CFN – Recent events inOntario politics have caused me to reminisce about our not too distant past. In 1945, An aeronautics firm named Hawker Siddeley purchased the former Victory Aircraft firm in Malton Ontario, and renamed the operation A.V. Roe Canada Limited. Commonly known as “Avro” , it wasContinue Reading
CFN – It seems that every day we are treated to another relatively unknown NDP MP declaring that they are thinking about running for the NDP leadership position. The list grows because they all want their name in lights and it is a great ego boost to see the mediaContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – In a stunning turn of events Conservative NDP candidate for SD&SG in the upcoming Provincial election truly illustrated how the Provincial wing of the NDP is not their Grand-Father’s NDP by being the only candidate to not be willing to take the DO the Math 5 dayContinue Reading
Here is your City of Cornwall Ontario Bulletin for September 15, 2011 Click the Bulletin to blow up to full size! Click the X on the bottom right corner to blow up even larger! For complete information on City Programs and Services visit Cornwall Ontario at www.Cornwall.ca Check out CornwallContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – CGPW Wrestling will be coming back to Cornwall on November 26th, 2011 at Murphy’sInnfor the first time in over 4 years. This card will feature WWE Legend and Hall Of Famer “Tough Guy” Hacksaw Jim Duggan, One Warrior Nation and all of CGPW Wrestling’s Canadian Independent Superstars OfContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Women’s Roller Derby group here in Cornwall Ontario had a surprise bonus for their fund raising efforts as a little bit of glitter from Hollywood was sprinkled on them today as they prepare for a screening of the Roller Derby movie Whip It! The movieContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Cornwall & Area Chamber of Commerce today announced that Mrs. Amy Malyon has been appointed its Assistant Executive Manager. The announcement was made by the business organizations’s President, Rick Shaver. “Mrs. Malyon has been the Chamber’s Office Administrator for the past three years and during thatContinue Reading
CFN – Seventy years after its destruction by Nazi troops, a memorial statue honoring President Woodrow Wilson will be rededicated on Oct. 5 in Prague, Czech Republic, the American Friends of the Czech Republic (AFoCR) announced today. The Wilson Monument commemorates the role that the former U.S. president played inContinue Reading
CFN – So I’ve been paying pretty close attention to the message put out by the parties in Ontario this go around; even a year in advance, since certain parties tend to start their attack ads years before the writ actually drops! So it was with a great deal ofContinue Reading
CFN – Sending Conservative MP Jacques Gourde to grandstand and crash the NDP caucus retreat in Quebec City was just plain dumb. To make the point of this disruption an unproven allegation and refuse to answer questions in English was another equally dumb move. Essentially his mini press conference wasContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The most spectacular cultural event in Cornwall PURPOSE a celebration of our ancestral origins; a promotion of our local artists, artisans performers, writers; and an introduction of local businesses, profit and non-profit organizations and groups of all kinds. a fundraiser for a “Light in the Tunnel” ProgramContinue Reading
CFN –The Monarch Butterfly. Isn’t it a display that delights the eyes and heart? Bright, beautiful bursts of orange, black and white, the Monarch can instantly deposit smiles on children, adults and dogs. Oh yes, I mention the dog part because when my beautiful Molly was a puppy she wouldContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Tim Hudak was politically spanked this week, and it may in the end cost him the election; although I don’t think he really had much of a chance to win to start? Hudak and his Tea Party Progressive Conservatives pounced like a hyena on a three leggedContinue Reading
Lancaster ON – It was an educational night in Lancaster Ontario as Mayor Jim “McFuddle” McDonell, who also is the PC candidate for SD&SG Moonwalked on by law 32-11 which would have raised water taxes for multi residential buildings by almost 300%. Building owner Sue and one of her tenantsContinue Reading
CFN – A piece of fibre art representing Cornwall will be heading to the Olympic Games in London, England next year as part of a massive art exhibition. The City of Coventry, England is creating a new art and cultural exhibit entitled Godiva Awakes. The legendary Lady Godiva rode nakedContinue Reading
Montreal QC – It was a blast of a day for Cornwall’s newly forming Women’s Roller Derby team and league! The girls went down to not only buy some gear and clothing, but also had the chance to watch a scrimmage between one of the top Women’s teams ofContinue Reading