YGK Rogue City🍁
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Where Ostentatious Grand Gestures Thrive™
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Where Ostentatious Grand Gestures Thrive™
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@ygkrogue.bsky.social
· Nov 10
A city that has a Weather Severity Index for roads but not for humans living in tents tells you everything you need to know...
❤️Kingston. Where Pothole Key Performance Indicators Thrive
#ygk
❤️Kingston. Where Pothole Key Performance Indicators Thrive
#ygk
Kingston Food Insecurity Emergency Day 333
And it came to pass in the garrison varsity prison tourism town where people still live in tents and 1 in 3 households struggle with food insecurity yet their municipal taxes will be increased because "police have to eat."
#ygk
And it came to pass in the garrison varsity prison tourism town where people still live in tents and 1 in 3 households struggle with food insecurity yet their municipal taxes will be increased because "police have to eat."
#ygk
December 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Kingston Food Insecurity Emergency Day 333
And it came to pass in the garrison varsity prison tourism town where people still live in tents and 1 in 3 households struggle with food insecurity yet their municipal taxes will be increased because "police have to eat."
#ygk
And it came to pass in the garrison varsity prison tourism town where people still live in tents and 1 in 3 households struggle with food insecurity yet their municipal taxes will be increased because "police have to eat."
#ygk
Our new and improved 2026 Inconvenience Meter will help you navigate the dystopian future many fellow Canadians seem hell-bent on bringing to fruition through partisan politics, greed, lies and airborne virus denial.
Available exclusively at the Rogue City Diner.
#ygk
Available exclusively at the Rogue City Diner.
#ygk
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Our new and improved 2026 Inconvenience Meter will help you navigate the dystopian future many fellow Canadians seem hell-bent on bringing to fruition through partisan politics, greed, lies and airborne virus denial.
Available exclusively at the Rogue City Diner.
#ygk
Available exclusively at the Rogue City Diner.
#ygk
Enjoy timeless, classic YGK Christmas Carols on this limited edition LP
Away In An Encampment Manger
Do You Hear What I Hear(said the Chamber CEO to Mayor96)
I Saw Three Cruise Ships(Come Sailing In)
Hark! The Kingston Accommodation Partners Sing
O Come All Ye Tourists
#ygk
Away In An Encampment Manger
Do You Hear What I Hear(said the Chamber CEO to Mayor96)
I Saw Three Cruise Ships(Come Sailing In)
Hark! The Kingston Accommodation Partners Sing
O Come All Ye Tourists
#ygk
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Enjoy timeless, classic YGK Christmas Carols on this limited edition LP
Away In An Encampment Manger
Do You Hear What I Hear(said the Chamber CEO to Mayor96)
I Saw Three Cruise Ships(Come Sailing In)
Hark! The Kingston Accommodation Partners Sing
O Come All Ye Tourists
#ygk
Away In An Encampment Manger
Do You Hear What I Hear(said the Chamber CEO to Mayor96)
I Saw Three Cruise Ships(Come Sailing In)
Hark! The Kingston Accommodation Partners Sing
O Come All Ye Tourists
#ygk
Kingston to invest $1,000,000 from local Tourism Tax for new scoreboard at Slush Puppie Place in hopes the Frontenacs can someday be a top-tier team to host the Memorial Cup to lure more tourists to pay accommodation tax...
❤️Kingston. Where Ostentatious Grand Gestures Thrive™
#ygk
❤️Kingston. Where Ostentatious Grand Gestures Thrive™
#ygk
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Kingston to invest $1,000,000 from local Tourism Tax for new scoreboard at Slush Puppie Place in hopes the Frontenacs can someday be a top-tier team to host the Memorial Cup to lure more tourists to pay accommodation tax...
❤️Kingston. Where Ostentatious Grand Gestures Thrive™
#ygk
❤️Kingston. Where Ostentatious Grand Gestures Thrive™
#ygk
"Papa, when is the Yule Parade?"
"Later. After the Bodhi Day parade, the Saturnalia parade, but before the Hanukkah parade and the Kwanzaa parade."
"Oh Papa, isn't it swell to live in such a diverse, local community?"
"Indeed."
#ygk #TisTheSeason
"Later. After the Bodhi Day parade, the Saturnalia parade, but before the Hanukkah parade and the Kwanzaa parade."
