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CKMS News – 2021-08-14 – Supporting Youth through the housing crisis in KW – Part 2 download audio Host: Sherice Alishaw The housing crisis leads to more barriers for the marginalized individuals within our community. Residents are facing an affordable housing crisis in Waterloo region. The low income housing waitlist is almost 6 years until you are able to be offered a unit. Marginalized members of this community are struggling to … Continue reading CKMS News – 2021-08-14 – Supporting Youth through the housing crisis in KW – Part 2 
CKMS News – 2021-08-12 – Supporting Youth through the housing crisis in KW – Part 1 download audio Host: Sherice Alishaw The housing crisis leads to more barriers for the marginalized individuals within our community. Residents are facing an affordable housing crisis in Waterloo region. The low income housing waitlist is almost 6 years until you are able to be offered a unit. Marginalized members of this community are struggling to … Continue reading CKMS News – 2021-08-12 – Supporting Youth through the housing crisis in KW – Part 1 
CKMS News – 2021-08-11 – Impacts on housing affordability – Short term rentals and “bandit signs” in Waterloo Region download audio Host: Trish Holmes This episode of CKMS News examines the growing number of short-term rentals (e.g., AirBnB) in Waterloo Region and the impact of this on our long-term rental housing market and the need for data collection specifically targeted to gather information about the housing stock. We talk to the Waterloo By law … Continue reading CKMS News – 2021-08-11 – Impacts on housing affordability – Short term rentals and “bandit signs” in Waterloo Region 
CKMS News – 2021-08-09 – Working through hesitancy to bring residents together at the Waterloo Night Market download audio Host: Krista Henry The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on how people live their lives. How we work, shop, conduct business and experience entertainment have been transformed. As we continue to emerge from long-periods of restrictions, organizations such as the Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area are trying to re-ignite the passion … Continue reading CKMS News – 2021-08-09 – Working through hesitancy to bring residents together at the Waterloo Night Market 
CKMS NEWS – 2021-08-09 – In Conversation with Fitsum Areguy on finding a rhythm as a journalist during the COVID-19 pandemic download audio Host: Shalaka Jadhav Fitsum Areguy is a Black activist and writer who grew up in Kitchener. He draws on years of experience as a community worker and advocate for youth rights and disability justice. Voted Waterloo Region’s ‘Best Local Writer’ in 2020, he has published in Canadian Dimension, The Waterloo Region Record, Briarpatch … Continue reading CKMS NEWS – 2021-08-09 – In Conversation with Fitsum Areguy on finding a rhythm as a journalist during the COVID-19 pandemic 
CKMS News -2021-08-05 – Impacts of COVID-19 on women in the workforce download audio Host: Krista Henry Recent numbers released fromStatistics Canada indicated that 1.5 million women in Canada lost their jobs during the first 2 months of the pandemic. This led to unemployment rates as high as 20% among women, compared to13% among their male counterparts. The YWCA Canada has since developed a Feminist Recovery Plan … Continue reading CKMS News -2021-08-05 – Impacts of COVID-19 on women in the workforce 
CKMS News -2021-08-02 – Expanding operations at Bingemans download audio Host: Namish Modi This piece features an interview with president of Bingemans in Kitchener, Mark Bingeman. This piece is a follow-up to our interview with Explore Waterloo Region CEO Minto Schneider from last week. In our discussion with Bingeman, we discuss how the pandemic has affected Bingemans, one of the biggest hospitality organizations … Continue reading CKMS News -2021-08-02 – Expanding operations at Bingemans 
CKMS News – 2021-07-31 – Relationships in the Age of COVID download audio Host: Krista Henry How do couples cope with the stressful events of the COVID-19 pandemic? How will singles embark on dating as we emerge from months of lockdown measures? Waterloo region based clinical psycho- therapist, Janine Fisher to talk about the effects COVID-19 has had on clients in her community. Fisher gives helpful … Continue reading CKMS News – 2021-07-31 – Relationships in the Age of COVID 
CKMS News – 2021-07-30 – Local non-profits adapt to continue serving the community download audio Host: Krista Henry COVID-19 has impacted billions of lives around the globe since March of last year. During these unprecedented times, the role of non-profit organizations has been key in combating the impact on our most vulnerable populations. As businesses grappled with adapting services, so too did local non profits. CKMS News spoke to … Continue reading CKMS News – 2021-07-30 – Local non-profits adapt to continue serving the community 
CKMS News – 2021-07-30 – The Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre announces new location download audio Host: Krista Henry After 15 years on King Street West in Kitchener’s downtown core, the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre announced its new location. The 54-year old organization will be moving to 715 Fischer-Hallman Road after construction is completed. The Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre – known to many for its annual festival in Victoria Park – … Continue reading CKMS News – 2021-07-30 – The Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre announces new location TVB Newsroom 20020724 from Wikimedia Commons used under a 
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