontario.

Today in YGK is brought to you by CFRC's News Collective, Christina Laurie, Jesse Bell, and Henry Walker.

In the next half hour, we'll be covering the latest Kingston news, including politics, arts and culture, sports, Queen's Campus happenings, weather and traffic updates, upcoming events and concerts, and more.

CFRC's news programming is made possible by the generous support of the Community Radio Fund of Canada under the Local Journalism Initiative, Queen's University Career Services, and for our podcast, Smith Engineering at Queen's University.

I'm CFRC's broadcast journalist, Christina Laurie, and here are your local news headlines.

At Council's last meeting, it was decided that the development of a humanitarian infrastructure framework specifically related to encampments be deferred to next year.

The motion, brought forward by Councillor Connie Glenn, would have seen city staff develop a framework governing the temporary provision of humanitarian services on municipal property.

The motion will be discussed by the Arts, Recreation and Community Policies Committee in their first meeting of 2027.

Good evening.

It is 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 24th, and you're tuned in to CFRC 101.9 FM, broadcasting from Lower Carothers Hall on Queen's Campus in Kingston, Ontario.

I'm CFRC's broadcast journalist, Christina Laurie, and this is Kingston Currents, your weekly roundup of the latest limestone local news.

CFRC's news programming is brought to you by the generous support of the Community Radio Fund of Canada under the Local Journalism Initiative, Queen's University Career Services, and for our podcast, Smith Engineering at Queen's University.

Coming up in today's episode, a motion deferred at City Council's last meeting looking into sanctioned encampments and support.

Stand Up for Mental Health founder David Granarier joined CFRC to share more about the program's comedy show, Returning to Kingston This Weekend, building awareness, raising funds, and challenging stigma surrounding mental health.

And a forward-looking recap of Kingston's first-ever road trip end-of-summer music festival with Downtown Kingston Events Manager Sandy Griffiths.

Plus, your weather and traffic report for tonight and this upcoming weekend.

Good evening, it is 5 p.m. and this is Today in YGK on CFRC 101.9 FM, broadcasting from Lower Carthers Hall on Queen's Campus in Kingston, Ontario.

Today in YGK is brought to you by CFRC's News Collective, Christina Laurie, Jesse Bell, and Henry Walker.

In the next half hour, we'll be covering the latest Kingston news, including politics, arts and culture, sports, Queen's Campus happenings, weather and traffic updates, upcoming events and concerts, and more.

CFRC's news programming is made possible by the generous support of the Community Radio Fund of Canada under the Local Journalism Initiative, Queen's University Career Services, and for our podcast, Smith Engineering at Queen's University.

I'm CFRC's broadcast journalist, Christina Laurie, and here are your local news headlines.

At Council's last meeting, it was decided that the development of a humanitarian infrastructure framework specifically related to encampments be deferred to next year.

The motion, brought forward by Councillor Connie Glenn, would have seen city staff develop a framework governing the temporary provision of humanitarian services on municipal property.

The motion will be discussed by the Arts, Recreation and Community Policies Committee in their first meeting of 2027.

Good evening.

It is 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 17th, and you're tuned in to CFRC 101.9 FM, broadcasting from Lower Carthers Hall on Queen's Campus in Kingston, Ontario.

I'm CFRC's broadcast journalist, Christina Laurie, and this is Kingston Currents, your weekly roundup of the latest limestone local news.

CFRC's news programming is brought to you by the generous support of the Community Radio Fund of Canada under the Local Journalism Initiative, Queen's University Career Services, and for our podcast, Smith Engineering at Queen's University.

Coming up in today's episode, some updates from this week's City Council meeting and the grand opening of Kingston's very first fully inclusive playground.

Plus, your weather and traffic report for this upcoming weekend.

So we're really pleased with the progress that we've made with Kingston Health Science Centre and the Frontenac paramedics and really work together to reduce the amount of time that our paramedics are spending in our emergency department waiting to transfer patients into the care of our emergency department team.

That is all things current in Kingston for this week.

Good evening, it is 5 p.m. and this is Today in YGK on CFRC 101.9 FM, broadcasting from Lower Carthers Hall on Queen's Campus in Kingston, Ontario.

Today in YGK is brought to you by CFRC's News Collective, Christina Laurie, Jesse Bell, and Henry Walker.

In the next half hour, we'll be covering the latest Kingston news, including politics, arts and culture, sports, Queen's Campus happenings, weather and traffic updates, upcoming events and concerts, and more.

CFRC's news programming is made possible by the generous support of the Community Radio Fund of Canada under the Local Journalism Initiative, Queen's University Career Services, and for our podcast, Smith Engineering at Queen's University.

I'm CFRC's broadcast journalist, Christina Laurie, and here are your local news headlines.

Kingston's first ever inclusive playground is now open for playing.

The journey started when Rachel Dornicamp, a local pediatric occupational therapist, noticed a gap in the Kingston community, how local playgrounds fail to accommodate children with special needs.

That wraps up your headlines for this evening.