CFN – Max Keeping was in Cornwall Monday to kick off the Cornwall Edition of the Max Keeping Foundation. Play to the Max is to help underprivileged children have access to sports programs in the area. From the website: Helping Change the Lives of Children Max Keeping assists financially disadvantaged children andContinue Reading
CFN – E Bikes are booming across the world and here in Cornwall Ontario are under debate as to how to regulate them on city bike paths and in areas. Right now they are in a grey area. The big issue is modifications? Do we want our policeContinue Reading
CFN – Optics in Politics can be everything. They can make you look bad, and they can make you look like the Cornwall City Council team and Clerk right now. Transparency and accountability are huge; especially in municipal politics. Cornwall, which has less than 50,000 residents spends over $145M perContinue Reading
Friends, My name is Christopher Cameron & I am Registered Nurse employed full-time at The Ottawa Hospital & casual at Cornwall Community Hospital. On two separate occasions I was denied full-time employment at CCH because I did not speak advanced French. In addition, I had over seven years of experienceContinue Reading
To be convinced, one must visit the site of the think tank Frontier Centre for Public Policy. One of the issues studied by Frontier Centre concerns local governments and the results are available at www.lgpi.ca (lgpi for local government performance index). The data used to compare the performance of aboutContinue Reading
CFN – With the Province of Ontario considering new locations for OPG Casinos the conversation has started again here in Cornwall. Cornwall is in a perfect strategic location for a Casino. Morals debate aside, if you’re going to have a Casino in any city in this region, Cornwall is aContinue Reading
CFN – Tammie Brazeau Grant of South Stormont has a dream; the Cornwall born and raised gal is a huge fan of Titanic history and would love to witness the creation of a new tourist attraction in nearby Long Sault. Having amassed Canada’s largest collection of authenticated memorabilia from James Cameron’s 1997 film, Titanic,Continue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON- Justin Ullman, 20 of Cornwall was arrested on the 10th of April, 2012 under the strength of an outstanding warrant. It is alleged that on the 2nd of April, 2012 he failed to attend court and a bench warrant was issued. He turned himself into police and wasContinue Reading
The economic search for more and better jobs for Cornwall has hit an all time low: let’s get ourselves a casino! Yes, “People are going to gamble,” says Counselor Grant. And, “Why not keep the dollars here?” – spoken as a true blood leach! Instead of staying with the Judeo/Christian work ethicContinue Reading
CFN – Councilor Glen Grant ate his Wheaties Monday night at council as even he, one of the longest tenured councilors was boggled by the stunt pulled by a sub-committee in changing City By-law 2010-93 which would allow the Mayor/Council to fill a vacancy on council by appointment instead ofContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario’s CAO Paul Fitzpatrick’s fave Lawyer, Fay Brunning was in town to speak at a local meeting of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario meeting at a local eatery. The topic? Elder Abuse and the challenges nurses have to deal with especially when their oaths and duties toContinue Reading
CFN – And then there were nine. Leslie O’Shaughnessy made it official and resigned this afternoon as a councilor for the City of Cornwall. He spoke with CFN stating the following: I find it unfortunate to leave Council, but I’ll have more to say on why in the upcoming months.Continue Reading
ATTEMPT FRAUD Cornwall, ON- Wenda Perkins, 53 of Cornwall was arrested on the 5th of April, 2012. It is alleged that between January and February 2012, she attempted to obtain money by soliciting door to door. Police were contacted and an investigation followed. She was charged with 2 counts ofContinue Reading
Greetings Mr. Mayor and Council: The Ontario Government has recently been discussing plans to overhaul gambling in the province and at the same time the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission have plans to unlock greater funding for health care and education. In a recent interview OLG Chairman Paul Godfrey said OLG would not makeContinue Reading
CFN – What’s new about the New Evangelization, you might ask. Great question! The Gospel message is as timeless as ever. The newness called for is in ardour, in methods, and in means of expression. That’s the challenge before us today. The late Pope John Paul II, in his Address toContinue Reading
This year’s CHORUS NOVUS spring concert will celebrate choral music inspired by the Book of Psalms. The concert program was designed to move and delight audiences, as well as to enlighten them about the use of psalms throughout history. The concert will take place on Sunday April 22nd, 7pm, at Trinity AnglicanContinue Reading
CFN – The 2012 Sears High School Drama Festival came to a close with the announcement of the 3 award winning plays that will move on to the EAST REGIONAL’S which are being held in Perth from April. 16 to 21st. (pictured above: CCVS’ cast of “Feeding the Moonfish” accepting an awardContinue Reading
CFN – Finishing 11th in a 10 horse race is never fun; but for Gerry Samson it might be his ticket onto council after Leslie O’Shaughnessy announced his intention to resign from Cornwall Ontario City Council as of April 10th. Gerry on the campaign trail I reached Mr. Samson inContinue Reading