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Sandbag structures may provide a safe and warm refuge for encampment residents this weather

Tent fires have become a common occurrence in the winter at the Victoria Street encampment in Kitchener and a local housing advocacy group is helping find solutions.

FightBack KW, thinks it might have found an answer. The organization is building temporary sandbag structures that two people can live in and up to six can congregate in.

Fire is a problem because the tents used at the encampment were not designed for winter use. In order to survive the winter outside, people must insulate or warm their tents, which carries huge risks and can be a difficult balance to achieve.

FightBack KW is looking for community partnerships with relevant businesses to fund and help build the structures. The next build day that individuals are welcome to participate in is February 3, this Saturday from 11-dark.

Wren Wombwell of FightBack KW talked to CKMS News about the situation and the sandbag structures.

City of Kitchener votes to repurpose instead of recycle old computers

Kitchener City Council voted unanimously on Monday to divert city-owned end-of-life computer equipment from the e-waste stream.

Instead, the City will donate this equipment to the Working Centre’s Computer Recycling program, which already accepts technology donations and provides low-cost computer equipment to the community.

The city examined the possibility of running this program in-house, but collaborating with the Working Centre provides benefit to the community and makes sense logistically and financially.

The Computer Recycling Program at the Working Centre, at 58 Queen St. in downtown Kitchener, is open two days a week to provide the community with access to affordable technology.

Through the Static Episode 25 – 31/01/24

Exploring many different feelings as we go Through the Static; from ambitious dance tracks to introspective guitar ballads, poppy tunes to prog rock epics.

  • Sweet Talking Woman (Live at Wembley – 2017) – ELO
  • Cross the Sea – Alex G
  • VYZEE – SOPHIE
  • Faceshopping – SOPHIE
  • The Wrote and the Writ – Johnny Flynn
  • Change – Tears for Fears
  • Crumbling Castle – King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
  • Ain’t it Fun – Paramore

Check out the podcast!

FROM THE VOID #83 January 29th

Welcome to Episode #83 of From the Void

Tonight is Musicians who haver played with Miles Davis. Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, Return to Forever, Shakti, Mike Stern Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller etc.

My new podcast with Co – Host Peri Urban is on YouTube, it’s called The Listening Eyebrow and its about deep listening to good music.

ALSO!!! I released  a new album. Taste the Future.  You TubeBandcamp or where ever you stream your music!

Subscribe to the Podcast

See you in the Void!

 

Radio Nowhere Episode 47, 1/27/24

Download: https://soundfm.s3.amazonaws.com/RadioNowhere240127Episode47.mp3, 58m08s, 80.0 MBytes

Country Honk The Rolling Stones
Bulldoze Blues Henry Thomas
Hot Lanta The Allman Brothers Band
Salt Water Sound Henry Binns/Sam Hardaker/Zero 7
C’est La Vie Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Sunlight The Youngbloods
Shapes of Things to Come Jeff Beck Group
The Word The Beatles
Bloodhounds On My Trail The Black Angels
May This Be Love Jimi Hendrix
Maria También Khruangbin
Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds
Oh, the Boss Is Coming! Arkells
Beautiful Blue Holly McNarland

Episode I of Readers Delight

Readers Delight with cup of coffee

Download: Readers-Delight-2024-01-28-Episode0001.mp3 55 MB, 1h00m02s

Jody in the studio with Carl who is reading his story, with microphones and headphones. Soundboard
Carl Innes Storytime

Episode One of Readers Delight features authors: Carl Innes, Brian Van Norman & Carolyn Wilker.

Carl Innes read ‘The Meal’ from his book “The Eye of Calchas: An Anthology”. This book is available on Kindle. The Genre is: Supernatural Horror.
Brian Van Norman read from his book “Against the Machine: Evolution”. This book is available on Kindle and on Amazon as paperback. The Genre is: Dystopian Science Fiction.
Carolyn Wilker read ‘A Room is Waiting’ from her book “Good Grief People”. This book is available on Amazon in paperback and her website www.carolynwilker.ca. The Genre is: Memoir.

