CFN–  Cornwall Ontario City Councilor had a moment to chat with the media Thursday night and one of the topics was the amount of time that some politicians speak. The long time city councilor, and active Federal and Provincial Conservative was animated as the topic was discussed. If you can’tContinue Reading

CFN – Bernadette Clement is known for her long speeches at council.   She’s studied well at the feet of Mayor Bob Kilger and while not as polished as the long time MP, has a way of using up minutes at council while saying very little of substance. Monday AprilContinue 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

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 –  There is so much more to dining than simple eating.  A rushed lunch is very different than a leisurely meal with loved ones or friends; where time disappears over the sounds and smells of a communal meal. True dining in many areas is a declining experience in that less andContinue 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

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