Cornwall ON - Long time School Board Trustee and politico Gerald Samson tossed his name up for City Councilor in Cornwall Ontario for the upcoming fall election.   We spoke with Mr. Samson briefly tonight at Schnitzels and will have the full story tomorrow.

You can vote for Mr. Samson and up to 9 other candidates in our poll below.

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TOYOTA ANNOUNCES VOLUNTARY SAFETY CAMPAIGN FOR CERTAIN TOYOTA AVALONS TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN BRACKET

TORONTO, ON – Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI)  today announced that it intends to conduct a voluntary safety campaign involving approximately  4,200 2000-2004 Model Year Toyota Avalons to address the possibility that the vehicle’s steering lock bar could break under certain conditions.  No other Toyota or Lexus vehicles are involved in this recall.

Because of improper casting of the steering lock bar, which is a component of the steering interlock system, there is a possibility that a minute crack may develop on the surface.  Such a crack may expand over a long period of repeated lock and unlock operations, and eventually the lock bar could break.  If this occurs, the interlock system may become difficult to unlock when stationary.

If the vehicle while being driven is steered to the right with sufficient lateral acceleration, a broken and loose lock bar may move toward the steering shaft.  If the engagement hole in the shaft happens to line up at the specific time the broken lock bar has moved, this could cause the steering wheel lock bar to engage, locking the steering wheel, and increasing the risk of a crash. Toyota is not, however, aware of any accident related to this condition. Continuing to work diligently to address safety issues wherever they arise and to strengthen global quality assurance operations so that Toyota owners can be confident in the safety of their vehicles, as part of the recall, Toyota will replace the steering column bracket on involved vehicles, a procedure that takes about two hours to complete depending on the dealer’s schedule.  Toyota will notify owners by first class mail beginning in late August 2010 to bring their vehicles to their local Toyota dealer for replacement of the steering column bracket at no charge to the customer.

Detailed information and answers to questions are available to customers at www.toyota.ca and at the Toyota Customer Interaction Centre at 1-888-TOYOTA-8.

TOYOTA ANNONCE UNE CAMPAGNE DE SÉCURITÉ VOLONTAIRE TOUCHANT CERTAINS VÉHICULES TOYOTA AVALON AFIN DE REMPLACER LE SUPPORT DE LA COLONNE DE DIRECTION

Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) a annoncé aujourd’hui son intention de mener une campagne de sécurité volontaire concernant environ 4 200 véhicules Toyota Avalon 2000 à 2004 afin de remédier au risque de bris de la barre de verrouillage du volant de direction dans certaines conditions.  Aucun autre véhicule Toyota ou Lexus n’est touché par ce rappel.

En raison d’un moulage incorrect de la barre de verrouillage du volant de direction, qui est un élément du système d’interverrouillage du volant, il est possible qu’une minuscule fissure se forme à sa surface.  Cette fissure est susceptible de s’agrandir au cours d’une longue période de verrouillages et de déverrouillages répétés, et la barre pourrait finir par se briser.  Il serait alors difficile de déverrouiller le système d’interverrouillage à l’arrêt.
Si, pendant la conduite, le véhicule est dirigé vers la droite avec suffisamment d’accélération latérale, une barre de verrouillage brisée et lâche pourrait se déplacer vers l’arbre de direction.  Si l’orifice d’engagement dans l’arbre se trouve aligné au moment même où la barre de verrouillage brisée s’est déplacée, cela pourrait entraîner l’engagement du verrou du volant de direction et augmenter les risques d’accident.  Cependant, aucun cas d’accident relié à cette situation n’a été signalé à Toyota.
Poursuivant ses efforts visant à remédier à tout problème de sécurité signalé et pour renforcer ses opérations d’assurance de la qualité à l’échelle mondiale pour que les propriétaires Toyota aient confiance en la sécurité de leur véhicule, Toyota remplacera le support de colonne de direction des véhicules concernés, une procédure qui prendra environ deux heures, suivant l’horaire de travail du concessionnaire.  À partir de la fin d’août 2010, Toyota avisera les propriétaires par courrier de première classe de confier leur véhicule à leur concessionnaire Toyota pour faire remplacer sans frais le support de colonne de direction.

Les clients trouveront les détails et les réponses aux questions à ce sujet sur le sur le site www.toyota.ca ou en communiquant avec le Centre d’interaction avec la clientèle de Toyota au 1 888 TOYOTA-8.

Troy Hickman and everyone at Cornwall Toyota are there to support and serve all your vehicle needs.   Drop by at 1875 Brookdale Avenue or call them at 613.932.1106 for more info in the Cornwall Ontario area.

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“Over 65% of the close to 500 respondents indicated they out-shopped at least once a month,” reports Chamber President, Jeff Bethune. “The results of the survey suggest that with the introduction of new stores, we could reduce and in some cases eliminate out-shopping.”

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Cornwall ON - They’re Seeking and you get to find all sorts of items and community tid bits.   Julia Lucio and Mai-Liis Renaud run The Local Seeker which is a great classified ad newspaper you can pick up around Cornwall and the area.

The Seeker Chicks are now going to be publishing  every week starting in August instead of every two weeks so you can promote your garage sale, event, or buy, sell and trade your items just about any time!

And you can call in and talk with The Seeker Chicks every Saturday morning starting at 8AM on Seawayradio.com as they host the Trading Post from 8-10AM.   They’re joined by Reg Coffey of Coffey’s Coffee live from the Farmers’ Market in George Assaly Lane as they talk about the latest products to hit Cornwall’s fastest growing Culture spot!

