Cornwall ON –“It is my intention to seek the nomination as a candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party in the Riding of Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry. As an active community minded person and being a life long resident of Cornwall, I feel that I have a deep understanding of the current issues.Continue Reading
Ottawa ON – Media reports indicate that Maxime Bernier has released an open letter in which he attacks his own government’s position on a national securities regulator. They report that he was quite specific saying “As I have said in the past, I am personally convinced that securities regulation is aContinue Reading
Perhaps the moment is right to take a good, honest look at the Ontario medical scene putting aside all of our prejudices, political bias and personally slanted viewpoints. From this perspective we will clearly see how. and why, Ontario has the finest health service in Canada and is considered to beContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – We live in a country where Gun Control is sadly a political issue instead of a safety issue. It’s not as bad as in the US, but after the Jared Lee Loughner incident in Tucson Arizona this week I had the opportunity to sit down with theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Agapè Centre has a new Executive director, and the Cornwall Free News has a new columnist! Alyssa Blais has been very busy since taking over the reins of the Charity with a lot on its plate. From its food bank to services to its clientsContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I don’t always get to report on some issues at city council here in Cornwall. Time, urgency, sleep, and other distractions so I thought I’d share some of the video highlights from this week’s city council in Cornwall with you that didn’t get covered. You can alwaysContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The mark of certain players is how their team’s play when they’re out of the line up. For Ottawa now, their struggles are magnified without their star centre; to the point where the team is about to give up for the season and retool as their GMContinue Reading
Since my first Letter to the Editor, many people of Cornwall have contacted me,wanting to know more about fluoridation. Across Canada and the U.S. many cities are starting to say no to fluoride. Waterloo, Ontario voted it out on October 29, 2010. Calgary, Alberta is working on voting it out thisContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – So you got the perfect ring for Christmas only it’s not quite perfect. It needs to be made just a little bit smaller or larger. Visit André Pommier of Pommier Jewellers (6 Second Street East in Beautiful Downtown Cornwall Ontario) as he’s offering complimentary appraisals andContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – After 18 years serving the Cornwall community, the Cornwall and District Immigrant Services Agency (CDISA) will be closing its doors on March 31st, 2011. This has been an extremely difficult decision for the Board of CDISA to reach. Since its origins, CDISA has been a grassroots organization building itsContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Message to Cornwall Ontario City Council. You’ve spent $35M plus on the new Benson centre. Let’s make sure people pay their fair share to use it and let’s make sure that everyone gets equal access to this monster. Cornwall City Council argued last night aboutContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Click my pic on the left to listen LIVE to The Political Round Table; Tuesday morning starting at 9 AM on Seawayradio.com! Pundits Denis Sabourin and Joe Gunn join me and at 9;45 View From the Hill Columnist Keith Beardsley pops in before we turn the airwavesContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Another shooting. More victims. Probably a death sentence pending in the bright sun of Arizona. Jared Lee Loughner, is getting his 15 minutes of fame as Congress Woman Gabrielle Giffords has part of her skull removed and is on life support. The good news isContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Here are your OPP and Cornwall Police Crime Blotter stories for the day. WARRANT Cornwall, Ont. – Jessica Joanne Belmore, 22, of Cornwall was arrested on the 07th of January, 2011 on the strength of Probation warrant. It is alleged that she was not abiding by theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – If you are lucky your County or City offers a tree pickup program where the tree, which has served you well over the holidays, will be chipped and used as mulch in city gardening projects or the chips will be used in a composting pile which will feedContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Ontario East Food Sector Marketing Team will once again be exhibiting at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco. The effort is aimed at raising the profile of Eastern Ontario to food company executives from around the world who will be attending this major show.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – It was happy days for the United way as M.Denis Beaudry, general manager presented a cheque for $1800 to Karen Turchetto, executive director of United Way for SD&G . It was another good year for the United Way in Cornwall as they exceeded their goal for 2010!Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – We’re proud to welcome Gabriel Riviere-Reid as a new columnist on The Cornwall Free News. It’s amazing when you can reach out and find bright articulate people, and we want to give them a platform because they are our present, and our future. Their voices countContinue Reading