I’m reading a lot of stories of late about the economy. We have just had some unprecedented financial stimulus given almost world wide. So of course that’s impacted economies and raised numbers. Unemployment is still going up. If people aren’t working and making money the economy just cannot grow. InContinue Reading
We are in the early stages of what could be a very nasty recession or even depression. As part of our committment to the community of Cornwall we want to extend 100% free Help Wanted ads to area employers. As well we will also print free Job Wanted ads ifContinue Reading
W I K I L I N K “Marshall spent 11 years in jail before being acquitted by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in 1983. A witness came forward to say he had seen another man stab Seale, and several prior witness statements pinpointing Marshall were recanted. In thisContinue Reading
It’s one week to go before Snoop Dogg and a whole lot of performers shake Gananoque. You can win a pair of tickets. For every accepted comment you post on our site your name is entered to win two tickets to the event. The lamer the comment the better. OurContinue Reading
Film Maker John Hughes who shot to fame during the 80’s with his Brat Pack Flicks like The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off passed away last night at the age of 59 of an apparent heart attack. He also created the Vacation franchise made famous with Chevy ChaseContinue Reading
Since we were talking about our local Newspapers I went to www.alexa.com which rates traffic. The Seaway News has been online the longest, since 1999. Their ranking is 2,166,115 with 2.7 minutes per visitor logged in. They are linked on 46 other websites. There is no discernible change in theirContinue Reading
Joe Gunn of Royal LePage Performance Realty is proud to offer selected estate lots in Cairnview Estates in the Township of Lancaster Ontario. Phase 1 & 2 are now available. Each lot is fully serviced offering municipal water, sewer, gas, cable, and high-speed internet service. Close to the marina, publicContinue Reading
To me the whole concept of a community newspaper is to be inclusive. Local Papers are the lifeblood and only source of information for many communities. L I N K “Five bilingual weekly newspapers in the Montreal area are now publishing in French only.” Transcontinental has bought a lot ofContinue Reading
L I N K “Even so, they were nipped by the resurgent Liberals, whose final Elections Canada tally for March to June this year was just over $4 million. In fact, the Liberals, at a cumulative $5.9 million for the first six months of 2009 under Ignatieff’s leadership, are veryContinue Reading
Here are your quick hits for Thursday August 6th, 2009 MAPLE LEAF RECALLS HOT DOGS “The affected products, which include nine varieties of Shopsy’s, Hygrade and Maple Leaf brand wieners, were recalled after company testing revealed some samples tested positive for listeria. The bacteria were detected through a second, moreContinue Reading
We are proud to welcome our newest sponsor, Joe Gunn of Royal Lepage – Performance Realty. He’s been serving our area for over 20 years and specializes in Commercial Real Estate being one of the few licensed commercial Sales Reps in the area. For more about Joe click this LContinue Reading
For Cornwall that’s not too shabby. Congrats to Startek on bringing in some employment during a recession. While there have been many gripes about Star Tek and other local employers the bottom line is that more jobs is always better than less. What do you think Cornwall? Remember, each timeContinue Reading
Long time American Idol founding host Paula Abdul has chosen not to return to the show over a salary dispute. “With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return to #IDOL. I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all…being a part of a show that IContinue Reading
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS7aULdHo24 Wanna Win Tix to see Akon? What YOU have to DO to WIN these TICKETS is post to our site. Leave your comment here and I want to see the lamest reason why you should get the tix. I don’t want to hear about sick puppies. I want someContinue Reading
NISSAN is gambling that the North American market is ready for an electric car. Unlike GM’s pricey VOLT due to come out shortly, the LEAF is to be about the same price as a VERSA, but run strictly on Electricity via a nose plug in. “Nissan has promised that theContinue Reading
So we were kicking around ideas of how to give these two tickets away to the 1000 Island Music Fest (Your choice of day from August 13-15) What YOU have to DO to WIN these TICKETS is post to our site. Leave your comment here and I want to seeContinue Reading
Geez I wish Gilles Duceppe was a Federalist. He’s such a strong Politician. Now he wants changes to the EI system. I do too. I’m not sure I want 360 hours to be the line, but I think it needs to be at one standard with certain supplements based onContinue Reading
We’re proud and humble to represent Cornwall now on one of Canada’s largest News Portals, Bourque Newswatch. The Drudge Report of Canada, Bourque Newswatch links up to newspaper and media sources from all over Canada and the world. Today our humble newspaper was added to their list. Thanks to ourContinue Reading