I am a South Stormont resident, and as I can imagine many received as I did Deputy Mayor Hart’s campaign flier in the mail. I submitted some questions via email about some issues that I had a concern about, and of yet, after two submissions, still no reply, soContinue Reading
A looming municipal election provides opportunity to raise some issues relevant to South Stormont’s future economy. The newly designated industrial area between Hwy 401 and the CN Rail line, to the east of Moulinette Road has the advantage of being in close proximity to main power transmission lines, a naturalContinue Reading
Please accept this as a letter to the editor, or as a news story lead: I write this letter out of pure frustration with Oshawa City Hall. For 7 years our community has been “boring” our City officials with warnings that their ridiculous approach to the student housing issue, would spawn some catastrophic event.Continue Reading
The old saying is “any free advertising is good advertising”. The Harper Conservatives exploit that by getting air time over a useless rebate in EI premiums. In fact, they get double messaging by falsely claiming job creation benefits. For one, a rebate of pennies in EI premiums to small businessesContinue Reading
Greetings: The upcoming Labour Council debate is a prime example of doing the same thing and expecting a different result. It’s an attempt by the CDLC to push their own agenda and it only results in dividing candidates.Chemical tanks on our waterfront, resignations, criminal charges, huge payoffs, and closed doorContinue Reading
CFN – A looming municipal election invites a wide range of citizens to declare their candidacy for public office and share their vision of the city’s future. Over the past 30-years, various candidates have promised to work to bring high paying jobs to Cornwall, repeatedly singing the hymn “IContinue Reading
I have a 43-year-old teacher volunteering on my campaign for a national dementia plan because, astonishingly, Matt’s wife who is 45 is already in secure, long-term care with the illness (Frontotemporal dementia, FTD) . They have three children – 14, 12 and 10. About 15 per cent of the 750,000Continue Reading
I recently picked up the Tax Guide at our local post office, published by our MP Guy Lauzon. Most tax measures in the guide are OK, some implemented by the previous Liberal government, and others adopted by the current Conservative government. Otherwise, the document is a disgusting partisan ragContinue Reading
While the eminent who’s who of Cornwall has taken up the baton in regard to developing a university at Cornwall, perhaps some questions may be asked about job prospects for future graduates. CJOH had a news crew on hand when Algonquin College had their graduation ceremonies . . . andContinue Reading
I normally don’t comment much on municipal affairs but the issue of pay increases for city council that will come up Monday night bothers me no end and proves in my mind that those advocating it are in it for the money. I covered city council for about 30 years and ofContinue Reading
Yes, Cornwall Has a Kill the Messenger Mentality I see myself as a moderate reasonable unbiased thinker. So I come to ask myself why is their so much antagonism towards some media reports/reporters in this community. Here, is what it comes down to, in my modest understandings. Long term service, smallContinue Reading
CFN – A member of Cornwall City Council recently released information that the City of Cornwall had temporarily suspended the addition of fluoride to the municipal water. Without public knowledge, the situation that had been ongoing for 2-months, the result of problems related to the storage of the hydrofluorosilicic acidContinue Reading
TO: Jamie I read with interest your promise, if elected to public office, to attract $25/hour jobs to Cornwall. I will urge you re-consider such a promise given that the North American economy is in a mess. The US-dollar is the world’s reserve currency and unless US lawmakers drasticallyContinue Reading
CFN – When we look at the science and history of cannabis, we see that it is safer than cola, coffee, or chocolate. When one considers that cola and chocolate products almost always have a lot of sugar in them, and coffee sometimes has sugar, we realize that cannabis is much safer. And whenContinue Reading
Letter to the editor: It seems as though everyone who works for the Ontario Ministry of Justice, including crown attorneys, judges, prison guards and provincial police officers may conduct their duties without being held accountable for the actions or inactions? A very close friend of mine, decorated veteran Sgt CollinContinue Reading
I am not sure if very many Canadians realize this; but “discrimination by language”, in our country is legal. Yes, you heard it. LEGAL; as in guaranteed by the Charter of Rights. Under Equality Rights 15.(1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the rightContinue Reading
Hydro One has to be stopped. With the recent announcement that the Ontario Hydro debt retirement charge will be taken off hydro bills in 2016 they seem to be buttering up the Ontario voter and taxpayer. That debt was actually paid off in 2010. Thankfully, in Cornwall we are notContinue Reading
Mr. Lauzon, I would like to thank you for doing an outstanding job in representing your riding here in Cornwall. When we were challenged with what we had initially perceived as a terrible infliction, “Chemical Tanks on our Cornwall Waterfront” you stepped right in, investigate and quickly andContinue Reading