Queen’s Park ON – Ontario’s family farms can now count on stable financial support to weather unpredictable times so Ontarians can keep enjoying healthy, locally grown food. Premier Dalton McGuinty highlighted Ontario’s new risk management programs and thanked farmers for their creativity and innovation today at the annual Summit onContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Dear Cornwall; This is a great city full of opportunity, but like mining gold or other precious commodities sometimes you have to dig a bit harder to hit pay dirt. Sometimes you have to create a market the way the East Coast did for Lobster which used to beContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Well the rumours have come to be. We were going to run with this story on Friday, but Star Tek head office were making strange gurgling sounds. Today the company announced that 398 staff have been given notice and will be laid off as of July 31st.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – In George Orwell’s classic novel 1984 it was forbidden to write. Having pen & paper and using them could be punishable by death. The book’s first chapter starts in April which makes it ironic to read about Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist and activist who has justContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The annual Child Haven International fundraising dinner and silent auction took place on Friday, April 1st in the Simon Fraser Ballroom at the Ramada Inn. Child Haven founders Fred and Bonnie Cappuccino were present at the event, which attracted over 140 people and included a sumptuous Indian vegetarianContinue Reading
Niagara Falls ON – Election 2011 Situation Report, Canadian Veterans Advocacy, My apologies for the absence of updates, I have been exceedingly busy and between travel and the consequential chronic/acute medical issues, it has been difficult to devote the time required under these extraordinary times. I have been seeking consultationsContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Do you think one person can change things? Great things can be accomplished by one person with the will, dedication and passion to move forward with a goal in mind. Certainly accomplishing an intended goal often requires corralling resources and people on side; however history proves overContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – SD&SG Liberal candidate Bernadette Clement had a busy weekend as she hit the pavement and knocked doors in Morrisburg, Iroquois and Cornwall hitting the open house at the local Armoury to show her support for our troops. We also received this release from her on her roleContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I always find it interesting to see how people find their way to Canada Free News. Our back end shows search engine results that led them to us and I thought it’d be fun to show these every once an awhile. This is the list forContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Mario Leclerc is eager for the challenge of winning SD&SG Ontario in the May 2 Federal Election. He’s facing some stiff competition from incumbent MP Guy Lauzon of the Harper Government and Liberal candidate and city Councilor Bernadette Clement. Saturday morning he and his team opened theirContinue Reading
Cornwall ON- PK Subban and Matt Darche came ready to play as the Habs bested New Jersey 3-1. Carey Price was still in net for Montreal and only faced 21 shots. Darche hit the back of the net twice and Subban once. Jason Spezza scored twice for Ottawa, butContinue Reading
I live near Aisa Craig, Ontario. On Moday, I received a flyer in the mail from my MP, Bev Shipley. One side of the page was pure electioneering. It even had the phrase ‘We’re better off with Harper’ and outlined three key points of his government’s focus. The fact that IContinue Reading
Dear Editor: The March 29 Ontario budget is a status quo budget. It does not do enough to help people in our riding who are struggling to make ends meet. The HST is taking $800 a year out of the average family budget. The budget should have focused on making life more affordableContinue Reading
Alexandria ON – Today, the Economic Development and Employability Network of Ontario (RDÉE Ontario) unveiled the activities that Place aux jeunes Ontario-SDG will undertake during the year. Thanks to a $64,200 financial contribution from the Ontario Trillium Foundation over the course of 2 years, and an agreement with the CanadianContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Ontario Power Generation (OPG) made a donation to Seaway Valley Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers involves the cooperative efforts of the community, the media and the police in the fight against crime. . This organization covers the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Cornwall, Akwesasne and northernContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – It’s over for now, or a really neat April Fool’s Joke! I spoke with City Councilor Denis Carr this morning and he said that the wrangling is over and the committee is going to recommend that the city adopt the budget with a 1.31% increase in theContinue Reading
Ingleside ON- Rothwell-Osnabruck students enjoyed a trip of a lifetime when they visited England during Marchbreak (March 11 to 17, 2011) with EF Tours! This was a first for Rothwell-Osnabruck Secondary School,which all began over a year ago when a small group of enthusiastic English students asked their teacherwhether sheContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Here is your daily Throwayz’ Comic strip by Jay Schwartz. Please CLICK the strip to enlarge it. Continue Reading
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