Cornwall ON – La Caisse populaire de Cornwall versera à ses membres 350 000$ en ristournes pour l’exercice financier 2010. C’est ce qui a été annoncé lors de leur AGA à l’hôtel Best Western de Cornwall, le 13 avril dernier. « Nous sommes fiers de ristourner aux membres. Nous avons eu uneContinue Reading
Alexandria ON – On April 14, 2011, six (6) members from the SD&G OPP Detachment entered a team in a fundraising event at the Glengarry District High School (GDHS) in Alexandria. The event, organized by school teacher Rebecca MacKay, is entitled “Inside Ride” and consists of team members each ridingContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – Cornwall’s own Tracy-Lynn Chisholm at the Ottawa Originals Spring Show at Landsdown Park in Ottawa. Whimsicle Tracy -Lynn has something pretty bright and colourful for just about everyone. Her work is accomplished and affordable and a major effort to be in the show. Support her if youContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – La Fédération des enseignantes et des enseignants de l’Ontario (FEO) et Planet in Focus (PIF), en association avec l’école secondaire publique L’Héritage, présente le Festival de films sur l’environnement aujourd’hui le 16 avril, de 12h30 à 17h. D’ailleurs, l’école L’Héritage a gagné le privilège d’accueillir ce festival. C’estContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Focus Art organise son cinquième Show du Printemps à la Bibliothèque publique de Cornwall du 13 avril au 6 mai. L’exposition est chapeautée par l’artiste et vice-présidente de Focus Art, Micheline Tanguay. Près de 25 membres de l’association exposent une cinquantaine d’œuvres touchant la nature, lesContinue Reading
It is impossible to write all that needs to be written so that people can make sense of all that is happening at this time. It is a combination of more things than most are even willing to look at, and this is what hijacked governments are counting on. AllContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – All eyes were on Zdeno Chara tonight as the Habs visit Boston for game one of their opening round series. Alright, maybe a few eyes are on Montreal Goal tender Carey Price who as I write this has a shut out going into the third period. MontrealContinue Reading
The Quebecor Sun Media news chain, including our Standard-Freeholder, has circulated another dubious story on basement corporate tax cuts. . Jim Hendry, editor of the Peterborough Examiner, has issued a new piece “Lower corporate tax cuts are an economic winner” for the multi-corporate news agency. . Hendry cites Stephen Harper’sContinue Reading
I agree with any politician that says Canadians deserves better because we desperately do. The manner and deportment of Mr. Harper and his government has been undeniably child-like, arrogant and at times simply illegal, yet too many Canadians seem willing to give Mr. Harper and his government a free passContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Le Club Richelieu de Cornwall, en partenariat avec le Centre culturel de Cornwall, a lancé récemment une nouvelle initiative afin de souligner annuellement la contribution d’un francophone de Cornwall, vivant ou décédé. Cette personne sera récompensée pour son courage, son effort, son leadership et sa contribution auContinue Reading
Dear Editor, Statements made by both Auditor General Shelia Fraser and Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page. have been quoted out of time and place in a Conservative Party Committee Report. Research had to have been undertaken to locate suitable quotes or a file kept of usable quotes and while “TheContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – We’re going to be covering the French debate tonight. Keep coming back as we’ll be updating the page as the debate evolves. Governance up first. Iggy gives us a geographical lesson on French communities of Canada. Duceppe jabs at Ignatieff on coalitions. Iggy countersContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Well it’s show time! For the Habs the Play offs start Thursday, but for Vancouver tonight’s the night as they face off against last year’s Stanley Cup defending champion Chicago Black Hawks. Five series start tonight and I’m going to give my fearless predictions starting withContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Pour une septième année, les écoliers de l’école élémentaire catholique Ste-Thérèse ont organisé une collecte de denrées pour la banque alimentaire de Cornwall Le Choix Alternatif. . Cette année, ils ont accumulé près 500$ de denrées qu’ils ont remis à l’organisme le 7 avril dernier. La collecteContinue Reading
April 13 is the Day of Pink, the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, and Homophobia, where everyone is encouraged to show their support by wearing pink. . Homophobia and other forms of discrimination are a pressing issue in Canadian society. Egale Canada, a Canadian gay rights advocacy group, recently releasedContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – So who do you think won the English Canadian Federal Election debate? I’m not sure anyone did, but if I were scoring points I’d probably give it to Gilles Duceppe which has a certain Canadian kind of irony to it. There were no major surprises. Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – The debate has started and the blows are landing heavily on Stephen Harper who I caught reeling from a Michael Ignatieff blow early on. Gilles Duceppe got in an early blow on the PM offering money to help Newfoundland hydro projects when Quebec had no Federal help.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Show your community pride and join us for the Spring CleanUp Challenge from April 16th to April 26th! Team up with friends, family, or co-workers and help make your neighbourhood litter-free. As the winter snow melts, debris and litter that have collected during the winter months are exposed. EachContinue Reading