CFRC Daily News Briefs

It’s Thursday December 8th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…

The INVISTA Centre will keep it’s name for another two year term after Kingston City Council approved the extension of the naming rights agreement with INVISTA Canada until 2025.

Site Manager with INVISTA Kingston Dennis McAllister says,“INVISTA considers the City of Kingston a preferred partner, and we’re honoured to be a...

It’s Wednesday December 7th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…

With the United Nations Biodiversity Conference or COP15 beginning in Montreal today and the UN’s COP27 having recently wrapped up, Just Recovery Kingston and Kingston Youth Climate Action are sponsoring a City and Climate Town Hall online tonight at 7, with three panelists discussing opportunities and obstacles for climate jus...

It’s Tuesday December 6th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…

Education workers in Ontario have voted to accept the four year deal offered by the provincial government. The ratification vote brings lengthy, and at times contentious, negotiations between the two sides to a close after strike action saw schools across Ontario close in early November.

CUPE 1480 Local President Erin Provost say...

It’s Monday December 5th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief.

The United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington has announced a new Youth Peer Support Program for youth in the region. The program will work with youth aged 16- 24 on a referral basis. Youth seeking support will then be matched with trained peers  with lived experience over the age of 18.

This past summer, Resolve Counseling hired a Yo...

It’s Friday December 2nd. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief.

The Kingston Community Climate Action Fund have announced three projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the community. the City of Kingston’s Community Climate Action Fund is seeking to raise $112,308 to support the projects. The projects include the Frontenac Club Day Care Integration Programme to build retrofits to create 20 new ...

It’s Thursday December 1st. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…

The Kingston Humane Society has launched Home For The Holidays today, as adoptable cat numbers soar to over 90. As part of the campaign, all adult cats can be adopted for $50, while all senior, VIP or special needs cats can be adopted for $25. Executive Director Gord Hunter says, “Our goal is to get at least ha...

It’s Wednesday November 30th, Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…

Kingston Police have arrested and charged a 14 year old with making death threats. Police received a call on Friday in regards to an allegation of a potential threat made towards Kingston Secondary School by an unknown individual on social media. Later Friday afternoon, police arrested a youth in Kingston’s north end, they wer...

It’s Tuesday November 29th, Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…

A “Stop Bill 23” protest took place outside Kingston City Hall on Sunday morning. Environmental groups including: 350 Kingston, River First YGK, Seniors for Climate Action Now and Kingston Youth Climate Action were at the rally.

This comes as local environmental groups and Cataraqui Conservation are expressing concer...

It’s Monday November 28th, Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…

The City of Kingston has announced the Waabaan Crossing Bridge will officially open on Tuesday December 13th officially marking the transition to the bridge’s community-selected name. The Waaban Crossing is the largest infrastructure project taken on by the City to date, with the City of Kingston and the Governments of Canada and...

 It’s Thursday November 24th. Good Morning I’m Karim Mosna with your daily news brief. In the news…

The City of Kingston has announced the 2022 Accessibility Award Recipients. The Community Organization award will go to Polson Park Public School for it’;s continued upgrades to their playground. Nominator Stacy Watson says.” By reducing the physical barriers and rethinking the playground, the school created ...