CORNWALL Ontario – Since my political smear involving my being charged by Cornwall Police Services, and my announcing my candidacy for Mayor I’ve seen a tremendous amount of frankly, hate. A small group of people started a boycott page against CFN on social media. They plunked people into the group.Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Mark A MacDonald posted on Facebook today that he will be filing at City Hall to run for Council in the 2014 Municipal elections. Mr. MacDonald, a former two time councilor, ran for Mayor in 2010 losing to Bob Kilger as well as losing to PC MPPContinue Reading
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 conductedContinue Reading
It’s that time for another Beat the Clock Special on CFN! Today’s deal is special geared for Ontario Municipal Candidates, but not exclusive to! Great for Business, Charities, and Organizations as well! It’s only $399 +HST, but you have to buy before Tuesday March 3, 2014 at noon! What youContinue Reading
The colossal mistake of building chemical storage tanks on our waterfront is a prime example of a city council lacking clear direction, which I must take some responsibility for. We desperately need a city council that can focus on an agenda that will bring some meaningful progress to our city. Resignations, criminalContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Today was wear pink shirt day about anti-bullying. I think by now after a day of talking about anti bullying most of you reading this know about bullying. And yes, my pic on the left was on a site that is attempting to bully me intoContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario City Councilor David Murphy has filed his papers for re election. The first time councilor has been a part of the most dysfunctional council in the city’s history. Murdering Beavers, Pigeons, Geese, Coyotes, the Fitzpatrick scandal, the firing of HR Manager Robert Menagh to move intoContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – The River Kings seem to have been cursed since day one. First it was Mayor Kilger and the city giving a lease deal to the Cornwall Colts knowing the River Kings were coming to the Civic Complex. That deal all but made it impossible for theContinue Reading
Are you kidding me, city officials are powerless to stop the construction of the illegal chemical storage tanks that are being built on our waterfront! This is insane. The company ignores the “Stop Work Order” and they forge ahead with the tank farm. If an ordinary guy ignored anContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Well folks it’s been an interesting start since I announced that I’m running for mayor of our fair City of Cornwall Ontario. While I’m amazed at the positive support from emails and offers of help to having someone run up to me last night while pickingContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – I emailed Cornwall Ontario Mayor Bob Kilger who in spite of telling people that he will be running for Mayor again in the Fall has yet to file his papers as he’s busy selling out our Waterfront for Chemical tanks. It was a simple note I sentContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – One of the reasons I didn’t run for office last term is that CFN was still in its infancy and frankly the other media have been less than civil. Note in question is that the two that covered my announcement yesterday both went yellow bringing upContinue Reading
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 sadlyContinue Reading
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 caseContinue Reading
The City of Cornwall has a bylaw, that (in short), prohibits the use of excessive noise at all times in quiet zones, and all other zones from roughly 7PM (or 9PM, and even 11PM) until 7AM. The last three nights there have been constant snow removal teams working outsideContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – The City of Cornwall has responded to construction starting again on the old Kaneb Oil Tank property by Trillium Distribution Cornwall Inc. today as well as that company’s appeal of its bylaw designed to stop construction on the waterfront. CFN has learned that concrete was scheduled toContinue Reading
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 theContinue Reading
Councillors and Mayor, A recent post on a local news site suggested that something like $600,000 dollars was spent by the city for food stuffs and food provision. I found a 2013 budget document from the City of Cornwall that roughly confirms that information. Please be kind enoughContinue Reading