CORNWALL Ontario – Ottawa Medical Marijuana user and advocate Russell Barth issued a release today after his complaint about comments made by Mayor Jim Watson were made public last April. The Mayor refused to apologize for a comment that Mr. Barth feels was discriminatory. In the release below Mr. BarthContinue Reading
Premier Wynne blinked and has officially delayed PC leader Patrick Brown’s first opportunity to win a seat and sit at Queen’s Park. Normally it’s a courtesy to allow a leader of a party to gain their seat. Delaying a by election is usually a sign of nastiness orContinue Reading
Politicians can be as wacky as politics. Today a joint press release has been issued with no question and answer possibility related to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s lawsuit against the former PC Leader Tim Hudak and MPP Lisa MacLeod. Joint Statement from Kathleen Wynne, Tim Hudak and Lisa MacLeod Continue Reading
CFRA is a pretty staunch conservative talk radio station, still on the AM dial, in Ottawa, Canada’s Capital. It’s a mostly senior audience with a lot of folks from the country and rural areas sharing their um…..wisdom. One of their hosts is Nick Vandergragt who besides being a farmer does aContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – In an ironic and um….conflicted twist, Cornwall Ontario Solicitor David Sherriff Scott of the firm Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) has requested a new judge for the first appearance of the Conflict of Interest Application against Mayor Leslie O’Shaughnessy, & councilors Elaine MacDonald, and Carilyne Hebert because ofContinue Reading
An Ontario travel website seems to think the province ends at Ottawa and Kingston. A quick visit to the website shows that Eastern Ontario has no section and that the Cornwall area is lumped into Ottawa with no areas highlighted on its map. Eastern Ontario seems to be listedContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Apologies for not writing as much as I normally do for the last while. I was in mourning. My beloved dog Melly passed away a week ago Saturday. She was one of the greatest relationships in my life. She was always there, and always willContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – This can be a very very odd town to not only cover news, but deal with how stories are covered. Cornwall Housing threatens to evict seniors and tenants if they put in window air conditioners and we’re the only outlet to cover the story. Not a peepContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – A group is forming which will lead to the filing of a formal Conflict of Interest complaint against Cornwall Ontario Mayor Leslie O’Shaughnessy, and Councilors Elaine MacDonald and Carilyne Hebert. The incident stems from a group that came to council seeking funds that all three are onContinue Reading
CFN – Now that Patrick Brown has stormed in and taken over the PC Party in Ontario the big question is when will he get a seat? Most of his own MPP’s didn’t support him during the leadership run, and even if one like our own useless lump, Jim McDonell,Continue Reading
CFN – It looks like our MPP Jim McDonell picked the wrong horse as Patrick Brown has stunned Ontario and beaten favorite Christine Elliott for the PC leadership. SD&SG voted for Brown although Mr. McDonell had emails sent out to members supporting Elliott. At stake was the vision ofContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Politics are a fascinating fact of our lives. They embrace the truly worst of human nature and rarely our best. It’s a blood sport. The results impact all of our lives in so many ways. After the utter historic failure of Tim Hudak the OntarioContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – One might call it a clear example of a disconnect with the voters of Ontario. Premier Kathleen Wynne is making a press appearance at the Cornwall Ontario Chamber of Commerce today. Oddly enough this media outlet has not been given an invitation. We contacted ChamberContinue Reading
Yes, the High Court of the Land has spoken, and many gladly obey. Another nail in the coffin of religious freedom and expression! I am not surprised at the High Court’s decision here, seeing its track record on past ungodly actions: abortion, same sex marriage, physician-assisted suicide, and manyContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – I took Sunday off. I wanted to mull this piece before scribbling it onto the web. This weekend saw something incredibly positive happen for Cornwall that proves a major point I’ve been standing on for several years. People in the region care more about Arts and CultureContinue Reading
CFN – In what must be a terrible embarrassing moment Glengarry Prescott Russell Liberal MPP Grant Crack seems to be caught playing solitaire on his tablet at Queen’s Park. MPP Crack has not responded to CFN as of publication of this story. The photo was captured from the facebook pageContinue Reading
Volunteers are leading social change and impacting communities around the world. Every year during National Volunteer Week, we have the opportunity to celebrate their efforts and contributions. This year, during National Volunteer Week, taking place between April 12-18, let’s shine the light on the hard work and dedication of allContinue Reading
Dear Editor, I am a concerned Canadian citizen and believe it is my civic duty to protect the rights of children in our country and our community from segregation. The act of separating English and French children on different buses is promoting segregation and division across both linguistic groups. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/acadian-society-says-bilingual-buses-promote-assimilation-1.3019136 . Tensions are rising inContinue Reading