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
CFN – Geez, I miss one session of council and look what comes out! Monday night a donnybrook took place over a “Ghost Policy” implemented by CAO Paul Fitzpatrick nearly three years ago. Essentially CUPE 234 employees seeking full time status had to take extensive aptitude testing for such roles asContinue Reading
CFN – I’m used to covering Cornwall City Council, but Monday night was special as I was part of a group to present to Council. Wyatt Walsh led the charge by asking CFN for help with the beaver trapping in Guindon Park. What happened from there is a text bookContinue Reading
CFN– Robert Menagh has had an interesting ride here in Cornwall Ontario. Cornwall Ontario had been without an HR manager for over a year before a hiring firm recommended him for the position here in Cornwall. Hired by former CAO Cecil Vincent; the city had found themselvesContinue Reading
CFN – As we pass the three month mark of the Cornwall Ontario Community Hospital Bilingual Nurse protest Chris Cameron and his team dropped off their petition of over 3,000 signatures to SD&G MPP Jim McDonell at his office in Cornwall. The MPP and I had some one on oneContinue Reading
CFN – Should City Council use a Consultant to replace its vacant Human Resource Managers position or should the CAO be forced to do perform the task with the resources he currently has at his disposal? . The CAO cost the city tax payers $183,079 in 2011. One could reasonablyContinue Reading
CFN – This term of City Council here in Cornwall has shown the holes in the council system. In a time when the City of Ottawa even is considering dropping from 24 councilors it’s starting to make a lot of sense. LINK We have ten councilors currently. Continue Reading
Dear Sir, . Any condo or commercial building on the parking lot east of Civic Complex/Aquatic Centre would ruin the view from the former Si Miller arena property, and lessen it’s market value. The City is trying to sell this site today. . The arena site rises up as itContinue Reading
CFN – It’s been really nice to witness first hand the power of collective action bringing forward an issue affecting the common good. I am referring to the recent series of events that led to “Beavergate,” as it now affectionately called. This tongue-in-cheek reference to a situation that changed theContinue Reading