Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey
Oct 13, 2026 · 55 min · 12 segments
Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Christina Cherneskey and I covered a fair bit of ground on this week's episode. We started close to home with the…
Okay, we go from pierogi making and recipes to encampment, but it's a big one.
So the encampment on Avenue K, the homeless encampment, was cleared sometime last week.
And I was quite surprised at how fast it was cleared, you know, how quickly things were cleaned up.
But I also had another item that I needed to pick up from a business in the neighborhood.
Two people, apparently, when, you know, because there were organizations there to help the unhoused, you know, get some assistance and stuff there.
But I did hear along the way that quite a few other people, you know, were looking for assistance when the nights got colder, you know, a couple of nights later after that, like over the Thanksgiving weekend.
And, you know, that news story, P.S., Lenore, made it throughout Canada.
Okay, we go from pierogi making and recipes to encampment, but it's a big one.
So the encampment on Avenue K, the homeless encampment, was cleared sometime last week.
And I was quite surprised at how fast it was cleared, you know, how quickly things were cleaned up.
But I also had another item that I needed to pick up from a business in the neighborhood.
Two people, apparently, when, you know, because there were organizations there to help the unhoused, you know, get some assistance and stuff there.
But I did hear along the way that quite a few other people, you know, were looking for assistance when the nights got colder, you know, a couple of nights later after that, like over the Thanksgiving weekend.
And, you know, that news story, P.S., Lenore, made it throughout Canada.
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