Short meeting at city hall last night as Council wasn’t in the mood to fight after Mayor Bob Kilger’s message of condolence to the family of Vanetia Warner who passed away from H1N1 this past weekend. L I N K Cornwall is reeling from the impact of losing the firstContinue Reading
L I N K You have to give Quebec credit when credit is due. No word yet on Ontario following suit. “But while provinces like Ontario have not offered to top up a pension shortfall, the Quebec government, which passed legislation in January providing funding relief to Québec registered pensionContinue Reading
Want a glimpse into how Cornwall is run? Want to meet the people that make the decisions that impact your life here in Cornwall? City Council is tonight at 7 PM at City Hall on Pitt Street. So many people complain about this issue or that, but if you don’tContinue Reading
This is the first story of our intern Markus Noé. It’s our tiny way of trying to help the youth of Cornwall find their place in the community doing the things that mean the most to them. We hope you enjoy Markus’ first effort for us, and we hope toContinue Reading
L I NK – Kevin Lajoie reports for the Freeholder; “During a strategic planning session Friday, city council all but formally rejected the possibility of setting up a ward system, and they also poured cold water on the idea of reducing their own ranks. On the whole, the majority ofContinue Reading
The man looks like a mayor doesn’t he? Good news for Cornwall; Bob Kilger has announced that he intends to stay around and continue his work for at least one more term. It’s not an easy job; and sometimes the decisions he makes aren’t popular, but he’s facing the challengeContinue Reading
When you have a gathering of 11 wise and learned people around a table of council you hope for good things. When the city sold Cornwall Electric a fund was created, “The Progress Fund” and this was to help pay for things that Cornwall would need down the road orContinue Reading
It’s so odd that we have to legislate things that should be a given or simply reinforce what should be laws. Company A stiffs their employees and essentially gets off the hook with all of their executives in the clear. Bad Desperate Man holds up a Cab and ends upContinue Reading
L I N K Like watching movies and video on the net? Your bill could go up. Listen to live radio? Your bill can go up. Want faster net speeds? Throttling is being allowed by the CRTC and that’s not a good trend. Besides limiting the use of the netContinue Reading
Up until the death of Analog TV you could put up your antenna and pull in free local signals. That’s how TV has worked for years. The ability to put up a transmitter was strictly enforced by the Government via the CRTC which controls radio and tv and what licensingContinue Reading
Jack Layton spoke, so did Gilles Duceppe and Michael Ignatieff. The Conservatives hid in the house suggesting that the mess was the Province’s area. I think that’s called passing the buck. And judging from the video footage there are a lot of voters out there who won’t ever vote ConservativeContinue Reading
Wow, that’s a mouthful. L I N K “Kilger didn’t completely rule out the prospect of taking on additional projects such as a new arts centre — an idea which has been floating around for some time — however he cautioned that the city’s financial picture will have toContinue Reading
This video was just posted on http://www.akwesasnepeoplesfire.com/ which is a website with a unique insight into the goings on at the tent in Akwesasne. There’s so much spin out there and so much that hasn’t been covered. It’s good to see the perspective from those at the center ofContinue Reading
I would like to humbly and formally welcome all of you Conservative readers out there who seem to be taking the time to vote in our polls. We’ve seen a rash of Conservative votes this past weekend. Don’t be shy. Post your comments. We don’t bite or suspend your rightContinue Reading
Even if I am not a big fan of our MP Guy Lauzon, the day I received his big blue sheet Getting Things Done for SDSG, I ran over to my neighbour, who’s not interested in politics, to show him how rich and what a good person our MP isContinue Reading
A tiny item snuck through this week’s city council meeting in Cornwall. I love how council defers tough issues to city management for assessment and reports. Usually it’s done so with the tacit goal of management coming back with justification with council’s desire. So is this concept of reducing cityContinue Reading
L I N K Guy Lauzon has been shown to not be too good with numbers. In light of the report tabled by Gerard Kennedy our MP and head of caucus all but dismissed the numbers as fictitious. He’s a scoffing, snorting wonder who probably spends way too much timeContinue Reading
The Standard Free Holder’s Kevin Lajoie had most of his story picked up nationally. A picture of our MP, Guy Lauzon is on the Bourque Newswatch Homepage along with a link to an abbreviated version of Kevin’s story that appears in the Ottawa Sun. It’s funny how a story canContinue Reading