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
Cornwall ON – Federal Liberal Candidate and Cornwall Ontario City Councilor Bernadette Clement held a press conference under the Seaway International Bridge in Cornwall Ontario Wednesday March 24. She was joined by Liberal MP and Public Safety Critic Mark Holland and Aboriginal Affairs Critic Todd Russell who keeps getting meContinue Reading
We just received this release from our MPP Jim Brownell on the new Ontario Provincial Budget. 2010 ONTARIO BUDGET OPENS ONTARIO TO JOB CREATION AND GROWTH McGuinty Government’s Balanced Plan Protects Public Services And Outlines Measures To Eliminate Deficit With the 2010 Ontario Budget, the McGuinty government is moving forwardContinue Reading
Local Federal NDP to Hold Tommy Douglas Dinner with M.P. Peter Stoffer as Guest Speaker Cornwall ON – Darlene Jalbert , President of the Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry Federal NDP riding association, has announced that the local federal NDP riding association will be holding their Tommy Douglas fundraiser dinner on Thursday, AprilContinue Reading
Cornwall is Participating in Earth Hour on March 27 Cornwall Mayor Bob Kilger is encouraging citizens and local businesses to join him in participating in Earth Hour on Saturday, March 27, at 8:30 p.m. Earth Hour is a global movement working to call attention to climate change, energy consumption, andContinue Reading
Liberal MPs Mark Holland and Todd Russell to visit Cornwall Ontario – Liberal Public Safety & National Security Critic Mark Holland and Aboriginal Affairs Critic Todd Russell will visit Cornwall Ontario to discuss the refusal of the Conservative government to meet with leadership or citizens of Cornwall or Akwesasne duringContinue Reading
MOHAWK COUNCIL OF AKWESASNE ISSUES STATEMENT OFFERING WATERFRONT PARTNERSHIP AKWESASNE MOHAWK TERRITORY — Earlier this week, Cornwall City Council considered a proposal to form a special committee that will work upon acquiring federally owned lands on the north shore waterfront located between the neighbouring communities of Akwesasne and the CityContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Tomorrow should be an interesting day. Although most days are pretty interesting of late. We get so many stories filtering through our desk, and speak to some very interesting people especially now that we’re doing more and more interviews on Seawayradio.com. It’s been a yearContinue Reading
Dear Sir: Congratulations to our local newspapers for their excellent coverage. They have brought to the surface the total ineffectiveness of our Conservative member of parliament [MP]. Without exception the local newspapers have found Guy Lauzon, the MP in question, to be missing in action on so many issues it is hardContinue Reading
Cornwall ON- Yesterday there was a press conference here in Cornwall where Cornwall Ontario City Councilor and Federal Liberal Candidate Bernadette Clement announced the Liberal initiative Canada 150 which is a non partisan initiative at Town Square sessions to listen to Canadians talk about the issues that matter most toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – We get called a lot of names by you Conservative types. Now I have very thick skin and am a firm believer that the only time you’re in trouble is when people stop talking about you, but we want to try and be as “Free” asContinue Reading