What’s up, y’all? First up, here are the submissions I have added to Libretime since last week:
Simon & Paul
Everybody Eats – Single
Pop
CanCon
Steve Stacks
Steve’s Variety
Electronic
CanCon
Bocha
WOOSAH – Single
Hip Hop
Clean and Explicit versions available
No
Cloud Tangle
Merry-Go-Round
Pop
No
Aubin pi la S.C.B
Laisse-moi faire my own thing
Rock
CanCon
SHAAANE/Battlemilk
A Model for Smite as Togetherness/What We Bring To The Table – Single
Experimental
CanCon
Mattmac
Smoke Signals
Hip Hop
Mostly explicit tracks
CanCon
The Sour Patch Men
4/4 Waltzes
Folk
CanCon
The Bloodshots
Scream – Single
Metal
CanCon
Big Time Special Effects Company
Bury Me On The Moon – Single
Metal
CanCon
Big Time Special Effects Company
If You Kill Yourself In Hell – Single
Metal
CanCon
Big Time Special Effects Company
Loose Meat – Single
Metal
NSFR
CanCon
Zaddi
My Love, Whom I Love
Folk
CanCon
def sera
Help Yourself – Single
Electronic
CanCon
Flevans
Never Let You Go – Single
Dance
No
The Get Arounds
Going Out Tonight
Rock
CanCon
Rye Catchers
Night and Day – Single
Jazz
No
The Divorcees
Another Round
Blues
CanCon
Alan Ward
Overthinkin’ – EP
Hip Hop
Explicit; produced by Maestro Stylez
No
Gareth Inkster
You Are Not Young Start Walking
Folk
CanCon
Aquiestoy
Til We Dissolve
Jazz
No
Steady Sun
JOY
Folk
No
A. Lee Edwards
Interpreting Heart Sounds Vol. II
Folk
No
Anne-Claire
Do You Dream Of Me Too?
Folk
No
Boyboy Militia
Africa
Electronic
No
The Goodstock Project
Just Don’t Stop – Single
Rock
Clean and Explicit versions available
No
The Goodstock Project
Demands of Reality – Single
Rock
No
The Goodstock Project
Everything I Need To Know – Single
Rock
Radio Edit Available
No
The Goodstock Project
Royal Pontoon – Single
Rock
No
The Goodstock Project
This Rain – Single
Rock
No
The Goodstock Project
Bring It On Home To Me – Single
Rock
No
The Goodstock Project
These Arms Of Mine – Single
Rock
No
The Goodstock Project
The Snake – Single
Rock
No
The Goodstock Project
Remote – EP
Rock
No
Kitsch
Kitsch?
Rock
CanCon
Schells & Vine
Free – Single
Rock
No
okleland
Outcast – Single
Pop
CanCon
okleland
Rewind – Single
Pop
CanCon
Michael Melia
You’re Alright – Single
Folk
No
Stanwick
Alive Again – Single
Hip Hop
CanCon/KWCon
Stanwick
Full Out – Single
Hip Hop
CanCon/KWCon
Stanwick
Ink Blood – Single
Hip Hop
CanCon/KWCon
Stanwick
Out There Somewhere – Single
Hip Hop
CanCon/KWCon
Stanwick
Rounds With Me – Single
Hip Hop
NSFR
CanCon/KWCon
Stanwick
Spiritborn – Single
Hip Hop
CanCon/KWCon
Stanwick
The Birth of Stanky – Single
Hip Hop
NSFR
CanCon/KWCon
LeafGreen
Leave You – Single
Alternative
CanCon
Burry
No Hard Feelings – Single
Pop
CanCon
Various Artists
Musicworks #154
Various
Partial
Josh Warren
The Path
Jazz
CanCon
Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:
Tracklist:
SHAAANE – a model for smite as togetherness, ii
Anju Singh & Ted Byrnes – Grit
Aquiestoy – What Did You Say?