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Jody Swannell sitting in the studio with sound board, audio console and microphone
Jody Swannell

Readers Delight E01 with KW Writers Alliance logo and 3 photos of Jody Swannell in the Recording Studio with Carl Innes, Carolyn Wilker, & Brian Van Norman wearing headphones.
Carolyn Wilker, Brian Van Norman, and Carl Innes.

Jody Swannell sitting in the studio chair with the microphone giving the peace symbol with her hand
Jody Swannell preparing for first show

Jody Swannell standing at the studio entrance. A green door with signage CKMS 102.7FM

CKMS Community Connections for 22 January 2024: Bob & Yenny interview with DJ Jordan & “Through the Static”

Download: ckms-community-connections-2024-01-22-episode149-DJ-Jordan-Through-The-Static.mp3 (55 MB, 1h00m02s)

DJ Jordan with Through the Static, on Wednesdays at 9 PM til 10 PM and replay on Saturdays at 1 PM til 2 PM. Bob and I enjoyed our chat with DJ Jordan, who puts in a lot of thought to her shows and is a genuine music lover, spinning her vinyls.

DJ Jordan is currently an undergraduate student at University of Waterloo, and CCC is looking forward to following up on Monday, March 11th, in studio, with Jordan and her professor.  A conversation that will conclude  during the week of March 18th, and exhibit held at UW.

Thank you DJ Jordan!

Throughout the hour, Bob played Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings.

Bonus Video

YouTube: (1) CKMS Community Connections for 22 January 2024 with Jordan Kalist of Through The Static

Through The Static (black letters on a background of B&W television static, with a sound waveform running between the words)

CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo | Community Connections | Monday 11am-Noon, Friday 3pm-4pm (sunflower logo on the left, black and purple lettering on a teal background to the right and below)

Mixtape Monopoly – January 27 2024 Edition

Get ready to groove with the best hip-hop tracks, featuring throwback classics, and new music with an old school vibe that will have you nodding your head and moving your feet. Mixtape Monopoly is here to shake up your speakers and headphones. 🎧

This edition includes new tracks from Quake Matthews, Master Ace, Bumpy Knuckles. Plus classics from Kid Capri, Foxy Brown, Del La Soul, and more!

New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #15

What’s up, y’all? Mophead here, a bit early, with this week’s Horizon Broadening Hour. But first, new music I’ve added to Libretime since last week:

Noah Gundersen Ledges Indie Rock No
Christian Overton Quintet The Test Jazz CanCon
Danko Jones Garage Rock! A Collection of Lost Songs from 1996-1998 Rock NSFR (Presumed) Indeterminable
Punch Brothers The Phosphorescent Blues Country & Folk No
Anne Lindsay Soloworks Traditional CanCon
Monarch Woods Tears of Himmeldom Metal CAnCon
Beat Cops Mean Streets Alternative CanCon
Icicle Theorems Electronica CanCon
Mauno Rough Master Indie Rock CanCon
The Cookers Quintet Vol. Two Jazz CanCon
Fingathing And the Big Red Nebula Band Electronica Indeterminable
Fingathing And the Big Red Nebula Band [Disc 2] Electronica Indeterminable
Philly Moves Olga Rap NSFR (Presumed) CanCon
Mike Janzen Trio Metronome Jazz CAnCon
Jason Purcell I want to know Rock CanCon
Shaky Knees 7 Years Pop Indeterminable
Gob Apt. 13 Punk No
Michael Brock Scorpion EP Pop No
Kevin Maimann Death Perception Rock CanCon
Icicle Resurgence Electronica CanCon
Steph Cameron Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady Country & Folk Unknown
Tony Russo Somewhere There’s a Someone Pop No
Stephen Farrell Stephen Farrell Jazz CanCon
Levi Cuss Night Thief Pop Indeterminable
Split Can’t Get Enough Pop CanCon
Fayne The Queen of Kings Metal CanCon
Sober Becky Odes and Observations Punk CanCon
Brother Neil Bonfire Confessions Country & Folk Indeterminable
The Barr Brothers Sleeping Operator Indie Rock CanCon

