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Cornwall Ontario – What is wrong with this city that I live in?   Cornwall City Council just agreed to take over $4M from taxpayers and send it over to some of the largest and richest companies operating in Canada; many of whom are not even Canadian. $4.5M tax breakContinue Reading

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CFN – During the time spent idling on the North Channel Bridge, waiting to get through the Canadian border crossing at Cornwall, some drivers probably wondered why the bridge is so high. After all, ships don’t use the canal or the channel of the St. Lawrence River which Cornwall fronts.Continue Reading

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Cornwall Ontario –  Long time Deputy Fire Chief Rob Hickley issued a statement including his letter of retirement today. CFN is printing both unedited. You have asked for my comments about the fact that I had to retire on October 9, 2013.   I have been on short term sickContinue Reading

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Cornwall Ontario – When I wrote my piece about Alyssa Blais and the Agape Centre sending out nasty legal letters to former Agape people from Ottawa Law firm Emond Harnden it was a surprise preamble of an expose I’d been preparing.    The fact that this charity had the audacityContinue Reading

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Cornwall Ontario – Alyssa Blais has a funny way of running the Agape Centre and food bank in Cornwall Ontario. The hyper ambitious newlywed  has been under fire lately.   Many long time volunteers and staff have left in disgust pointing fingers at Ms Blais making claims of cronyism andContinue Reading

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Well Cornwall and the area it’s time!   Sunday October 27, 2013 we are having our first Town Hall meeting.   The event is free and open to the the public and takes place at the Air Force Wing at 240 Water Street in Cornwall Ontario; one of the nicestContinue Reading

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Cornwall Ontario –  Why is the City of Cornwall subsidizing Smart Centres to the tune of over $4M?    I know it’s incremental.  I know that it will raise the value of the property and increase the tax base, but Smart Centres is not a dumb company.  It is gettingContinue Reading

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CFN – Jim McDonell, Progressive Conservative MPP for SD&SG must be starting to feel like a campaign is coming up as he’s becoming more outspoken on several issues. Last week he issued a release on Youth Employment or lack thereof in Ontario and I sat down with him for aContinue Reading

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Cornwall Ontario – This has been a rough political period for legal beagle Bernadette Clement.    The city councilor in Cornwall Ontario failed in her run to upset MP Guy Lauzon in the last Federal election actually finishing worse than previous Liberal candidate  Denis Sabourin inspite of having a twoContinue Reading

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Cornwall Ontario –  Cornwall City Council debated and voted on whether council should be given agendas further in advance.  For all of this scribblers time on CFN councilors have complained about not having enough time to go over reports and data before being asked to make important decisions. Councilor MauriceContinue Reading

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Cornwall Ontario –  Utter mayhem and insanity as Cornwall City Council allowed councilor Elaine MacDonald to debate and vote in issues related to the Agape Food Bank of which she’s a sitting member of the board. And to add irony to the pot  the councilor was seeking funds from theContinue Reading

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CFN – One of the biggest obstacles in growing our humble independent media outlet is the bizarre boycott of CFN by government agencies. While some could argue that the City of Cornwall has some sort of reason (they don’t really and were disrespecting CFN before the War started) what reasonContinue Reading

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Akwesasne – United Nations Special Rapporteur James Anaya visited Canada this week on a special assignment, conducting hearings across the country to examine the relationship between the government of Canada and First Nations people.  Mr. Anaya made Akwesasne his first stop on Oct. 7, hearing presentations from community officials onContinue Reading

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In 1994, I graduated from St.Lawrence College with Distinction as a Registered Nurse. Over the years, I have worked locally & in the USA specializing in four areas; Critical Care, Operating Room, Post Anesthetic Care Room & Hemo-Dialysis units.   Recently, I resigned from the Cornwall Community Hospital due toContinue Reading

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CFN – MPP Jim McDonell is pleased to be appointed as Ontario PC Critic for Municipal Affairs and Housing in the recent shuffle.   “I am excited to take on this new role in Tim Hudak’s Caucus” – said MPP Jim McDonell. “Ontario’s municipalities need a Government that will workContinue Reading

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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

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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

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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