Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013, Conservative MP Michael Chong introduced a private member’s bill known as the Reform Act, which is designed to renew parliamentary democracy in Canada. As I understand it, the Reform Act would: Empower MPs to represent their constituents rather than being the trained seals of respectively, the prime minister, the PMO, and party leaders Empower membersContinue Reading

Ms. Milena Cardinal, of the Cornwall based law firm Cardinal Law Professional Corporation today announced a new partnership within the corporation with the addition of Accountant and Tax Specialist Thierry Cardinal.   Thierry is the brother of Cardinal Law’s founder Milena Cardinal.   “To us our clients are like family,Continue Reading

Cornwall Ontario – I was stunned when I heard about this memo distributed to staff and vendors of Cornwall Square after our story about the condition of the parking garage.   I was even more stunned when I received multiple copies of the documents. Karen Burns, manager of the squareContinue Reading

  “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs 14:34). “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn”(Proverbs 29:2). What do such words of wisdom from God’s Word have to do with the electric bill?Continue Reading

  CFN – South Stormont Cattlemens Association working with the Canadian Veteran Freedom Riders, Cornwall made a donation for $1000 to the Perley Rideau Vets Hospital, Ottawa in Support of our vets. Left to right:  Brian Goodfellow CVFR, Dan G Clapin Managing Director Vets Hospital,  President South StormontCattlemen’s Association Jamie Clark, Treasure Sharon Runions, and past Pres, Ray  Beauregard. Show support for ourContinue Reading

CFN – Grenville County and Elizabethtown-Kitley Township Trustee Brent Laton has begun his third term as Chair of the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario.  Mr. Laton was acclaimed to the position during the Inaugural Meeting of the Board on December 3, 2013.  Entering his twelfth year as a schoolContinue Reading

CFN – December – with its somber march to winter solstice – seems the perfect month to probe a poet’s perspective. April could prove too cruel with its seductive and expanding light, sometimes gaudy-vividness and abundant post winter distractions. And I hope Doug Hill will forgive me for using aContinue Reading

Often when reading political documentation, blogs or some media reports, you can sense a bias or an underlying point of view. Since I began following the back and forth of language issues in Canada, there has been at least one constant, our federal official languages commissioner. Through reports, news releasesContinue Reading

Gadgets For All!     It was not so long ago that gadgets were mostly bought for a subset of men. Now that the spread of mobile computing has opened up the world of technology to everyone, Christmas gift shopping has got a whole lot easier. Everyone loves gadgets! Here’sContinue Reading

A Toronto Police Service officer has been arrested and charged. It is alleged that: – on Monday, December 2, 2013, at approximately 4 a.m., police responded to a single-car collision on the Fred Gardiner Expressway, east of Dufferin Street – the driver of the vehicle was arrested and charged Constable EnisContinue Reading

CFN – Winter conditions snuck up on drivers in Eastern Ontario.    No severe storm; but steady snow on Sunday made conditions slick and greasy with several accidents reported. Phil Boyer of Metro Towing reported the tractor trailer incident above near Summerstown Ontario. Nathanael Newton took his GoPro camera aroundContinue Reading