Letter to the Editor: Things have to change. There is no way the taxpayers in Cornwall can continue on the “never ending road” of property tax increases. If we used a system of revenue based budgeting it would mean that we only spend what we take in, it’s that simple.Continue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario reminds me of Pittsburgh in many ways. As its early industries faded away new opportunities were created. While many suffer during transitions if handled well new opportunities can lead to prosperity. In Cornwall’s case a whole waterfront will be up for grabs. While there are someContinue Reading
I walked Lamoureux Park one day last week, as many do every day. . Kids on the play structure, biking, walking, jogging and even the odd kite flyer make good use of the scenic paths and grounds. While reading recently the SD & G Historical Society joined with an IrishContinue Reading
CFN – Liane Geoffrion was a member of the newly formed Property Standards Advisory Committee in Cornwall Ontario. She submitted this letter to the Editor after resigning from the Committee and moving to nearby Long Sault in South Stormont Ontario. “Our story begins in 2011 when my husband and I movedContinue Reading
CFN – I bumped into St. Lawrence College Dean Don Fairweather yesterday. The mild mannered gentleman and I caught up, and I was saddened to discover that no new students will be admitted to the journalism program as it will be folding. The current class of students will beContinue Reading
CFN – The funeral of the newspaper, which has been almost continuously sung for over a decade, is premature (like most obsequies not conducted in the physical presence of the ostensibly deceased). . The newspaper industry invited this morbidity, as it had remained essentially unchanged for over a century: treesContinue Reading
CFN – One morning in fourth grade, my classmates and I lined up on a snowy morning to start the school day. My father stood beside me in the cold and slush and gave me a lecture. “Don’t talk about people behind their backs,” he said. “It’s not nice.” IContinue Reading
Mr. Guy Lauzon Would you be able to explain this to me? . Your Party just gave full support to a Subway Line for Toronto. . Your Party clawed back my CPP by 37% and my EI by almost as much since I draw CPP,there are no Jobs here in Eastern Ontario,Continue Reading
CFN – I did something I swore I’d never do this weekend. I signed up for traditional TV signing with Shaw Direct instead of Bell or our local Cable company Cogeco. (Bell didn’t answer their phone within 5 minutes and Cogeco is just wrong – a horrible company in myContinue Reading
CFN – October 1st. will be National Seniors’ Day and also United Nations International Day of Older Persons. June was “Seniors’ Month” and there were many articles in the media about seniors. At the Villa there was a bulletin board with a salute to the many characteristics of seniors. IContinue Reading
Dear Editor According to Japanese newspapers a “shale gas deal” may well be agreed to in Ottawa Tuesday, September 22th. In it “Canada’s envisioned shale gas exports are likely to total 40 million tons a year.” (1) Anyone reading “Shale gas in Canada”,(2) the Harper Government.s presentation of information onContinue Reading
CFN – For Canadian Filmmaker John Greyson and Dr. Tarek Loubani these are trying times. Both are on hunger strikes in an Egyptian prison after being held for over 30 days without charges. There’s even a website for them tarekandjohn.com Greyson at least is openly gay which in most MuslimContinue Reading
CFN – Bus drivers in Cornwall Ontario are mulling whether to go on strike. They cite low wages and a low offer of only about 2% from the city. What I think many of them don’t realize is that taxes have been going up for many reasons, mostly the wrongContinue Reading
Akwesasne – On September 16th, 2013, the Standard Freeholder ran an article that used derogatory language towards the Mohawks of Akwesasne. The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) received numerous complaints from community members and a request for Council to respond. In very clear terms, Council issued a Letter to theContinue Reading
CFN – I was bewildered when I got a missive from Terry Muir last winter or so. After all I’d had to issue suit against Ribfest for reneging on our promotional contract. CFN had been first media sponsor in for the travelling pigfest, a professional show that you reallyContinue Reading
CFN – Quebec’s new Charter of Shame has been condemned loudly outside of the province. It’s also be loudly rejected within by the opposition parties, by labour, by Mayoralty candidates in Montreal, Quebec’s largest union federation, the mayors of the 15 other municipalities on the island of Montreal, a prominent BlocContinue Reading
CFN – Randy Hillier’s fall as PC Labour Critic this week has highlighted the problem with Partisan politics. As some viewers of CFN may be aware I myself have elected to become Hyper Non Partisan. No more party allegiances or memberships. In my political life I have beenContinue Reading
First-quarter figures reveal that Ontario’s projected deficit remains at $11.7 billion this fiscal year, meaning that it is now a structural deficit. Current unemployment figures indicate that Ontario’s rate is above the national average for the sixth straight year. In light of this finance minister Charles Sousa announcedContinue Reading