Cornwall ON – Afin de célébrer le Jour de la Terre, les élèves de l’école élémentaire catholique Marie-Tanguay, à Cornwall, ont nettoyé leur cour d’école sur l’heure du dîner, le 20 avril.   Pour la première fois, la Ville de Cornwall a collaboré avec l’école afin de fournir des sacsContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – 80 étudiants et professeurs de l’école secondaire publique L’Héritage, à Cornwall, ont pédalé pour une bonne cause le 11 avril dernier. En effet, ils ont amassé 2 147$ en pédalant sur des vélos stationnaires lors de la 4e édition de l’Inside Ride.   La course consistait à pédalerContinue Reading

It has been officially 6 Months since my letter to the editor on October 20th, 2011.  The Communities in Boom Report placed Cornwall 100th out of 100 communities; stating that our city was difficult to start-up and maintain a business! . Many local officials and community figures were outraged andContinue Reading

In the federal all-candidates debate in the Cornwall Civic Complex, SDSG MP Guy Lauzon is reported to have dismissed Parliament’s contempt ruling against the Conservatives as simply the opposition parties ganging up, and therefore meaningless.   Clearly, Mr. Lauzon has learned nothing about parliamentary democracy and has no time for it.  Continue Reading

Cornwall ON – Harper Conservative MP Guy Lauzon has taken quite a beating during the four debates this week.  I was at the Martintown debate Monday and the crowd turned on Mr. Lauzon after his answers about the Seaway International Bridge crisis and his and the government’s role in howContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Winnipeg?   The hockey world is a buzz with chatter of the Phoenix Coyotes moving back to Winnipeg and from what I’m hearing that’s a real option.   It’s a tribute to the fan base that hopefully will be supported by the Corporate world in Winterpeg andContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Democracy experienced a hiccup last night at the All Candidate Chamber of Commerce debate in Cornwall Ontario.  It seems some members of the chamber are not familiar with the term “Freedom of the Press.” I was accosted as I entered the Salon in the civic complex byContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Le gymnase de l’école secondaire catholique La Citadelle a changé de décor les 15 et 16 avril dernier pour une occasion unique et spéciale. En effet, le spectacle multidisciplinaire Citashow XX : nous la voulons, nous l’aurons y était présenté lors de ces deux soirées. Afin de fêter leContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – La cafétéria de l’école secondaire publique L’Héritage, à Cornwall, s’est enflammé lors de son spectacle de variétés annuel « Tout feu tout flamme 2011 », le 7 avril dernier. . Ce spectacle multidisciplinaire mettait en vedette les talents des Dragons de L’Héritage ainsi que des futurs Dragons de l’écoleContinue Reading

We are trying to raise awareness of Canada’s discriminatory practices towards disabled people who want to visit Canada. HE’S NOT A TERRORIST HE’S NOT A MURDERER, HE’S COMMITTED NO CRIME. YET CANADA HAS BANNED THIS 17 YEAR OLD FOR LIFE HE CAN NO LONGER ENTER CANADA AS A VISITOR. WHY?Continue Reading

Dear Editor, Premier Brad Wall does not understand how parliamentary democracy works. So let me make it easy.  A government must retain the confidence of a majority of Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons. Mr. Harper has a third chance at winning a majority May 2nd. IfContinue Reading

Alexandria ON – 20 bénévoles de la région de Glengarry ont été honorés pour leurs innombrables heures de bénévolat lors de la Soirée de reconnaissance des bénévoles d’organismes francophones, le samedi 16 avril 2011, au Pavillon Bonnie Glen, à Alexandria. La soirée était organisée par le Centre culturel « Les trois p’titsContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Did you know that every first of October is now “National Seniors (sic) Day” in Canada, as reported last October (unfortunately, after the fact) by the Seaway News? Most seniors probably missed this momentous event, especially with more pressing concerns such as healthcare, the ever-rising costs ofContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – What would Pat Finnerty say about Lift Off getting $30,000 in unsecured interest free loans?   That’s a rhetorical question of course as we didn’t ask Mr. Finnerty who ran for council and drew over 1000 votes in the last municipal election. Today the buzz hit theContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – In spring 1996 I was working for the Habs.   It was fun, but I was leaving the sports biz to take my shot at professional writing; chiefly writing screenplays and hoping to break into producing movies. It was crazy, but after locking myself away for aContinue Reading

Ottawa ON – Approximately 1,400 people gathered on Parliament Hill this Wednesday April 20th, 2011 in support of marijuana legalization,  protesting by openly smoking weed. People met under umbrellas and tarps. The weather was hail, wind, rain and finger tip freezing temperatures.   A mainly under 25, mainly female, groupContinue Reading