According to Cornwall City Councilor Dennis Carr the city can save an awful lot of money by closing area pools that just aren’t being used enough any longer. L I N K “Last year, the city budgeted $555,639 to run the aging outdoor pools and recorded a total of 13,815Continue Reading
So far it’s been neck and neck between the NDP’s Darlene Jalbert and the Liberal Party of Canada’s Bernadette Clement. While both women are not officially the candidate for this riding for their respective party’s, they are the front runners. Vote in our election poll and tell us who you’dContinue Reading
A weird and wooly night at Cornwall City Council and I left early! The main event was the final decision over Le Monuement de la Francophonie. The Richelieu Club wanted an 80 foot flag pole over a monument to honor the contributions of the Francophone community in Cornwall; specifically atContinue Reading
Super Big Thanks to Jason Setnyk for some photos from LIFT OFF! A super event and congrats to all of the organizers! Amanda Marshall in focus! All photos in this insert are courtesy of Jason Setnyk. Jason also sent in the following info: Saturday August 8th 2009 in CORNWALL, ONContinue Reading
It looks like things are inching forward and unjamming as I write this today. Several articles in the media and reports I am hearing am showing that the change in Grand Chief and the Harper Government are helping a framework be created that will address some of the key issuesContinue Reading
A wild meeting today of the Chamber of Commerce here in Cornwall at the Best Western Parkway. (We’ll be reviewing their restaurant soon) New Grand Chief Mike Mitchell, his honor Mayor Bob Kilger of Cornwall, and Scott Armstrong of the Cornwall and Area Chamber of Commerce held a joint pressContinue Reading
Official results haven’t been released yet, but rumblings are that Mike Mitchell has defeated Grand Chief Thompson. I’m hoping that no matter who has won that the bridge issues can be resolved sooner rather than later. It’s been interesting being near the center of this impasse. I’ve heard and readContinue Reading
Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Files Federal Court Action Against the Minister of Public Safety and the President of the Canada Border Services Agency. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has instructed its lawyers to file an application for judicial review of the decision of the Minister of Public Safety Peter VanContinue Reading
I may start calling Claude a Liberal 😉 He blasted our MP a new one in his column. It’s about time more people called our MP on his non-performance. Posing for pictures doesn’t create jobs or clear up bridges. L I N K “Mayor Bob Kilger has picked up whereContinue Reading
It’s been confirmed that Restaurant Chez Nous has closed its doors for good and filed for Bankruptcy. Owner’s Paul McAllister and Ryan Julien could not be reached for comment, but the kitchen equipment was moved out of the building this week and notices of bankruptcy were released. I think thatContinue Reading
Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Approves Canada Day Fireworks and Lift-Off 2009. Akwesasne-Mohawk Council of Akwesasne assured the city of Cornwall today that the annual Canada Day Fireworks Display will continue as scheduled from the A’nowara’ko:wa Arena on Kawehnoke. Despite the bridge closure, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne approves the crossing ofContinue Reading
Hmm… this site just went up giving people a place to vent to all the US and Canadian politicians and agencies with one form however there are no emails sent to the MCA or Grand Chief, or even Brendan their Media guy. This isn’t just a Canadian Government issue. AkwesasneContinue Reading
Long meeting at City Council last night. The numbers for 2008 were reviewed with the accounting firm for the city, Craig, Keen, Despatie, and Markell LLP with Ross Markell speaking for the firm. Some of the numbers were really good. Mr. Markell compared Cornwall to Brockville, Northbay, and Belleville, butContinue Reading
Well the bridge is still closed. If rhetoric were gold this would be an awfuly wealthy area. The latest rumblings from the MCA is the consideration of opening their own border crossing if Canada chooses to move its station off of the reserve. While the legality of this is questionableContinue Reading
So there will be a customs building sitting empty on US soil as of tomorrow. Sure it’s scheduled for the wrecking ball because of asbestos etc, but I have a hunch that if the powers that be wanted to it could be used until a decision is made as toContinue Reading
This month’s meeting of the Cornwall & Regional Writer’s Society is at the Cornwall Library at 6:15 Monday June 15th. All you need to join is a love of writing. Amateurs and professional writers are welcome. For more information contact Lorna Foreman at (613) 933-5265. See you there! please visitContinue Reading
We have surpassed last month’s visitor total today, the 13th. In less than half of this month more people have visited this site than in the whole month of May! Thanks to all of you who are rocketing our numbers up. Keep reading and let us know what you wantContinue Reading
I attended the DRV2WRK meeting last night at the Navy Club. ( www.drv2wrk.ca) The room was filled to capacity. There was music; food; politicians; concerned citizens; and a few media types. Cornwall has long suffered labor issues that are now coming home stronger in other areas of Ontario. Cornwall isContinue Reading