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Back in September, Paul Brisebois from Fluoride Free Cornwall appeared before Cornwall CIty Council asking that the City terminate the practive of adding fluoride to the city’s municipal drinking water. In response, Cornwall city administration has invited the head of the EOHU to present his response at the Cornwall City CouncilContinue Reading

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CFN –  It’s interesting how spin plays.  Sometimes spin is truth and sometimes spin is total fabrication.   That’s why spin can be an effective tool or someone’s downfall and should always be used, if necessary, in measured doses. A review of local news websites show that only two allowContinue Reading

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CFN – Language Fairness for All held a rally in front of the Cornwall Community Hospital this afternoon in support of Heather Villeneuve, the medical lab tech who claims that she can’t get a job at CCH due to oppressive bilingual language requirements, as per CFN’s recent report. Heather findsContinue Reading

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CFN– A 4.2 earthquake hit Eastern Ontario & Quebec at 4:05 EST this morning.   Rumblings that Councilor Bernadette Clement was practicing one of her inquisitive ponderings have not been confirmed, but in light of the Mayor of Montreal, Gerald Tremblay resigning . Tremblay; a long time politician like MayorContinue Reading

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CFN – Heather Villeneuve is the face of the language wars leaking out of Quebec right across Canada.   She’s the victim of a system of hypocrisy. The Cornwall girl, born and bred has spent over $30,000 on her education graduating as a Medical Lab Assistant in 2011.   WhileContinue Reading

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I have been a regular contributor for the last half year now, writing ‘Letters to the Editor’ to various Cornwall media on the Language Debate that seems to have anchored itself within the City of Cornwall; especially in regards to government hiring practices.  There are those of us who have outlinedContinue Reading

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CFN – An odd sequence of events Monday as Cornwall City Council created a special meeting to review infrastructure – IE get reports on its buildings.  Certainly not an emergency issue.  Bewildering why it could not be added to the agenda of the next meeting. What was even more curiousContinue Reading

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First it was the little Canadian flag lapel pins that you could get at parliament hill. Then it was the Olympic uniforms that our athletes wore at the winter and summer Olympics. Now it’s our Canadian passport covers, which used to be produced right here in Cornwall. What should beContinue Reading

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CFN – Holy Gilles Latour!   The poobah of Latour Wealth Mangement looks to be getting some quick cash from the  Heart of the City CIP & Brownfield Funding Applications program.   Team Cornwall prez and Long Sault resident Gilles Latour needs your money! The scholastically handicapped money man for MayorContinue Reading

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CFN – It was an historic and emotional night at South Stormont Ontario Council.    After a near 20 minute presentation from language activist Howard Galganov council voted unanimously to pass a new by law that categorically states that in South Stormont Ontario businesses can put any language they wish on theirContinue Reading