Rye Catchers – Night and Day
Josh Warren – What Remains
Steve Stacks – Higher State of Consciousness
Boyboy Militia – Avocado
Def sera – Help Yourself
Flevans – Never Let You Go (Radio Edit)
Mattmac – Right Back Home
Bocha – WOOSAH
Alan Ward x Maestro Stylez – Will Ferrell
Stanwick – Rounds With Me
Okleland – Outcast (feat. LAO T)
Burry – No Hard Feelings
Cloud Tangle – Merry-Go-Round
Zaddi – You’re Perfect In Your Design
Gareth Inkster – You Are Not Young Start Walking
Steady Sun – Ruby Mountain
Anne-Claire – River
A. Lee Edwards – Imaginary Friend
The Sour Patch Men – Horny Toad
LeafGreen – Leave You
The Get Arounds – F*** Around
Steve Montgomery – Havin’ A Good Time
The Bloodshots – Scream
Big Time Special Effects Company – Bury Me On The Moon
The Goodstock Project – Just Don’t Stop
Kitsch – The Rhythm of Life
Aubin pi la S.C.B. – Facque la groove
Schells & Vine – Free
The Divorcees – Hotel Room
Dorian Whisper – Everything We Need
ERITREAN COMMUNITY RADIO 23 AUGUST 2026 SHOW, ARTICLES ABOUT HISTORY OF BILLIARD GAME IN ERITREA , ONTARIO PROVINCE , INTRODUCING VILLAG ES AND CITEIS FROM MENDEFERA TO SHAMBKO, AUDIENCE MESSAGES , ONTARIO WEATHER FORECAST.
Kitchener Synth Duo R&D generally perform Live! from The Adventurer’s Guild on Ontario St. every second Monday night. Check @rnd.synth or @adventurersguildcafe on Instagram for more details.
This episode’s music was recorded on November 18th 2024
Kitchener Synth Duo R&D generally perform Live! from The Adventurer’s Guild on Ontario St. every second Monday night. Check @rnd.synth or @adventurersguildcafe on Instagram for more details.
This episode’s music was recorded on October 9th 2025
Kitchener Synth Duo R&D generally perform Live! from The Adventurer’s Guild on Ontario St. every second Monday night. Check @rnd.synth or @adventurersguildcafe on Instagram for more details.
This episode’s music was recorded on September 29th 2025
Haley was unavailable for tonight’s show, so Dave invited his long-time friend and collaborator Nic Hyatt into the studio to chat about indie record labels and the music industry from their perspective as the co-owner of Moderna Records, an neo-classical/ambient piano music label based in Montreal, with artists from all over the world.
Songs from this episode:
1. THEME MUSIC: Eiyn Sof “Black Thread”
2. Postmodern Machine – The End is a Beginning
3. Julia Andersson – Morning Haze
4. Mother Mother – Dirty Town
5. Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeldt – The Sun
6. Sunnsetter – Never Forget
Haley Sheppard and David Lacalamita host A Musician’s Intuition every other Tuesday night from 8-9pm on CKMS.
My music is also available at golenkazzian.bandcamp.com and can be heard 24/7 at https://www.youtube.com/@GolenKazzian or https://hello.citrus3.com:2020/public/gokazz (24/7 radio station)
Lulia Habtemicheal and Marcia Smellie of Run4OfficeWR talk to Bob Jonkman about getting people to run for office by getting them out to vote, and fostering civic engagement. They’re talking to people, young people especially, about the functions of government and the role of politicians. They host a “Guest Speaker Series”, local people who have run for office who speak about the experience and answer questions.
Marcia talks about the skill of listening, and Lulia tells us the importance of just one vote. Marcia gives some information on voting, and Lulia tells us of the upcoming events.
