Cornwall ON – The Provincial Liberal Association of Stormont, Dundas and South Glengarry will be holding a Tribute Dinner for retiring MPP Jim Brownell on Saturday, April 30 at the Best Western Parkway Inn in Cornwall. Through two terms as the local representative at Queen’s Park, Jim Brownell has successfullyContinue Reading

With the Liberals at the wheel in the province in Ontario and in the county of SD and SG we can look forward to a new four year plan to strengthen our economy, part of which has already begun to take shape. This plan includes such things as laying aContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – I don’t get to many United Counties of SD&G meetings, but I should.   Monday’s meeting featured a presentation by David Rawnsley of Citizens Against Roadside Spraying. There was actually a nice sized crowd to support Mr. Rawnsley and his position that the Counties could save $55,000Continue Reading

Cornwall ON – Much has transpired over the last week or so…particularly with the challenges that Japan are dealing with at this moment in time.  It is difficult to understand why some face such paramount challenges and others do not. One thing is certain…seeing the challenges that many face aroundContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Tuesday mornings starting at 9:00 AM it’s time for the Political Round Table on Seawayradio.com with your host Jamie Gilcig and pundits Joe Gunn & Denis Sabourin. Now we have a special edition as Denis has decided to put his name forward to become the Liberal nomineeContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – It’s city council time.  Mayor Kilger is still recuperating so Councilor Denis Carr is manning the main chair. First up is Dogs in Lamoureux Park.    Elaine MacDonald asked about fines levied in the past in Lamoureux Park to Dog Owners.   The discussion so far isContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – I think it’s time for Cornwall Ontario to return to the Ward system.   This isn’t an easy position to come to, but after living here in Cornwall for nearly 8 years and intensely watching city government for three I can see and appreciate the arguement. LocalContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Denis Carr is the longest serving City Councilor in Cornwall Ontario and is on most of the big committees.    Thursday he was sitting in the for recovering Mayor, Bob Kilger, and purveying the maze of discussion over the upcoming budget for the city of nearly 50,000Continue Reading

Cornwall ON – It looks like the run for the Liberal nomination in SD&SG Ontario is going to be a 3 horse race; although some are speculating that it may be as many as 5 shortly! Long time Liberal mover and shaker and pundit on Seawayradio.com, Denis Sabourin is expectedContinue Reading

Dear editor In the Seaway News of February 17th, Mr. Denis Thibault had an article about building local economy through culture. He introduces culture as new economic and demographic realities, as a strengthening quality of life, as a magnet that attracts and retains creative people, as the 4th pillar ofContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition and the City of Cornwall are gathering businesses, environmental groups, urban planners and community leaders from Eastern Ontario on March 9th in Cornwall for a one-day living green infrastructure workshop.  At the workshop, attendees will have the opportunity to discuss the benefits ofContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Recently the Chamber of Commerce had an initiative to Shop locally like many communities across North America. There are issues for small business all over, but for today’s editorial and questions I’m going to focus here in Cornwall Ontario.   Not because it’s better or worse thanContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – In an article entitled “Call for a reduction” that appeared in the Wednesday February 9th edition of the Standard-Freeholder, Cornwall was grouped with several other Eastern Ontario communities for the purpose of comparing estimated residential property tax bills. The article included a chart comparing tax bills using theContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Click the banner to listen LIVE or after via Podcast to The Political Round Table on Seawayradio.com ! Every Tuesday morning starting at 9:00AM pundits Joe Gunn & Denis Sabourin share their views on what’s going on politically whether it be around the world or around theContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – That’s one pretty vase.  No cheap grocery store flowers for this baby! Probably no flowers at all as it will be on display in a Canadian museum thanks to the largess of the Harper Government or minister Rob Moore in particular. The government sets aside funds to make sureContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Everyone wants their favorite service.  Pools, Hockey Rinks, Arts and Culture, no parking meters, wider streets; it never ends and it usually ends up coming to votes in city council. This week Councilor Denis Carr took some heat for supporting out of city users of facilities payingContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – It was frosty Wednesday morning as I pulled into the Ramada Inn to attend the Budget Update from our MP to a group from the Chamber of Commerce here in Cornwall Ontario. The Chamber sponsored the event and offered free breakfast so I expected a bigger crowd.Continue Reading