During the candidates’ debate held at the francophone luncheon on October 8th, Bob Kilger announced that he would name the councilors’ meeting room in honor of Huguette Burroughs, as a tribute to her work as a militant for the francophones, as journalist and city councilor and for Guy Léger’s contribution toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – According to media reports, Max Bernier will be speaking out today on the need to reform how health care is delivered and paid for in Canada. He will have an interesting message, namely get the Feds out of health care and do away with the cost of socialContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – About a week and a half ago I was driving along the highway with my window half open as it was a marvelous warm sunny afternoon. Suddenly I felt a sharp stabbing pain in my back under my left shoulder blade. The pain was such that itContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Thank you very much for high lighting the City mural issue recently in your paper, which resulted in the approval of the mural restoration by the City Councillors. For the general public’s interest, there were four councillors, Mary Ann Hug, Bernadette Clement, Denis Thibault, and Denis Carr whoContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I can’t paint. I can’t draw. I sketch worth crap. I buy pastels, paints; love their feel and touch, and in those rare secret moments will play with the intense focus of a four year old. Emily Carr WIKI Emily Carr is my favorite Canadian painter.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – The news just in from the United Nations is that Canada has withdrawn from its quest to seek a seat on the UN Security Council. It is a real shame that we can’t be there and you better believe the blame game will be in full swingContinue Reading
Regarding Bruce Nuclear’s application to ship decommissioned reactors to Sweden via the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River System, there are pressing reasons for adjoining communities to just say no. The Great lakes are the source of drinking water for cities and towns with over 40 million people, including 45,000Continue Reading
What if you called an ambulance because you’ve just suffered a heart attack or your loved one is bleeding to death because of an accident and the response was there’s not one available but one is on its way from Ottawa? Well this is a reality and everyone in theContinue Reading
Dear Citizens of Cornwall, Every Canadian’s ‘favourite’ season is fast approaching. No, I’m not talking about winter. It’s election time! It always strikes me as amazing how many people choose not to vote. Sure they have their reasons. But really, do they not realize how lucky they are to haveContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Last week, I showed that crime rates are not increasing in Canada. It seems that the overall crime rate is either declining sharply or, at worse, is flat relative to the early 1990s. The sharp decline is based on police data while the flat line is basedContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Pat Finnerty tonight proved that when a city spends $150 million plus dollars in a year perhaps pinching on those that make the decisions how to spend those dollars and tax its citizens is penny wise pound foolish. An example if you may. Imagine a councilContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – This is the time of year when the CEO’s of the pharmaceutical companies start salivating. That’s because we’ve started another season and the storm clouds of winter lie ahead. Just like clockwork at this time of year, we will start to see the relentless medical propaganda tellingContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – So as I’m twisting and turning through the maze of campaign platforms and election issue it’s sparking more and more thought about how a city works; why, and some positives and negatives. Here in Cornwall we pay good people to perform management tasks. We have a CAOContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I’m a concerned citizen. It’s election time here in Cornwall and there are a multitude of issues and I’m not sure many of them are going to get talked about. Yes, we’re doing candidate debates here on the Cornwall Free News & Seawayradio.com, and there areContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Well it has been quite a week. The torrential rainfall of last Thursday found many people in the area having to deal with water leaking into their homes and many waking up to flood waters in their basement Friday morning. We hope all of you in thisContinue Reading
Summerstown ON – Crime rates are not increasing in Canada? The overall crime rate is either declining sharply or, at worse, is flat relative to the early 1990s. According to some media reports and some politicians, one often gets the impression that crime is increasing rapidly in this country. This isContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Our MP, Guy Lauzon was on a Cornwall radio station pigeoning the position that the Conservative government will not give up and “some day get rid of the wasteful gun registry.” To you sir I say someday we’ll get rid of the wasteful Harper government and yourself.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Some time ago I was visiting our local Toyota Dealership and surveyed the area to deposit a piece of scrap paper in a recycle box. I didn’t see any on site so I inquired with the customer service desk where one was. To my dismay, there wereContinue Reading