"Oh Papa, isn't it swell to live in such a diverse, local community?"
"Indeed."
#ygk #TisTheSeason
December 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"Papa, when is the Yule Parade?"
"Later. After the Bodhi Day parade, the Saturnalia parade, but before the Hanukkah parade and the Kwanzaa parade."
"Oh Papa, isn't it swell to live in such a diverse, local community?"
"Indeed."
#ygk #TisTheSeason
"Later. After the Bodhi Day parade, the Saturnalia parade, but before the Hanukkah parade and the Kwanzaa parade."
"Oh Papa, isn't it swell to live in such a diverse, local community?"
"Indeed."
#ygk #TisTheSeason
Happy Bodhi Day to all who celebrate.
"Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream
It is not dying; it is not dying
Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void,
It is shining; it is shining
That you may see the meaning of within
It is being; it is being"
-John Lennon
"Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream
It is not dying; it is not dying
Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void,
It is shining; it is shining
That you may see the meaning of within
It is being; it is being"
-John Lennon
December 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Happy Bodhi Day to all who celebrate.
"Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream
It is not dying; it is not dying
Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void,
It is shining; it is shining
That you may see the meaning of within
It is being; it is being"
-John Lennon
"Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream
It is not dying; it is not dying
Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void,
It is shining; it is shining
That you may see the meaning of within
It is being; it is being"
-John Lennon
During this Festive Season Of Mass Consumption In The Name Of Jesus, spread cheer, not viruses.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
#ygk #HoHoHo #CovidIsAirborne
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
#ygk #HoHoHo #CovidIsAirborne
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
During this Festive Season Of Mass Consumption In The Name Of Jesus, spread cheer, not viruses.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
#ygk #HoHoHo #CovidIsAirborne
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
#ygk #HoHoHo #CovidIsAirborne
The top products shoplifters target: FOOD, beverages; electronics, appliances; apparel, SHOES, accessories; HEALTH, beauty; BABY FORMULA.
Police attribute the spike in local shoplifting to economic hardships.
Such as higher taxes for 5.9% police budget increase
#ygk
www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...
Police attribute the spike in local shoplifting to economic hardships.
Such as higher taxes for 5.9% police budget increase
#ygk
www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...
Shoplifting in Kingston more than doubles in post-pandemic world
According to the Retail Council of Canada, retail crime has “escalated into a national crisis”.
www.thewhig.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The top products shoplifters target: FOOD, beverages; electronics, appliances; apparel, SHOES, accessories; HEALTH, beauty; BABY FORMULA.
Police attribute the spike in local shoplifting to economic hardships.
Such as higher taxes for 5.9% police budget increase
#ygk
www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...
Police attribute the spike in local shoplifting to economic hardships.
Such as higher taxes for 5.9% police budget increase
#ygk
www.thewhig.com/news/local-n...
Our new & improved Rogue City Inconvenience Meter 2026 Model features an app that shows your current location and how unimportant your transportation priorities are compared to the City's plowing priorities.
We take your inconvenience seriously. And we apologize for that...
#ygk #Winter
We take your inconvenience seriously. And we apologize for that...
#ygk #Winter
December 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
On this National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, we remember...
December 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
On this National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, we remember...
Slush Puppie Place taking steps to become more competitive to land future Memorial Cup bid.
No indication that the Frontenacs are doing the same...
#ygk
No indication that the Frontenacs are doing the same...
#ygk
#ICYMI
"Feedback from the CHL indicated that the score clock (originally installed in 2016) at Slush Puppie Place would require an update in order to be more competitive in a future bid to host [the Memorial Cup],” reads a City of #Kingston report. #YGK
More: www.kingstonist.com/news/game-ch...
"Feedback from the CHL indicated that the score clock (originally installed in 2016) at Slush Puppie Place would require an update in order to be more competitive in a future bid to host [the Memorial Cup],” reads a City of #Kingston report. #YGK
More: www.kingstonist.com/news/game-ch...
Game changer: Kingston’s downtown arena to get $1 million score clock replacement – Kingston News
(Kingston, Ontario) Kingston may have lost out on landing the 2027 Memorial Cup junior hockey tournament because of an aging score clock that hangs over centre ice at its flagship downtown arena.
www.kingstonist.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Slush Puppie Place taking steps to become more competitive to land future Memorial Cup bid.
