Cornwall ON – I met a beautiful young lady this past week-end at the Spencerville Fair. Her name is Wally and unbeknownst to many of us she is a Species at Risk. Wally is a Black Rat Snake, (sometimes referred to as the Grey or Eastern Rat Snake) Ontario’s largestContinue Reading
Good evening, I am an Anglophone not originally from this area married to a Franco Ontarian who’s family has been in the Cornwall area for quite some time. Seeing the monument unveiled today and the recognition for the importance of the contribution from the Franco community to the Cornwall areaContinue Reading
Dear Sir: Despite the apparent downsides of Islam there is much to applaud about this very old religion, 700 hundred years younger than Christianity. From within our North American culture we do tend towards a worldly non-ecclesiatical way of living even as we recognize the Christian background shared by so many. Where have all theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Book burning is bad. Book reading is good, and sadly in today’s world far too few books are being read. Imagine how much better we’d all be if we’d just read more books? With the internet and our insane world of course who has time toContinue Reading
Dear Mr. Lauzon, In light of the recent (Sept.9/2010) news release by A&E for 9/11 truth, could you please pass this on to the minister in charge and the PM’s office and let me know what our government’s stand is on the issue. We are loosing our troops fighting the warContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The transformation of summer to autumn is upon us. The fall asters are dotting our landscapes with purple, the grass has slowed its growth rate and the Sumacs are beginning their change from green to crimson. Harvest time is upon us as is evidenced by the bountyContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Was it worthwhile for Ignatieff to spend the summer riding a bus? I would say so for a few reasons. First he did get quite a bit of exposure and if not always from the national media, certainly with regional and local news outlets. These local reportersContinue Reading
Dear Editor I would like to bring to your readerships’ attention to the story on CTV News September 2, 2010. http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Health/20100901/metformin-lung-cacer-100901/ Readers need to know about a Diabetes medication that can be a great hope for Cancer patients, and to let their MP Guy Lauzon know where they stand onContinue Reading
Dear City, As a crazied loon who is out to `hunt’ down my estranged spouse, I thank you for helping me track her down with the publishing of your upcoming `List of Electors’. I wouldn’t be able to do it without you! Thanks again. As you can imagine, I cringedContinue Reading
Cornwall ON- Well it looks like Dogs, or in particular the ability for pet owners to walk their dogs in city parks is becoming a municipal election issue. Cornwall City Councilors Bernadette Clement and Glen Grant are championing a test project to allow leashed access to dogs in Lamoureux Park,Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – The last days of our summer season are upon us. Evidence of this are the bright aromatic blooms of Goldenrod which add their bright sunny yellow to our hedgerows, fields and roadsides throughout Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. No doubt welcome havens to the Monarch readying toContinue Reading
Dear Sir: There has been a letter to the media in the past few days and it came from Guy Lauzon, our MP. I am responding to this letter because it is misinformation at the best. I can relate to Mr. Lauzon’s lament about the way in which the recent Sri Lankan refugeesContinue Reading
Morrisburg ON – For the election of 2006 the Reform-Conservatives campaigned loudly on a promise of Accountability and Transparency. And ever since their election to office in January 2006, they have delivered on their promise in spades. They have been absolutely and at all times accountable to themselves. As forContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Today we have news that the opposition parties are uniting to force a recall of the veterans affairs committee. It’s a shame that PMO didn’t seize the initiative on the Stogran issue and look at what is best for our veterans. Instead their talk point is thatContinue Reading
Cornwall Transportation company leads the way with Idling Policy. Cornwall ON – There is little doubt that a move by industry and business to incorporate standards and practices that our more respectful to our environment can have a tremendous positive impact for our communities and world. New mindful environmental practicesContinue Reading
Dear Sir: So, Tammy Hart, of Newington, is seeking a nomination with the Conservative Party of Ontario. No, she has not told me personnaly but her frequent unbalanced attacks on Premier Dalton McGuinty clearly point to that scenario. It is fair play for opposition parties and the public to be critical of the governingContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – It’s fascinating to watch the Tamil issue unfold, yet sadly the situation is similar to the arrival of the first boatloads of Tamils (1986) and Sikhs (1987). I say this based on first hand experience as back then I was the Chief of Staff to Gerry Weiner,Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Finally, some people are coming to their senses in regards to the ongoing war in Afghanistan- a war that has always been illegal because Afghanistan was never a threat to any foreign country, and therefore should never have been attacked and occupied. Senator Colin Kenney, in aContinue Reading