In this episode of The Corridor, CFRC’s Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Christena Lawrie provides an interview with members of the Queen’s Community Housing Residents Association (QCHRA) about a proposed 35% rent increase and the impact it will have on current community housing residents.
Dinah Jansen reads a story from the Local Journalism Initiative Reporter for the Morrisburg Leader, Phillip Blancher, about Ontario’s 2024 Provincial Budget. Jesse Bell with a story from the LJI reporter for The Kingstonist, Michelle Dorey Forestell, about the City of Kingston’s attempts to enforce the daytime prohibition bylaw at Belle Park. Dinah Jansen also reads a story from the LJI Reporter for the Brockville Recorder and Times, Keith Dempsey, about the approval of a new residential development in Ganonoque.
In other regional news, CJAI LJI Reporter Ted Evans provides a story about a $100,000 grant awarded to the John M. Parrott Centre in Napanee. CJPE Prince Edward County LJI Reporter, Brenda Little, with a story about the opening of the first not-for-profit transitional housing facility in Prince Edward County. Jesse Bell with the Environment Canada weather report & CFRC’s Community Concerts & Events Calendar.
The Corridor is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative and the Community Radio Fund of Canada and is now sponsored by New Leaf Link. New Leaf Link (NeLL) is a non-profit charitable organization that supports adults with developmental disabilities. For more information about NeLL’s programs, please visit their website: https://www.newleaflink.ca/.
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