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
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
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
CFN – Embattled CAO of Cornwall Ontario, Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick has decided to head out to pasture after 35 years in the City’s employ. Sources at City Hall say that a series of envelopes delivered to City Hall motivated and inspired him that maybe it was time to go. I spoke withContinue Reading
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
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
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
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
It appears that the conflict of issue guidelines are not being applied fairly with respect to the planning of Cornwall’s Lamoureux Park. Several local residents raised this concern at a recent waterfront meeting on June 12 at the Civic Complex. At issue is the potential to develop a small parcelContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario City Councilor Maurice Dupelle sat down for an interview with CFN earlier in June. We covered a lot of ground with the rookie councilor. It’s interesting to watch Councilor Dupelle’s baptism by fire as he experiences the issues that council has created, and in light ofContinue Reading
CFN – Another secret council meeting was held in Cornwall Ontario. A phone call today leaking the meeting to CFN led to the video below being shot right after Cornwall Ontario City Council stepped out of their 4PM meeting to have a meal before going to the PAC meetingsContinue Reading
CFN – It’s been an interesting week since the Waterfront Development sessions in Cornwall Ontario. Politics are always fun to watch; especially when the politicians are smarter and more savvy. The public at the sessions were very loud and clear about not wanting development in their park; development meaningContinue Reading
CFN – It really is about our future. It’s not just about a City Park or even ball diamonds. It’s having our elected officials actually listen to the public. The City of Cornwall forms a “Lay Committee” to “select” people to focus on issues that they are brought to council.Continue Reading
CFN– Waterfront Committee member Roy Perkins (pictured above on right) has been caught lobbying hard for development of the city of Cornwall’s green space. The question is how many people has he sent this email out to that we received this evening? http://www.cornwall.ca/en/planningandpermits/waterfrontconsultation.asp The link for the meeting information isContinue Reading
CFN – With momentum building for language fairness here in S.D. & G., the former Equality For All group, now re-branded as Language Fairness for All – LFA, held its first official public general meeting at the Spotlight Hall and Conference Centre yesterday evening. At the head table were membersContinue Reading
CFN – Awesome picture! Look at that big green swath of waterfront in Cornwall Ontario. Pretty amazing. However a group of developers and politicians are hungering over it. Heck there are even taxpayers in Cornwall who feel that it should be developed. There of course those who don’tContinue Reading
Dear Sir, . The recent City of Cornwall ad about the June 12 waterfront public meetings at the civic complex is incomplete. It said in part “…residents will have a chance to learn more about the City of Cornwall Waterfront Plan…”. The ad would have been more correct if it added “which has beenContinue Reading
CFN – Members and supporters of the local newly re-branded Language Fairness for All – LFA group were joined by members of the Ottawa based umbrella group Canadians for Language Fairness outside of the Chesterville Legion this Wednesday evening. . The delegation was there in anticipation of an opportunity toContinue Reading