CFN – Avonmore Ontario was visited by 5+ 1 of the Ontario Liberal leadership candidates for what was called a Rural Round Table. Front runner Sandra Pupatello Charles Sousa, Glen Murray, Ms Pupatello, Dr. Eric Hoskins, and Gerard Kennedy all made an impression on the crowd. Kathleen Wynne wasContinue Reading
CFN – Recently CCH put up the General hospital site for sale. For a paltry $2 million dollars you can not only have this amazing facility that saw many more dollars in recent renovations, but have a choice block of real estate in downtown Cornwall Ontario. LINK However theContinue Reading
My fellow citizens of Cornwall I am appalled to hear that the Cornwall General Hospital is to be sold from under our nose, with no discussion with the public. The citizens of our city, through our taxes and fund raiser have bought this hospital many times over. Selling this hospitalContinue Reading
CFN – Hospitals are supposed to be places of safety and comfort. Where we take our loved ones in times of fear to be healed. To take ourselves to be healed. Of joy when most often a new one is brought into this world to join our family orContinue Reading
CFN – Mr. Brent Laton, Trustee for Grenville County and Elizabethtown-Kitley Township, was re-acclaimed to the position of Chair for the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario, at the Annual Board Meeting held Tuesday, December 4. It will be the second term Mr. Laton has served as Chair, andContinue Reading
CFN – Over 300 students walked out of CCVS this afternoon over the impact to them over Bill 115. They are talking about walking out again tomorrow and organizing a march to MPP Jim McDonell’s office next week. Thanks to CCVS student and tech guy Todd LeBlanc for theContinue Reading
During the regular meeting of Monday December 10, Cornwall City Council voted to defer making a decision on the future of adding flouride to the city’s municipal water. Councillor Bernadette Clement has asked for more information about hydrofluorosilic acid, the compund that is added to the municipal water. She also queriedContinue Reading
CFN – Oops! She did it again! Cornwall Regional Art Gallery director Sylvie Lizotte failed again for the second year in a row to submit the funding request to City Hall before the official deadline. The one that essentially covers her salary with a bit extraContinue Reading
Greetings: With all due respect to the local politicians, stop crying about what’s not being done about the Second Street Site Hospital and start doing something before it’s too late. . Enough with the motions and start some positive action to take control of the building or a private developerContinue Reading
The Corporation of the City of Cornwall announced today that Ms. Helen Finn has been named as the new City Clerk effective January 9th, 2013. Ms. Finn is the current City Clerk and Director of Public Affairs for the City of Beaconsfield, Quebec. In this role Ms. Finn fills allContinue Reading
CFN – We’re hearing a lot of frustration from small businesses in Cornwall Ontario; especially in the downtown core. Like most business in the region they’ve suffered through a challenging 2012. Wouldn’t it be great if we could encourage downtown business in Cornwall by suspending Parking Meters for the monthContinue Reading
CFN – My first official interview with Norm Levac was interesting in that like many interviews what you discuss off camera can be more fun than on. What was supposed to be a quick ten minute hello interview turned out to be an interesting exchange about the positives of CornwallContinue Reading
CFN– The question Cornwallites will be asking is if the appointment of long time City Manager Norm Levac is a new page or simply more of the same? The extremely well thought of and bilingual Mr. Levac has an extremely strong reputation. From the city’s press release: TheContinue Reading
CFN – After a hard hitting near half hour discussing the merits of different pigeons that are causing issues in Cornwall; apparently going back to when Councilor Syd Gardiner apparently lost a lung to pigeon issues. Eventually the conversation led to the presentation of the Waterfront Committee’s fact filled reportContinue Reading
CFN – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was turfed from office today. The humiliation of office comes from the arrogance of his conflict of interest. There really was no surprise no real other option Justice Charles Hackland who stated: “His actions were not done by reason of inadvertence orContinue Reading
CFN – So I was standing in the Port Theatre fighting off a case of Agoraphobia; ie fear of crowds and confinement. It was a sold out house. What was special about that moment other than the buzz was that this was something that in its own specialContinue Reading
CFN – RN Debbie Cameron, Secretary of Language Fairness for All and wife of Chris Cameron, the group’s spokesperson and President, is among the invited presenters at Canadians for Language Fairness’ annual Christmas Luncheon in Ottawa this Saturday. Cameron will be providing an update on efforts and progress made locallyContinue Reading
CFN – I’d have that look too if I were Bernadette Clement; but then I’d probably do the hair thing different too. Ms Clement and council had the opportunity to read Claude McIntosh out their potential two candidates for the CAO position outed in his column last Friday, againContinue Reading