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CFN – Council is back tonight in Cornwall Ontario after their summer break and front and centre is a report for the process to replace Paul Fitzpatrick, the $1.4 Million Dollar man and subject of secret city investigation over his alleged conduct with another City Manager amongst other things…. OddlyContinue Reading

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CFN – This morning some members of the Language Fairness for All group used a homemade train as their latest vehicle to promote awareness of what they see as increasingly discriminatory hiring policies at area places of employment. Amid cries that members of the Anglophone majority are being forced to:Continue Reading

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CFN – Mayor Robert “Bob” Kilger has sent in the following statement in rebuttal to our story about CAO Paul Fitzpatrick’s molestation of the taxpayers public purse by taking executive leave.   LINK We are publishing it in its entirety, unedited, and comments will be CLOSED for this item onContinue Reading

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CFN – And the era ends.  As per sources earlier in July, Cornwall Ontario CAO Paul Fitzpatrick is slithering off into the summer on leave sucking thousands of dollars from the city coffers until his retirement kicks in January 31, 2013.   Perhaps “Fitzy” will have time to brush upContinue Reading

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CFN –  Imagine waking up to phone’s ringing and reading in the paper that you somehow abused your power of position and did wrong doing?  Imagine the impact on yourself and family?  That’s exactly what happened when Standard Freeholder writer Claude McIntosh wrote his usual weekly piece Councilor Andre RivetteContinue Reading

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In regard to recent interest expressed in Cornwall in regard to a beach along the city’s waterfront, I am providing a diagram showing 2-possible locations for a beach. Back in the history of Cornwall, the electric streetcars that once provided city transit, operated a route to St Lawrence Park thatContinue Reading

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CFN –  Boy our CAO likes to spend tax dollars!   After gaining council’s approval though to hire a head hunter to replace former HR Manager Robert Menagh who was let go “without cause”  our CAO has chosen to simply make our interim part time replacement full time. Mr. DailContinue Reading

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CFN – Well Cornwallites, history has been made. After twenty five years of following the same barbaric practices the city of Cornwall has finally begun the progressive move forward in wildlife protection. I am honoured to announce to you that Guindon Park has officially begun the pilot project of abandoningContinue Reading

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CFN – One thing I’ve learned living in Cornwall Ontario is to not push someone passed the line and that seems to have happened to long time City Councilor Andre Rivette who in an explosive video interview today in the offices of The Journal exposed the lack of transparency atContinue Reading

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CFN – Another embroiled Cornwall Ontario City Official has announced their retirement.   Clerk Denise Labelle Gelinas was under extreme media scrutiny again recently as another secret City Council meeting had taken place. CAO Paul Fitzpatrick issued the following: Paul Fitzpatrick announced today that Cornwall City Clerk Denise Labelle–Gelinas will beContinue Reading

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CFN – It was a hot Saturday night at the beach in Lancaster Ontario as Jeff Brunet of Alkaline Entertainment and I spoke about the music scene in Cornwall, Ontario and why he’s been booking so many gigs out of his home town. Cornwall’s loss however has been Lancaster’s gainContinue Reading

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CFN – I always find it interesting that different media outlets can be at the same event and have very different angles on a story. Saturday Standard Free Holder Columnist and dean of  scribblers here in Cornwall Claude McIntosh penciled an column that was stunning on a multitude of levels.Continue Reading

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CFN –   It’s odd, listening to  the disconnected Cornwall Ontario Waterfront Development Committee speak in the video below.  In between guffaws about the “Great” story in the Seaway News…. Are the public really being misled as committee members like Pat Clarke would have you think?    In February 2010Continue Reading

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CFN – Language is a hot topic again in Canada this summer and I have a hunch as our economy slithers down the loo as resource prices tumble we’ll see it get even hotter. While I have many personal feelings on this subject as a Quebec Anglo refugee living inContinue Reading

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CFN –  Holy Gilles Latour!  The Waterfront Development  Committee meeting in Cornwall Ontario was one Twilight Zone of an episode!  It started with Chair Lee Cassidy telling we media, and truth be told, yours truly where to sit and not to move around during the meeting!  Click to listen below.Continue Reading