Cornwall ON – People across the planet, at thousands of events, will pick up hammers, shovels, and caulking-guns and join the 10/10/10 Global Work Party, the world’s largest day of practical action to fight the climate crisis. In solidarity with this international event, Transition Cornwall + is organizing a treeContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Well it has been quite a week. The torrential rainfall of last Thursday found many people in the area having to deal with water leaking into their homes and many waking up to flood waters in their basement Friday morning. We hope all of you in thisContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – If APATHY were a candidate in the last election Canada may just have had a majority government. Green party leader Elizabeth May is ready to explain the rise in the Green Party numbers across Canada in a recent Globe & Mail article. LINK “I think theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The City of Cornwall was formally recognized at the Communities in Bloom Ontario Awards ceremony with a 5–Bloom rating. The Trillium Bloom rating is the result of a comprehensive evaluation of a community’s attributes over eight criteria by two Communities in Bloom (CiB) judges. The 5–Bloom ratingContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Tragedy for Segway fans as Jimi Heselden, owner of the company, died in a Segway accident that somehow had him rolling off of a cliff. LINK Jimi Heselden, the owner ofSegway Inc. since December 2009, has died after reportedly driving a Segway scooter off a cliff andContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Some time ago I was visiting our local Toyota Dealership and surveyed the area to deposit a piece of scrap paper in a recycle box. I didn’t see any on site so I inquired with the customer service desk where one was. To my dismay, there wereContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – It’s no secret that we love the local music scene here in Cornwall Ontario. It’s amazingly strong and talented, but under appreciated. After four years here in Cornwall I’m not sure why, but what I am sure of is that I love exposing the world toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – So do you know what you’re eating? Do you know where it’s from? How it’s grown? Has it been genetically modified? What kind of water was used on it or what type of soil did it grow in? What kind of pollutants are natural to the area?Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – It’s back to school time and that means getting to school and what better way than taking the bus? Cornwall Transit has a special offer for students this year. The special will be discounted rates during the months of October and November for all student wishing toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – How fortunate we are to have clean, running water at our disposal whenever we need it. My close encounter with the ‘Water for Life’ organization this past Saturday at a wonderful fund raising gala evening at NAV Canada reminded me how blessed we all are. We haveContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Click the banner above to listen LIVE or via PODCAST to Seawayradio.com with Reg Coffey LIVE from the Farmers’ Market in George Assaly Lane. Fresh local fruits, veggies, meat, and a lot more from the heart of downtown Cornwall Ontario. To call in live to theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – It’s that time of the year for The Parade of Nations! Founded by Marie Morrell the Parade of Nations celebrates diversity and culture. The march goes from St. Lawrence College down Montreal Road to Lamoureux Park where events unfold this Saturday and Sunday (September 18-19). ThereContinue Reading
Japan Declares War on Canada Cornwall ON – The attack at Pearl Harbor, in December 1941, was Japan’s Declaration of War. For them it was a resource war, as they needed oil to continue their war against China. Oil shortages were crippling the Japanese economy and war machine, just asContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I met a beautiful young lady this past week-end at the Spencerville Fair. Her name is Wally and unbeknownst to many of us she is a Species at Risk. Wally is a Black Rat Snake, (sometimes referred to as the Grey or Eastern Rat Snake) Ontario’s largestContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Get used to seeing these around Cornwall for the next ten to twenty years. There’s going to be a lot of development in our city and area, and now is the time to have some vision about how the city should evolve. The chief concern should beContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The war against fossil fuel use is taking some interesting steps; sadly not enough in North America. While companies like GM are rolling out an electric car priced far out of the range of those who need or would want it most, Asia, or in thisContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The transformation of summer to autumn is upon us. The fall asters are dotting our landscapes with purple, the grass has slowed its growth rate and the Sumacs are beginning their change from green to crimson. Harvest time is upon us as is evidenced by the bountyContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Do you know what’s in your food? Do you care? Have you noticed having an allergic reactions to foods you never had before? Why are peanuts so horrific today instead of the warm fuzzy friend of our childhoods? What do governments know and not know andContinue Reading
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