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Dear Editor Disappointed in ebike open house ——————————————————————————– My wife and I attended an open house on Wednesday at the Benson Centre regarding power assisted/e-bikes on the Cornwall recreational path and were very disappointed in the format. Upon arrival we were asked to fill out a questionnaire and deposit ourContinue Reading

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CFN – Today I was sent a video to watch.   It was well put together with a very very clear message.  The world is ****ed and we’re all doomed. Our World has been sold out and we’re all doomed.   Governments are all corrupt and we’re all doomed. IContinue Reading

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CFN – And then there were two.  The protest outside of the Cornwall Community Hospital doubled in one day as retired nurse Mary Bray joined part time nurse Christopher Cameron in protesting the hospital’s Bilingual hiring practices that some are saying have stopped job advancement and promotion to full timeContinue Reading

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CFN –  I sent the City of Cornwall a request for information.   What seems to be happening is that “settlements” have been made “often” and that those numbers get buried in budgets.  The most common excuse reason given is privacy and confidentiality. I asked for a “GLOBAL SUM” ofContinue Reading

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When I ran for Mayor in the last municipal election a lot of the talk was about taxes.  Now we have the Council ready to hike taxes—again. How can the City Council afford to pay huge settlements (possibly close to a half milliion dollars) yet still consider raising taxes? I agree withContinue Reading

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CFN – Is Cornwall Ontario in need of reviewing its Conflict of Interest policy? conflict of interest noun 1. the circumstance of a public officeholder, business executive, or the like, whose personal interests might benefit from his or her official actions or influence: The senator placed his stocks in trust to avoid possible conflict of interest. 2. the circumstance of a person who finds that one of his orher activities, interests, etc., can be advanced only at the expense of another of them. Definition courtesy of Dictionary.com Monday February 13th I watched the Cornwall City Council meeting.   There was discussion and voting on Outside AgenciesContinue Reading

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CFN –   Ring Ring.   It’s my phone.  One second please. Valued CFN Viewer Did you see what Todd Bennett wrote about you on facebook? Moi Let me check.  No, I can’t see;  he’s unfriended me. Valued CFN Viewer He’s calling you out for your Corruption poll. Moi That’sContinue Reading

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CFN – What a conundrum.  These things called principles.   There can be ironies as was the case when I received an urgent missive from Cornwall Ontario City Councilor and local Labour Board President Elaine MacDonald. Some people think I and the good councilor have some sort of feud; butContinue Reading

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CFN –  My gosh time flies.     Today The Cornwall Free News turned 3!   Stunning.   I’ve been overwhelmed the last two days by phone calls, emails, and facebook messages.   I even read a few Twitter tributes. We are by far the most widely read news siteContinue Reading

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CFN –   Our MP says so little locally it’s always surprising to see him stand up and spout bullet points in the House of Commons.   I sometimes wonder if he actually understands what he’s saying and how evil some of it is? Here’s what Guy Lauzon had toContinue Reading

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It’s been four months since the election and it’s time for MPP Jim McDonell to start doing something positive rather than crying and whining all the time. The wait times for senior’s needing long term care and decent affordable housing is a disgrace and McDonell is doing nothing about it. He wasContinue Reading

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CFN – Birthday gifts come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.    This morning I guess I received one from Claude McIntosh and the Standard – Freeholder in his column.    LINK As we celebrate the 3rd Anniversary of CFN, a very proud moment for me personally, I readContinue Reading

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CFN –  Cornwall Ontario fascinates me.  It’s part Twin Peaks; part Peyton Place, and full bore Cornwall.   Since founding the Cornwall Free News nearly three years ago the person I have dealt with the most has been Mr. Bob “Vienna Sausage” Peters with the Economic destruction Development department. Mr.Continue Reading

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I understand for the most part that people don’t want to hear negative things. It’s really understandable, but standing behind the secret destruction that is going on in this city, is just shameful. . What got me thinking wasn’t that people are upset that any of this secret destruction isContinue Reading

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Dear Editor: There are long waiting lists for our seniors who need affordable housing. There are long waiting lists for our elderly who need long term care. There are long waiting lists for people in wheel chairs that need a place to live. With all due respect, these are the peopleContinue Reading

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CFN – After going to Cornwall City Council for awhile you learn a few things.   One, there’s more manure spread than a farm in Spring; and two if someone is on a committee it’s because they have a vested interest or they are doing what they are told. CouncilContinue Reading