We had our in house photographer Jacqueline Milner give the Nikon D5000 we are having some fun with put the camera through its paces. Given the D5000 to take for a test drive I first noticed the compactness and light weight of the camera body. I was very excited toContinue Reading
New study shows clinical evidence of Marijuana pain relief for MS patients and other neurological conditions. LINK “There is good evidence now that cannabinoids may be either an adjunct or a first-line treatment,” Grant said at a news conference where he presented the findings. Along with the studies on muscleContinue Reading
IRS Drives Man to Suicide – Flies his Piper Cherokee into an Austin Texas Tax Building. LINK 53 year old Joseph Andrew Stack crashed his plane in an apparent suicide. He left what looks to be a note on his website. His body was confirmed at the sceneContinue Reading
Our MPP, Liberal Jim Brownell responds to questions about bed cuts locally here at the Cornwall Community Hospital. It was very difficult to hear of the challenges at the Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH), although I knew that there would be challenges in the future. I even commented about such, during theContinue Reading
Dear Editor: I am very disappointed that the Cornwall Community Hospital has been forced to close 18 beds and lay off 30 employees because of inadequate funding from the provincial government. These cuts will certainly hurt the quality of health care in Cornwall and area. With an aging and growingContinue Reading
Cornwall City Councilor and potential Mayoralty candidate Mark MacDonald is in Vancouver for the Olympics. He sent this message in for you, our readers. The streets of Vancouver are very busy, especially at night. When my shift is finished, about 9:00 p.m., I walk to where I am staying and itContinue Reading
The Cornwall Community Police Service is asking public help to find a missing man. Bernard Lamarche, 57, has not been seen by family members since he left his Eleventh Street East residence at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. He was last seen driving a red Chrysler Cirrus with the licence plateContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I have known South Lancaster artist, Michael Cartwright for many years and I am still always intrigued by his style of painting as well as his subject matter. Michael studied at the Nova Scotia College of art & Design where he obtained a diploma in Fine Arts. Continue Reading
Canadians Need to Wake Up – Opinion by Markus Noé This is a country suffering from the minority government blues. Since Stephen Harper was elected in 2006 Canadians have been forced to remain in election “mode”. This prorogation has done nothing but remind voters of how ineffective a minority governmentContinue Reading
I’m posting live from the Breakfast Connections meeting at the Ramada this morning. Pictured above is keynote speaker Alyssa Blais and Don McIntosh of Donald J. McIntosh Investments Inc. This morning’s breakfast topic is Blogging basics using WordPress which I can appreciate! You don’t have to be aContinue Reading
The pucks dropped for Men’s Hockey with BC Native Roberto Luongo shutting out Norway 8-0 in Canada’s quest for the gold. Canada’s goals were by Mike Richards, Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf, Rick Nash and pairs from Dany Heatley and Jarome Iginla. Team Russia gave up two goals to LatviaContinue Reading
Chelsea Quebec will be the setting for regional summit of Arctic nations. Canada, Denmark, Norwar Russia, and the U.S. will be attending. Inuit? Nope. LINK “The Arctic gathering, scheduled just ahead of a G8 foreign ministers’ meeting in Ottawa, is aimed at encouraging “new thinking on economic developmentContinue Reading
Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye. The verdict is now coming down with respect to the man-made global warming issue. In fact, it is pretty well down with contrary statements from Professor Phil Jones, Director of the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit and, perhaps, the greatest scientific proponentContinue Reading
So I’m chatting with a friend in the US. He’s upset at the Obama government’s failing to do what they wanted to do while they had the window of opportunity and control of the main streams of the government. We talked about the “appearance” of strength in a leader andContinue Reading
POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY and BREACH OF UNDERTAKING Cornwall, Ont. – Wesley Gray, 60, of No Fixed Address was arrested on the 12th of February, 2010 for several charges relating to break and enters. He was bound by an Undertaking with condition to Keep the Peace and be of GoodContinue Reading
(Peter Forsberg leads in Sweden at opening ceremonies) Game On: Team Canada Ready to Play Finally after years of anticipation, Team Canada will take the ice today and begin their quest for Gold against Norway. The stage is enormous, the pressure is enormous and Canadian fans expect nothing less thanContinue Reading
It’s About Time That You Quit! Time is running out to join thousands in The Driven to Quit Challenge February 16, 2010 – Cornwall, ON. – There are less than two weeks left to register for the Canadian Cancer Society Driven to Quit Challenge. Registration is open until 11:59 p.m. on FebruaryContinue Reading
COLTS ROLL OUT RED CARPET FOR 3+1 PROJECT 2010 AND ONE LUCKY PERSON COULD WIN A NEW FORD ESCAPE Cornwall Ontario – The Cornwall Colts have dedicated one of their home games to Project 2010. “Champions of the Cause Night” takes place Thursday, March 4th when the Colts host theContinue Reading