To me the whole concept of a community newspaper is to be inclusive. Local Papers are the lifeblood and only source of information for many communities. L I N K “Five bilingual weekly newspapers in the Montreal area are now publishing in French only.” Transcontinental has bought a lot ofContinue Reading
Here are your quick hits for Thursday August 6th, 2009 MAPLE LEAF RECALLS HOT DOGS “The affected products, which include nine varieties of Shopsy’s, Hygrade and Maple Leaf brand wieners, were recalled after company testing revealed some samples tested positive for listeria. The bacteria were detected through a second, moreContinue Reading
Long time American Idol founding host Paula Abdul has chosen not to return to the show over a salary dispute. “With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return to #IDOL. I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all…being a part of a show that IContinue Reading
NISSAN is gambling that the North American market is ready for an electric car. Unlike GM’s pricey VOLT due to come out shortly, the LEAF is to be about the same price as a VERSA, but run strictly on Electricity via a nose plug in. “Nissan has promised that theContinue Reading
Geez I wish Gilles Duceppe was a Federalist. He’s such a strong Politician. Now he wants changes to the EI system. I do too. I’m not sure I want 360 hours to be the line, but I think it needs to be at one standard with certain supplements based onContinue Reading
Having a store on Montreal Road like I did for about a year introduced me to a lot of colourful and interesting Cornwallians. I’m going to call this person “PEGGY SUE” Peggy Sue sells illegal smokes. This person’s real name isn’t Peggy Sue so if you sell Illegal Ciggies andContinue Reading
Mayor Robert “Bob” Kilger has confirmed with our News Staff that he will not be running again for MP of our riding and loves his job as Mayor of Cornwall. So we have removed his name from our poll and wish him much more success in helping steer Cornwall throughContinue Reading
MEDIA ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Due to a lack of interest and support from the LGBT community, Pride/Fierté Cornwall will cease all operations effective Sunday, November 1, 2009. Since October 2007, support for the organization and attendance at our various events has been steadily decreasing, and numerous calls forContinue Reading
L I N K So we were told that smoking was good. Ciggy’s passed out to the troops during war – tobacco companies using Doctors in their advertising, then celebs. Then it turned out that smoking was really bad for you and had to be taxed to death to payContinue Reading
L I N K Jeffery Boro is one good lawyer as he got bail for his client, Earl Jones, alleged to have bilked millions from his investors. All Earl had to do was give up his passport, agree to not leave Quebec, and have someone sign for him for hisContinue Reading
Another slow local news day so I’ve been digging through World news and have found a few wacky stories. Just click the links to go to the full story. I promise to bring you folks a serious editorial shortly or go back to attacking the arena project or our horribleContinue Reading
Amazon got into hot water recently by removing George Orwell titles such as 1984 and Animal Farm from its Kindle E-Readers. L I N K Amazon offers Kindle E-Readers which allow you to download and read books. However their service chose to eliminate the Orwell titles and refund their purchasers.Continue Reading
The Bridge is open and traffic is flowing again. The issues haven’t really been dealt with and the bridge isn’t really built to have a lot of traffic sit on in on a steady basis which is what can happen if there’s more traffic than the temporary station can handle.Continue Reading
An American Sadhu in Utah Local Couple Stung by Canadian Madoff – Earl Jones First Canadian TAMIFLU resistant Swine Flu Case VIA RAIL shutting CANCELLING Trains in Advance of Strike Cornwall Slumlord Denis Valade Nailed with $4K fine JOSEPH HENRY BURGESS 40 Year Manhunt Ends With His Death in MexicoContinue Reading
Sad news, Legend Walter Cronkite has passed away at the age of 92. The Most Trusted Man in America will be fondly remembered. Here is one of his most famous broadcasts: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K8Q3cqGs7I W I K I please visit our sponsors:Continue Reading
Here is a list of interesting bits from the news as I am hearing a lot of people over enthusiastic about the economy recovering. While we do have things a bit better in Canada than in the US or other parts of the world the recession is still there andContinue Reading
According to Cornwall City Councilor Dennis Carr the city can save an awful lot of money by closing area pools that just aren’t being used enough any longer. L I N K “Last year, the city budgeted $555,639 to run the aging outdoor pools and recorded a total of 13,815Continue Reading
Here are your Local and World Quick Hits for Friday July 10, 2009 Just click the links to go to the full stories. PILL TO ADD 20 YEARS TO YOUR LIFE! Cornwall Councilor Mark MacDonald’s Stink MADOFF DOESN’T APPEAL 150 YEAR SENTENCE Montreal’s Shell Refinery on the Block Border GuardsContinue Reading