CFN – It was a great day for the 1st Annual Eastern Ontario Garlic Festival in Cornwall’s Lamoureax Park. You couldn’t have asked for better weather. It was bright and sunny with a cool breeze blowing off the river. While we were setting up at 8 AM you could seeContinue Reading
The Bishop’s Palace in St. Raphael’s has been saved, thanks to a hard working committee, the Glengarry Fencibles Trust. It was doomed to go under the chopping block for demolition in July. The committee was able to stall that from happening by asking the South Glengarry Council to stopContinue Reading
So I have a friend who is an amazing grower. He has a maple sugar bush and grows many strains of amazing Organic Garlic. He called asking if I was going to be at the fest Sunday. I said nope. I would be catching up on house work,Continue Reading
BREAK AND ENTER, POSSESSION OF PROPERTY OBTAINED BY CRIME, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Two men have been arrested on August 27th, 2015 and charged with several offences for their alleged involvement into break and enters that occurred in the north end of the city Cornwall during the month ofContinue Reading
As we prep our report card for council for the first half of 2015 there was some discussion about who will run for mayor possibly and who may or may not run for council from this motley group? The buzz is that there’s a chance of a duel between CouncilorsContinue Reading
Wow! Perusing the last few issues of TC Media’s Seaway News it was kinda funny watching Todd & Mac try and tag team. Mr. Lihou must be cranky of late. He’s taken shots at moi and Freeholder editor Hugo Rodrigues recently. Of course looking at the page countContinue Reading
One of the first rules in political issues management is to never be part of the story. Issues management works in the background, monitoring the news, briefing key staff on unfolding events, offering up counter-attack points and coordinating with communications staff as needed. The aim is to present your boss,Continue Reading
THEFT UNDER, OBSTRUCT Cornwall, ON – Oren Lazore, 24 of Cornwall was arrested on August 26th, 2015 and charged with theft under $5000 and obstruct police. It is alleged on August 26th, 2015 the man attended a Ninth Street store and removed a quantity of meat making no attemptContinue Reading
What does it say when the very Prime Minister of a country is fearful of the largest media outlet in a region or riding? What does it say if a party only invites “selected media”? Does it mean that those outlets are more “fair” or that they simply willContinue Reading
So I just finished reading the document that Mayor O’Shaughnessy & CAO Norm Levac are trying to ram though a all too often gullible public. Remember, this is the city that elected Brock Frost. The principle of a Code of Conduct is of course a wonderful thing other than theContinue Reading
That wasn’t hand sanitizer on the head rest! Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Ottawa Medical Marijuana user and advocate Russell Barth issued a release today after his complaint about comments made by Mayor Jim Watson were made public last April. The Mayor refused to apologize for a comment that Mr. Barth feels was discriminatory. In the release below Mr. BarthContinue Reading
Traffic Notice – Closure of McConnell Avenue at Eleventh Street The City of Cornwall would like to advise motorists that McConnell Avenue will be closed at Eleventh Street for a period of two to three weeks starting on Monday, August 31st. The immediate area will remain accessible to local traffic,Continue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 35-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on August 21st, 2015 and charged with breach of a non – communication order and a probation order for having communicated with his 33-year-old ex-girlfriend. It is alleged the man communicated with his ex-girlfriend by way of text message despiteContinue Reading
Ontario Provincial Police News Portal [STORMONT DUNDAS and GLENGARRY] BREAK IN/DRUGS SEIZED AT TRAFFIC STOPS/IMPAIRED DRIVER(S)/CHAREGES LAID 2015-08-24 FROM/DE: Stormont, Dundas & DATE: August 24th, 2015 Glengarry (SD&G) Detachment IMPAIRED DRIVER(S) (South Stormont) – On August 22, 2015 at approximately 2:03pm, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)Continue Reading
Liberals Announce Campaign Launch in Morrisburg Cornwall – Today, Bernadette Clement is happy to announce that that she will be launching her campaign on Sunday, September 6 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at Russell Manor in Morrisburg. A great opportunity to meet Bernadette and help her – her team isContinue Reading
According to media reports, which first appeared on the 20th, the Green Party’s anticipated candidate in Peterborough-Kawartha plans to ask his supporters to vote for the NDP. Both the Globe and Mail and HuffPostCanada indicate that all of this is supposed to happen once it is too late to takeContinue Reading
As some may know I’ve always been a stat hound, and numbers person including being the Montreal Canadiens first video statographer way back in 1996. Before the days of today’s Analytics my system created tools to quantify results in hockey and included a filtering system for player performance. IE ifContinue Reading