No indication that the Frontenacs are doing the same...
#ygk
No indication that the Frontenacs are doing the same...
#ygk
State Of The City
Temperature: -5.4 °C
Wind: S 37 km/h
Wind Chill: -14°C
It's snowing. The plows have names. Sleeping Cabins are in storage. People are living in tents. Food banks are overwhelmed. Police are demanding more money.
❤️Kingston. It's A Magical Time Of Year
#ygk
Temperature: -5.4 °C
Wind: S 37 km/h
Wind Chill: -14°C
It's snowing. The plows have names. Sleeping Cabins are in storage. People are living in tents. Food banks are overwhelmed. Police are demanding more money.
❤️Kingston. It's A Magical Time Of Year
#ygk
December 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
State Of The City
Temperature: -5.4 °C
Wind: S 37 km/h
Wind Chill: -14°C
It's snowing. The plows have names. Sleeping Cabins are in storage. People are living in tents. Food banks are overwhelmed. Police are demanding more money.
❤️Kingston. It's A Magical Time Of Year
#ygk
Temperature: -5.4 °C
Wind: S 37 km/h
Wind Chill: -14°C
It's snowing. The plows have names. Sleeping Cabins are in storage. People are living in tents. Food banks are overwhelmed. Police are demanding more money.
❤️Kingston. It's A Magical Time Of Year
#ygk
The City of Kingston proclaims December 4th as Heritage Hour- Anishinaabe Ancestry.
The occupation of Kingston area by aboriginal peoples dates to the Late Middle Woodland Period (circa 900 CE).
❤️Kataroh:kwi. You'll Be Amazed At What You See
🧵 #ygk #ygkHistory
The occupation of Kingston area by aboriginal peoples dates to the Late Middle Woodland Period (circa 900 CE).
❤️Kataroh:kwi. You'll Be Amazed At What You See
🧵 #ygk #ygkHistory
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The City of Kingston proclaims December 4th as Heritage Hour- Anishinaabe Ancestry.
The occupation of Kingston area by aboriginal peoples dates to the Late Middle Woodland Period (circa 900 CE).
❤️Kataroh:kwi. You'll Be Amazed At What You See
🧵 #ygk #ygkHistory
The occupation of Kingston area by aboriginal peoples dates to the Late Middle Woodland Period (circa 900 CE).
❤️Kataroh:kwi. You'll Be Amazed At What You See
🧵 #ygk #ygkHistory
Remember when Mayor96 proclaimed December 2024 as Christian Heritage Month?
Appears there's a revised Proclamation Policy...
"Proclamations will not be issued for: matters of political controversy, ideological or religious beliefs, or individual conviction."
Thank God...
#ygk
Appears there's a revised Proclamation Policy...
"Proclamations will not be issued for: matters of political controversy, ideological or religious beliefs, or individual conviction."
Thank God...
#ygk
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Remember when Mayor96 proclaimed December 2024 as Christian Heritage Month?
Appears there's a revised Proclamation Policy...
"Proclamations will not be issued for: matters of political controversy, ideological or religious beliefs, or individual conviction."
Thank God...
#ygk
Appears there's a revised Proclamation Policy...
"Proclamations will not be issued for: matters of political controversy, ideological or religious beliefs, or individual conviction."
Thank God...
#ygk
In partnership with Rogue City Inconvenience Meter Company., the Rogue City Consultant Services is offering Charitable Donor Fatigue Therapy sessions during this Dark Season of Mass Consumption In The Name of Jesus.
Watch this space for upcoming session details.
#ygk #GivingTuesday
Watch this space for upcoming session details.
#ygk #GivingTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
In partnership with Rogue City Inconvenience Meter Company., the Rogue City Consultant Services is offering Charitable Donor Fatigue Therapy sessions during this Dark Season of Mass Consumption In The Name of Jesus.
Watch this space for upcoming session details.
#ygk #GivingTuesday
Watch this space for upcoming session details.
#ygk #GivingTuesday
This News Break is sponsored by the Rogue City Inconvenience Meter Company.
The Rogue City announced it will follow Environment Canada's new colour-coded weather alerts by declaring local sidewalks an existential danger during and after any snow event...