Introducing Lulia and Marcia, and Run4OfficeWR. The goal is to have people voting, voter turnout was about 25% in the previous municipal election. There is a Project3000 to get 3000 people to register to vote. Run4OfficeWR is out at the summer festival to encourage people to vote. Civic engagement starts at the local level, but since Covid volunteering has decreased, and with it involvement in the voting process. The goal is to get people to understand the roles of the various levels of government; for this election that’s Mayors, Councillors, Regional Councillors. Marcia explains what Civic Engagement is, the issues that affect people. People come to Waterloo Region because it’s safe, there are good schools, it’s a place where people can own a house. It’s important that people get voter information in an un-threatening way.
9m23s
It’s an obligation of citizenship to be politically engaged. People are engaged in sports, but there are other roles in the community. People may not know their neighbours. The demographic that is engaged is the gray-haired crowd, but not so much younger people. People who are in municipal government now will be retiring, so we need young people to take those roles. But Lulia is not part of the gray-haired crowd, she says there are many youth who are interested in what Run4OfficeWR is doing. But they don’t know what the responsibilities of different tiers of government do. People need to be comfortable enough to receive ideas and criticism, make sure the doors (and their ears) are open. Encouraging people to write letters, contact their representatives, engaging in protests, writing petitions, and meeting with politicians. Attending council meetings can be done online now, on social media.
16m15m
Marcia is really concerned about getting the young vote out, the reason for having a young person doing outreach (Lulia). Encouraging young people to volunteer with Run4OfficeWR by feeding them at meeting, give them a T-Shirt, and sometime even give them an honorarium. Even in the summer there are students who are still here, attending summer festivals, an opportunity to interact with them.
The “Guest Speaker Series” is held on the first Friday of every month, until October. Last month the speaker was Marjorie Knight. The goal is to let people know that politics is not so distant, people are approachable. Run4OfficeWR is focusing on people from African or Black communities, and people from underrepresented groups; these people have a more “niche” experiene. Marcia says people think politics is boring, and people are more interested in what is far away. But these sessions, where people meet people from their own communities, it’s right there and you can’t ignore it. People linger after the sessions with many questions, “What did you need to start a campaign?”, “Why did you run?” Providing advice and answering questions is done after the speaker sessions, best done one-on-one. It’s a bit like campaign school, Run4OfficeWR can direct people where to get more information.
28m49s
Marcia says that one of the most important skills is listening. Sometimes it is necessary to listen to things that don’t jive with your values. But you need to listen to them as well, respectfully, and sometimes say that this is not something you can support. That lets people know you’re open to listening, even if you don’t agree. It’s hard, but rewarding work. Most important, you have to know your “why”. The stereotype of politicians is that they use words without saying anything. Marcia says the plain-speaking politician still exists, and Marcia intends to vote for some.
32m25s
Talking about tight races, a single vote can make a difference. It just happened in Quebec, settled by the courts, and it happened in Kitchener where a single vote decided the Victoria Park riding. Lulia says every vote counts. Bob is distressed by the number of vacancies that are still not filled — in Wellesley, Woolwich, North Dumfries; and the number of incumbent candidates who have not yet said if they’re running or not. Marcia says that it’s too bad we only vote every four years, because people forget about it. In Toronto the libraries have a centre for democracy so that people can learn about democracy on a continuing basis. And we need to make it fun to learn about democracy. Councillors get invited to lots of events: block parties, barbecues. Marcia explains how candidates can prepare for a campaign even without the backing of a political party. And it’s important to know how to ask for money, but it’s not a huge amount of money at the municipal level. Social media is a big help. Candidates may have to pay for services, but sometimes people donate their skills to help a campaign. Lulia says that it’s important that candidates remain visible. Bob and Marcia find it bizarre that some candidates have no visibility at all.
