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CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions demand action in demonstration outside Kingston General
February 16, 2025
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. In a demonstration outside Kingston General Hospital, CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE) set up a lineup of…
Honouring Black History Month at the Museum of Lennox and Addington
February 8, 2025
By Sarah Williams, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Napanee Beaver The Museum of Lennox and Addington is honouring Black History Month with a celebration on Feb. 18 featuring a talk…
City to consider non-Kingston resident user fees
February 8, 2025
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. At their meeting on Tuesday night, council members debated a motion to charge non-residents fees for city facilities. Councillor…
Queen’s University and CUPE Locals reach tentative agreements
February 8, 2025
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Workers at Queen’s University came together in front of Richardson Hall to celebrate the successful negotiation of tentative agreements…
“Spirit of Winter” brings Indigenous storytelling to downtown Kingston
February 8, 2025
An immersive Indigenous storytelling experience has come to downtown Kingston. In addition to ice-skating and sipping hot chocolate by the fire in Springer Market Square, visitors to downtown Kingston have…
Queen’s Alumnus to return to Kingston in closing film at Kingston Canadian Film Festival
February 2, 2025
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. The Kingston Canadian Film Festival has announced that the award-winning documentary Blue Rodeo: Lost Together will be the closing…
Bargaining continues as strike date for Queen’s University workers approaches
February 2, 2025
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. With a strike deadline rapidly approaching, Queen’s University and workers have yet to reach an agreement that can be…
Isabel Voices vocal ensemble debut new work ‘CREATION’ and prep for international performance
February 2, 2025
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. The Isabel Voices , an emerging vocal ensemble in Kingston, is preparing to represent Canada overseas in summer 2025.…
Story by local Cree artists to be displayed in downtown ‘Spirit of Winter’ celebrations
February 2, 2025
By Christena Lawrie, CFRC's Broadcast Journalist and Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Starting Sat., Feb. 1, Springer Market Square will be transformed by Spirit of Winter , a new Downtown BIA…
Kingston Canadian Film Festival Marks 25th Anniversary with Two New Prizes Celebrating the Best in Canadian Film
February 1, 2025
KINGSTON, ON (Jan. 31, 2025) – In advance of its full lineup reveal this evening, the Kingston Canadian Film Festival (KCFF25) announced today the creation of two new monetary prizes…