The banning of wood backyard fires is a hot topic in the River City. ( I know…I just had to!) Seriously though, now is your chance to sign our simple petition below. (Please note that it may take awhile for your signature to show up.) We are opening viewer comments for this if you sign […]
When I ran for mayor of this odd city one of my platform concepts was to create free busing in the city, seven days per week. The idea was to create a three year pilot project and shake down the province and the Feds. From the numbers I’d crunched it was clear that the status […]
Yesterday Jody Wilson-Raybault and Jane Philpott decided to run as independent candidates in the next election. While I respect their choice, I do wonder if it was the wisest move for these two talented MPs. Obviously, they have reasons for not choosing the Green Party, most likely policy differences. However, it is rare that any […]
River Institute receives prestigious NSERC Award Today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced the River Institute as the winner of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Award for Science Promotion–Group Category. The award honours individuals and groups who make outstanding contributions to the promotion of science in […]
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Leave it to Cornwall City Management to find ways to turn the optics ugly when it comes to contracts and RFPs. Just like the GSDL Pharmacy contract where it appeared that Medical Arts Pharmacy was screwed over, now long time service provider HGC is fighting for its survival locally. For the record I’m happy for […]
Cornwall Ontario – We all get them every week. Mine goes straight to the recycle bin, but that’s exactly why city’s like Montreal are deciding whether to ban them altogether. LINK Locally TC Media ships them with the Seaway News weekly, but most end up in our landfill. With more communities banning plastic bags […]
Are doctors doing their due diligence when it comes to medical cannabis? As a medicinal user of cannabis, I had to drive 5 ½ hours to get a doctor to prescribe it because my doctor and the out of town pain specialist refused. Now that it is legal, people are still being ignored and denied […]
Smiths Falls Ontario – The Tweed 3rd Shindig was just over fifteen minutes into overtime with Snoop Dogg finishing up with a call out to Smiths Falls . @snoopdogg lit up Smiths Falls tonight during the @tweedshindig 🔥🔥🔥 . . . #welovelive #tweed #ontario #snoopdogg #snoop #snoopdoggydogg #ginandjuice #nothinbutagthang #foshizzle A post shared by Sound […]
Smiths Falls Ontario – Tweed’s new visitor centre in their global headquarters located in Smiths Falls will have its opening to the public on Thursday, Aug. 23, just before Tweed’s 3rd annual shindig . The shindig is a concert event hosted by Tweed . Local social media posts again this year are speculating that Snoop […]
Incoming government will use every power available to challenge federal government’s authority to impose a carbon tax on Ontario families, individuals and small businesses TORONTO — Premier-designate Doug Ford today announced that his cabinet’s first act following the swearing-in of his government will be to cancel Ontario’s current cap-and-trade scheme, and challenge the federal government’s authority […]
Weed and Orgasms I recently read an article describing that certain marijuana strains causes an increase in the libido…even for women. Considering that many women have never experienced an orgasm, marijuana can help you relax therefore increasing your chances of reaching that level of enjoyment, openness, and release. Once you have tried different strains, you will […]
Most people trying medicinal marijuana smoke it before trying any other method. They tend to get their samples from friends who got it from who knows where. In other words, they have no clue what they are smoking and are short changing themselves especially when trying to self medicate. Just like sex, you need […]
Cornwall Ontario – Good day everyone, I’m “Wendy the Weed Witch” and I’m excited to entertain and at least give some guidance regarding medicinal marijuana. A word of caution; as a patient, I tend to use common sense logic and am brutally honest as to the bullshit surrounding medicinal marijuana. For the first time legally, […]
Cornwall Ontario – One of the areas most successful agri businesses is closing after nearly 30 years of being in business. From its mill in Berwick Homestead Organics expanded into the facility in Morrisburg and at their peak employed over 25. 18 people will lose their employment. Our 25th Anniversary interview with Tom Manley before […]
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Canada’s Flourishing Organic Market Captured in New Report from the Canada Organic Trade Association OTTAWA, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Canada Organic Trade Association released its second comprehensive analysis of Canada’s organic market: The Canadian Organic Market: Trends and Opportunities 2017. This in-depth publication provides the most up-to-date overview of the Canadian organic market, combining consumer […]
NDP MPP Gilles Bisson announces bill to protect Ontario families from gasoline price gouging QUEEN’S PARK –On Friday, Timmins-James Bay NDP MPP Gilles Bisson announced his intention to table a private member’s bill to protect consumers from price gouging by regulating the retail price and wholesale mark-up of petroleum products in Ontario. “Gas companies and […]