I love that image that an area photog did of moi. He meant it badly, mostly because he’s kinda young and probably never understood or watched Citizen Kane. He’s an example of a young person in Cornwall, with some talent, who sold his soul to get the loveContinue Reading
35th CORNWALL TERRY FOX RUN PARTICIPANTS: 358 (last year 357, 2013=364) MONEY RAISED: $20,002 (last year $26,818 2013=$22,382) CORNWALL Ontario – It is with great pride that Josée Sauvé announces that this year’s Cornwall Terry Fox Run raised $20,002. “I never set a goal – IContinue Reading
Dear Editor; This election, retirees across Canada are asking Members of Parliament and candidates, and all Canadians, to make sure the next Government of Canada honours its promises and commitments to retirees, and to all Canadians on retirement income security. Employees played by the rules. They served theirContinue Reading
IMPAIRED Cornwall, ON – Justin Square, age 19, of Hogansburg NY was arrested on September 18, 2015. He was located by police with the assistance of the public after he left the scene of an accident in the area of Ninth Street and Sydney Street. He was found to beContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – It was a great weekend for the River Kings, both on and off the ice. Head coach and general manager Rick Lalonde has come to terms with fan-favourite Francis Lessard, who will return to Cornwall for a fourth season. “I’m really happy to be coming back toContinue Reading
Conservative Tax Credits Are Big Government The Harper Conservative are proposing a tax credit for service club memberships. That follows earlier tax credits for volunteer firemen, children’s organized sports, and children’s organized cultural activities. These are all very noble and worthy endeavours. But do they need tax credits? Do taxContinue Reading
DRUGS Cornwall, ON – As a result of an investigation by the Cornwall Community Police Service’s Street Crime Unit three individuals were arrested on September 15, 2015. James Cook age 36, Paul Bourbonnais age 46, and Zoey Davis-Seguin age 21, all of Cornwall, were taken into custody and charged withContinue Reading
One evening my Mom called to me to come into the living room to see ‘this crazy guy’. It was September 9th, 1956. Elvis was appearing on the Ed Sullivan show for the first time. We didn’t know who he was but my Mom was a bit shocked becauseContinue Reading
I have to admit I wanted to hear the three leaders of the parties with an actual chance to lead our government debate. Elizabeth May would probably have kicked butt, but it’s important for voters to get as good a chance as they can to see the three contendersContinue Reading
The Quebec National Assembly’s attempt to restore some decorum and at the same time reduce the amount of time wasted by member’s applause in Question Period has merit. But will it work? Would it work in Ottawa? Is it overkill? Question Period can get pretty noisy; just watch CPAC forContinue Reading
Monday night was a rarity for this council. It did the right thing and rejected the recommdation from City Staff to give an Ottawa firm the pharmacy contract to Glen Stor Dun Lodge, or long term care facility. Previously it had been with local long time pharmacy Medical ArtsContinue Reading
Ontario Conservative leader Patrick Brown took his seat at Queen’s Park and took aim at Premier Kathleen Wynne with his first question. He attacked on high hydro rates in the province which the Premier ducked and deflected. What do you think dear CFN viewers? Does Brown have game?Continue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – Alan Conway, 59 was arrested on September 11th, 2015 and charged with breaching his undertaking for having consumed alcohol and failing to keep the peace. It is alleged on September 11th, 2015 the intoxicated man was spotted by a member of the Cornwall Community PoliceContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Tonight council will most likely be giving out nearly $50K to an architectural firm for a feasibility study to create an arts centre in Cornwall or as many in our city are calling it, an utter waste of tax dollars. The community has written cheques to outContinue Reading
The buck stops at the Mayor as he is the leader. Council dictates policy which in a perfect world is enacted by management. Then again sometimes management dictates to a weak and ignorant council lacking vision, leadership, and direction. For the second term in a row Council hasContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – The River Kings, sporting new flashy warmup jerseys, looked pretty impressive with a 6-0 victory over Sorel-Tracy in LNAH pre-season action at the Civic Complex on Saturday night. The veteran line of Julien Corriveau, J.P. Caron and Antony Courcelles sparked Cornwall with a seven-point performance against theContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 34-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on September 9th, 2015 and charged with breaching his probation for having contact with his 40-year-old ex-girlfriend despite being on conditions not to communicate with her. He was also charged with breaching two probation orders for failing to keepContinue Reading
It is no secret that at the moment the Conservative campaign appears to be in trouble and there are plenty of calls for them to hit the reset button. Declining poll numbers are just one of many signs of that happening along with rumours of infighting and incompetence. Some ofContinue Reading