Dear Editor and Fellow Residents of Cornwall, Cornwall city government and admistration are leading the community without a moral compass. For all the talk of modernity and progress, Cornwall’s governance and administration are embarrassing relics of a time when secrecy, backroom deals, and favouritism for family and friends were theContinue Reading

CFN –  Community Futures in SD&G have really amped it up since Mr. François Désormeaux became Executive Director. From their release: The Stormont Dundas and Glengarry Community Futures Development Corporation is proud to announce the addition of a new team member!  In light of a search for a new cultural coordinator,Continue Reading

CFN – The actions of Cornwall Ontario CAO Paul Fitzpatrick seem to be getting stranger and stranger? A reader sent in the following this morning regarding our CAO. It would crush democratic principles if a CAO has more power than council. Indeed it would.     This weekend we discoveredContinue Reading

Dear Editor: The entire mess at City Hall is not serving the public very well.  Our seniors and those that need special help deserve better. There are long waiting lists for long term care beds and social housing, yet this Council wastes time and money on huge payouts and bickering among themselves.Continue Reading

CFN – In the past few weeks members of the area’s Toastmasters’ clubs participated in two important events. St. Lawrence College was the host site for the February 29th Eastern Ontario Secondary School Skills Competition. Pictured are the 3 participants in the Prepared Speeches Competition along with the judges from SmartContinue Reading

CFN – Business and journalism schools teach ethics courses and it’s time for political science departments and party campaign schools to do the same! Says Preston Manning!   After experiencing and seeing Cornwall’s current Political stances.   I can honestly say there are some clear unethical practices taking place.  Some atContinue Reading

SUSPICIOUS PERSON COMPLAINTS CFN – – On March 10, 2012 at approximately 2:15 pm a young female was approached by an adult male in a vehicle in the town of Ingleside, South Stormont. The male driver asked the girl to get into his vehicle, when the girl did not, theContinue Reading

CFN – Growing up in Montreal during the 70’s exposed me first hand to language silliness.     As an open minded young person I understood and even supported the desire of the French majority in Quebec. The tools in my schools for learning French were near nil and myContinue Reading

CFN – I have very thick skin.   I can handle insult; but at a certain point I have ask why a long time newspaper like the Standard Free Holder prints some of what it does about us; or neglects to?  Why the low blows and disrespect? They know we’reContinue Reading

Hello Mr. Gilcig, I am writing regarding an article you wrote dated Nov 10, 2011 called, Some of the Poop on the Pilon vs Cornwall Case, Robert Menagh, Paul Fitzpatrick and the City of Cornwall Axing our Advertising with them because of Anonymous Comments I was a paramedic for theContinue Reading

CFN – Cheryl Brink is a lovely girl, but as a reporter it’s boggling at her occasional lack of grasp in factually covering or spinning stories. After our explosive Screen Cap and release of Mr. MacDonald’s statement she wrote a piece in the Free Holder with.    Of course theContinue Reading

LIVING THE ZERO LIMIT ATTITUDE! For students, by invitation only. Motivational Speaker Martin Latulippe March 7TH 2012 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., 10:45 to 12 noon & 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m St.Jospeh Catholic Secondary School Auditorium, 1500 Cumberland Street March 8TH 2012 French 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. École Secondaire La Citadelle,Continue Reading