South Stormont ON – Education and learning is what provides light in a world of ignorant darkness. I have had many opportunities to witness first hand just how dangerous it is when people, societies and cultures are ignorant of simple facts and lack common decency in seeing each other as human beings. So when ignorant [...]
Cornwall ON – Not withstanding what appears to be the good intentions on part of the Tories to protect the `innocent’, the current government’s scrapping of the mandatory aspect of the long form census is less than thoughtful or reasoned. Any one with common sense, or at least asked the folks at Stats Canada, would [...]
Cornwall ON – Tony Clement had an opportunity to perform today in front of the Industry Committee. One thing that can be said for Clement is that he is always well prepared, knows his files and it’s hard to trip him up. In addition, he always surrounds himself with highly competent staff, who keep him [...]
Cornwall ON – I don’t know why so many people don’t think about our healthcare system until it’s too late. Either they or someone they love are the victim of the short comings and decline of Medicare. I firmly stand on the opinion that we are not being well served by our service. It’s not [...]
Cornwall ON – Last week we talked about the Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) plant, sometimes referred to as the Poison Parsnip plant because of the painful blistering that can take place on human skin when the sap of this plant comes in contact with the skin in the presence of sunlight. Curiously further research uncovered [...]
Cornwall ON – Last fall as my career as a Journalism student was nearing its end I began pondering about what kind of jobs awaited me after graduation. At this time of reflection it became embarrassingly apparent that I had no idea how to market myself and no understanding on how to get paid to [...]
Newington ON – If you think Health Care in Ontario is bad, just wait till September when you see how badly Dalton McGuinty has screwed up our Educational System. $1.5 billion per year is being spent on three and four year olds to attend full day/every day kindergarten. Teachers making $70,000 plus, ECE’s (Early Childhood Educators) making $47,000 plus and EA’s (Educational Assistants) [...]
Cornwall ON – The latest round in the census story has seen the Chief Statistician resign. While not an earth shattering event for the general public, who probably didn’t even know the position existed until yesterday, it helps to feed the media line of a government in crisis. Certainly at the political level, many staff [...]
Dear Editor: The McGuinty Government’s handling of the eco fees issue has been a complete fiasco. There was no plan to protect consumers from being blindsided by these new eco fees on July 1 at the same time as the introduction of the HST. The Ontario NDP support the concept of producer responsibility for the recycling [...]
Cornwall ON – So I was chatting with some news folk earlier this week about how “slow” it’s been news wise. Slow in the news biz doesn’t mean that there’s no news; but just no HUGE news. Nothing to really get people running or reading. Here at The Cornwall Free News some of you [...]
Cornwall ON – The Honourable Attorney General Chris Bentley stated that “no one is going to be left hanging.” in reference to victims of historical sexual abuse in Cornwall. Well Chris, you’ve left almost 200 people hanging for over 7 months. Remember when you cancelled recommended counselling services and tried to replace them with a [...]
Cornwall ON – Giant Hogweed which is big news these days has a relative plant which is prominent in our own backyards. Firstly, it is hoped that this information will help the general public identify the plant, especially the children who may decide it is a nice specimen to bring home for mommy. Secondly, that [...]
Cornwall ON – I wish the anti Oil sands bloggers and most of the media,radio,t.v. and newspapers would please get it right.I am sick of hearing the term tar sands by people who should know better. “The hydrocarbon mixtures found in northern Alberta have historically been referred to as tar, pitch or asphalt. However, ‘oil [...]
Cornwall ON – According to Statistics Canada, about half a million Canadians actively participate in cycling as a sport. I have now become one of them. Many more cycle to work. Cycling is now the fourth most popular non-team sport in the country. Of those who actively participate (you have to sweat to qualify) in [...]
Cornall ON – Well the summer flurry of fairs and exhibitions is in full swing. These are wonderful events which offer the opportunity to reconnect with old friends and to meet new ones. Attending these events often includes purchasing a meal on site and everything always tastes better when someone else makes it so support [...]
Newington ON – Premier Dalton McGuinty created a lucrative program called “microFIT” for small producers of solar electricity across Ontario. A producer would be able to benefit by selling the electricity on the grid for a subsidized price of 80.2 cents per kilowatt hour. That’s 20 times the price paid for nuclear power. Most of the 16,000 applicants were [...]
Cornwall ON – We have a double dose of Keith Beardsley’s View From the Hill for you today! Iggy Express dropping into communities all across Canada This summer will see the Iggy Express dropping into communities all across Canada. If we believe the Liberal spin this will be the most extensive and agenda packed summer [...]
Letter to the editor, Kudos goes out to Prime Minister Stephen Harper for choosing our new Governor General, David Johnston. David Johnston has a distinguished academic record; he is a legal scholar and was president of the University of Waterloo. He is 69 years old, married to a doctor and has five daughters all in university. His greatest [...]
