Do you want a say in how or what garbage is handled in Cornwall? Cornwall ON – Your opportunity has arrived. The City of Cornwall invites and encourages your input on present and future ways to manage the City’s waste production. Your attendance is welcome at a public meeting thisContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – A little while ago we reported that while on tour of Eastern Ontario MPP and Revenue Minister John Wilkinson was interviewed by Assistant News Director of AM 1220 Bill Kingston, in Cornwall, and that the interview was not aired. We did some research and sent outContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – There were some tense moments at Cornwall Ontario City Council this Monday evening. Some of the hot topics at play were a Wage Freeze for City Council; The Waterfront Land Development Committee being formed; and policy for what Elected officials could put on their expense account.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – It should be an interesting round at City Council Monday night. Councilor Mark MacDonald is curious why there were any negotiations with Akwesasne about the Cornwall Waterfront while the Akwesasne Liason Committee of the city has never had a single meeting? A committee he supposedlyContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Minister of Revenue and MPP for Perth Wellington John Wilkinson was in Cornwall Ontario Thursday April 15th to discuss the impact of the upcoming implementation of the HST. The hotly discussed and debated tax has Ontario residents concerned of its impact, and Minister Wilkinson toured businesses inContinue Reading
Dear Sir: Today I received, in my mailbox, yet another Guy Lauzon scam newsletter. This latest scam is entitled “Getting Things Done For SDSG”. It is an 11 inches by 16 inches printed paper containing four pages of gobble-de-gook and of course the mandatory photograph of our less than competent member ofContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – City counselor, Mary Ann Hug brought a motion to the table at last night’s city council meeting, proposing that the city of Cornwall charge the federal government a fee for using Brookdale Ave as their temporary port of entry. The fee: $10 thousand dollars a day. HugContinue Reading
Public Meeting The SDSG Federal Liberal Association Policy Committee is holding a public meeting in Crysler, on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 from7 to 9 p.m. at Tony’s at 9 Queen Street. Bernadette Clement, Liberal candidate in the next election, will also attend this meeting and will listen to citizens on issues relating to healthContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – There was a press conference at Quinn’s Inn yesterday in St. Andrews. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty made some major announcements that will lead to some major investment in Eastern Ontario. MPP Jim Brownell had a lot to smile about as did Cornwall Ontario Mayor Bob KilgerContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Stormont, Dundas and South Glengarry Provincial Liberal Riding Association has announced that their annual Trillium Dinner will be held on Thursday, April the 8th at the Best Western Parkway Inn, 1515 Vincent Massey Drive, Cornwall. Dianne Poirier, president of the Association, is pleased to advise thatContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – If you click Cornwall Ontario City Councilor Syd Gardiner’s picture above you can listen to our near hour long interview. Syd has a passion for a subject that I do and that’s Medicare and saving the system. We talked about how the cut backs atContinue Reading
Dear Sir: Expressions of concern about our hospital cuts must be heeded; doctors who have privileges at the hospital, and other professionals, have all joined in to demonstrate how they feel. The professional concerns are also shared by many in the public who have had deep involvement in the hospital, which after all is now ourContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – We’ll be discussing the issues regarding local merchants who are upset with Cat+ Technologies; a local Social Enterprise, that’s a non-profit which is competing for customers that they depend on. We’ll have some company reps on from both sides. Email in your questions to info@cornwallfreenews.com andContinue Reading
The March 25 Ontario budget shows that the McGuinty Government has lost touch with the challenges facing everyday people in Ontario. There was little in the budget to help those who are hurting in the current recession, namely, the unemployed, seniors, and people living on low incomes. Ontario needs aContinue Reading
It is with much sadness in my heart that I find the Counties Council has once again decided to go ahead with introducing poison (2-4-D) into our environment (road side ditches) for the express purpose of killing noxious weeds despite the reports they have received from knowledgeable individuals and groupsContinue Reading
Dear Editor SAY WHAT YOU MEAN, MEAN WHAT YOU SAY MCGUINTY!! Will this Provincial Liberal government ever learn that your word is worth something in this world? This budget once again shows us that what Dalton says during election time is not at all what you can expect once elected. Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Our MP Guy Lauzon is having another one of his passport clinics Saturday March 27 at CCVS. We have confirmed that the photo fee is $20. So the bottom line question is why is our MP allowing his constituents to be bilked and gouged for aContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Good news for residents of Cornwall Ontario. Property taxes are coming down after the city’s $150 Million dollar budget was released. LINK “Mayor Bob Kilger said the drop in the tax rate will help to offset the property assessment increases that most homeowners have experienced. The mayorContinue Reading