South Stormont Deputy Mayor Tammy Hart is in legal trouble again after being served with a lawsuit for Abuse of Process after filing a complaint against a local legal representative. Also served were Mrs. Ruth Currier, and Mr. Robert “Bob” Noble. The action stems from a complaint the derangedContinue Reading
It was in a speech on March 4, 1933, that Franklin D. Roosevelt mentioned for the first time the concept that he would deliver 100 days of action now that he was elected. Since then the 100 day mark has become a pretty common marker when looking at a newlyContinue Reading
How many times during a week do you hear people ask why the price of gasoline is still so high when the price of oil has dropped so much? While we hear rhetoric about possible issues, the real focus should be on the Federal and Provincial governments allowing for gougingContinue Reading
The Culturel Canadien Cornwall Croquet Club has a lease with the city and it is located in Mattice Park, at 44 Edward St. The Club has a long history in Cornwall, they have been in existence since 1917. The Club has not been active for a few years and asContinue Reading
Santa’s trip over Canada this year will be a bit different. With a chance of hitting 20 celsius this Christmas Eve it might not be hot cocoa and layers kind of weather. Stores are reporting grumpier less Christmas like cheer with a Green Christmas. So your friendly scribbler decided toContinue Reading
It’s interesting to see what hits a button with people and what doesn’t? In this age of internet newspapers like CFN we get to see direct results by page view counts, comments, and of course Social Media chatter. In 2015 we also live in an age of near OrwellianContinue Reading
The City of Cornwall would like to provide an update on legal matters surrounding the storage tanks site operated by Trillium Distribution Cornwall Inc. in the Cornwall Port area. On December 9, 2013, City Council passed an Interim Control By-law to prohibit development on the storage tanks site. In addition,Continue Reading
Incredulously enough City Council asked the very person at the root of the Chem tank cover up scandal to issue a report, which he did last month. Bob Peters is the number two in our Economic Development office. His tome to council reads like a game of Three Card Monte.Continue Reading
Don’t you just love how a party’s election promises suddenly disappear once they gain power? We have already seen that in just over a month with the Liberals- remember their limited deficits that they were going to run? So far we have seen the Trudeau gang throw our money aroundContinue Reading
I mulled over whether to write this story or not. I get abused and attacked every time I highlight something negative about our city; even though what I write about is true. When I wrote about Swastikas in a local high school and used the R word it ledContinue Reading
Another mass shooting in the US of A. Sadly our neighbors to the South are entrenched in a head space that never will be resolved unless those that wish to take action. The question is whether there are enough Americans that actually want to take action. This writer willContinue Reading
Has there ever been a tax increase that councilor Bernadette Clement or Elaine MacDonald ever turned down? With a management report requesting nearly a 5% single year jacking of the water rates in Cornwall she, Elaine MacDonald, and her puppy Councilor Carilyne MacDonald were the only three on councilContinue Reading
I’ve always been firm believer that if you’re going to do something go all in so in a sense I have to give self described “hack” Todd Lihou credit, but there’s a certain disclosure in his editorial in this week’s tiny 28 page release of TC media’s Seaway News. Mr.Continue Reading
In a quadruple media reference this morning a very interesting topic was discussed; online comments by viewers. The media trend now is to shut them down. Locally the Postmedia owned Standard Freeholder has had them shut down for quite awhile, while two other outlets hyper moderate. In ourContinue Reading
Obscene is one way to put it. The way arbitrators treat taxpayers is what I’m referring to. The latest labour contract arbitration award for Cornwall firefighters is nothing short of obscene and short-sighted. In brief the firefighters received 1.5% for Jan. 1, 2013, 1% for July 1, 2013, 1.5% forContinue Reading
I apparently slept through a 3.2 Earthquake that rocked the Eastern part of Cornwall. Social media is stirring with people asking others if they felt the tremblor? Our region has frequent rumbles, but we have never had a “Big One”. The 3.2 quake was centered only a fewContinue Reading
What can you say when someone runs on a campaign against City Hall corruption featuring a Whistle blower at his campaign opening and essentially turns his back on her after getting elected? Why that’s almost like stabbing the person that got you elected or having to find a judge toContinue Reading
It’s sad when pundits…or hacks as in the case of Todd Lihou of the Seaway Media try to make hay on the suffering and misfortune of others. I just read a very strange and bizarre editorial by Mr. Lihou on the Syrian refugee crisis and his suggestion that there’s plentyContinue Reading