CFN – So let’s see, first there was alleged fave of Mayor Bob “Bare Ass” Kilger Debora Daigle , and now the buzz coming out of City Hall in Cornwall is that David Dick has applied to replace disgraced and under investigation while on whatever the heck is administrative leave,Continue Reading
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
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
CFN – Cornwall residents asked if there was in fact an Earthquake last night that struck shortly after City Council ended? One insider equated the event to the spouting of gas from City Hall as a form of Fracking. No damage was reported; mostly it gave people something toContinue Reading
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
CFN – Long time SD&G MPP John Cleary has passed away. He was born in Cornwall Ontario in 1932 and served as MPP from 1987-2003 before retiring . The former Cornwall Reeve(councilor) was a student at St. Lawrence College. The four time elected MPP never lost a provincial raceContinue Reading
CFN – It’s odd the things that people say publicly and the things they say privately. I’ve been told that’s why CFN gets into hot water with certain local politicians. Councilor Andre Rivette shared a tip of what’s brewing at City Hall in this video from last Spring; oneContinue Reading
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
CFN – SD&SG MPP Jim McDonell seems to have got it right this time. No press conference or announcement, but a second and more acceptable apology was given to Frank Dimant of the Bnai Brith by the MPP after a storm was whipped up over his statement at Queen’s ParkContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario City Council’s concept to fool the public into thinking that it’d finally grew some population by simply changing their signs to accommodate area population was rejected by the Province. Led by one of their most disconnected councilors, Syd Gardiner, the concept was to just add in areas; maybeContinue Reading
CFN– Cornwall Ontario woke up to having its own brand new spanking Arts Council. It was mostly a bureaucratic and governmental exercise. Led by City Councilor Denis Thibault the initiative was then passed on to the Community Futures office and via a one year contract to Bruce Davis. François Désormeaux of SDSGContinue Reading
CFN – Mayor Bob Kilger of Cornwall Ontario today confirmed exclusively to CFN that his choice for the new CBSA office would be on US soil. Responding to whether the official nod had been given out of Ottawa yet he categorically stated that he had not been contacted with anyContinue Reading
CFN – Another fumble for director of the Cornwall Area Chamber of Commerce as they announced that they will not in fact be rolling out a 2012 Fall Show at the Civic Complex in Cornwall Ontario. The Chamber has the Spring Show, but declining numbers to both the Spring ShowContinue Reading
CFN – Sometimes you have to look in the mirror and ask some tough questions. Sometimes changes need to be made. It’s one of these crossroads that the Agape Centre in Cornwall Ontario is facing. Today CTV in Ottawa came to Cornwall and pointed to empty shelves. Continue Reading
On Monday evening, Paul Brisebois, spokesman for Fluoride Free Cornwall appeared before Cornwall City Council asking that the city stop adding fluoride ro the municipal water supply. His submission had previously been posted on the website for the agenda of council meetings. . During his presentation, Brisebois mentioned that he had contacted city staff to findContinue Reading
CFN – Confusion and mayhem at City Council in Cornwall Ontario as council tittered and poohed over the thought of having a Code of Conduct. I know. Seriously, hard to type that with a straight face. The dynamic though wasn’t about some of the mayhem and hijinks dearest viewer. Continue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario rookie Councilor David Murphy has jumped up a notch in local politics. CFN confirmed that Mr. Murphy will be working for MPP Jim McDonell in an as yet defined role. Speaking with Mr. Murphy this morning he stated that he will continue to work forContinue Reading
CFN – Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto being grilled and exposed this week has created a lot of buzz here in Cornwall Ontario where many are calling for the some kind of inquiry into the machinations of City Hall under Mayor Kilger, his council, and some senior management. Essentially manyContinue Reading