CFN – Councilor Bernadette Clement was the lone voice Monday night in supporting the city acquiring the former tourism and exchange bureau near the corner of 9th and Brookdale. I’ve written about this ideal property. Yes it can be used as a great location for Seaway Tourism, but as itContinue Reading
CFN – Pink Politics are again raging in the headlines. This time the cause is the 2014 Winter Olympic games in Sochi Russia. Because of new laws (horrible ones too) passed by Mr. Putin and his government in Russia activists like the witty and talented George Takei areContinue Reading
CFN – The PC party in Ontario is in a total conundrum. Not since the Mike Harris days has the potential for control of Canada’s largest province been so close yet so far away. It’s enough of a conundrum that there is a growing movement to dump leader Tim Hudak.Continue Reading
CFN – I get asked a lot if I will be running in the next municipal election here in Cornwall Ontario. I have written that if somehow mayor Kilger survives politically and decides to run again I’d run against him as mayor, but not many think that the mayorContinue Reading
Justin Trudeau’s Policy Priority – Legalizing Marijuana I usually don’t comment on the policy positions of other parties and their Members, but given the content of Justin Trudeau’s first policy announcement, I feel I must. I believe differences in opinion and policy are what democracy is all about. WhenContinue Reading
Imagine walking into a Service Ontario location and being served. Now imagine sitting in a comfortable chair and having a voice/video link with a government office. Now imagine speaking in one of say 5 main languages with a real person just like at a counter. Using technology to help peopleContinue Reading
Multiculturism is great and should be included in the school curriculums; communities should also offer taining centers (whether instructor only or combined with training materials such as books and/or software based) in public libraries or other public centers. Real life skills and practical real world learning is essential in today’sContinue Reading
CFN– Canada’s great Rail Tradition seems to be dying in Cornwall Ontario. The River City, less than two hours from Ottawa, our Nation’s Capital seems to be written off by the rail carrier. First cuts to actual service and now it’s been announced very very quietly that the two fullContinue Reading
CFN – My gosh another year has zipped by. I will be turning 49 this week. Ominous. That means next year would be the big 5-0! Some people age better than others. For me the reality that my mortal body is slowly crumbling, my senses starting to dim, andContinue Reading
CFN– What is it about Ribfest in Cornwall Ontario that worked so well Friday night when Lift Off crashed in flames? One wag suggested more people attended Ribfest Friday night than attended the whole Lift Off Weekend. Was it because Economic Development’s Bob Peters wasn’t allowed to be in theContinue Reading
CFN – Suicide. This week two of my local competing media are whaling about the suicide of Cornwallite Christopher Clarke in a Montreal prison. Condolences to the family and the issue is being investigated, but it’s odd and seems quite hypocritical for the Seaway News and Standard Freeholder toContinue Reading
CFN – Imagine waking one morning to find police officers towing your car out of your driveway. “What is the meaning of this!?” you demand. “Um, yeah…” says the officer, “Some people out west – we heard – drove too fast, or, maybe didn’t stop correctly, or droveContinue Reading
Fellow Citizens, Control through Retaliation; Is this a Democracy’s response to individuals who speak up in the interest of fellow citizens and their community? . A statement which brings to mind the scenario, ” When Government’s fear the people that’s Democracy ,when the people fear the Government that’s Dictatorship” We have policiesContinue Reading
The Mayor of the Township of South Stormont recently indicated the township’s interest in having a 600-acre parcel of land re-designated for future economic development. The land lies next to Moulinette Road, between the CN Rail line and Hwy 401. As Cornwall’s industrial park reaches capacity in the future, an alternative siteContinue Reading
CFN– Karma is a bitch they say. They really do. But what is Karma really? Surely if you do the right things enough times mathematically things work out? Of course the opposite would be true to. If you don’t perform best practices. If you are notContinue Reading
Over the next few weeks while speaking with friends about various issues of the day, pay attention to your comments. Are you saying oh well, it has been going on a long time, what can you do, you can’t fight City Hall or something else that is similar? We haveContinue Reading
CFN – A boy and his dog. As I approach my own 49th birthday which for some reason I’m feeling is very very old I’m going through the process of dealing with the end of probably the deepest relationship of my life. I brought Melly home when she wasContinue Reading
CFN – As I sat in the courtroom Tuesday I marveled at the utter waste of tax dollars at play. I watched Deputy Fire Chief Rob Hickley stoically sit through the process. I watched his attorney Fay Brunning hold her own not just against Super Lawyer Will McDowell ofContinue Reading