Cornwall ON- The Harper Government is getting tough on Canada’s Arctic sovereignty by implementing new registration laws for shipping through the North West passage. LINK The planned Northern Canada Vessel Traffic Services Zone, announced late Friday by Transport Minister John Baird, falls short of opposition demands to target all sizes of vesselsContinue Reading

There is no shame for the American National Hockey Team.   They fought mightily, but Sidney Crosby did what you expect the best player on a team to do. He won the game for Team Canada in Overtime.  Final Score 3-2 – shots on goal were 39-36 for Team Canada.Continue Reading

M.P. Gerard Kennedy resurfacing in fashion Maybe you remember M.P. Gerard Kennedy. He gave us single-handedly Stephane Dion. Kennedy, third in the 2006 Liberal leadership race thought an alliance with Quebec’s Stephane Dion in fourth place would beat frontrunner Michael Ignatieff. Kennedy was right and the Liberals ended up with aContinue Reading

Dear Sir: Prime Minister Harper, aided by Luc Lauzon and all the other anti-democracy Conservative Members of Parliament, determined to close down Parliament so they could play around, unimpeded by the opposition.  Everything fell nicely into place. The nightmare of Haiti was to provide a ready made grandstand opportunity and the securityContinue Reading

Food for Thought I attended the Canadian Organic Conference Gala Evening Friday, February 26th; an evening which has traditionally kicked off a Saturday of workshops, lively conversation and information pertaining to Organic and Sustainable farming practices.  It actually has the flavour of a country social where old friends and new gatherContinue Reading

A massive 8.8 earthquake has ravaged Chile.   The entire centre of the country has been declared a disaster zone.  The quake lasted almost two minutes and was felt away as 3,000 kilometres. Over a dozen after shocks have been reported. Older buildings have taken the brunt of the damage,Continue Reading

Cornwall On – Today the SD&G Food Council hosted a workshop on an SDG local food movement at the Ramada Inn in Cornwall. The event was organized by Tom Manley of Homestead Organics and was funded by the SD&G Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC), represented by Gay Hamilton. The keynote speaker for theContinue Reading

SD&G Food Council Workshop, 26 February 2010 by Reg Coffey Cornwall On – Today the SD&G Food Council hosted a workshop on an SDG local food movement at the Ramada Inn in Cornwall. The event was organized by Tom Manley of Homestead Organics and was funded by the SD&G CommunityContinue Reading

At least they were drinking Canadian Beer 🙂 Congratulations to the Woman’s Hockey team for winning gold and making Canada proud.   I’m totally bewildered by all the news drama created by Girls being Girls. Come on; they’re hockey players!    The stuff that I can’t print that I’ve witnessed,Continue Reading

The body of Andrew Koenig, son of Star Trek actor Walter Koenig, was found in Stanley Park in Vancouver British Columbia Canada in an apparent suicide.    Walter Koenig flew to Vancouver from California to participate in the search for his son who had gone missing. LINK Andrew Koenig hadContinue Reading

The Stars of Coronation Street turned out to say goodbye to Maggie Jones who played Dowager Blanche Hunt with zest and venom to the end. Click this LINK or the photo of Simon to see the stars at the funeral and read the full story. Jones won several comedy awardsContinue Reading

Seawayradio.com is proud to have as its first guest Mayor Robert “Bob” Kilger of Cornwall Ontario.   News, talk, Sports, Politics, and all request radio live from Cornwall Ontario. Our first official show will start 11:30 PM Monday March 1st.   Go to Seawayradio.com to listen live or see archivedContinue Reading