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
Here are your quick hits for today. Fiat takes over Chrysler Dr. Ashley Cook named Chief of Staff at CCH Upper Canada Motors Appeals to GM for its Survival Stars Fire Coach Dave Tippett A Dog Park for Cornwall Sens Goalie Emery Signs with Flyers Ferry Coming to Cornwall eHealthContinue Reading
We received this letter to the editor today addressed to our sitting MP. “ During the last months of reading the weekly column by my federal deputy, Guy Lauzon, I have been reminded of my first 28 years lived under the Communist regime in Romania. After 37 years lived inContinue Reading
I was sitting at the media table watching our City Council at work. Normally it’s myself, Kevin Lajoie from the Standard Freeholder, Ed Allard and someone from that radio station that refuses to acknowledge that this paper exists. A discussion starts about advertising of part time and casual positions fromContinue Reading
It was a robust and large crowd in attendance at tonight’s City Council meeting. The reason for all this energy was the placement of a plaque, flag and flagpole for Le Monuement de la Francophonie. The project is simple enough. A plaque, flag, and flagpole are placed in area communitiesContinue Reading
Thanks to Cornwall City Councilor Elaine MacDonald for the heads up on this interesting event. “On the road in Ontario for good jobs, strong public services, and healthy communities People and communities are hurting because of job loss and service cuts in Ontario. There’s a caravan of folks whoContinue Reading
L I N K Now Cornwall has to finance at least $9 Million dollars of funding if not more and then of course the cost of the upkeep. I’m still against this project as are a number of other people. I still feel that the groups that use this arenaContinue Reading
I once sat across from Rick Shaver who told me that the Seaway Valley News wasn’t bias as much as they simply print what is supplied to them, but this week I noticed a very strong bias. Members of the Liberal Party are hosting MP and Hab Great Ken Dryden hereContinue Reading