Cornwall Ontario – The Benson Charity Golf Classic has folded. Another cultural event dying in an area already nearly void of culture. Since 2002 it was a great tool to advance the Benson name, consolidate political power, and an excuse for some golfing buddies to have a great time and even raise a few shekels […]
Cornwall Ontario – CFN has confirmed that Benson Organization founder Gerry Benson is recovering from a Heart Attack at the Ottawa Heart Institute. The Cornwall business maven, and founder of The Community Action Group (CAG) spoke with CFN early this morning. We wish Mr. Benson a speedy recovery and offer our prayers and support to […]
Cornwall Ontario – Can you imagine a magazine called “Cornwall Living” not really about living in Cornwall? The vanity magazine is grossly subsidized by Bob Peters and the City via its Economic Development department. You can’t blame TC media who simply are trying to run a business, but when City Staffers are about to […]
Cornwall Ontario – The last stages of the end of the thirty six year old public art gallery of Cornwall are about to start. The location itself closed in August. The gallery’s permanent art collection; mostly collected during the 90’s in more friendly tax receipt days, will be going to auction. During the closing of the […]
CORNWALL ONTARIO – In business if you consistently make bad decision you end up shutting down. Just ask Bryan Merkley. However when it comes to the public purse the cash never stops flowing. There are tipping points and Cornwall has been redlining for awhile now. Denis Carr is back in his seat as budget committee […]
I know. What an odd picture to header a column, but then, this is an odd town with an ever odder City Council. The problem is the old adage, “You get the politicians you deserve.” After all, this is a town that over 4,000 people voted for Robert Brock Frost, and hardly anyone voted for […]
CORNWALL Ontario – Apologies for not writing as much as I normally do for the last while. I was in mourning. My beloved dog Melly passed away a week ago Saturday. She was one of the greatest relationships in my life. She was always there, and always will be. Sadly she succumbed to […]
CORNWALL Ontario – A Kilgeresque moment Monday night at a special Cornwall Ontario City Council meeting as Mayor Leslie O’Shaughnessy and Councilor Elaine MacDonald refused to declare themselves in Conflict of Interest even though they are on the very steering committee that was seeking cash. (and apparently will receive it.) Councilor Carilyne Hebert, who sits […]
CORNWALL Ontario – I took Sunday off. I wanted to mull this piece before scribbling it onto the web. This weekend saw something incredibly positive happen for Cornwall that proves a major point I’ve been standing on for several years. People in the region care more about Arts and Culture than they do about Sports. […]
CORNWALL Ontario – Alas the River Kings, we knew them well. That David Murphy is quite a guy. He likes to sound like a game show host, but he also appears to be a string puller in the background using his clout at City Hall and with the Benson Group. As a matter of fact […]
Study Burns $65K While Having No Money for Snowsuit Fund for Poor Kids
CORNWALL Ontario – Whatever happened to all those tax dollars spent on the Benson Vanity University project? The study still has yet to be released to the public. Looking at the names on the committee above we can see that most have fortunes of their own or multiple tax paid jobs and pensions, […]