CFN – The City of Cornwall is waving goodbye to our visitors from Northern Ontario after four days. Mayor Bob Kilger of Cornwall had initiated a State of Emergency in Cornwall to allegedly accommodate our visitors. No requests from the public were asked during the brief stay of the flood victims. FromContinue Reading
CFN – Back on March 5th Mayor Bob Kilger issued a press release. It was very clear. Mayor Kilger issues statement regarding decision not to participate in recent in camera discussions Mayor Bob Kilger issued the following statement today regarding his decision to not participate in discussions at twoContinue Reading
CFN – The Cornwall River Kings first year has been quite an adventure. The screen caps above are from former team exec Mitch Gagne as he was departing and now local Super Sports reporter Todd Hambleton from the Free Holder is reporting chapter two. LINK “Bernie wants toContinue Reading
CFN – Maybe it’s old age? Maybe Cornwall Ontario Mayor Bob Kilger simply is losing his legs, but for the second time in less than 3 months he’s hit the panic button; this time calling a State of Emergency in Cornwall for some of the flood victims from Kashechewan Ontario whoContinue Reading
CFN – The City of Cornwall is calling a Special Meeting of Council to discuss the results of the reports from Special Investigator Stephen Fournier regarding the two Whistleblowing cases. Council was chastised in the report for not being more transparent and accountable with the public. The city has hadContinue Reading
CFN – SD&SG Conservative MPP Jim McDonell spoke with CFN via telephone tonight to talk about the budget process. The Tim Hudak led Conservatives have been calling for the minority led Liberal government to be pulled down by non confidence. Mr. McDonell pulled no punches with CFN as he wentContinue Reading
As the public are aware, the City was convicted for illegal retaliation against me in October 2011 in relation to resident abuse at the Lodge. . The City Council was then investigating for answers as to why the three members of senior management of the City had participated in illegalContinue Reading
CFN – Local Liberals in SD&SG Ontario have been taking a walloping in local media of late. The riding still has not replaced it’s last offering, former Cornwall Council member Mark MacDonald, who took the place of retiring MPP Jim Brownell. The Buzz is that Cornwall city councilor BernadetteContinue Reading
CFN – Two reports were released by the City of Cornwall Ontario. What they mean are critical. What happens now? Only the city’s high priced legal fire power led by Will McDowell and judges will determine things at the end. Sadly council as a group are now officially exposed toContinue Reading
CFN – Does Cornwall Ontario need to change its name? This winter a comedian on CBC called Cornwall the “Crotch of Canada.” A city councilor suggested expanding our borders to raise the population of the city because it has been stagnant or shrinking for decades. Cornwall has been reasonably goodContinue Reading
CFN – Nearly a dozen city employees of Cornwall Ontario are peeved as they are not getting benefits due to being over the age of 65. Since the Federal Government did away with mandatory retirement more and more seniors are working longer and as one councilor put it today: We’reContinue Reading
CFN – Protesters are vowing to return to council meetings until Mayor Kilger does what many feel is the right thing and declare his conflict of interest. Many feel that the thousands if not millions that the city and mayor are spending on lawyers like Will McDowell (who we hearContinue Reading
CFN – The venerable Port Theatre in Cornwall Ontario is about to embark on the next reel of its own movie life as its ownership picture is changing. Sound Guy Surpremo Larry Sylvain of Sylvain Sound and Nancy Bonner have entered the frame. No official press release has beenContinue Reading
CFN – Justin Trudeau surprise, surprise, won the Liberal leadership race today. SD&SG riding supplied only 375 ballots out of over 100,000 that participated in Canada. Surely not an endorsement for the Liberal brand in Cornwall and the counties. Ms Clement, currently snared in the net of scandalContinue Reading
. CFN – That’s the limited media chart expenses for the City of Cornwall from 2011. The city to date has refused to provide one for 2012, but certainly Claude McIntosh of the Standard Freeholder is earning his paper’s keep at the top of the money list by spinningContinue Reading
CFN – With news of Cornwall Ontario Deputy Fire Chief Rob Hickley suing the City of Cornwall Ontario over Mayor Bob Kilger’s alleged Conflict of Interest we contacted Diane Shay, the other Whistle Blower recently in the news over her case against the city of Cornwall. Ms Shay answered someContinue Reading
CFN – Deputy Fire Chief Rob Hickley has filed suit against the City of Cornwall. He is not being represented in this case by lawyer Fay Brunning due to the huge legal costs involved and has been forced to represent himself at this point. With legal costs exceeding $2,000Continue Reading
CFN – Emails from irate tax payers and businesses flooded CFN this afternoon after news spread that the City of Cornwall has bailed out the Cornwall and Area Chamber of Commerce Spring Trade show by renting out space for 10 departments! The unprecedented expenditure comes after Chamber Prez Kevin Hargreaves,Continue Reading