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Dear Editor: The entire mess at City Hall is not serving the public very well.  Our seniors and those that need special help deserve better. There are long waiting lists for long term care beds and social housing, yet this Council wastes time and money on huge payouts and bickering among themselves.Continue Reading

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CFN – Business and journalism schools teach ethics courses and it’s time for political science departments and party campaign schools to do the same! Says Preston Manning!   After experiencing and seeing Cornwall’s current Political stances.   I can honestly say there are some clear unethical practices taking place.  Some atContinue Reading

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CFN – Growing up in Montreal during the 70’s exposed me first hand to language silliness.     As an open minded young person I understood and even supported the desire of the French majority in Quebec. The tools in my schools for learning French were near nil and myContinue Reading

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CFN – I have very thick skin.   I can handle insult; but at a certain point I have ask why a long time newspaper like the Standard Free Holder prints some of what it does about us; or neglects to?  Why the low blows and disrespect? They know we’reContinue Reading

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Hello Mr. Gilcig, I am writing regarding an article you wrote dated Nov 10, 2011 called, Some of the Poop on the Pilon vs Cornwall Case, Robert Menagh, Paul Fitzpatrick and the City of Cornwall Axing our Advertising with them because of Anonymous Comments I was a paramedic for theContinue Reading

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CFN – Cheryl Brink is a lovely girl, but as a reporter it’s boggling at her occasional lack of grasp in factually covering or spinning stories. After our explosive Screen Cap and release of Mr. MacDonald’s statement she wrote a piece in the Free Holder with.    Of course theContinue Reading

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CFN – The Difference between a Good Leader and a Great Leader is Humility, Doubt and Drive! James C. Collins loves to tell the story of Darwin E. Smith, someone most readers have probably never heard of. As Smith was ending two decades at the helm of Kimberly-Clark, maker ofContinue Reading

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CFN –  I have always felt that workers needed protection from abusive management.   As a young person I worked in factories and the hospitality trades; both areas famous for being tough and hard jobs tough on their employees. The Union movements were needed when created, but what’s happened overContinue Reading

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CFN – What started out as a one man picket by nurse Christopher Cameron  exploded into a crowd that peaked at nearly 400 Saturday in front of the Cornwall Community Hospital. The crowd braved winds as high as 70KMH that caused tree damage in the area.    The signs wereContinue Reading

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CFN –  You just can’t make stuff like this up.   The Gong Show at City Council in Cornwall Ontario is trying to compete with American Idol.     In an odd twist of events it appears that Veteran city councilor, Andre Rivette, who went public with Le Journal’s GregContinue Reading

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CFN – By far one of the hottest local news stories has been the now linguistic firestorm created by a Letter to the Editor by Dr. Dany Tombler regarding the Bilingual nursing policy at the Cornwall Community Hospital. The Hospital; that is refusing to contact with The Cornwall Free NewsContinue Reading

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CFN –  Former Cornwall Ontario Human Resources manager Robert Menagh spoke with me today after we released the interview with City Councilor Andre Rivette.  LINK WITH VIDEO. I asked him point blank.   Was he ever contacted by any City Councilors during the hush hush secret meetings that took placeContinue Reading

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CFN – The Waterfront Development Committee viewed an exciting presentation last week and it was something the whole community will be talking about soon! I was fortunate enough to seek approval for a recommendation that I will be presenting to Cornwall City Council on Monday Night, to the Water FrontContinue Reading

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CFN –   I don’t always agree with Cornwall City Councilor Andre Rivette, but he’s always been a stand up guy who speaks his mind unlike some of the cowardly slither in the shadow types that work City Hall. The good councilor vented some of his frustration this weekend; firstContinue Reading

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CFN – What started out as a simple letter to the editor is now picking up steam.    Dr. Dany Tombler’s letter to the editor regarding the issue of the Cornwall Community Hospital’s Bilingual Nurse and Staff hiring policy has kindled a fire in the community and area. South Stormont’sContinue Reading

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CFN – If you don’t drive a car or are on a fixed income I think this editorial is something that truly is something you can relate to. Cornwall Ontario is a lovely city right smack in a great location. We’re a waterfront community.  We have an International Bridge toContinue Reading