Cornwall ON – La Caisse populaire de Cornwall a remis 2 000$ en bourses d’études à des jeunes de Cornwall. Les noms des gagnants ont été dévoilés lors de l’assemblée générale annuelle de la Caisse à l’hôtel Best Western de Cornwall, le 13 avril dernier. Voici les gagnants : Maxime Lacroix 1 000$Continue Reading
Martintown ON – On March 21, 2011 the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SDG) OPP Detachment responded to a sudden death in a barn on County Road 18, South Glengarry, near Martintown. A post mortem conducted on 82-year-old Hermann KURZ indicated that he died as a result of natural causes. HermannContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – The Canadian government should join a new international effort to construct a global legal ban on all nuclear weapons, concluded disarmament experts meeting in Ottawa. “Canada should host a meeting of governments and civil society experts to prepare for negotiations for universal, verifiable and irreversible nuclear disarmamentContinue Reading
ROGER SAUVÉ – We hear a lot about how the job picture and the economy has improved at the national level and that is indeed the reality. While this may be so, recent Statistics Canada reports reveal there are many significant variations around this trend. Let’s look at theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – As part of Police Week 2011, the Cornwall Community Police Service is holding its’ Second Annual “Chief for the Day” contest to grade 5 students. The students are asked to submit two paragraphs detailing why they think that they should be chosen and what they would change ifContinue Reading
Cornwall ON –For some years now, Canadian mining and exploration companies have been coming under fire in South America and other under-developed nations for serious human rights and environmental abuses. Canada has always prided itself in its human rights record, and even has a “Charter of Rights and Freedoms” toContinue Reading
According to various environmental organisations, the BC Government is not going far enough with its proposed health study into the impacts of the oil and gas industry in the province. A Globe and Mail story quotes a BC Ministry of Health Spokesman as saying the government is “working on aContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Bob Rae is coming to Cornwall Ontario to help local Liberal Candidate Bernadette Clement stump for votes. He will be at her campaign office at Montreal Road for a meet and greet with the party loyal and public at noon. Pictured left with Ms Clement is Mr.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Winds, Sleet, and Hail couldn’t stop the spirit or cheer at the Cabane a Sucre festivities in Cornwall Ontario, but it did bring down the tent causing cancellation of the Pancake breakfast and some other activities. Stay tuned Monday for a report by David Grégoire whoContinue Reading
Alexandria ON – Le Centre culturel « Les trois p’tits points… » présentait le spectacle Les Fridolinades à l’école secondaire catholique Le Relais, à Alexandria, le 14 avril dernier. Les Fridolinades, du Théâtre la Catapulte et du Théâtre français de Toronto, est un spectacle actuel composé de cinq sketchs, de quatre monologues et deContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Easter is a great time to take the family out for dinner and what better place in Cornwall Ontario than Moustache Joe’s? Cornwall’s finest Italian eatery will be open on Good Friday and Easter Sunday with their special menu of home cooked favorites including their Friday andContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Habs ate their Wheaties for breakfast as they’ve jumped out to a two goal lead thanks to messers Cammallieri and Darche. Bruins Captain Zdeno Chara was a last minute scratch which has the Bruins reeling and Montreal is being aggressive in the first period. In otherContinue Reading
Pat Finucan wants to be your Liberal candidate in SD&SG in the upcoming Provincial elections in October! Here are some people in the area that would like to see Mr. Finucan win the nomination. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDrCCpNzYk4 Pam Maloney wants you to vote for Pat httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8RMzxVeH_o So does Paul Lefevbre httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0qkHZTawVo …theseContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The wheels of government work slowly sometimes and faster others. This week CAF, a service and training provider in Cornwall Ontario lost its provincial funding to the tune of over $1 Million dollars. We started to cover CAF after they started a social enterprise called CAFContinue Reading
Akwesasne Mohawk Territory – I caught up with Grand Chief Mike Mitchell of Akwesasne Friday. As usual he was a moving target and on the run. The Ronathahon:ni Cultural Centre better known as The Native North American Traveling College where a grant from Ontario was presented by MPP Jim Brownell. Continue Reading
Dear Editor, Is trashing democracy ok? Mr. Harper has abused every watchdog, every potential oversight, every attempt (from others) at making government transparent. He has refused to report to parliament and grossly misstates activities and budgets when he does. . He has prorogued parliament to avoid accountability. Those are facts.Continue Reading
Akwesasne Mohawk Territory – The province is helping the Onake Corporation (Native North American Travelling College) to engage Ontarians in the Mohawk culture through the combined use of technology and face-toface interactions. This will be achieved through the production of a series of short video vignettes, which will be made availableContinue Reading
Alexandria ON – C’est un grand départ pour la troupe du Café chantant de l’école secondaire catholique Le Relais, à Alexandria! D’abord, ils ont présenté leur nouveau spectacle Alex, au pays des merveilles auprès de son public de l’école avec trois représentations, soit les 3, 5 et 6 avril dernier. Le lundi 18 avril, laContinue Reading