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
Cornwall ON – Jeff Brunet was hopping mad today when the City of Cornwall granted Kinsmen Cornwall Lift Off 2011 an unsecured interest free $30,000 loan. Brunet the founder of Cornstalk and owner of Alkaline Entertainment was turned down from almost all city support and stated he was told thatContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Today Cornwall City Council granted a discombobulated Lift Off team an unsecured short term interest free loan of $30,000. One councilor voted against it, Andre Rivettte. Kudos to him. As a small business owner and home owner I’m shocked and stunned. Is City Hall really inContinue Reading
CFN – Lors du 34e tournoi franco-ontarien de hockey, les 6, 7 et 8 avril, à Timmins, l’équipe masculine de hockey de l’école secondaire catholique Le Relais a remporté la médaille d’or. Les quatre joutes préliminaires se sont soldées par trois victoires et un match nul. En semi-finale, ils ontContinue Reading
Avonmore ON – The Stormont County Federation of Agriculture sponsored an All-Candidates debate at the North Stormont Place, Avonmore on Tuesday night. Included in this debate for the first time was Darcy Neal Donnelly, the Libertarian candidate for SD&SG. . The meeting was well run and once started was politelyContinue Reading
NDP Support Progressive Conservatives, Bloc and Liberal supporters in Canada are slowly turning more and more towards the NDP party. This is not surprising to me. One just has to look at the party leaders, their platforms and their choice of candidates for this election. For me it isContinue Reading
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO IS GOING TO CHANGE YOUR COUNTRY LOOK IN THE MIRROR! I have been so astounded, listening to people about the upcoming election. and saddened by so many people’s lack of being informed. . After speaking with many people here in Cornwall here are someContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Lift Off Festival is going to City Council today; hat in hand, looking for $30K in loans. It’s going to put some interesting pressure on council, but in the end I’d be sadly disappointed if these dollars are advanced. There is no financial device that makes senseContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Here is your daily Throwayz’ Comic strip by Jay Schwartz. Please CLICK the strip to enlarge it. Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – We’re catching up from editing all this election debate video. MP Bob Rae visited Cornwall Monday and had a lot to say about health care and Mr. Harper and his government. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9XWusN0bZQ “Stephen Harper is currently enrolled in the witness protection program..” Oil Companies andContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – It was a great night of play off hockey Tuesday. Chicago recalibrated a bit with Dave Bolland rejoining the team and contributing a goal and 4 assists as the team decided they didn’t want to be swept by the Vancouver Canucks as they stormed to aContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Federal election is less than two weeks away and The Political Round Table is on the prowl. Today host Jamie Gilcig and pundits Denis Sabourin & Joe Gunn are joined by Michael Dean and Green Candidates for SD&SG Wyatt Walsh, and Neal Donnelly of the Libertarian Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – It’s going to be one of those years. Montreal, not a good road team took the first two games from the Boston Bruins in their first round play off series and Boston returned the favour and made this a series picking up a 4-2 win atContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Spring time is in full swing. The tree leave buds are readying to birth their new growth and Robins, Crackles and crows have been spotted transporting nesting materials getting ready for the new generation of birds. I don’t know if you ever noticed, the Robins seem toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – La 3e édition de la Cabane à sucre fut un succès mitigé. En effet, les célébrations de la culture francophone, et de cette tradition québécoise, ont attiré plus de 800 personnes, comparativement à des milliers en 2009. La Cabane à sucre s’est déroulée les 15 et 16Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – SD&SG Liberal Candidate has a lot to smile about today! Her campaign is entering a new gear as she revs up for the last two weeks of the campaign. Today she had a visitor come to assist her in her campaigning; former Premier of Ontario andContinue Reading