Cornwall ON – Plenty actually! I reallize that the Tories are on a roll and trying desperately to oust McGuinty at every turn but this one is beyond the pale. . Tim Hudak recently intimated that Ontarians are paying a 150% increase in hydro fees. I’m really not sure howContinue Reading
Queen’s Park ON – Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak said Ontario families want change from constant nickel and diming – and end mandatory smart meter tax machines – that are stretching the family budget to the limit and running up bills for small businesses. At a time when hydroContinue Reading
Queens Park ON – “On behalf of the Ontario PC Party, I want to congratulate Prime Minister Stephen Harper upon the election of a Conservative majority government. “Yesterday’s results show Ontario families overwhelmingly voted in support of a government that focuses on their priorities. “It’s clear they want a governmentContinue Reading
Toronto ON – “Ontario families today awoke to news that Osama bin Laden has been killed. This brings an end to a terrible chapter in the lives of all of us who so vividly remember September 11, 2001. More than 3,000 people died that day, including 24 Canadians.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Stormont, Dundas and South Glengarry paid tribute last evening to retiring MPP Jim Brownell at a dinner hosted by the local Provincial Liberal Association at the Best Western. A crowd of more than 200 attendees from all over the United Counties and across the province celebrated theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Ontario Conservative leader Tim Hudak visited Cornwall Ontario to meet with party faithful and executive members of the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce earlier this week. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMC-CzFGxYQ Mr. Hudak was touring Ontario visiting Chambers of Commerce to consult with some of his ideas such as changing the ArbitrationContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Earth Matters has received a note from a concerned reader who is very concerned about an open pit mine which has been proposed in Melancthon Township on Hwy 124, just north of Shelburne. . The Highland Companies (owned by a Boston Hedge Fund) has filed an applicationContinue Reading
Pat Finucan wants to be your Liberal candidate in SD&SG in the upcoming Provincial elections in October! Here are some people in the area that would like to see Mr. Finucan win the nomination. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDrCCpNzYk4 Pam Maloney wants you to vote for Pat httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8RMzxVeH_o So does Paul Lefevbre httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0qkHZTawVo …theseContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – It’s going to be a very busy Political Round Table on Seawayradio.com Tuesday morning starting at 9:00 AM! We start the show with Mayor Jim McDonell who just won the Conservative Nomination in SD&SG. We had Mayor McDonell on last month and it should be interestingContinue Reading
Avonmore ON – Tawgi Secondary school was the setting for the Conservatives of SD&SG to have their nomination for their candidate in the October Provincial election. Mayor Jim McDonell of South Glengarry Township Ontario edged out David Guy. It was a fairly close contest with over 1600 member eligibleContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – L’Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario (AFO) accueille favorablement le budget ontarien présenté le 29 mars dernier par le gouvernement McGuinty. L’AFO est plus particulièrement contente des annonces dans les domaines de la santé, de l’éducation, de la culture et des arts, ainsi que de l’agriculture. Mais,Continue Reading
Queen’s Park ON – Ontario’s family farms can now count on stable financial support to weather unpredictable times so Ontarians can keep enjoying healthy, locally grown food. Premier Dalton McGuinty highlighted Ontario’s new risk management programs and thanked farmers for their creativity and innovation today at the annual Summit onContinue Reading
Dear Editor: The March 29 Ontario budget is a status quo budget. It does not do enough to help people in our riding who are struggling to make ends meet. The HST is taking $800 a year out of the average family budget. The budget should have focused on making life more affordableContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Jack MacLaren pulled a Rob Ford like upset in besting long time MPP Norm Sterling to get the nod for the PC riding of Carleton- Mississippi Mills in the upcoming Ontario Provincial elections. The riding became a shooting match after first timer Mr. MacLaren’s fight to getContinue Reading
Dear Sir, . Counties Councilor Jim McDonell, who is a candidate for the Provincial Conservative Party’s nomination, is quoted as saying that it will cost an extra $3 million to mow the Counties’ roadsides if we cease the controversial spraying program. . The annual cost of the Counties mowing isContinue Reading
Long Sault ON – South Stormont Deputy Mayor Tammy Hart surprised her council counterparts by announcing Wednesday night that she could no longer support the proposed Canadian Bio Pellet plant set to be built in Ingleside Ontario. The evening started out well enough with South Stormont receiving a cheque forContinue 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
Courtice ON – Greenpeace members are delaying the hearings for an expansion of the Darlington Nuclear facility at Hope Fellowship Church 1685 Bloor Street, Courtice. The Japanese crisis is fueling the protest and Canadians fears not only of Nuclear power in general, but about safety and precautions to protect peopleContinue Reading