Cornwall Ontario – When I ran for Mayor of Cornwall in 2014 I was really clear about our number one issue, taxes. I had a clear plan that would cut taxes by 5%. Now knowing the lay of the land; my false police charges, still not held accountable for by a corrupt police chief, crown […]
CORNWALL ONTARIO – As many regular CFN viewers know, CFN and its viewers played a strong role in dumping corrupt former Mayor Bob Kilger and half of his council last election. While the progress in that exercise was getting people to think about issues and take action for change, clearly the mission hasn’t been accomplished. […]
CORNWALL Ontario – Monday night two subjects stood out. Now these were distractions from the bigger mess of our budget which preliminary numbers are looking at a tax increase of over 5% which simply is not acceptable, especially considering the bloating of taxes through eight years of Kilger rule. The first issue I’ll write […]
CORNWALL Ontario – A new Lay committee is being formed to decide on who gets a seat on the many committees in our fair city. There are lots of options to serve. Last term I applied for several but was denied because….well essentially all but one of the Lay committee was not re-elected so that should answer that […]
CORNWALL Ontario – What should we pay our mayor and council in Cornwall? Clearly their salaries are low and some might say you get what you pay for. There are some, like Bernadette Clement, that spend mightily to get elected and clearly are using the role of Councilor as a stepping stone for either higher […]
CORNWALL Ontario – In election years many politicians pander to the public hoping to gain or retain support. It’s not rocket science. Some governments play with budgets even so as to have a war chest to spend. Some simply throw bones not caring that taxes will go up. Last night our council reversed a […]
CFN – The circus that has become the Chem Tanks plunked on our waterfront by Trillium Distribution Cornwall Inc. has taken a bizarre turn. Mark A MacDonald who is running for council suggested that Council demand that Guy Lauzon resign. It makes for great filler on a slow news day; but is quite bewildering? What’s more […]
CORNWALL Ontario – When politics take over principles we all lose. Today it was announced that the Cornwall General Hospital site was sold to developers in Ottawa for $2M. We have not confirmed that number as the Hospital has not sent us a release. Sadly politics doomed a much needed facility for […]
CORNWALL Ontario – In this edition of the 11th Councilor I’m going to talk about Dogs. Not our city going to the dogs, but about a new by law that might be time here in our fair city, and that is to not allow the sale of dogs except by registered local breeders or from […]
CORNWALL Ontario – City Hall here in Cornwall just issued a release stating that Trillium Distributing Cornwall Inc. is going to halt for a month while ongoing talks continue. Frankly that’s frightening. The Mayor and Council have still refused why Economic Development knew about the project starting in February 2013. Council has not brought […]
Cornwall ON – There’s a lot of smoke right now as certain political types; mostly rookies with no comprehension of how the system works, about turning le Village in Cornwall into some sort of Arts Enclave. People dream big when spending tax dollars. Odd. Le Village was at one point a hearty community; the French […]
Should any deals be made before the 2014 Municipal Election?
CORNWALL Ontario – Cornwall’s waterfront is in play. The Chem tank situation is the Canary in the Coal mine and now our Mayor is at play with the Federal government. Akwesasne is involved is well. What should be alarming to the public is that this is all being conducted behind closed doors in an […]
CORNWALL Ontario – The buzz around City Hall via the Chem Tanks is that shortly Economic Development head Mark Boileau will be shifted out into Stephen Alexander’s gig, and that Bob “Vienna Sausage” Peters will take over the department. Now of course this is rumour and speculation; but it sadly is almost believable based on […]
CORNWALL Ontario – Humility can be a great lesson. What we are learning today as Transport Canada and the Federal government allowed Trillium Distribution Cornwall Inc. to pour concrete and finish their Chemical tanks on our waterfront is that when you don’t work together you lose. In this case our community loses. It’s […]
CORNWALL Ontario – The Chemical tanks on the former Kaneb Oil tank site issue is heating up again. Some of the questions I get in conversation is what I would have done if I had been mayor or on council in regards to the tanks as much of the issue is in the hands […]
We will never reign in taxes with this sort of brown stuff!
CORNWALL Ontario – Politician’s, or at least some of them; alright far too many of them love spin. Spin is the act of caging a situation in the light they wish it to be seen in. Recently the City of Cornwall agreed to shell out nearly $200,000 – that’s right, nearly $200,000 to a…..CONSULTANT to […]
CFN has been running some crazy Beat the Clock specials on advertising! This is the one you value minded people have been waiting for. Especially those of you running for political office in 2014! All Beat the Clock banners specials are per month. You can use them for any month in 2014. You can […]
CORNWALL Ontario – Andre Rivette was not happy Tuesday after Mayor Bob Kilger pulled a quick motion to add 1% to the 2014 budget which was quickly seconded by Bernie “Boo Boo” Clement. Ms Clement, always quick to support her mayor was not available to comment. Mayor Kilger, when he is in Cornwall, […]