Another mass shooting in the US of A. Sadly our neighbors to the South are entrenched in a head space that never will be resolved unless those that wish to take action. The question is whether there are enough Americans that actually want to take action. This writer willContinue Reading
The River Kings have signed free agent forward Chris Kushneriuk of Ottawa. The 28-year old played the previous four seasons in the ECHL. Last year, with the Florida Everblades, Kushneriuk had 10 goals and 15 assists (25 points) in 49 games. “Chris adds good size and a little more sandpaperContinue Reading
Has there ever been a tax increase that councilor Bernadette Clement or Elaine MacDonald ever turned down? With a management report requesting nearly a 5% single year jacking of the water rates in Cornwall she, Elaine MacDonald, and her puppy Councilor Carilyne MacDonald were the only three on councilContinue Reading
I’ve always been firm believer that if you’re going to do something go all in so in a sense I have to give self described “hack” Todd Lihou credit, but there’s a certain disclosure in his editorial in this week’s tiny 28 page release of TC media’s Seaway News. Mr.Continue Reading
ADMINISTER NOXIOUS SUBSTANCE, ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, POSSESSION OF A WEAPON, Cornwall, ON – Mahammed Chughtai, 20 of Cornwall was arrested on December 2nd, 2015 and charged with assault with a weapon x6, administer noxious substance x 6 and possession of a prohibited weapon. It is alleged during anContinue Reading
The Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse (SACA) Section has charged an Ottawa man following an investigation into an allegation of child sexual assault. On November 22nd, 2015, incidents were reported to Ottawa Police that a child (under 14 years old) had been sexually assaulted thisContinue Reading
In a quadruple media reference this morning a very interesting topic was discussed; online comments by viewers. The media trend now is to shut them down. Locally the Postmedia owned Standard Freeholder has had them shut down for quite awhile, while two other outlets hyper moderate. In ourContinue Reading
MISCHIEF Cornwall, ON – A 27-year-old Cornwall woman was arrested on November 30th, 2015 and charged with mischief. It is alleged during an argument on November 29th, 2015 the woman damaged her ex-common-law’s front door and police were contacted to investigate. On November 30th, 2015 the woman attended police headquartersContinue Reading
Thanks to four brave women the life of a year old Yorkshire Terrier was saved, but alas her two puppies perished. People that know dogs know that it’s never good for a dog to be preggers that young, and that toy breeds like Yorkie’s require a lot of extra care.Continue Reading
THEFT UNDER $5000, MISCHIEF Cornwall, ON – Cody Burelle, 18 of Cornwall was arrested on November 27th, 2015 and charged with theft under $5000 and mischief. It is alleged the man removed property that did not belong to him from a residence on Marlborough Street and also caused damage toContinue Reading
The Riviere-du-Loup 3L snapped the River Kings winning streak on home ice with a 6-3 victory on Saturday night at the Civic Complex in front of 962 fans. RDL scored four unanswered goals in the third period – two of them empty-netters. Cornwall had won its two previous games onContinue Reading
Obscene is one way to put it. The way arbitrators treat taxpayers is what I’m referring to. The latest labour contract arbitration award for Cornwall firefighters is nothing short of obscene and short-sighted. In brief the firefighters received 1.5% for Jan. 1, 2013, 1% for July 1, 2013, 1.5% forContinue Reading
I apparently slept through a 3.2 Earthquake that rocked the Eastern part of Cornwall. Social media is stirring with people asking others if they felt the tremblor? Our region has frequent rumbles, but we have never had a “Big One”. The 3.2 quake was centered only a fewContinue Reading
What can you say when someone runs on a campaign against City Hall corruption featuring a Whistle blower at his campaign opening and essentially turns his back on her after getting elected? Why that’s almost like stabbing the person that got you elected or having to find a judge toContinue Reading
So we’re just over the quarter mark of the 2015/16 NHL and so far the biggest transaction by the Habs has been the long term resigning of GM Marc Bergevin. Frankly I can’t complain. While I might not agree with some of his moves, you have to admit theContinue Reading
Christmas lights are going up on houses. As the song says, it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Restaurants are decorating also. I was in the Cornwall BBQ the other day and they were trimming the restaurant with beautiful red poinsettias. Very pretty. It seems the Family CornerContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 20-year-old Cornwall woman was arrested on November 24th, 2015 and charged with breaching her probation for communicating and being within 100 meters of her ex-boyfriend and failing to keep the peace. It is alleged on November 24th, 2015 police attended Belmont Street address for aContinue Reading
UNAUTHORISED POSSESSION OF A FIREARM Cornwall, ON – Daniel Bertrand, 51 of Cornwall was arrested on November 20th, 2015 and charged with unauthorised possession of a firearm. It is alleged during a traffic stop on November 8th, 2015 the man was found to be in possession of a longContinue Reading