CFN – The hearing to see if Cornwall Ontario Deputy Fire Chief and Whistle Blower Rob Hickley continues at the court house at 10 AM Tuesday July 16th. Viewing the transcript of Mayor Bob Kilger was bewildering. Mystically even some of the most benign questions from Attorney Fay Brunning haveContinue Reading
No employer…shall take a disciplinary measure against, demote, terminate or otherwise adversely affect the employment of such and employee, or threaten to do so. CFN – It’s a paradox that the very facilities designed to care for our aging loved ones can sometimes put them at risk. And if theContinue Reading
CFN – I love Lift Off here in Cornwall. More on that in another story; but this weekend a few people started yakking with me about my old poll about the most corrupt leaders in Cornwall Ontario. It caused a huge commotion and Claude McIntosh wrote about it inContinue Reading
CFN – Because this story has multiple layers and spans five years, here are the basic facts: A man was physically assaulted then tied to a table by his personal support worker (PSW) at a senior’s home called Glen-Stor-Dun Lodge. That was on May 25th, 2008. The LodgeContinue Reading
CFN – The last column Claude McIntosh wrote for the Standard Freeholder contained a straight out lie. It wouldn’t be the first time Mr. McIntosh made up a porkie and blurted it out on the page. Now this wasn’t some “opinion”. Nope, it was a clear knowing mistaking of theContinue Reading
CFN – Ageism. It’s wrong; but sometimes there can be grains of truth in cliches. Sadly Cornwall Council voted to keep Fluoride in our drinking water. Fluoride is poison; but of course many poisons have been used as medicine. In this case many municipalities and regions around the worldContinue Reading
CFN – Democracy is a term that gets bandied around frequently. It’s big in the news right now. Turkey, Egypty, the US. It’s talked about in Canada too. After all, what really is a Democracy? What does it mean to you? What is so special about Democracy that so manyContinue Reading
CFN – Is Cornwall Ontario Mayor Bob Kilger ill? That’s the big buzz question after Monday’s council meeting. The mayor has been sporting an unkempt beard now and has been more publicly cantankerous than usual. A medical professional suggested that the mayor may be wearing a colostomy bag which isContinue Reading
A review of local news websites show that only two allow anonymous posts: the Standard-Freeholder and the Cornwall Free News. Both sites have some moderation of comments, but a review of activity over the past several months have led staff to concur with the generalized assessment of the practice by the American Journalism Review:Continue Reading
CFN – It’s going to be harder to get fine wines and spirits in the downtown Cornwall Ontario core as the LCBO is pulling out of its Pitt Street location and moving further East. The downtown strip in Cornwall has been struggling with the Farmer’s Market closing and more emptyContinue Reading
Subject: Lamoureux Park Beach Still Possible I was doing my thrice weekly walk with a friend. We passed by the inlet just below the RCAFA Wing. Our approach was from the boat launching ramp and kids were enjoying a swim in the inlet, from the south side. When I andContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall is a funny town. The Conservatives like to hold their events at The Ramada while the Liberals the Best Western. Paul Lefebvre, General Manager of the facility; home to Winner’s Sports Bar, watering hole of Claude McIntosh and Mayor Kilger, has been heavily speculated toContinue Reading
CFN – So you have a crisis occur in your organization. Most times you can never avoid taking a hit of some sort; but as they say; “The Difference between Winners and Losers is how you deal with adversity.” Elaine MacDonald radio quote. Now this quote if you listenContinue Reading
The welcome return of sunshine should have buoyed my mood yesterday but the front page of the Freeholder (Friday, June 14) has left a big cloud. The greyness starts at the top of the page, where the headline trumpets the close to $200K the city has spent, in part,Continue Reading
CFN – The city of Cornwall has issued a statement with some of the costs from Fitzygate, the scandals attributed to actions from former CAO Paul Fitzpatrick and his relationship with former Glen Stor Dun Lodge manager Donna Derouchie and his chicanery with Mayor Kilger over the two Whistleblowing cases.Continue Reading
CFN – Is Cornwall Ontario Mayor Bob Kilger about to be called on his Conflict of Interest allegations? Legal documents presented to CFN seem to clearly show that. The document looks similar to the one used against Mayor Rob Ford in Toronto over his conflict of interest. In this caseContinue Reading
CFN – One of the reasons traditional media has lost so much ground to new media such as CFN is because of the public perception that it’s not truthful. Recently the Freeholder ran a full page ad bestowing to advertisers mostly their numbers and good stuff. The only thing is thatContinue Reading
CFN – Andre Rivette was flying at full speed as he showed his outrage at the farcical CAO & Covenant that was foisted upon council Monday night in Cornwall Ontario. The most popular and populist councilor waved his framed original Declaration of Office from 1997 as council debated the toothlessContinue Reading