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 on area or needs. Actually I […]
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 pay for the illnesses attributed to […]
I had the opportunity to sit around the fire Monday night after Cornwall City Council. It was interesting. No other reporters; only about a dozen or so people. I introduced myself, but didn’t take out my notepad, recorder, or camera. I explained I just wanted opinions and discussion for background because frankly there seem to […]
I once sat across from Rick Shaver who told me that the Seaway Valley News wasn’t bias as much as they simply print what is supplied to them, but this week I noticed a very strong bias. Members of the Liberal Party are hosting MP and Hab Great Ken Dryden here in Cornwall. Now to me […]
Today the Conservative mess we call government announced the biggest ever single year deficit in Canadian history. At the same time, Cornwall Ontario, a small city of just over 40,000 people with a tax base of less than 15,000 awarded a contract to a Whitby firm for $1, 367,500.00 to design a rink that hasn’t […]
Sometimes in life you have to make a choice. Sometimes you want Chocolate and Vanilla. Sometiemes you can have both! Last night my goal was to go to the Cornwall & Regional Writer’s Society as Lorna had taken to calling me a Ghost member. I love writing and for some reason almost every Monday night […]
The more I read about other nearby communities and their arena projects; and the more I see the economy declining over the next year or so, the more I feel the city of Cornwall should not be green lighting this project; even if we get Federal Funding. Kingston just put up a big arena. It’s […]
Those wacky folks in Quebec have decided to try photo radar out. I think it’s just a money grab. A lot of areas have tried to use it, or do use it, and I think it just goes against the grain. It’s up to police to catch us breaking the law. Lord knows there’s enough […]
It was a spirited and impressive presentation today at City Hall this afternoon. This special meeting was called solely for the purpose of council deciding whether or not to allow the funding committee to be able to sell the various naming rights to the new arena. Led by Ramada Inn and Conference Center owner Scott […]
L I N K You know in the end I think this is just political jockeying. The reality is that this border crossing is a major smuggling point for the Mohawk Tobacco trade with over 90% of illegal smokes in Canada coming through this area. The reality is that it is their land leased to […]
Now that the reality that it could cost every person in Cornwall over $600 to build the new arena and over $17 per person per year to maintain it I’ve started to look at alternatives. I know I’m late to this party, but it’s not too late to pull the plug on this mess. L […]
Not sure how many people know, but our city council wants to install water meters in every house in Cornwall. I know the city needs money, what with building arenas that will cost each citizen in Cornwall over $600 to build and $17 per person per year to maintain, but do we really want water […]
Yes it’s true. I’m not happy with Cornwall spending what will probably be close to $40 million dollars by the time it’s done on a 3 pad hockey rink. We have the Civic complex and the Si. Do we really need to be funding such a large project? Is the Aquatic center covering it’s costs? […]
So I’m busy packing up the remnants of my old store and one of my customers tells me this story. He has COPD and his lung capacity is below 25%. This makes mobility a real issue. I suggest he apply for a scooter as I have before. His issue is that the doctors held off […]
So I went to City Council last night. I arrived at 6:30 and didn’t leave until almost 10! Long night and interesting to meet the people that spend our City Dollars. It was a feisty night with one councilor suggesting that he go outside with another. Kudo’s to Mayor Kilger to settling the scuffle without […]
Having a site like this gives you a lot of information. It passes through; it passes by; it never stops. I get to see the search terms used that bring people to The Cornwall Free News and was surprised to see my own name as a term. So I Googled myself. Wow; that’s an awful […]
I’ve been asked that a few times now; about how we can run The Cornwall Free News. Well right now it’s a labour of love. You plant a seed, nurture it; and hopefully one day it’ll sprout some fruit. A lot of people have helped and spend their time so far and a lot more […]
It really is all of our own faults. In life we really have to decide what’s important to us. In my opinion what really sets Canada apart from the US is our Medicare system. It was one of the first in the world and emulated by many countries. For almost 35 years now it’s been […]