CORNWALL ONTARIO – Hydro will be THE election issue in Ontario. With Premier Wynne fighting for her political life she’s blinked first and reacted to the NDP’s strong first blow. The day after leader Andrea Horwath outlined plans to even out the playing field hydro wise, Ms Wynne announcedContinue Reading
CORNWALL ONTARIO – As many regular CFN viewers know, CFN and its viewers played a strong role in dumping corrupt former Mayor Bob Kilger and half of his council last election. While the progress in that exercise was getting people to think about issues and take action for change, clearlyContinue Reading
Citizens of Cornwall Cornwall needs to introduce ranked ballots. It should be a part of a plan to rework the governance of the city. The people of Cornwall are over Governed and over represented. 1/ Introduce ranked ballots 2/ The city is remapped into 4 wards 3/ 1 Councillor perContinue Reading
It is time. Cornwall is at a critical point in its history. With a struggling downtown, a weak economy, proposed school closings, a destructive brain drain of our youth, and a toxic business and political culture there are some easy steps forward, and some more difficult ones. Waterfront propertyContinue Reading
As we prep our report card for council for the first half of 2015 there was some discussion about who will run for mayor possibly and who may or may not run for council from this motley group? The buzz is that there’s a chance of a duel between CouncilorsContinue Reading
The new year brings high expectations and great challenges for the new council. Dealing with the budget is going to be our biggest challenge The main thrust of the election CAG pledge that was signed by 22 candidates, focused on the fact that taxes are 1/3 less in the counties.Continue Reading