Today in YGK

In this segment of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Tess Wittmann, the Community Engagement Specialist of Sustainable Kingston to discuss the Kingston Climate Change Symposium taking place Thursday, Jan 14 2021 at 9am on the City of Kingston YouTube channel. Also, we recap what was discussed at Kingston City Council Meeting on Tuesday, Jan 12th 2021, in which council moved to ban conversion...

In this segment of Today in YGK, we look back at quintessential moments in the Queen’s and Kingston community that have happened in the year of 2020. From the $40 million-USD gift from Bader Philanthropies, to Queen’s University’s commitment to address systemic racism, listen to 2020 highlights in our community.

In this week’s segment of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Sarah Keyes and Dr. Rupa Patel of the KFL&A Food Policy Council to discuss the passing of Bill 216 in the Ontario Education Act that transforms experiential food literacy learning in the provincial curriculum. Additionally, we feature an interview with Queen’s University Astrophysics Phd Candidate, Connor Stone, about...

In this week’s episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down in the virtual studio with Nishana Ramsawak, a Queen’s University Engineering PhD Candidate to discuss the Helping Handbags initiative she has started to help the less-fortunate women in the Kingston area. Also, learn more about the City’s search for the Sir John A. Macdonald Legacy and History in Kingston Working Group,...

In this week’s segment of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Christie Gray (Commerce ’21) and Kirstin Tynan (ArtSci ’24) of the Queen’s Women Varsity Soccer team to discuss the fundraising initiatives that led the Gaels to raise over $25,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society, with $10,000 of these funds from the soccer team itself.

In this week’s episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Carla and Graeme from Frontenac Cycle Shop to discuss the issue of bike theft in the Kingston region, and what cyclists can do to prevent theft.

Local music legend, Miss Emily made a surprise phone call to Indie Wake Up Call around 8:30 AM!  Our host, Cyndy Gibson got to talk to Miss Emily about her new album LIVE at The Isabel !  Listen to the conversation, support this amazing artist and get your hands that CD today!

In this week’s episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Wendy Huot, owner and operator of The Screening Room in Kingston, Ontario. With COVID-19 impacting operations and attendance, Wendy has come up with different ways that the community can help and support this beloved Kingston business. Check out upcoming screenings by visiting this link: www.screeningroomkingston.com

In this week’s segment of Today in YGK, Alex sits down with Robert Clark, local Kingston author, to chat about his new book – Willowdale Weavers: A Baby Boomer’s Tale. 100% of the royalties will be donated to the Partners in Mission Food Bank in Kingston and the Parkdale Community Food Bank in Toronto.

Join Alexandra as she sits down with Canan Sahin and Nathalia Santos Ocasio, both Queen’s University PhD students who are a part of the Queen’s International Student Working Group. The group recently launched an online auction to help raise funds for Queen’s graduate international students who have lost funding due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and they also speak to International Gr...

Kingston City Councillors Jim Neill (Williamsville District), Mary Rita Holland (Kingscourt-Rideau District) and Robert Kiley (Trillium District) drop by the virtual studio in this episode with guest host, Dinah Jansen.  In this episode, the council members discuss the Ontario Government’s Oct. 20th 2020 amendment to the 1996 Municipal Elections Act, legislation that removes the framework for cond...

In this episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Sadaf Amini, a local Kingston musician who specializes in playing the Santur. Also a finalist of the YGK Emerging Musician Competition, she has an upcoming performance at the Elm Cafe Open Mic Night in partnership with the Skeleton Park Arts Festival that you can attend by signing up for their newsletter here !  

In this week’s episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Harshavardhan Thyagarajan, a graduate student of Queen’s University, to talk about Queen’s International Graduate Students losing their teaching assistant positions due to the fact that they do not reside in the country during this pandemic, which is posing a lot of difficulty.

In this week’s episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Connor Stone, a PhD candidate at Queen’s University to discuss the Royal Astronomical Society’s announcement that new life has been detected on Venus.

In today’s episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Gilles Charette, executive director of the HIV/AIDS Regional Services in Kingston, Ontario to talk about the new Integrated Care Hub.

In this week’s episode, Alexandra sits down with Pourousha Marandi (Queen’s ’22) and Vinh To (Wilfred Laurier ’23) to discuss BlueKey, a student housing start-up that they co-founded with Antonio Castillon (Queen’s ’22 ) right here at Queen’s University. Additionally, learn more about Queen’s plan for the Class of 2024 Orientation week and more!

In this collaboration episode with the Kingston Arts Council, Alexandra sits down with local Kingston artists, Kay Kenney, a dancer and artist here in the Kingston area and owner of Movement Market, and Vincent Perez, the owner of Everlovin' Press.

In this week's episode of Today in YGK, Alex sits down with Emilie Steele from Emilie Steele and the Deal, a local Kingston band. They have a livestream performance at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing on Wed. August 5 at 7pm as part of the Ballytobin Festival.

In this week's episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Alyssa Vernon to talk about the Queen's Club she founded, Queen's Collage Collectives, as well as the anti-racist series the club is running in collaboration with QCRED. As well, learn more about the homeless encampments in the city and what is being done surrounding them.

In this week's episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra sits down with Kelly Weiling Zou (Commerce '21) to talk about the Instagram account @stolenbysmith that she started that has since gained over 10,000 followers. Listen in for a very interesting conversation!

In this week's episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra interviews Andrew Zamora of Weigh the Anchor, a pop punk band based in Oakville, Ontario. Additionally, learn more about city re-openings and Queen's University's plan for the 2020-2021 year.

In this week's special episode of Today in YGK, in collaboration with the Kingston Arts Council, Alexandra interviews youth artists in the Kingston Area to talk about their practice and resilience of being an artist while living amidst a pandemic. Featuring interviews with Francisco Corbett, an artist in Kingston who has done performances in Toronto, Kingston, and New York City, and Mariah Horner,...

In today's episode of Today in YGK, Alexandra talks with Marc Garniss, the festival director of the Kingston Canadian Film Festival about the shut down of the festival earlier in March due to COVID-19.

In this week's episode of Today in YGK, listen in on an exclusive interview with Michael Falk of Winnipeg music group, Touching to hear about their Isolation Blues project. As well, the Skeleton Park Arts Festival is happening this weekend so tune in to learn more about SPAF programming!

In this week's episode of Today in YGK, sit down with host Alexandra and Ruth Wood, Board Chair of Kingston Pride to learn how the parades and events have moved online! As well as learn more about Kingston moving into phase 2 of Ontario's reopening plan, and some other online local events to check out!