CFN – On Monday, April 16, I decided to get more involved in the city’s municipal life and attended the special meeting of the council, which was to decide how it would replace the departing Councillor Leslie O’Shaughnessy. We all remember that right after the announcement of his resignation, theContinue Reading
CFN – Pictured above are Bernadette Clement – Honourary Daffodil Chair, Mary Hobbs – Ontario East Regional Director Canadian Cancer Society, Joe Aiello – Owner Moustache Joe’s and Sharyn Duffey – Fundraising Coordinator Canadian Cancer Society, enjoying a meal at one of the participating restaurants who are supporting the CanadianContinue Reading
CFN – You have to give CAO Paul Fitzpatrick kudos for timing. Having been on sick leave now he’s missed the final budget mess in Cornwall that saw a 2% increase or roughly $1.4 Million dollars. He’s vacationing in Hawaii according to an inside source from city hall. AboutContinue Reading
Emergency or “Grandparent” Scam Though the “Emergency Scam” (or sometimes referred to as the “Grandparent Scam”) has been around for years, the Cornwall Community Police Service warns the public to be on alert after noting a marked increase in the number of complaints recently. In the typical scenario, aContinue Reading
CFN– Cornwall Ontario City Councilor had a moment to chat with the media Thursday night and one of the topics was the amount of time that some politicians speak. The long time city councilor, and active Federal and Provincial Conservative was animated as the topic was discussed. If you can’tContinue Reading
We see that a few people in Cornwall are floating a trial balloon- one that says we should lobby for a casino in Cornwall. I think it’s a bad idea and a non-starter and here’s why. Do the research on gambling and casinos and you will find discover that it’sContinue Reading
Assault Cornwall, ON- Valerie Tremblay, 31 of Cornwall was arrested on the 17th of April 2012. It is alleged that on the 5th of April 2012 during a supervised access visit with her child she assaulted a social worker by pushing her. Police were notified and an investigation ensued. The femaleContinue Reading
CFN – Bernadette Clement is known for her long speeches at council. She’s studied well at the feet of Mayor Bob Kilger and while not as polished as the long time MP, has a way of using up minutes at council while saying very little of substance. Monday AprilContinue Reading
CFN – Former Cornwall Royals owner and City City Councilor William Wise has turned himself in to US agents over allegations of runing a Ponzi scheme. He recently gave his first interview in an awfully long time to the Toronto Star. LINK As “the face of the bank,” he saysContinue Reading
CFN – Max Keeping was in Cornwall Monday to kick off the Cornwall Edition of the Max Keeping Foundation. Play to the Max is to help underprivileged children have access to sports programs in the area. From the website: Helping Change the Lives of Children Max Keeping assists financially disadvantaged children andContinue Reading
CFN – E Bikes are booming across the world and here in Cornwall Ontario are under debate as to how to regulate them on city bike paths and in areas. Right now they are in a grey area. The big issue is modifications? Do we want our policeContinue Reading
CFN – Optics in Politics can be everything. They can make you look bad, and they can make you look like the Cornwall City Council team and Clerk right now. Transparency and accountability are huge; especially in municipal politics. Cornwall, which has less than 50,000 residents spends over $145M perContinue Reading
Friends, My name is Christopher Cameron & I am Registered Nurse employed full-time at The Ottawa Hospital & casual at Cornwall Community Hospital. On two separate occasions I was denied full-time employment at CCH because I did not speak advanced French. In addition, I had over seven years of experienceContinue Reading
To be convinced, one must visit the site of the think tank Frontier Centre for Public Policy. One of the issues studied by Frontier Centre concerns local governments and the results are available at www.lgpi.ca (lgpi for local government performance index). The data used to compare the performance of aboutContinue Reading
CFN – With the Province of Ontario considering new locations for OPG Casinos the conversation has started again here in Cornwall. Cornwall is in a perfect strategic location for a Casino. Morals debate aside, if you’re going to have a Casino in any city in this region, Cornwall is aContinue Reading
CFN – Tammie Brazeau Grant of South Stormont has a dream; the Cornwall born and raised gal is a huge fan of Titanic history and would love to witness the creation of a new tourist attraction in nearby Long Sault. Having amassed Canada’s largest collection of authenticated memorabilia from James Cameron’s 1997 film, Titanic,Continue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON- Justin Ullman, 20 of Cornwall was arrested on the 10th of April, 2012 under the strength of an outstanding warrant. It is alleged that on the 2nd of April, 2012 he failed to attend court and a bench warrant was issued. He turned himself into police and wasContinue Reading
The economic search for more and better jobs for Cornwall has hit an all time low: let’s get ourselves a casino! Yes, “People are going to gamble,” says Counselor Grant. And, “Why not keep the dollars here?” – spoken as a true blood leach! Instead of staying with the Judeo/Christian work ethicContinue Reading