Berwick ON – Homestead Organics of Berwick will announce the launch of Organic Central at a public information meeting: – Tuesday, July 20th, at 7PM, to last probably until 9PM or as long as there are questions. – North Stormont Township office, 15 Union Street, Berwick ON. – Open toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Giant Hogweed which is big news these days has a relative plant which is prominent in our own backyards. Firstly, it is hoped that this information will help the general public identify the plant, especially the children who may decide it is a nice specimen to bringContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Oakland is starting to look like Ground Zero in the debate to legalize Marijuana use in the US and eventually in Canada. Right now Medical Marijuana is the “buzz” word in play with small time growers concerned of the growth of Marijuana taken over by big factoryContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – This year as part of the Communities In Bloom program the City will be visited by two prominent figures in horticultural society, one of HGTV’s One Garden Two Looks co-hosts Ms. Charlie Dobbin and former Communities In Bloom Chair Ms. Marie Huxter. “The Cornwall – A CommunityContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Bruce Power is seeking a licence from the Nuclear Safety Commission to transport 1760 tonnes of radioactive steel through the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway, passing Cornwall Ontario, on its way overseas. If this plan is approved the 16 used steam generators are going toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Government of Ontario operates quite a nice news room on its website, highlighting some of the events happening around the province. It’s designed particularly for members of the press. It also has a service which will email press releases, media events including cabinet ministers, etc. IContinue Reading
Cornall ON – Well the summer flurry of fairs and exhibitions is in full swing. These are wonderful events which offer the opportunity to reconnect with old friends and to meet new ones. Attending these events often includes purchasing a meal on site and everything always tastes better when someoneContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Following the Harper government’s unprecedented lead in cancelling its part of the ecoEnergy refit program last March, a year ahead of schedule, the McGuinty Liberal government has announced it is cutting some of the rates paid to producers under the province’s MicroFIT program. Until just recently, theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Well it`s official. Your humble editor of The Cornwall Free News is officially the Green Party of Canada Federal candidate for SD&SG. It`s going to be a challenging race as I have some exceptional candidates from the other parties to best including incumbent GuyContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Get W.E.T. with the water efficiency team from the Raisin Region Conservation Authority this summer. The goal of this team is to provide tools and information to make “homeowners in our community aware of water conservation and general environmental stewardship”. Call the Water Efficiency Team at 1-866-3611Continue Reading
What is “Peak Oil”? I have referred to Peak Oil several times in earlier columns, so I think now I should go into a little more depth on the subject, and explain exactly what Peak Oil really is. Oil is created deep under the earth from dead animal life (mostlyContinue Reading
Eco Farm Day 2011 Call for Presentations Cornwall ON – Eco Farm Day, hosted by Canadian Organic Growers, Ottawa Chapter, is the leading learning and networking conference for organic agriculture in Eastern Ontario and beyond. Last year’s 2010 edition hosted Wayne Roberts as our keynote speaker on the theme of LocalContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Are you going to the Farmers’ Market in George Assaly Lane Saturday? It’s open from 8-1 each Saturday until October 9 and we broadcast live each Saturday on Seawayradio.com from 8:30-9:30 AM with live hook ups with Reg Coffey, and some of the vendors and participants. CLICKContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Join the Canadian Organic Growers Upper Ottawa Valley ORGANIC Farm Tour Weekend on Saturday July 3, 2010. Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – We are now in the third month of the hemorrhaging of our ocean floor since the initial explosion of The Deepwater Horizon oil rig, April 20, 2010. Why are we facing the results of such an event? In addition to the people and businesses involved not beingContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – It may feel like it’s raining all the time, but the mighty St. Lawrence river is suffering from lower water levels. So much so that water from Lake Ontario may be released through the dams in Cornwall Ontario. LINK Hundreds of thousands of cubic metres are alreadyContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I love Canada. I love being Canadian. Yesterday was an historic day in our country. I know many of you have seen titillating images of a burning police car or two, and some broken windows, but standing in the midst of the 20,000 + people attendingContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Stephen Harper wants to sell you a light house. This one, probably the most famous in Canada is Peggy’s Cove. I visited it once and it’s a beautiful and stunning piece of Canada. LINK The federal government is posting a for sale sign on almostContinue Reading