In this episode, the news that are covered are:

1. Patrick Deane’s first breakfast with community.
2. Kingston Transit’s support for Salvation Army, ‘Stuff The Bus’.
3. Third Annual Climate Change Symposium
4. Featuring a Blog Article by Allison Robertson on Microplastics
5. Drinking Water Educational Campaign by Cataraqui Conservation
6. Cathy Crowe’s book “A Knapsack full of dreams”
7. Public feedback on density by design report.
8. CFRC Fundraising and SCI.
9. Open door Air Conditioning By-law by Kingston City.
10. Job action by education unions on Nov 26th
11. Global Climate Strike on Nov 29th
12. St. Vincent Paul Society of Kingston’s purchase of new venue.

In this episode, the news that are covered are
1. The tentative agreement between childcare workers under CUPE Local 3625 and Something Special Children’s Centre after a two week long lock-out
2. Laying off of 40 workers from Weston Food in Kingston
3. Cuts to education by Doug Ford, the strike votes across the education sector unions and an interview with Andrea Loken, the Chair of the Bargaining Union in OSSTF 67.
4. “Density by Design” planning document by the City of Kingston
5. A development project by Jay Patry Enterprises on the site of the former Davis Tannery
6. Town Hall on housing by MPP Ian Arthur and Katarokwi Union of Tenants’ reflection on that
7. Issue of homelessness in Kingston, a brief summary of the report by the City of Kingston published last year
8. An interview with Bev Woodcock, the director of Special Meals, a hot meal program run by St. Andrew’s Church.
9. Queen’s University’s proposed residence build on Albert street and concerns
10. 2 new electric buses purchased by the City of Kingston and their contribution to reduction of greenhouse gases
11. Advice to keep pets warm in winter by Shevaun Hoyle, the inspector for Kingston Humane Society

Labour News

• Privatization of LCBO and the protests against the proposed plan led by OPSEU 497.
• The recent tension between the province and the educators in terms of class size.

Election results

• Major takeaways from the newly elected Liberal MPP Mark Gerretsen’s speech on the night of the election and his promise to work with the City’s Task Force to solve housing crisis

Housing Crisis in Kingston

• An interview with Doug Yearwood, a member of Katarokwi Union of Tenants on the housing crisis and what Task Force can do

Climate Crisis and the City of Kingston

• Dianne Saxe’s presentation in the City Council and her major emphases, the pressure on the City to budget its carbon emissions

The theft from Martha’s Table and the immense solidarity to support their charity

• The charity concert by Kingston Community Concerts and Kingston Community House
• The fundraiser bowl sale in Martha’s Table

The statement written by the Islamic Society of Kingston to condemn the Synagogue shooting in Halle, Germany

International News

• 39 People found dead in a truck in Essex, London: refugees and borders
• Updates on Chilean Uprising
• Updates on Lebanese Uprising: an interview with Ole Hreiche, a Lebanese MA student in Global DEVS at Queen’s.