“Do not listen to those who say there is nothing you can do to the very real and large social and environmental issues of our time”—Maude Barlow. CFN– Everybody can make a difference, just not to everything at the same time. For farmers and home owners, one such battleContinue Reading
CFN – What do Ontario families do on Family Day? Why they play road hockey of course. In the picture you can see the MacCormick family in their traditional Family Day Road Hockey tournament. It was the old guys (Mom and Dad) verses the Next Generation with the family dogContinue Reading
CFN – Doesn’t it strike you as odd that someone can make a commercial about egg farmers, talk about their dedication and passion for the job and not once throughout the commercial is there a mention or an image of a chicken shown? After all isn’t that where the eggsContinue Reading
CFN – If you were paying attention you would have noticed that there was no concert in January and you might have been concerned, but fear no more. The Stage is back with a terrific lineup of talent for the remainder of the 2012-2013 season. The winter season of theContinue Reading
CFN – With recent teacher strikes in one area school board and contract signing by the other I was starting to formulate a theory that we really need to start paying teachers based on results. Something I’m sure none of the three main parties would embrace as the mighty teacherContinue Reading
CFN – The other day I was going through a box of accumulated stuff in my house. In one of the boxes I found a pile of Runner’s World calendars. I use them to record my runs and my usual form of cross training; biking. I would also write downContinue Reading
Moderator’s Note: Deeply touched by Allyson’s comments on our deceased mutual friend’s FaceBook page that was quickly becoming a profound testimony to God’s grace, I asked if she’d summarize the tribute for CFN viewers. Don Smith ++++++++++++++++ Friend to many & witness of God’s grace – Alison Soulsby She was theContinue Reading
CFN – Here is your latest excerpt of Dirty Town Under a Crooked Bridge! Thank you everyone that keeps pestering me to finish this damn thing! I get so little time to work on this project and just keep flipping through pages. Tonight’s excerpt was written last year. HereContinue Reading
CFN– A couple of Sundays ago (February 3), a magical meeting took place in Cornwall, organized by the Cornwall Interfaith Partnership (CIP). The meeting was a celebration of World Interfaith Harmony week with the theme of Common Word- Common Ground- Common Good. The CIP arranged an evening meal shared withContinue Reading
CFN– As long as you’re still breathing, it’s never too late to return to God. That was the theme of Pope Benedict XVI’s final public homily on Ash Wednesday in St. Peter’s Basilica. The pontiff spoke of the need for both personal and corporate witness to faith. “Living Lent inContinue Reading
CFN – Maybe Claude’s got it right? Puke up whatever venom comes to mind without being there or having any grasp of reality? After all, you only need to have your editor make a hidden retraction right? After having to make two retractions on behalf of their veteran scribbler ClaudeContinue Reading
CFN – Today we launch a new service for viewers of CFN. We are pleased to publish Coming Events listings. Community service, church and charitable events may be posted for free (subject to approval by CFN). The key is to be short and to the point. Notices must be inContinue Reading
CFN – Uh oh. What’s hitting the fan and will Mayor Kilger still be mayor after this meeting? Will it be about about the recent Fay Brunning letter? Will it be about other corruption issues? Will it be about the alleged mail fraud case where the Mayor was saidContinue Reading
CFN – It looks like I wasn’t too far off base when in a previous blog I mentioned that Harper’s week dealing with Senate scandals could get worse. Indeed it has now that Senator Dennis Patterson is also under the microscope with questions raised about whether or not he meetsContinue Reading
SEARCH WARRANT UPDATE Cornwall, ON- The Cornwall Community Police Service Emergency Response Team successfully executed a search warrant approximately 8:30 am on February 14th, 2013. Investigation revealed that a male was allegedly in possession of prohibited weapons. Prior to executing the search warrant, the male left his Marguerite D’YouvilleContinue Reading
CFN – What is wrong with insurance companies? Or is it just mine? I just had my first real accident in over 30 years of driving. My poor car has been totaled, and I have a case of whiplash. And I’m grateful. I could have been a statistic, and am very grateful I’m not.Continue Reading
CFN – Finally the NDP is making Question Period interesting to watch. And they have the Conservatives to thank for handing them the issues and the ammunition. I am speaking about NDP attacks on the Senate and the ongoing issues faced by the Prime Minister as he deals with PatrickContinue Reading
CFN – No, Mayor Kilger & Elaine MacDonald, and Gilles Latour did not get a hold of me. 13 has always been my lucky number. Today was highly educational and very lucky for me. I had to take my puppy, Fitzy, to go get his puppy shotsContinue Reading