Here’s the Horizon Broadening Hour:

Here’s the tracklist:

Baby Cages – All U Want
Bowcott & the New World – Whiskey Riders
Cliff Grant – Life Can Be a Big Struggle
Siskiyou – Her Aim is Tall
Lenore – My Burden’s Gone
The Disgruntled Taxpayers – Fried Chicken Gave Me Boobs
Dog is Blue – Young Pup
The Sylvia Platters – TV Light
Little Kim Rettalick – Catch a Train
Wares – Rice Paper Dress
Lisa Leblanc – 5748 KM
Trigger Warning – Live Improvisation at CJSW
Alpha Strategy – I Smell Like a Wet Tent
Astral Swans – Free Yourself From All Harm
The Bob Hawkins Band – Wicked Ways
Jeremie Albino – Lilac Way
Single Mothers – Across the Couch
Tampa – Vices
Real Ponchos – Sunshine
Atlas: Empire – The Entire History of You
The Weight Band – Day of the Locusts
Fabrizio Cammarta – My Guitar at 4AM
Anba Tonel – Flirtation
Richie Floe – Fimi Time Come
Roots Noir – Adventures in Vegetable Debauchery
The Steady Rebels – Enigma Dub
Wilson Bowes – Meant to Dance
Sugarman 3 – Witches Boogaloo

See y’all next week!

Chief Medical Officer warns of potentially deadly disease on the rise in Waterloo Region

MP Holmes

Invasive Group A Streptococcus (IGAS) – which can cause afflictions from a sore throat to flesh-eating disease – is on the rise in Waterloo.

Chief Medical officer of Health Dr Hsiu-Li Wong presented the respiratory disease update at the Region of Waterloo council meeting on Wednesday evening.

While the overall number of people infected is still low as of early January, the Public Health Agency of Ontario noted that 540 infections were reported in Ontario alone from October 2023 to the end of December. Within this data were 6 children under the age of 9 who succumbed to the disease.

Dr .Wong described symptoms of a severe IGAS infection, which include fever, sore throat, neck pain and rash that continue to worsen.

Epidemiologists do not yet understand why the disease has spiked and recommend taking precautions including proper hand hygiene and staying home when sick.

CKMS News -2024-01-25- Conservation land donation road blocked by a parking lot.

CKMS News – 2024-01-25 – Conservation land donation road blocked by a parking lot

by: dan kellar
A 235 acre donation of farmland and forest in Wilmot to the rare Charitable Research Reserve is on hold over a parking lot. The Schneider family has been working on the donation since 2020 and has now reached out to regional residents to pressure township politicians to finalise the deal.

The land sits on Waterloo’s border and the family has allowed light recreational use of the forest for decades, with some trail users parking along nearby roads. Now, citing safety and liability concerns, the township is requesting a parking lot be built to accommodate future land use. However, project proponents say the request will damage sensitive areas while burdening the charity with added maintenance costs.

This show features an interview with Dr. Stephanie Sobek-Swant, the executive director of rare, along with a quote from the Schneider family’s statement, and the short comment a township representative made to CKMS News.

Through the Static Episode 24 – 24/01/24

Hitting a wide range of emotions and feelings today; everything from angry and disdainful noise, to sentimental indie, to soulful protest. Just another Wednesday night on Through the Static 🙂

  • Walk Away – The Box
  • Halo – Depeche Mode
  • Black on Black on Black – Frog
  • Man Proposes, God Disposes – Sprain
  • Pillars of Society – Kev Carmody
  • So You Are Tired – Sufjan Stevens
  • One – Three Dog Night
  • Sweet Ones – Sarah Slean
  • Sadness as a Gift – Adrianne Lenker

https://radiowaterloo.ca/category/through-the-static/feed/?tag=podcast

Region opts for wait and see approach for Erb’s Road outdoor shelter closure

The debate over the future of the outdoor shelter at 1001 Erb’s Road was reignited at the Region of Waterloo Community and Health Services Committee on January 16.

