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
CFN – Today is Labour Day; one of my favorite holidays and the gateway for me to Fall, my favorite time of the year. However here in Cornwall Labour Day seems to have been hijacked by Elaine MacDonald and her friends; a small group of people that seem more dedicatedContinue Reading
CFN – Every city should have local media outlets with local content. It’s that vacuum here in Cornwall Ontario which led to CFN being created and its success with the public. We just celebrated our sixth month with over 1 Million plus page views per month, over 30% ofContinue Reading
CFN – What’s considered mail and what’s considered mail fraud? mail noun 1. letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by meansof the postal system: Storms delayed delivery of the mail. 2. a single collection of such letters, packages, etc., as sent ordelivered: to open one’s mail; to find a bill in the mail; The mail for England was put on the noon plane. 3. Also, mails. the system, usually operated or supervised bythe national government, for sending or delivering letters,packages, etc.; postal system: to buy clothes by mail. 4.a train, boat, etc., as a carrier of postal matter. 5. electronic mail; e-mail. And the Canadian definition of Mail Fraud courtesy of Wikipedia: Canada Section 380(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada provides the general definition for fraud in Canada: 380. (1) Every one who, byContinue Reading
CFN – People in Cornwall Ontario have always been huge supporters of The Children’s Hospital of Ontario (CHEO) and for 11 years First Student bus drivers have been fundraising for them. The big yearly fund raiser, called their Survivor event, has been held in the Cornwall Walmart parking lotContinue Reading
CFN – Advertising Ban a policy not followed! City Council created a policy which ensured that the city’s advertising dollars would not be spent with any company that allows anonymous posts or comments! . To this date however the largest amount of spending with media and advertising sites is with theContinue Reading
CFN – Such gnashing of teeth and rending of cloth here in Cornwall Ontario as certain dignitaries who haven’t been earning their paycheques are taking shots at Cross Border shopping. Being a border town, that stink comes up every now and again, but sometimes you have to look in theContinue Reading
CFN – My apologies to those of you who have asked why I’ve commented so little these past two weeks. Things are nuts here at CFN. There are not enough hours in the day. We are busy working on getting Seaway TV going and getting our Christmas print issueContinue Reading
CFN – With the announcement this week that Cornwall Ontario has a $650K deficit because of landfill tipping targets not being hit is it time to consider where the city is putting its money? No, I’m not talking about about to be Former CAO Paul Fitzpatrick’s wasteful shenanigans and scandal.Continue Reading