Bob is surprised that Run4OfficeWR is not a provincial or national organization he’s seen Run4OfficeWR everywhere! Lulia says there are the three founders (Marcia is a founder!), and five or six people. Marcia says that being physically present at festivals and other locations makes a big difference. Online voter registration ends on 12 August, but you can still register at the polling offices on the day that you vote. But you’ll need ID, be at least 18 years old, and a Canadian citizen. Marcia says this is the most exciting organization she’s ever volunteered with. This is her way of contributing to the political process. Marcia points out that local issues are important. Bob says the pothole in front of your driveway is more important than the pipeline across the country. Marcia tells us about the local issue of data centres.
49m35s
Lulia and Marcia go over the different ways of contacting Run4OfficeWR, their website, and social media. Come to their events! Volunteer at their events! There will be food! Lulia tells us about the upcoming events, the Speaker Series, and a “I Voted” celebration.
51m59s
Marcia and Lulia thank Bob; Bob thanks Marcia and Lulia and gives the end credits.
CKMS Community Connections airs on CKMS-FM 102.7 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm on Mondays.
What’s up, y’all? Like always, first up, here are all of the submissions I have added to Libretime since last week:
Big Big Furnace
Remedial Badminton
Punk
No
Dorian Whisper
Everything We Need – Single
Rock
CanCon
Psychlo
Controlled Chaos
Metal
Two explicit tracks
CanCon
Olivia Penalva
Exit Wounds
Pop
CanCon
Cari Burdett
Don’t Forget
Folk
CanCon
Patterns Make Sunrise
New Youth Sound
Rock
No
Wine Lips
TV Dinner
Punk
CanCon
Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship
2D Complex
Metal
No
Garett Gunderson
Anywhere Anytime
Pop
CanCon
Marcello Callado
Brado
World
No
Isaac Acuna
Leviathan
Folk
No
Dragged Up
Rapunzel/Black Carbon – Single
Punk
No
Eric Reinhart
Over and Over – Single
Pop
CanCon
ARK IDENTITY
Signals – Single
Rock
CanCon
Libby Ember
Pool Life – Single
Pop
CanCon
Rose Connelly
Backwards Cap – Single
Pop
CanCon
Laura Camacho Tango Project
Todo Tiempo Pasado
World
No
Rocco DeLuca
Studio A Session
Folk
No
Cassidy Taylor
Life of the Party – Single
Pop
CanCon
Sean Bienhaus
Cursed – Single
Rock
CanCon
Half Dollar Dog
Oil on Fire – Single
Rock
No
Jaid Joyce
Cigarettes – Single
Country
No
Aquiestoy
Coconut Rice – Single
Jazz
No
Ziemba
We Implode – Single
Pop
No
Henry James House
Last Lights Off The Black West
Folk
No
Convinced Friend
Nowhere Songs
Folk
Tracks 2 and 5 are explicit
No
Aidan Baker
Adverse Camber
Ambient
No
Erick Schenkman
Hit On Me – Single
Rock
CanCon
Runaway Kit
Galaxy Love – Single
Jazz
CanCon
The Materials
Trust Me – Single
Metal
No
Marvin Tate
Controlled Burn
Spoken Word
Multiple Explicit Tracks
No
Chris Clark
Across a Carnival
Folk
No
Prolific Tricks
Brand New – Single
Hip Hop
Added to Libretime by Prolific himself!