Film at 11:11
#ygk
The Rogue City announced it will follow Environment Canada's new colour-coded weather alerts by declaring local sidewalks an existential danger during and after any snow event...
Film at 11:11
#ygk
December 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This News Break is sponsored by the Rogue City Inconvenience Meter Company.
The Rogue City announced it will follow Environment Canada's new colour-coded weather alerts by declaring local sidewalks an existential danger during and after any snow event...
Film at 11:11
#ygk
The Rogue City announced it will follow Environment Canada's new colour-coded weather alerts by declaring local sidewalks an existential danger during and after any snow event...
Film at 11:11
#ygk
Local consumers more concerned about losing redeemable points than being surveilled.
Twas ever thus...
#ygk #OnPoli
Twas ever thus...
#ygk #OnPoli
Ontario bill could change loyalty point protections, raising concerns for shoppers - As families face rising costs during the holiday season, many Ontario shoppers say loyalty points have become an essential way to stretch their budgets.
Ontario bill could change loyalty point protections, raising concerns for shoppers
As families face rising costs during the holiday season, many Ontario shoppers say loyalty points have become an essential way to stretch their budgets.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The Rogue City Diner will be closed today to clean and upgrade the ventilation system to provide more efficient air exchanges to somewhat reduce the risk of airborne viruses spoiling your Dark Season Of Consumption In The Name Of Jesus.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
#ygk
We apologize for this inconvenience.
#ygk
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Rogue City Diner will be closed today to clean and upgrade the ventilation system to provide more efficient air exchanges to somewhat reduce the risk of airborne viruses spoiling your Dark Season Of Consumption In The Name Of Jesus.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
#ygk
We apologize for this inconvenience.
#ygk
Less than a month before Christmas, some local children sat down and wrote their letters to Robin Hood because they had a feeling Santa Claus wouldn't be visiting their homes this year and this was their only hope...
#ygk #TisTheSeason
#ygk #TisTheSeason
November 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Less than a month before Christmas, some local children sat down and wrote their letters to Robin Hood because they had a feeling Santa Claus wouldn't be visiting their homes this year and this was their only hope...
#ygk #TisTheSeason
#ygk #TisTheSeason
Local tax payers concerned about annual Police budget increase, citing inflation's effect on their ability to afford paying for public servant's annual pay increase...
❤️Kingston. Your Community. Your Taxes.
#ygk
www.kingstonist.com/news/kingsto...
❤️Kingston. Your Community. Your Taxes.
#ygk
www.kingstonist.com/news/kingsto...
Kingston Police board approves $57.3M budget for 2026, citing inflation, staffing pressures – Kingston News
(Kingston, Ontario) The Kingston Police Service Board has approved a 2026 operating budget of $57.3 million, a 5.97 per cent increase over 2025, along with a $2.3 million capital budget.
www.kingstonist.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Local tax payers concerned about annual Police budget increase, citing inflation's effect on their ability to afford paying for public servant's annual pay increase...
❤️Kingston. Your Community. Your Taxes.
#ygk
www.kingstonist.com/news/kingsto...
❤️Kingston. Your Community. Your Taxes.
#ygk
www.kingstonist.com/news/kingsto...
Today is Black Friday, Capitalism's most sacred day and kicks off the Dark Season of Mass Consumption In The Name of Jesus.
Spend. Consume. Dispose.
#ygk #BlackFriday
Spend. Consume. Dispose.
#ygk #BlackFriday
November 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Today is Black Friday, Capitalism's most sacred day and kicks off the Dark Season of Mass Consumption In The Name of Jesus.
Spend. Consume. Dispose.
#ygk #BlackFriday
Spend. Consume. Dispose.
#ygk #BlackFriday
And it came to pass, colour-blind humans could only shrug their shoulders...
"By improving how severe #weather is reported, we are helping Canadians better understand and prepare for potential impacts," said Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment and Climate Change. #WeatherReporting
Details here: www.kingstonist.com/news/environ...
Details here: www.kingstonist.com/news/environ...
Environment Canada rolls out colour-coded weather alerts – Kingston News
(Kingston, Ontario) Environment Canada has announced an "important update" to its national weather alert program, designed to make weather information clearer for Canadians, according to a release dat...
www.kingstonist.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
And it came to pass, colour-blind humans could only shrug their shoulders...