Cornwall ON – I don’t get to many United Counties of SD&G meetings, but I should. Monday’s meeting featured a presentation by David Rawnsley of Citizens Against Roadside Spraying. There was actually a nice sized crowd to support Mr. Rawnsley and his position that the Counties could save $55,000Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Tuesday mornings starting at 9:00 AM it’s time for the Political Round Table on Seawayradio.com with your host Jamie Gilcig and pundits Joe Gunn & Denis Sabourin. Now we have a special edition as Denis has decided to put his name forward to become the Liberal nomineeContinue Reading
Queens Park ON – Ontario is proposing changes to its sex offender registry that would, if passed, align the provincial registry with recent changes to the federal registry. These changes would maintain the efficient sharing of information between both registries to support local crime investigations and help police services betterContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Mark A MacDonald is expanding his knowledge base in his quest to become the Liberal candidate for SD&SG Ontario in the upcoming Provincial election. He went down to Toronto to attend The Chicken Farmer’s of Canada AGM with Mashoud Junjua. He’s pictured left with Mr. Junjua andContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Best Western PLUS Parkway Inn & Conference Centre was abuzz Thursday night as nearly 100 Provincial Liberal members came out in the frigid cold, with a Habs game on the tube to listen to the three candidates to replace popular MPP Jim Brownell. There were noContinue Reading
Winchester ON – The McGuinty government is helping an eastern Ontario hospital retain experienced and valuable nurses in its workforce. . Winchester District Memorial Hospital in Winchester has been selected to receive $21, 574 to implement the Late Career Nurse Initiative (LCNI). The LCNI will allow nurses 55 years of age and olderContinue Reading
Queens Park – Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak once again called on Dalton McGuinty to come clean on why families will be charged until 2018 for the debt retirement charge (DRC) that should be on track to be paid off next year. The Ontario PCs are calling for a forensicContinue Reading
Queens Park – ON – Tim Hudak was on the Warpath today at Queen’s Park lashing out at the McGuinty government over Wind Power. Today in the Legislature, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak called on the McGuinty Liberals to restore the say of local councils in determining where industrial windContinue Reading
Queens Park ON – Ontario is one step closer to strengthening protections for seniors in retirement homes across the province. Proposed regulations under the Retirement Homes Act, 2010 were developed after extensive consultations and include: Care and safety standards – resident care plans, food safety, falls prevention, requirements for emergency andContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – It looks like the run for the Liberal nomination in SD&SG Ontario is going to be a 3 horse race; although some are speculating that it may be as many as 5 shortly! Long time Liberal mover and shaker and pundit on Seawayradio.com, Denis Sabourin is expectedContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The worst kept political secret was let out of the bag Wednesday afternoon at the Best Western PLUS Parkway Inn & Conference Centre in Cornwall Ontario as Pat Finucan announced his intentions to seek the Liberal nomination for SD&SG in the upcoming Provincial election. So far hisContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Politics is fascinating. Some people seem to be born to one partisan party and never consider anything other than the party line. Then there are others that make changes as their lives changes. There’s an old adage about being crazy if you’re not a Communist when you’re under 25Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Click the banner to listen LIVE or after via Podcast to The Political Round Table on Seawayradio.com ! Every Tuesday morning starting at 9:00AM pundits Joe Gunn & Denis Sabourin share their views on what’s going on politically whether it be around the world or around theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Breakfast Ham wasn’t only on the plates of the capacity room at the Ramada Wednesday morning as Breakfast Connections hosted a slew of area politicians. There were mayors, wardens, more mayors, an MPP, MP, and at least one candidate for MPP in the upcomingContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – An interesting mix of data came across my desk today regarding unemployment in Ontario and Cornwall. There’s some good and some bad news, but ultimately we’re doing great considering the world economy and especially that of our neighbors to the south! First off our regular EconomistContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I caught up with Cornwall City Councilor Mr. Maurice Dupelle today. He’s busy attacking his first term on council with a lot of zest and vigour. We talked tonight about his new position as the city council appointee to the Youth Advisory council and some ofContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Three new bridges in Cornwall will help ensure long-term safety, create about 216 jobs and support the environment. The work includes: § Removing and rebuilding the eastbound and westbound Highway 401 bridges over the CNR line, east of Boundary Road at Cornwall § Building a new bridge over HighwayContinue Reading
In 2007, Dalton Mcguinty ripped up a previously-prepared plan on rebuilding hydro that would have cost $60 billion and after experimenting with energy policy over the last three years the Liberals now say their plan will cost $87 billion. The people of Ontario know the real cost may be billions higher as nothing ever comes in on budget and Mcguinty can’tContinue Reading