If you have ever eaten at Burger King here in Cornwall odds are it was owned by the Larry Keen Group; an Ontario firm that owns several restaurants. As of this month most of their restaurants have been sold to a large US firm specializing in food and hospitality. RecentlyContinue Reading
LINK Wow; these are some big allegations. I’ve only lived in Cornwall for five years; but if true there should be some very serious consideration before planting the first shovel. I’d love to hear from people more on the know of this project. “Dear Councillors, Our city has a dumpContinue Reading
Busy day for Tobacco busts in Cornwall. CORNWALL, ON, March 11 /CNW/ – A 36 year old male resident from Cornwall, Ontario faces a charge for possession of a tobacco product not properly stamped under authority of the Excise Act 2001 after the vehicle he was travelling in was stoppedContinue Reading
Ernie and Bert may end up on Pogey while Oscar the Grouch could be on Food Stamps in the US as the non profit Sesame Works Corporation had to lay off about 20% of its staff. Rumors swirl that Miss Piggy has been sold to Maple Leaf Foods, but haveContinue Reading
LINK www.AndreaHorwath.com Ontario NDP’ers have a new leader. Congrats and click the links for the full story and Andrea’s Bio. Did any of you meet her when she visited Cornwall at Darlene Jalbert’s campaign office this last election? Born in Stoney Creek to an autoworker’s family Andrea earned her degreeContinue Reading
Are you going to see Justin Trudeau this Saturday at from 8:30 in Salons A-C at the complex? I know I’ll be there. Not sure if there are any tickets left but if you still don’t have yours you can try Denis Sabourin 13 346 5416 or e-mail m3011@glen-net.ca orContinue Reading
Habs GM and now Head Coach Bob Gainey won in his debut game back behind the bench as the Canadians beat Edmonton 4-3 in OT. Captain Saku Koivu led the way with 2 goals. It was a nice game. They weren’t blown out shotwise; Gregory Stewart had a fight; ChrisContinue Reading
Here are your quick hits for today. Just click the links to read the full story. Canadian Army running out of resources and tradesmen in Afghanistan Harper says Canada to exit recession faster than other countries Violence in Northern Ireland – Policeman shot dead Virtual Hospital Waiting Rooms Considered inContinue Reading
As I suggested recently in this blog, the Habs have fired head coach Guy Carbonneau and GM Bob Gainey has stepped into the breach for the remainnder of this season. Bob said on trade deadline day that he was happy with “His” team and I am predicting that if “His”Continue Reading
Hey Carey Price won a game! Habs beat the Stars 3-1 while being outshot 31-19. It was a chippy affair too which is good to see. In other NHL Scores: Rangers beat Boston 4-3; Isles 3-2 over Phoenix; Penguins 4-3 shootout win over the Caps; Atlanta put out the FlamesContinue Reading
Busy night in the NHL and a lot of high scoring games. Mark Recchi scored 2 goals helping the Bruins smack Chicago 5-3; the Islanders scored 7 goals against Marty Brodeur and the Devils in their 7-3 win; LA 4-3 over Minnesota; Edmonton raked the Leafs 4-1; Ottawa doubled BuffaloContinue Reading
Carey Price and the Habs were shut out 2-0 by Atlanta last night continuing Price’s losing streak. I think he needs to be sent down to get his groove back and give Marc Denis a chance to back up Halak. The game wasn’t as bad as the final score. ItContinue Reading
Bernie Madoff Copping Plea Harper and Libs wrangle over Stimulus Father of Girls who froze to death gets 3 years in Prison Ignatieff Calls Harper on Stimulus – will not allow a blank cheque to be written John Tory steps down as Provincial Conservative Leader please visit our sponsors:Continue Reading
New to the screen this weekend is the Sci-Fi Thriller THE WATCHMEN also if you want a little culture, Madame Butterfly, live from the Met in NY is playing at the Galaxy Theatre. Please visit our sponsors:Continue Reading
Busy busy night in the NHL. Olli Jokinen paid immediate dividends for Calgary scoring 2 goals in Calgary’s 5-1 romp over the Flyers. Makes one wonder of the Buffalo loss for the Habs if they’d had that big presence on line 1… In other NHL scores; Phoenix edged Boston 2-1;Continue Reading
According to a Fraser Institute report French area schools are getting better results than English one. Click the LINK for the full story. Officials with the region’s two English-language school boards said that while EQAO data is an important tool for improving student learning, the Fraser Institute’s ranking system isContinue Reading
LINK Taxpayers in Edwardsburgh/Cardinal are not on the hook for the outstanding one-third share ($11.5-million) of the improvements. The profitable Port possesses adequate reserves to carry its share. It made a tidy $2.2-million in 2008 alone, of which $514,000 was returned to the owning township’s coffers, significantly bolstering the bottomContinue Reading
News that a company is looking for a Cornwall SD&G area location to place a new Drive In movie theatre. They’ve been looking for a 7-12 acre parcel of land that doesn’t need to be cleared and is zoned. They also need a community that will make it easier toContinue Reading