To listen to the show click the banner below and to call in Saturday mornings toll free you can dial 1 (877) 217-3932 or email your ad to info@cornwallfreenews.com

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Cornwall ON - Do you have a service, business, event or organization you want to promote?   Notice the impossibly high cost of reaching your target clients?   Contact The Cornwall Free News & Seawayradio.com to find out just how affordable and powerful a job we can do for you.

We had over 20,000 viewers and 13o,000 page views in June.   That can be handy for a small business or local organization wanting to get the word out.  Want to know if your advertising is working?  We have tools to give you stats on how much traffic your content really gets.

Whether you want to just keep your name in the public eye, or want to create an impact marketing campaign we can assist.

Ottawa is our largest market, followed by Cornwall Ontario.   Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary are in our top 10; we reach every community large and small across Canada.    Valleyfield?  Morrisburg, Moose Creek?  We have you covered.   Brockville? Yep.  Kingston?  Absolutely.

Join the fastest growing media outlet in Eastern Ontario and see how far your advertising, marketing, and promotional dollars can stretch!  Whether for local, provincial or National coverage compare us to other media.

We have some amazing opportunities developing to sponsor shows in Seawayradio.com and our Digital magazine, Seaway Today debuts November 20, 2010 in time for the Holiday Season.

Call our hotline at 613.361.1755 or email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com for more information.

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Cornwall ON - In what many are considering a progressive move into the future the City of Oakland California has licensed four commercial Marijuana factories.

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The cash-strapped city stands to benefit later if voters pass a November initiative to legalize recreational use of marijuana. In addition, Oakland’s four marijuana factories would pay an annual fee of $211,000, which would support a city staff to ensure they are operated safely and securely.

“This is about big money,” Gieringer told ABCNews.com. “These are, by far, the largest facilities ever proposed in the United States. With only four competitors, it’s going to be an oligopoly.”

That’s right.  It’s now a ferocious market pitting small growers against Walmart type factories.   The one in the linked news story even has a doctor’s office as you need to have a prescription to use “medical marijuana”.

How long will it take for BC to follow suit?  It puts the Marc Emery extradition in a new light now doesn’t it as California gets the jump on the lucrative industry.

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Cornwall ON – Sometimes you’re only as good as the person pulling your strings in Politics.   It’s funny, especially in the Western world how much we attribute to a leader.

For example does anyone really think George W Bush actually could spell policy never mind actually conceptualize one and implement it?

I may not like Stephen Harper or his policies, but I will always give him credit for achieving and generally realizing his plans.

When he came to power he couldn’t overwhelm Canadians with the ideology he stood for so he tried going easy on the public for awhile and then he brought in his man.  The person he felt could drive his staff towards his vision or  at least the vision he bought into.

That man is Guy Giorno whom Mr. Harper made his Chief of Staff in 2008.

There’s a great article by Lawrence Martin in today’s Globe and Mail.   It even mentions Keith Beardsley our own View from the Hill columnist.

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n bringing in Mr. Giorno, whose way of relaxing is to slip into a straitjacket, the PM was tightening the bolts even more. The changeover may come to be seen as the turning point in Mr. Harper’s governance, the moment when the die was cast, when the chance of these Conservatives ever becoming a big tent party ended.

With Mr. Giorno came a-house cleaning. Out went the moderates. In came the true believers. Among those who departed were top policy adviser Bruce Carson, a veteran Tory of no fixed ideological address, and Keith Beardsley, who had worked for Joe Clark and Jean Charest. They were older, experienced men, both prepared to challenge Hr. Harper when they thought he was overreaching.

Politics can make for strange bedfellows indeed.   What do you think Canada?  You can post your comments below.

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Cornwall ON - So you’re at a garage sale and you come across a box of glass negatives.  Hmm…you lift a few to the light to check them out and you give the person $45 after bargaining them down from $70.    Imagine finding out they were the work of Legendary Photographer Ansel Adams?

That’s exactly what happened to Rick Norsigian and after officially verifying them has had them valued at over $200 Million dollars!   Now that’s a lottery ticket!

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Iroquois ON - The Iroquois Golf Course was smelling mighty fine as Organic Lamb and Porc cooked.   It was a Five Mile meal served with local Vegetables, Fruits, and meet provided by Waratah Downs Organic Farm, 11211 Rowen Rd, Iroquois, Ontario.   Some amazing organic cheese from New Care Eco Farms Peter and Maria Biemond rounded out an amazing meal.

The head speaker was Mr. Tom Manley of Homestead Organics who discussed the ready availability of local food, the choice and selection available, and the benefits not only in quality, but in having an organic economical impact by having local food producers supporting local communities.

The evening was co-ordinated by The Seaway Referral Network.  For more information you can contact PJ Robertson by clicking their link.

MPP Jim Brownell was in attendance, and we’ll be adding video shortly.

To find out more about local foods check out SD&G Farm Fresh! And when you’re in Cornwall check out the super amazing local foods at The Farmers’ Market in George Assaly Lane every Saturday morning or your nearest Farmers’ Market and remember to make sure the food you’re buying is local!

Jim Brownell at event.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=saBI7TgTYhw

Tom Manley excerpts from Key Note Speech.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjGHWx60l5Q

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Cornwall ON - The Cornwall and Area Chamber of Commerce, which recently celebrated its 120th anniversary has changed Presidents.    Scott Armstrong, the General Manager at Corus Radio Cornwall, whose position has been eliminated, is no longer president, and has been replaced by Mr. Jeff Bethune who is with an area Insurance company.

We with Mr. Bethune the best of luck with his new position.

For more information about the Cornwall and Area Chamber of Commerce click the link to go to their website.

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