CanCon
Steve Montgomery
Living the Dream Right Now
Rock
CanCon
Boar God
Hunting Season
Rock
CanCon
Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:
Tracklist:
Marvin Tate – Let’s Start Here
Aidan Baker – Everything Is Dark Until You Say Yes
Runaway Kit – Galaxy Love
Laura Camacho Tango Project – Libertango
Marcelo Callado – Mariola
Prolific Tricks – Brand New
Cassidy Taylor – Life of the Party
Olivia Penalva – Cold Tea
Rose Connelly – Backwards Cap
Ziemba – We Implode
Eric Reinhart – Over and Over
Garett Gunderson – Miss Dynamite
ALYA – Believer
Libby Ember – Pool Life
Isaac Acuna – Honeysuckle
Rocco Deluca – Raga For Troy
Chris Clark – Behind the Screen Door
Convinced Friend – Robitussin
Jaid Joice – Cigarettes
Henry James House – Young Henry parts I & II
Cari Burdett – Don’t Forget
Faultlines – Might & Maybe
Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship – Song of the NEET
The Materials – Trust Me
Psychlo – 2nd Helping of Hell
Wine Lips – Semi-Detached Furnished Home
Dragged Up – Rapunzel
Big Big Furnace – Fugazi Tarantino
Half Dollar Dog – Oil on Fire
Boar God – Homeless…Dreaming
Sean Bienhaus – Cursed
Patterns Make Sunrise – Quilceda Creek (original + demo)
ERITREAN COMMUNITY RADIO 16 AUGUST 2026 SHOW, ARTICLES ABOUT CANADA JOB OPORTUNITES, HISTORY OF DEBRE BIZEN MONASTERY, INTRODUCING ONTARIO PROVINCE(PART2) INTRODUCING VILLAGES AND CITEIS FROM DEKMHARE TO TXORONA, AUDIENCE MESSAGES , ONTARIO WEATHER FORECAST.
Kitchener, ON — Waterloo Region Council has unanimously passed a motion to study the potential impacts of future data centre development in the Region, following concerns raised by residents about water use, electricity demand and infrastructure.
Regional Councillor Colleen James brought the motion during Tuesday’s Sustainability, Infrastructure and Development Committee meeting. It directs Regional staff to examine the economic, environmental, infrastructure and fiscal implications of data centres, as well as community safeguards and best practices in other jurisdictions.
The council approved the motion with two amendments, including additional consideration of source water protection and impacts on traditional lands. Regional staff will report their findings back to Council by the first quarter of 2027.
The discussion comes as the rapid growth of artificial intelligence drives demand for larger and more energy-intensive data centres across Canada and beyond.
Waterloo Region already hosts data centres, including Ascent’s facility in Cambridge. James says the motion is not intended to approve or reject any specific project, but to help the Region understand how future facilities could affect its infrastructure and environment.
Residents who spoke at the meeting raised particular concerns about water consumption and the Region’s reliance on groundwater.
James says the goal is to gather information now so future councils can make informed decisions about data centre development.
My music is also available at golenkazzian.bandcamp.com and can be heard 24/7 at https://www.youtube.com/@GolenKazzian or https://hello.citrus3.com:2020/public/gokazz (24/7 radio station)
What’s up, y’all? First up, here are the submissions I have added to Libretime since last week:
Lori Phun
Taste 4 U – Single
Pop
CanCon
East of West
Velella
World
CanCon
Mo’Spence
Problems (Remix) – Single
Hip Hop
CanCon
Kye Alfred Hillig
Widowmaker Express
Folk
No
Lapse
October – Single
Rock
Clean and Explicit versions available
No
0Stella
Wild – Single
Rock
CanCon
alberta*
outside jokes
Rock
No
Ivory Layne
Saint – Single
Rock
No
Leah Jane
Sugar Butter Elbow Grease – Single
Pop
CanCon
Leah Jane
Girl, You’re Fine – Single
Pop
CanCon
DJ Puce
Butterfly Tattoo – Single
Pop
CanCon
Polo Lewis
Awesome – Single
Pop
CanCon
Polo Lewis
COZY – Single
Pop
CanCon
prchr.
