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
CFN – SD&SG MPP Jim McDonell is speaking out over the sale of the Cornwall General Hospital. This afternoon Mr. McDonell spoke with CFN after issuing the release below. He said categorically that he’s calling for a full public consultation over the sale of the hospital as is theContinue Reading
Cornwall Council Losing Support Cornwall City Council could NOT do a better job of losing support from those in the community. City Council has done a wonderful job of letting down so many in the community and this year’s budgeting process is no better! Here is a short list ofContinue Reading
CFN – Apparently CCH Fundraising Co-Chair Roy Perkins was surprised by the city’s decision to not top up his teams failure to achieve their fund raising goal by $500K while also being on The Community Action Group whose goal is to not raise taxes. Only in Cornwall you say? Continue Reading
CFN – With the budget committee whittling the Fitzy tax down to 2.71 percent this year City Council is facing a $500K funding request from the CCH foundation. One councilor is vowing to propose a motion to defer that decision. Councilor Rivette, who was disappointed by the absence of CCH representation at the EOHU/ChamplainContinue Reading
CFN – Liberal leadership contender Sandra Pupatello looks to be the big winner in the SD&G riding nomination process after voting Saturday. In a three way race former MPP Jim Brownell had voiced his support for Eric Hoskins, while riding president James Borer tossed his hat to Kathleen Wynne. FormerContinue Reading
CFN – And now the public in Cornwall & SDG know who to focus on in their attempts to save the old Cornwall General site which the CCH board tried to list for sale on a dark wintry night. No public consultation took place. No open board meetings. NoContinue Reading
A few weeks ago, 2-doctors appeared before Cornwall City Council urging that the city continue to fluoridate the municipal water. The fluoridation compound is hydrofluorosilicic acid (H2SiF6) that is a by-product from fertilizer manufacturing plants. It includes a breakdown product known as orthosilicic acid that is known to leach lead fromContinue Reading
CFN – Mayor Bob Kilger of Cornwall Ontario is in a tricky wicket as the city buzzes over the sale of the Cornwall General Hospital 2nd Street site. Mayor Kilger is also on the board of the Eastern Ontario Health Unit. Some would suggest a potential conflict of agendas. ContactedContinue Reading
January 8, 2013 Greetings: At a recent special public meeting regarding the sale of the Cornwall General Hospital, the message was clear that we should be using this opportunity to help seniors that are dealing with long term care and accessible housing issues. A person could wait up toContinue Reading
CFN – CCH Hospital management are playing footsie with facts and refusing to cooperate with CFN’s request for basic information. After a flood of communication after our petition to ask for a 90 Day Moratorium of the Sale of the 2nd Street site we received reports last Friday thatContinue Reading