CFN – Wow! We made it! CFN turned four today. It’s a real test for small business to survive. There are so many people I’d like to thank. Our viewers are always number one. Our sponsors without whose support CFN could not survive. My minority shareContinue Reading
CFN – The coalition that’s working to save Cornwall General Hospital have petitioned Councilor Rivette to bring Council on board. Councillor Andre Rivette City of Cornwall RE: LOCAL TASK FORCE Greetings Councillor Rivette: At a recent meeting of the Concerned Citizens Coalition the following motion receivedContinue Reading
CFN – I had to humble myself this week. I had to ask for help. It was extremely hard and I realized that as much as I like to practice humility, that I too have a lot of pride. I freely help people every day and rarelyContinue Reading
CFN – After a lot of discussion with a lot of people recently we have decided to play with our new poll toy and let you, our amazing viewers express yourself on the performance of our civic servants at City Hall. You can vote on multiple choices, and feel freeContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall City Councilor was honoured to become the Vice Chair of the Police Board in Cornwall Ontario. He serves under chair Pat Finucan who took over for Hospital poohbah Helene Periard who mysteriously resigned. Councilor Rivette has been awfully busy since announcing that he was not goingContinue Reading
CFN-People tend to sometimes mix up what they feel is right or moral and how lawyers and politicians deal with the law. The law of course has its own jargon and in its mystical ways can metaphorically prove that elephants can indeed speak Spanish and fly. Cornwall Ontario isContinue Reading
CFN – Do taxpayers in Cornwall really want their taxes to stop growing or gasp! Shrink? Watching council meetings over the budget and looking at the make up of council this scribbler isn’t so sure? Councilors MacDonald, Thibault, the Mayor and to varying degrees some of the other councilorsContinue Reading
CFN – Alas Star Tek is no more in Cornwall Ontario. The call centre has been limping for quite awhile. It looks like their last big contract went to the new firm moving into Cornwall. Over 500 people worked at the Vincent Massey facility in the past. TheContinue Reading
CFN – People were asking at the public meeting about the Cornwall General Hospital about where Elaine MacDonald, Brian Lynch, and Jason Setnyk were? Surely a party that is supposed to care about Healthcare should be leading the charge if not at least represented? How many committees and groups areContinue Reading
CFN – The meeting space at McConnell Manor was full in Cornwall Ontario as presentations and consultations took place. Organized by Mark A Macdonald, former City Councilor and two high school students (Josh Welsh &Emily Ladoucer-MacDonald) The public was able to discuss the future of the old Cornwall General Hospital;Continue Reading
CFN – Alyssa Blais is s lovely woman. Kinda smart, nice most times when she’s not under the influence of people like Gilles Latour, but she’s caught in the headlights as her patronage appointment to run the Agape Food Bank facility has led to crisis within the community. MsContinue Reading
CFN – My learned colleague from the Standard Free Holder is parroting a few of our City Councilors about police services in Corwnall. In particular how they need more money. Cornwall, like many communities has many challenged. Chief Dan Parkinson and I sat down earlier this week and talkedContinue Reading
CFN – Ms Clement spoke Saturday night after Ms Wynne’s victory over Sandra Pupatello and said she isn’t confirming that she’ll run to be the candidate here in SD&SG in the upcoming provincial election, but was very elated at Ms Wynne’s Victory. Also on the transition team are Ms Wynne’sContinue Reading
CFN – We now officially know the names of the 30 member steering committee asking Cornwall & the Counties for $75K to do a feasibility study that the province requested before considering to support a university in Cornwall Ontario. I wrote about this last week and about why I thought it wasContinue Reading
CFN – A group of esteemed local citizens will be appearing before Cornwall Ontario city council, hat in hand, asking for the City to kick in $50,000 to help research the concept of having a University in Cornwall Ontario on Monday night. I hope that our council, especially during thisContinue Reading
CFN – Is it time for the City of Cornwall to step up and show some fiscal Conservatism and preserve one of the few gems this city has left to preserve? Unlike nearby Brockville Ontario, Cornwall doesn’t have many of it’s older buildings left in commission. Even the Port Theatre,Continue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Community Hospital is having an open board meeting tonight at 5Pm at the hospital. Sadly the hospital has not given us an exact location as of print. Frankly the Hospital has not been the most professional in its communications with us. We ask basic questions like: Have you hadContinue Reading
CFN – It looks like petitions and outcries from the public have had a first impact in the situation involving the former Cornwall General Hospital in Cornwall Ontario. After trying to sell the hospital without public consultation it appears that the board of the Cornwall Community Hospital have decided onContinue Reading