At a time when people are powering off the news that surrounds and affects them, they power up computers, cell phones and game players that make them less likely to be involved with society building, and we see the recent voter turnout numbers from that. We are seeing a societyContinue Reading
CFN– Robert Menagh has had an interesting ride here in Cornwall Ontario. Cornwall Ontario had been without an HR manager for over a year before a hiring firm recommended him for the position here in Cornwall. Hired by former CAO Cecil Vincent; the city had found themselvesContinue Reading
DOMESTIC ASSAULT Cornwall, ON- A 21-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on May 25th, 2012. It is alleged that on May 23th, 2012 he got into an altercation with his 20-year-old girlfriend when her assaulted her. The victim was not injured. Police were contacted and an investigation followed. He wasContinue Reading
CFN – I have to say that this year at the St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage has been phenomenal. So many very talented performers have graced the stage and shared not only their talent but a glimpse of their personal lives as related to their songs. The board andContinue Reading
CFN – Thanks to Todd Lauzon who sent in these two images of a crash at Belmont and Second East in Cornwall Ontario this sunny Sunday morning. According to witnesses a senior woman’s car was smacked by its rear door by a Ford SUV. The woman’s car landed inContinue Reading
CFN – Ah what interesting times we live in… The Montreal Student protest is becoming International news. Countless pieces have been written about it by hundreds of people… As a former Montrealer who grew up during the 70’s, the heart of linguistic purges in Quebec I saw first handContinue Reading
CFN – Sixty years is a milestone uncommon in Western culture today, be it a wedding anniversary, a celebration of service to the people of God or as Queen of Canada and 15 other countries as well as Head of the 54 Commonwealth states (1/4 of the world’s population). Elizabeth II became QueenContinue Reading
CFN – It’s said that you can fool some of the people some of the time, but not on a good TV night… Provincial 3rd Place Finisher, Cornwall Ontario City Councilor, and a bunch of other titled Elaine MacDonald led the charge by an esteemed panel to talk aboutContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario is scheduled to take a huge hit as the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Control Operations is slated to move by 2015/16 to Borden. Over 50 jobs with salaries starting at $53K per year and running as high as $117K *will be leaving Cornwall. It’s a hugeContinue Reading
CFN – A committee of Long Sault residents has overseen the development of a Community Website. The goal of this website is to increase community awareness and event participation for all Long Sault residents and to give visitors and potential visitors a snap shot of what they can look forwardContinue Reading
CFN– Tragedy struck The Cornwall Square shopping centre as a single person fell from the top of the parking garage. The 50 ish male landed near the Kastner’s clothing store after reportedly leaping from the top of the parking garage. The incident occurred at approximately 7 PM – it has notContinue Reading
CFN – As we pass the three month mark of the Cornwall Ontario Community Hospital Bilingual Nurse protest Chris Cameron and his team dropped off their petition of over 3,000 signatures to SD&G MPP Jim McDonell at his office in Cornwall. The MPP and I had some one on oneContinue Reading
CFN – This weekend Long Sault will be hosting a huge community yard sale and a Mom to Mom Sale. So far 60 households are signed up for the yard sale and over 10 moms are registered for tables at the Long Sault Arena. Continue Reading
CFN – The end of an era today in Cornwall Ontario as Rub Salt frontman, Lift Off music programmer, and Corus radio music guy Rob Seguin leaves the City of a World of Possibilities for Peterborough. During Mr. Seguin’s tenure Corus radio in Cornwall has seen near unprecedented shrinkage inContinue Reading
CFN – Should City Council use a Consultant to replace its vacant Human Resource Managers position or should the CAO be forced to do perform the task with the resources he currently has at his disposal? . The CAO cost the city tax payers $183,079 in 2011. One could reasonablyContinue Reading
BREACHES Cornwall, ON- Kevin Bovin, 41 of Cornwall was arrested on May 18th, 2012. He was bound by a recognizance with the condition to report for scheduled meetings. He was also bound by a Probation Order with the condition to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. ItContinue Reading
CFN – This term of City Council here in Cornwall has shown the holes in the council system. In a time when the City of Ottawa even is considering dropping from 24 councilors it’s starting to make a lot of sense. LINK We have ten councilors currently. Continue Reading
CFN -CCEOC Inc. today announced their Contact Centre Employer of Choice Platinum level 2012 designation for Scotiabank Customer Contact Centres inCalgary, Cornwall, Toronto and Halifax. “We are extremely proud to be recognized as an employer of choice across all our Centres in Canada,” said David Dobrosky, Senior Vice President of Customer Contact Centres,Continue Reading