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CFN – While the Cornwall Citizens Coalition lobbied Council last night the Champlain LHIN gave it’s thumb’s up to approve the current offer on the table. CFN received the following confirmation: The LHIN has received a business case from the hospital which does outline an offer to purchase the formerContinue Reading

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CFN –  Bill Kingston of Corus Radio www.Cornwalldaily.com is more used to asking the questions than answering them.  Mr. Kingston took exception to two protesters asking him questions while I had the camera on the News Director himself. The protesters seemed upset that they weren’t getting a fair shake fromContinue Reading

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Members of Cornwall City Council,   I write to you as a member of the Cornwall community.   You are no doubt aware of the Concerned Citizens Coalition – a group of local residents initiating action to acquire the soon to be decommissioned Cornwall GeneralHospital.   This group envisages the renovation and retrofit of theContinue Reading

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CFN –  With news leaking all over Cornwall that purports that the Cornwall General Hospital will be sold to a group of doctors including Dr. Dany Tombler, CFN can confirm that CCH has accepted “an” offer, which they have not disclosed, and that this offer has been confirmed to haveContinue Reading

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CFN –  Fay Brunning commented about the odd statement that was in the agenda for Monday’s Council meeting in Cornwall Ontario. We covered the statement here. LINK Mayor Kilger’s statement was in consent.  No public debate has been recorded nor whether any of the councilors had opinions of dissent onContinue Reading

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CFN – Can you declare yourself not in conflict of something?   Part of the agenda for Monday night’s council meeting in Cornwall Ontario included this section under consent.    It comes after some strange antics of the City Clerk and the agenda being visible or not visible. LINK CONSENTContinue Reading

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CFN – Well you can’t say Norm Levac isn’t loyal.  The question is where his loyalties are and to whom?    After Greg Kielec of The Journal confirmed that the protest signs snatched by Cornwall City Councilor Syd Gardiner ended up in the mayor’s chamber some major questions and emptyContinue Reading

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CFN – So with all the political and media intrigue here in Cornwall the last while I thought I’d clear up a few things and catch up on reality with some of our dear viewers that pose a lot of questions to moi. “Why don’t you put your money whereContinue Reading

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CFN –  It’s sad when someone like Bill Kingston of Corus radio in Cornwall becomes a whore for a corrupt and broken political system. verb (used with object) 4. Obsolete . to make a whore of; corrupt; debauch. Yes, I know.  I used a word that shocks many; but there really is no other word to use in today’s shocking commentary thatContinue Reading

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CFN -It’s highly rare for a City Councilor to step down under the circumstances that Leslie O’Shaughnessy chose to. Below is the letter he has released to finally address a tiny minute amount of why he made that decision.  We are releasing it in its entirety although we are highlightingContinue Reading

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CFN – A small but spirited crowd braved the near -20 weather to protest in front of City Hall in Cornwall Ontario this morning. It was originally a protest about Councilor Syd Gardiner not being charged for trying to destroy their protest signs outside of the last city council meeting.Continue Reading

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CFN – Without question …We need facilities that provide safe and dignified care for aging neighbours and family members. Without question …The Cornwall Community Hospital needs money to continue service to the community. Without question …We have the opportunity to take care of both needs. With the political know-how we haveContinue Reading

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CFN – Sources have shared with CFN that the Cornwall Community Hospital has accepted an offer for the Cornwall General Hospital site. That offer is not the one tendered by the Concerned Citizens Coalition that was hoping to save the facility for the community. We have asked confirmation via theContinue Reading

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CFN – There’s going to be a protest in front of City Hall in Cornwall Ontario Monday morning at 10AM.   While the focus if I’m understanding the protesters correctly is Councilor Syd Gardiner’s Free Pass from Police over his taking their protest signs, trying to rip them up inContinue Reading