CORNWALL ONTARIO – Mother’s Day is Sunday May 14th. for all of you who still have your Mom to cherish every day. The mind is a mysterious thing. The other night when I was going to sleep, the words of Ferlin Husky’s song, “Wings of a Dove” keptContinue Reading
CORNWALL ONTARIO – This morning I received a release from a major Home Store chain. It was professionally written and normally I’d be intrigued. I emailed back explaining that we’d love to assist, but that we generally don’t do so for businesses that boycott us. That means if weContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – One of the biggest problems in managing the school system in Ontario are the multitude of school boards and weakness of politicians to make the right decisions. Four year terms pass fast, and making a decision like closing a school or library can cost at election timeContinue Reading
CORNWALL ONTARIO – They say April showers bring May flowers. Seems to be true already. The little sprigs of budding plants and flowers are coming up through the winter-weary earth. One bush I touched had little pods that looked like pussy willows but were in fact tiny budsContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – There’s a reek of petty desperation and vote buying in the latest cookie being tossed to voters in Ontario. At the end of the day many see through it though. Lindsay, Hamilton, and Thunder Bay have been chosen for a pilot project for guaranteed minimumContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – I live in a very strange community. Ignorance and corruption are literally destroying our local economy. Now two of the main three media are for sale, and the Standard Freeholder is rumored to be wobbly. Corus Radio chopped its newsroom staff a few years ago asContinue Reading
CORNWALL ONTARIO – The tenants of Beek Lindsay Seniors Residence are having an Easter food drive to benefit the Food Cupboard at Trinity Anglican Church. They have similar food drives at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Kudos for sharing with people in need. Speaking of Easter, if you were aContinue Reading
VICTORIA BC – Let’s just say that, hypothetically speaking, the current black market in Canada is based on three models of cultivation. The first model is the seasonal outdoor grower, the second is the hobby indoor grower and the third is the commercial indoor grower. Model one harvests every fallContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Spring is flirting with us right now. May be warm. Maybe not!! We are all looking forward to putting on a light jacket and getting rid of the winter boots. Soon we will see delicately coloured crocus buds peeping up through the earth and thoseContinue Reading
Dear Editor, When a Canadian crosses into Canada without reporting to Canada Customs, the next time they pass through a customs checkpoint, the have their vehicle confiscated. When a Canadian carries a person into Canada without first checking with Canada Customs, the are arrested and charged with human smuggling. However,Continue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – The tragedy that was the death of Abdirahman Abdi was something we covered when the story broke. Cases can take time, especially when it involved police officers. Eventually Ottawa Police Service Constable Daniel Montsion was charged after an SIU investigation with Manslaughter. He was the only officerContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – I never graduated McGill University, but it is the only one I’ve attended as a student. I always thought that McGill was a shining beacon in Montreal, the city where I was born, something to be proud of for all of Canada. Like many English institutions inContinue Reading
Re: Canada Committed to Lower Debt Ratio, Morneau Says Before Budget, 2017-03-20 http://bloombergtv.ca/2017-03-20/news/politics/canada/canada-committed-to-lower-debt-ratio-morneau-says-before-budget/ After the 2008 financial crisis, central banks created trillions of dollars to bail out big banks and corporations. Under Canada’s Economic Action Plan, our government stepped up with a $200 billion package for troubled lenders – theContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – I was given a gift of a book titled: “1400 Things to be Happy About – The Happy Book” by Barbara Ann Kipfer. In the forward of the book she said it took her twenty years to compile her list starting with a note book inContinue Reading
Dear Premier Wynne, Your legacy will be decided by the Hydro mess that you yourself publicly own. The impact of the abuse of Ontario residents via the debacle that is our Hydro system is public record. From paying management ten times as much as other provinces, to dumping electricity forContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Franckly (yes, spelled that way on purpose) it was most disturbing to see the Canadian Legion roll out the dog and pony show over Franck Gervais who misguidedly and apparently well intentioned, was charged under section 419 of the Canadian Criminal code for wearing a military uniform.Continue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – The Counties of SD&G and the City of Cornwall are essentially waving their dirty laundry around as they duke it out in public over their shared services issues. Essentially both councils lack the ability to professionally work together. The County for example, did not send their letterContinue Reading
Dear Editor People who pose such a threat to the safety of Canadians, that upon extensive reviews have their refugee request denied, or, have such a checkered background, that they will not qualify, and as such, chose not to apply. Now given Canada’s most open and generous policies toward refugee claimants, thatContinue Reading