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Hank reckons the Usual Suspects ought to think hard about building the Imperative Downtown Conference Centre with global energy shortages and inflated costs looming on the horizon.
Beulah believes they won't pay it no mind 'cause ka-ching is all they hear.
#ygk
Will sky-rocketing prices of oil and gas affect local economic development and increase the unaffordability of living in the Rogue City?
Will the Kingston Economic Recovery Team be reunited?
How will Downtown merchants selling non-essentials keep their doors open?
Stay tuned!
#ygk
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A contestant on RogueCity Radio's game show called Corporations Deceiving Consumers, Hank must name 2 ways greedy corporations use deception.
Beulah whispers to him: Maple washing, green washing, shrinkflation, surge pricing and product enshitification are deceptive practices
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⚠️Local Pedestrian & Cyclist Alert
Please exercise caution while sharing asphalt with motor vehicle drivers who may be distracted more so than usual this morning due to society's mandated disruption of the human circadian rhythm...
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Kingston Transit single fare has only increased 25¢ to $3.50 since 2020.
With gas about to inflate above $1.50 per litre, it may be time to take climate action, save some money and ride the bus.
We apologize for any inconvenience or offense this message may cause...
#ygk
This News Break is brought to you by The Rogue City Inconvenience Meter Company.
Feeling the pinch at the pumps?
Slower driving speeds will reduce the amount of gasoline you burn and your wallet will thank you.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Local concepts of Time
Time is money
Time is of the essence
No time like the present
Time is running out
Not enough hours in a day
Time waits for no one
Time and time again
It's about time
As time goes by
"Saving Time" is why the Third Crossing was built
#ygk #Clock #DaylightSavingsTime
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Hank walks into the Rogue City Diner and asks "Does anyone really know what time it is?"
Audrey, Boyd, Hortencia, Beulah and Cletus proclaim "It's later than you think," as hilarity and the pursuit of local happiness ensues...
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We will not be adjusting our time measuring devices this evening because the government has no right over our personal continued sequence of existence and events that occur in an apparently irreversible succession from the past.
#ygk #DaylightSavingTime
Tonight as we celebrate the 6th Birthday of COVID19, before resetting your clocks, everyone should bang pots and pans to honor local health care workers who still need our support despite the false belief we're Back To Normal.
❤️Kingston. What? It's just a recurring cold.
#ygk
Concerned about upcoming inflated prices for vegetables due to high global energy costs?
Growing some of your own food is a revolutionary act.
Our seasonal supply chain is 44 footsteps from garden to kitchen.
Grow. Your. Own
Veggies. Love. Containers
#ygk
China has an economic "buffer," in that it has been building up strategic reserves of oil that will cushion the country from immediate price spikes.
Local gas stations: "$1.49, gimme $1.50, who'll gimme $1.55..."
War! What is it good for?
#ygk
www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
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Hank struggles between donating to the Humane Society or the Kingston Health Sciences Centre.
Beulah reminds Hank that his municipal taxes include a Hospital Levy and animal shelters don't have layers and layers and layers of administration...
#ygk
www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...
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Season 6
“Now, nearly three years since COVID-19 first took over our lives, the worst of the pandemic is behind us."
-Mayor96, Nov. 23,2022
Audrey and Boyd are once again reminded they should never take medical advice from politicians...
#ygk #COVIDisStillAirborne
"So there’s no energy ‘supply shock’ in Canada. The cost of producing and refining gasoline hasn’t changed at all. Yet Canadian consumers are already being soaked. And the worst is yet to come."
Capitalism is a many splendored thing...
#ygk
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Hank wonders where all the good times have gone as Audrey and Boyd go dancing in the dark, walking through the park and reminiscing...
Beulah reminds them that everything changes, nothing lasts forever and life goes on.
#ygk #WolfeIsland
www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...
⚠️Pedestrian Alert!
Local Gas Prices
March 6, 2025
143.7¢ - 146.9¢
War! What is it good for?
#ygk
Kingston Climate Emergency 7th Anniversary Flashback
❤️Kingston. Where It Took 1,660 Days To Actually Look Through The Climate Lens
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Kingston Climate Emergency 7th Anniversary Flashback
The City is still willing to trade three Global Mayoral Covenant Climate Badges for regular, scheduled airline flights in and out of town for the Usual Suspects.
"We spent a lot of money."
$16,000,000⬇️
#ygk #ClimateLeadership #ClimateAction
Kingston Climate Emergency 7th Anniversary Flashback
Global Mayoral Covenant Climate Badges: 3
Would've thought being this deep in we'd have more than 3 badges...
Make a REAL difference and maybe you, too, can earn a Climate Badge.
Save Money. Save Carbon. Save Lives.
#ygk #ClimateAction
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Hank discovers an employment opportunity as an Overpass Bridge lobbyist.
Audrey and Boyd are more concerned about a different type of hockey boundary involving puck bucks & bunnies but are glad someone's thinking about the turkeys...
#ygk
www.thewhig.com/news/local-r...
Happy 7th Anniversary to Kingston Climate Emergency!
Where we seem to be stuck on looking at climate change through the Lens Of Economic Stimulus...
If not now, when? If not you, who?
May your future be blessed with Climate Leadership.
#ygk #ClimateAction
Kingston Climate Emergency Day 2,558
Happy 7th Anniversary to the Kingston Climate Emergency and to all who celebrate.
May our future be blessed with Climate Leadership that isn't disguised as Economic Growth...
❤️Kingston. You'll Be Amazed At What You See
#ygk
⚠️Pedestrian Alert!
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First it was the Deputy Chief of Police and now it's the Commandant of the local Canadian Army Command and Staff College.
Maybe we need to stop exploding fireworks over our drinking water source, eh...?
❤️Kingston. You'll Be Amazed At What You See
#ygk
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March 2nd local gas prices
110.9¢ - 119.5¢
March 4th local gas prices
132.9¢ - 136.9¢
WAR! What is it good for? See Mr. Stanford's thread below⬇️
#ygk
"It's critically important. We don't want to turn businesses away."
-Mayor96
In other news, the Adelaide Street Shelter(55 beds)will soon be closing due to an unprecedented number of unhoused humans seeking shelter at new Sydenham Rd(30 bed)shelter.
❤️Kingston. Honestly, It's Not For Everyone.
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Canada would like to take this opportunity to remind France that we are very fond of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence...
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