Cornwall ON – May Day, May 1st has been associated with organized labour for an awfully long time. During WW2 the Nazi’s tried to make it their day to pull from the Communists who were for so long synonymous with organized labour around the world. On May 1st theContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – Ottawa filmmaker Ramona Macdonald, a Lithiuanian-Canadian presently developing the 3-D theatrical feature film Silver Water, Golden Sand , an action packed historical love story to be coproduced with twice Oscar-nominated UK’s Zephyr Films, grew very excited after reading the Ottawa Citizen review about Underground, a novel byContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Now that the election is coming to its climax, the inevitable question arises: Is it worth voting, and if so, for whom? Guy Lauzon For someone who is already 67, and who will be over 70 when the next election is called, Guy Lauzon, the Conservative incumbent,Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – It’s been a long election run for many of the local candidates and we’ll be chatting to some of this tonight on Seawayradio.com. It’s been an interesting race locally and projections still show the Conservatives under Stephen Harper winning a minority government. Here locally we see manyContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Wedge issues are like crack cocaine to fringe politicians. They appear to reinforce the base, get huge applause from guaranteed voters and define your platform like nothing else can. Perhaps this is why the Conservative party has seized upon Canada’s long-gun registry. It appeals to the libertarian ideals of manyContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Cinq artistes francophones de Cornwall ont exposé une dizaine d’œuvres au Centre Benson, le 29 avril, expressément pour le Gala des donateurs au Centre Benson. Ces artistes avaient comme mandat de créer des tableaux sur le thème du sport à la demande de leur association, Focus Art.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Stormont, Dundas and South Glengarry paid tribute last evening to retiring MPP Jim Brownell at a dinner hosted by the local Provincial Liberal Association at the Best Western. A crowd of more than 200 attendees from all over the United Counties and across the province celebrated theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – A great time was had at the Gala for the Benson Centre in Cornwall Ontario Friday night. It was an opportunity for the team to thank those that wrote the big cheques and helped make it all happen. The movers, the shakers, and the $3 bakers wereContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Du 1er au 7 mai 2011, les écoles catholiques francophones de SDG célébreront la Semaine de l’éducation catholique sous le thème « Enfants de Dieu, citoyens du monde, toute une différence! ». Ce thème souligne que tout le monde, et plus particulièrement les croyants catholiques, fait partieContinue Reading
Alexandria ON – L’école secondaire catholique Le Relais, à Alexandria, a tenu le 21 avril dernier, le dernier tournoi annuel d’improvisation du Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien (CSDCEO). Durant cette journée spéciale, huit matchs furent disputés entre toutes les écoles de la Commission scolaire. L’équipe du RelaisContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – San Jose threw everything they had at the Detroit Red Wings before defeating them in Over time 2-1 in game one of their second round series. They out shot the Wings 46-25 and had the edge in power play time as well, but Detroit’s gritty defensive effortContinue Reading
Toronto ON – documentary, CBC’s digital channel, and the Documentary Organization of Canada | l’Association des documentaristes du Canada (DOC) are pleased to announce the recipients for the first edition of their documentary apprenticeship program—Giving Voice: Filmmakers Working with Filmmakers. The program, funded by documentary, is the extension of DOC’s widely attendedContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Twitterverse pounds you with news if you follow enough scribblers and news sites. It’s like a rush of heroin without the …..heroin. It’s a busy Manhattan street or the rush of the London tube. Just a cacophony of messages; most of them sales pitches andContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Star Tek posted positive first quarter numbers based on “consolidation” of Canadian facilities and more transfer of jobs offshore according to media reports. LINK 1 The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of ($0.15) by $0.02. During theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Ontario Conservative leader Tim Hudak visited Cornwall Ontario to meet with party faithful and executive members of the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce earlier this week. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMC-CzFGxYQ Mr. Hudak was touring Ontario visiting Chambers of Commerce to consult with some of his ideas such as changing the ArbitrationContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Here is your police blotter for Cornwall Ontario and the area for Friday April 29, 2011. SEXUAL ASSAULT – REQUESTING THE ASSISTANCE FROM THE PUBLIC Cornwall, Ont. – The Cornwall Community Police Service is investigating a sexual assault which occurred on Third Street East on April 28thContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Afin de lancer les activités du 20e anniversaire du Centre Charles-Émile Claude, la chorale du Centre organise un concert dans leur grande salle, le dimanche 1er mai 2011, à 14h. Le thème sera « Célébrons notre histoire ». Les quelque 60 membres de la chorale vous feront chanter desContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Peu d’immigrants francophones s’établissent dans l’Est de l’Ontario, hors Ottawa (moins d’une centaine par année, au total). C’est le principal constat de la nouvelle étude État des lieux de l’immigration d’expression française dans l’Est de l’Ontario publiée récemment par Ronald Bisson et Patricia Ahouansou, de la compagnie Ronald BissonContinue Reading