Cornwall ON – Law enforcement officials I’ve spoken to say that White Collar crime and fraud are the biggest crimes in Canada.   The Harper Government is supposed to be tough on crime although after the Rahim Jaffer incident it has been suggested that your party affiliation could impact theContinue Reading

Cornwall ON- So is it time for me to reconsider my position on Michael Ignatieff the Liberals?     For those that don’t know I used to be a card holding Federal Liberal, but left after Mr. Ignatieff’s leadership announcement and a certain bewilderment at my local Liberal riding brainContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Conservative Provincial riding hopeful Mayor Jim McDonell of South Glengarry Ontario will be our guest on the Political Round Table Tuesday morning at 9:05 PM. Pundits Denis Sabourin and Joe Gunn will ask Mr. McDonell some of the questions you want to know as the parties inContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – The Stormont, Dundas and South Glengarry Federal Green Party will be hosting a General Meeting  Tuesday, March 22, 2011. The meeting will take place at Island Ink Jet, 8 Third Street West, in Cornwall, beginning at 6:30 pm. All members of the party, and everyone else whoContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Are we ready to deal with the consequences of climate change; peak oil? This question has birthed a local community group, Transition Cornwall +.  The focus of this group is “to build resilience and sustainability in Cornwall and the surrounding rural area, in preparation for the combinedContinue Reading

Ottawa ON – Since 1979 Winterlude has taken over Ottawa and Gatineau for 3 weeks in February attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists.  Highlighted by the 7.8 kilometer skating rink on the Rideau Canal, Winterlude boasts countless activities for all ages .The festival, held at Confederation Park located directly acrossContinue Reading

Morrisburg  ON – While most of us in the area south of Ottawa know that there is an exceptional live theatre playhouse in Morrisburg there is another less known cultural venue in Morrisburg, the St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage. . Last night the St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage put on a performanceContinue Reading

Cannemore ON – Long live Valentine`s Day. I`m a die hard romantic and I agree, love should be celebrated every day, but let`s face it – it isn`t. . Life is hectic, couples are exhausted from juggling long hours at work and picking kids up from daycare, so much so,Continue Reading

Dear Editor: Recent local media reports stated that the Conservatives feel this Riding is “critical” for them and attempted to highlight the negative.  It’s important to point out the positive and that with the help of our well respected MPP Jim Brownell, we have done pretty well locally. The HospitalContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – The Seaway International Bridge was is shut down as there was a two vehicle collision involving a fuel tanker truck as seen by pictures courtesy of Robert Selwood. The bridge connects Cornwall Ontario to Akwesasne Mohawk Territory before connecting to a second bridge to the US. OtherContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – February is Black History Month in Canada and it is an opportunity for Canadians to understand the role the Black community has played in our history and to recognize the significant contributions Blacks have made to the life of Canada in education, medicine, art, culture, public service,Continue Reading

Cornwall ON – Ottawa TV Legend Max Keeping was at a fund raiser Saturday referred to the Oilers Sens match as the “Toilet Bowl” as both teams are duking it out near the bottom of the standings this season and were facing off. Jason Spezza is the Sens most valuableContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Max Keeping may be “retired” but he still works hard on causes he supports, and one very near to his heart are our Canadian Armed Forces. Mr. Keeping braved the snow and winter to travel to Bonville Ontario where Eleanor Bookman and Brian Goodfellow honored the troopsContinue Reading

Lunenberg ON – The Ontario PC Party under Tim Hudak seems to have come to the conclusion that if they shout all their sound bites, nobody will notice the complete lack of substance in what they are saying. . This was certainly true of Tory MPPs Lisa McLeod and SteveContinue Reading

Ingleside ON – It’s that time of the year again in Ingleside! The Township of South Stormont in cooperation with Windmill Construction will play host to the 7th Annual South Stormont Pond Hockey Tournament and Winter Carnival on February 18 and 19. “It has become a winter tradition for manyContinue Reading