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
CFN – Dick Aubry was guest speaker last night. Mr. Aubry has a lovely unit in our Cotton Mill lofts and facilities like Condos and apartments are usually serviced by private service waste services such as Tomlinson. The city currently helps offset the cost of these services by issuingContinue Reading
CFN – Can you imagine with a background in nursing discovering that a staff member at the Long Term Care facility you’re a manager at has hurt a patient? You follow the rules and report it leading to a five year odyssey that has seen your job terminated, reinstated,Continue Reading
CFN – Protesters are hoping that Mother Nature lets them do their bit to change Cornwall Monday night prior to the Council meeting. They have a new twist as per their release; Please join us Monday June 10 6:15pm, Cornwall City Hall 360 Pitt St, to show our disdain towards cityContinue Reading
CFN – Rob Ford is still standing. Short of any possible criminal charges stemming from the alleged Crack video and possible murder implications Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is not only still in the saddle, but seems to actually be galvanizing his support amongst what some are calling his “Ford Nation”Continue Reading
CFN – Just when you thought our Mayor Kilger and his council couldn’t get any weird out pops this new document that’s to be signed by the Wild Bunch. They are calling it a CAO Covenant, you know, like a pact or something a coven of evil Witches wouldContinue Reading
CFN – It’s official. While Deb Matthews refused to confirm our story yesterday today the Cornwall Community Hospital issued a release confirming the sale of the Cornwall General site. The province, in what City Councilor Andre Rivette speculated could be an election issue decided to take some short termContinue Reading
CFN – Yesterday for the first time since CFN started in 2009 I truly felt like selling and moving on. The bad guys aren’t so much winning as I’m a little discouraged at how the good guys react to bad guys, and those that stand up to them. Covering WhistleblowersContinue Reading
CFN – Rob Hickley is a very stressed out man. The weight of being a Whistleblower has impacted his health. After much deliberation he decided to grant an exclusive video interview to CFN. Please note that CFN did something we rarely do. We have a short break inContinue Reading
CFN – The buzz is that Tony Muma is coming back to Cornwall and the Freeholder. Some of you may remember the crack reporter who lost his job when Quebecor chopped a bunch of jobs last winter. Mr. Muma was supposed to come to CFN after his termination butContinue Reading
CFN – In a bizarre twist the City of Cornwall has engaged the assistance of St.Lawrence College for its current round of Strategic planning. Guess who’s the Chair of St. Lawrence College’s Board of Governors? None other than former Cornwall CAO Paul Fitzpatrick. The same Paul Fitzpatrick that has theContinue Reading