The Region must either find a solution to the wastewater management problem at the site or move the shelter altogether before April 2025. While some councillors wanted staff to begin to work on a wind down plan, others thought it could wait.

The site, at 1001 Erb’s Rd, sits beside the landfill just west of the Wilmot line, making it primarily a concern for Wilmot Township.

Councillor and Wilmot mayor Natasha Salonen’s motion was a response to the admission at the November 7 Community and Health Services Committee meeting in which regional staff told council there was no plan in place for the shelter to draw to a close. Regardless, Councillor Salonen’s motion was defeated.

Birds of prey numbers fall in recent Christmas bird count

The 2023 Christmas Bird Count in Kitchener recorded a decreased number of birds of prey, such as american kestrels and rough legged hawks, compared to previous years, according to Ethan Gosnell, the local coordinator for the international project.

The Christmas Bird Count takes place across North America, allowing for tracking of winter bird populations and distributions. It is organized by Audubon in the USA, and the in Canada by Birds Canada. In 2023, the Christmas Bird Count marked its 90th year in Waterloo Region.

Ethan discussed the rising numbers of some more typical summer birds in the Christmas count, in particular, the green winged teal, and what happens to these warmer weather birds when the seasonal freezing weather sets in.

FROM THE VOID #82 January 23rd

Welcome to Episode #82 of From the Void

Tonight is best of 2023 part 3

My new podcast with Co – Host Peri Urban is on YouTube, it’s called The Listening Eyebrow and its about deep listening to good music.

ALSO!!! I released  a new album. Everything, Vol. 3 SpotifyYou Tube23 and Bandcamp or where ever you stream your music!

Subscribe to the Podcast

See you in the Void!

 

Radio Nowhere Episode 46, 1/20/24

Download: https://soundfm.s3.amazonaws.com/RadioNowhere240120Episode46.mp3, 58m4s, 80.0 MBytes

Sabatoge Beastie Boys
Breathe and Stop Q Tip
Fo Sho Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
Break-A-way (Remastered) Irma Thomas
Time Is On My Side Irma Thomas
Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring Traffic
When You Dance Neil Young
Pride Of Man Quicksilver Messenger Service
#9 Dream John Lennon
Oh Domino Van Morrison
Tell the Truth Derek And The Dominos
Life During Wartime Talking Heads
Lost Women (Stereo) The Yardbirds
Rattle Snake Shake Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac
Good Time Boy Buffalo Springfield

New Music Added to Libretime + Horizon Broadening Hour #14

What’s up, y’all? Mophead here with tomorrow’s Horizon Broadening Hour, if you just can’t wait until 10:00 PM. But first, new music added to Libretime in the past week:

Foreign Diplomats Princess Flash Indie Rock CanCon
Sego Long Way From the Fringe Indie Rock No
Yukon Blonde On Blonde Indie Rock CanCon
Lyric Dubee Black Ice Rock No
Dave Gunning Lift Country & Folk No
Philip Bosley Big Rumors in a Small Town Rock Kinda
Like Pacific Like Pacific Punk No
Them County Bastardz Sick Daze Rock NSFR No
Ken Stead Fear Has No Place Here Country CanCon
Blonde All Cried Out Dance CanCon
Kanada Day Public Service Announcement Rock NSFR CanCon
Eugene Ripper Fast Folk Underground 4.0 Punk/Folk CanCon
Zulus Zulus II Rock No
Myriam Alter Crossways New Age CanCon
Rococode Panic Attack Alternative No
R.T. Music Production All the Way G Rap NSFR No
The Sturgeons This Is Other Unknown
Dave Monks All Signs Point To Yes Indie Rock CanCon
Joel Kerr False Dawn Jazz CanCon
10,000 Horses Le Grand Silence Other CanCon
The Arcs Yours, Dreamily Rock CanCon
No Museums The Malcontents Indie Rock CanCon
Pat LePoidevin Family EP Country CanCon
Silverstein I Am Alive in Everything I Touch Punk CanCon
Calvin Becker Histories of Things to Come Rock CanCon