I’m sorry for being myself
Rock
No
Martyrs
Last Summer – EP
Rock
No
Petite Pete
Digital Distraction
Electronic
CanCon
Private Name Private Number
Gilligan’s Island – Single
Hip Hop
NSFR
CanCon
Trouble With Normal
Are You Being Served – Single
Alternative
No
Em Armstrong
Behind – Single
Rock
CanCon
Ariana Fig
I Hope You Love Me – Single
Folk
CanCon
Brodie Christ
16 & 9 Lives – Single
Country
CanCon
Wine Lips
If You Don’t Know – Single
Rock
CanCon
Bleach Dreamer
Surrender
Pop
CanCon
Awdrisyaw
Don’t You – Single
World
No
Plum
Bodies in Motion
Punk
No
Katherine Perkins
Helpless Love – Single
Folk
No
Faultlines
Might & Maybe – Single
Folk
No
Lunar Reverb
Burning Bridges – Single
Rock
No
Brian Sumner
For Real – Single
Folk
No
better living
fix your heart
Rock
No
Tyler Salsman
Away From You – Single
Country
CanCon
Nate Northfield
IN-NATE
Folk
CanCon
Gail J. Gaudet
Been Down This Road – Single
Blues
CanCon
Gail J. Gaudet
Take Me Back – Single
Blues
CanCon
Gail J. Gaudet
Tell Me Baby – Single
Blues
CanCon
Paul Manchin
Chocolates – Single
Electronic
CanCon
Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:
Tracklist:
East of West – A Distinct Lack of Parrotfinch
Paul Manchin – Chocolates
Petite Pete – Stay In (Just Fine)
SteinZ – Zig Zag
PRIVATE NAME PRIVATE NUMBER – Gilligan’s Island
Mo’Spence – Problem (Remix) [feat. Mezziah]
Adrisyaw – DON’T YOU
DJ Puce – Butterfly Tattoo
Polo Lewis – Awesome
Lori Phun – Taste 4 U
Bleach Dreamer – Jennifur
Ziemba – The Pleasure Seekers
Clay Howard – Lovin (Sunshine Mix)
Allegories – They’ll Never Suspect Us
Leah Jane – Sugar, Butter, Elbow Grease
Nate Northfield – For Love (to Maddy and Andrew)
Ariana Fig – I Hope You Love Me
Brian Sumner – For Real
Kye Alfred Hillig – Bones Rosalynne Bones
Alex Dupree – I Could’ve Been Anyone
Brodie Christ – 16 & 9 Lives
Tyler Salsman – Away From You
Gail J. Gaudet – Tell Me Baby
Alberta* – family worship center
Better living – Nighttime Dan Spins Discs For Money
Plum – Club Scum
Lapse – October
0Stella – Wild
Ivory Layne – Saint
Lunar Reverb – Burning Bridges
Trouble With Normal – Are You Being Served?
Eric Schenkman – Recipe
Suralin – Driving Home
Strawberry Alarm Clock – The Sky Isn’t Falling
ERITREAN COMMUNITY RADIO 09 AUGUST 2026 SHOW, ARTICLES ABOUT HUMANITY, ABOUT ONTARIO PROVINCE. AND ALSO AN INTERVIEW WITH YORAM YONAS (7 YEARS OLD STUDENT) , INTRODUCING VILLAGES AND CITEIS FROM BARENTU TO OMHAJER, AUDIENCE MESSAGES , ONTARIO WEATHER FORECAST.
Kitchener, ON — St. John’s Kitchen in Kitchener has permanently expanded its services to operate around the clock, responding to growing demand from people experiencing homelessness in Waterloo Region.
The kitchen, operated by The Working Centre, began its new 24/7 schedule on July 27. It now welcomes drop-ins from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., before providing overnight support from 9 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. The facility closes briefly each morning for cleaning and setup.
The expansion comes as homelessness continues to grow across the region. The Region of Waterloo reported in 2024 that chronic homelessness had increased by an average of 28 per cent each year since 2020. Joe Mancini, director and co-founder of The Working Centre, says the growing number of people experiencing homelessness has put increasing pressure on services.
In this story, we speak with Mancini, St. John’s Kitchen staff and volunteers, and a person experiencing homelessness about the impact of the kitchen The interviews explore what the 24/7 operation means for people using the facility, how staff respond to the growing demand, and the broader housing, employment and drug-related factors contributing to homelessness in Waterloo Region.
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