Cornwall Ontario – It’s amazing the games that politicians play with the lives of citizens. After the Julie Bilotta case which has resulted in a $1.3 million dollar lawsuit on her behalf via Super Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon, yet another incident has occurred at the much maligned facility. Clearly notContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Surviving a conspiratorial City of Cornwall led boycott isn’t easy. As we approach our 8th Anniversary good news is always nice to see especially as we survive on a near non budget with little to no staffing. Thanks to our many contributors and supporters who helpedContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – The Standard Freeholder ran a puff piece spinning a higher amount of complaints about the CCPS. Oddly enough there were less reported crimes in Cornwall in 2016 even though they still are raising their budgets. The police service is a cash cow. It comes down to moneyContinue Reading
Ontario is reminding consumers that, as of January 1, 2017, new requirements are in place for tow truck or vehicle storage services designed to increase transparency and strengthen consumer protection.The new changes will ensure tow and storage providers: Have permission from the consumer or someone acting on their behalf beforeContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Another cronyism hiring in Cornwall Ontario. As in many smaller cities it’s really hard to get a reasonably good, non minimum wage job, never mind an actual “Career”. In a perfect world of course people would be hired based on merit, especially when dealing with the publicContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – When I heard about the case of one of Canada’s most decorated soldiers, Collin Fitzgerald, being utterly screwed over by our court system right here at the Cornwall court house I rushed over. Because of this newspaper a requested gag order by the crown might haveContinue Reading
CORNWALL ONTARIO – One of the saddest thing about the clique politics of a small tiny town like Cornwall Ontario is that the clique usually fails at what they do. It’s sad. It’s sadder that people are allowed to be in positions to fail rather than be inclusive or remotelyContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Several former board members of Centre Cultural de Cornwall stepped forward with a multitude of allegations and complaints about the francophone institution this week. Some of the allegations include: The organization is in deep debt; owning over $30K to the government as well as Suzanne Villeneuve, listedContinue Reading
CORNWALL ONTARIO – I left Team Cornwall after a sampling of its former President Gilles Latour, who’s now waiting his court dates from charges of fraud, including of his mother. I also am no longer a member of the Cornwall & Area Chamber of Commerce. When I first ranContinue Reading
WARRANTS ISSUED IN OPP INVESTIGATION ORILLIA ONTARIO – In January 2015, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch (ARB) received a complaint involving a former Director at the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services of Ontario (MGCS) that involved an allegation of Fraud and Breach of Trust. As a result ofContinue Reading
Ontario Provincial Police News Portal OPP Media Release Corporate Communications GHQ OPP CHARGES TWO PEOPLE UNDER ELECTION ACT 2016-11-01 FROM/DE: Criminal Investigation Services DATE: November 1, 2016 OPP CHARGES TWO PEOPLE UNDER ELECTION ACT Sudbury Electoral Candidate Nomination Process (ORILLIA, ON) – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two peopleContinue Reading
Province Partners with Evotech Industrial Coatings to Help Create Jobs The province’s partnership with Evotech Industrial Coatings has helped relocate its manufacturing operations to Ontario and expand its business, creating 20 new jobs in Cornwall. Evotech Industrial Coatings is a leading manufacturer of industrial coatings used in a variety ofContinue Reading
Letter to the editor – Hydro disaster in Ontario The Liberals added the 8% HST tax on our hydro bill to begin with now premier Wynne announces that she is going give us back the 8% HST in a tax rebate and thinks she helping us . I knowContinue Reading
September 27, 2016 Decision Will Reduce Electricity Costs for Consumers Ontario will immediately suspend the second round of its Large Renewable Procurement (LRP II) process and the Energy-from-Waste Standard Offer Program, halting procurement of over 1,000 megawatts (MW) of solar, wind, hydroelectric, bioenergy and energy from waste projects. This decisionContinue Reading
A Cornwall Ontario doctor may be facing charges from two patients over his refusal to deal with the patient’s request to access medical Marijuana. CFN has learned that there were two patients in particular with both feeling bullied and one being allegedly “fired” by the doctor after the doctor wasContinue Reading
Randy Hillier, the PC MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington is one of my favorite politicians in Ontario. It’s not that I agree with all of his positions or support his party, but when you talk with him you can feel a passion and integrity that is sorely lacking in soContinue Reading
More cronyism in Cornwall Ontario as CFN has learned that former TC Media Seaway News editor Todd Lihou has been given a two year contract with Heart of the City, an arms length agency in Cornwall, funded with tax dollars, which employs City Councilor Denis Carr as it’s manager/leader. WeContinue Reading
Following a decision by the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities’ (NAPRA), Ontario is making naloxone available in pharmacies across the province without a prescription and at no cost to eligible Ontarians to help reduce opioid overdoses across the province. On June 24, 2016, NAPRA reclassified naloxone as a ScheduleContinue Reading