Here’s the tracklist for the show:

Axminister – Prey
Ominous Eclipse – Break the Chains
Sludgehammer – Broken Sea
Backstabber – Geo Engineering
Bloom Filter – Substantiant
Warcall – The Man Who Suffers
Hydramental – The Mechanics of a Cloud
Indica Records – Flooded Field
Robert C Sumner – Ticket to Ride
Ken Hoyne – Hard-Edged Mama, Hard-Edged Man
Wise Child – Big Lights
Wooden Horsemen – It Don’t Matter
Fever Feel – Flowers for Breakfast
Friends of Foes – Where You Gunna Run
Jade Hairpins – Yesterdang
Area Resident – Halfway Through a Can of Spaghetti
The Lavender Scare – Buried Behind Monet
Golden B.C. – Bored
Carly Dow – Like Coyotes
Eden – Everybody Has Those Days
Efrim Manuel Menuck & Kevin Doria – a Humming Void an Emptied Place
T. Griffin – Copyright Implications
Andre 3000 – Dreams Once Buried Underneath the Dungeon Floor Slowly Sprout into Undying Gardens

 

CKMS News -2024-01-17- Counseling program for survivors of sexual assault seeks public funding as demand exceeds government support.

2024-01-17 – Counseling program for survivors of sexual assault seeks public funding as demand exceeds government support

by; dan kellar

Ongoing disagreements between the regional and provincial government for responsibility in funding the programs which support survivors of sexual assault and gender based violence have left many of those progams chronically underfunded. In Waterloo Region, this underfunding leaves the providers of those programs pleading for donations from local residents.

In November 2023, the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region announced they had received a “transformative” donation of 250,000$ from Waterloo based millionaires Bob and Judy Astley. SASC has said the donation will “go towards a much-needed expansion of SASC’s Individual Counseling Program, which has seen unprecedented service requests in recent years.”  There are over 200 survivors on the counseling waiting list.

This show features interviews with Sara Casselman, the executive director of SASCWR, and regional councilor for Cambridge Pam Wolf. The show also includes comments provided to CKMS News by the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community, and Social Services.

 

Through the Static Episode 23 – 17/01/24

Wooooooo we’re (finally) back! After an extended hiatus of Through the Static, I’m so excited to bring you a new year of shows and tracks that I love! Looking forward to discovering more music this year and sharing it with all of you!

  • January – Complete Mountain Almanac
  • Eugene – Arlo Parks
  • Expectations – Belle and Sebastian
  • You’re So Vain – Carly Simon
  • From the Ritz to the Rubble – Arctic Monkeys
  • There’d Better Be a Mirrorball – Arctic Monkeys
  • Kill Bill – SZA
  • Misterioso – Thelonious Monk
  • Don’t Get Me Wrong – The Pretenders
  • Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus

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Amidst a tainted drug supply, drug testing in Waterloo Region saves lives

In early January, Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) in Kitchener announced through Instagram that 18 out of 30 – or 60% — of fentanyl samples tested also contained the animal sedative, xylazine.

Leigh Wardlaw of CTS talked to CKMS news about xylazine, why it is added to the supply, the health impacts, and the wider problem of adulterating drugs.

Leigh also explains the importance and impact of testing, and how to access the service. Although, that access may be limited as CTS’s current funding ends at the end of March, leaving the service with an uncertain future.

Some research cited in the story: