CFN – The Seaway News ran the photo on the left in a story about sign defacements in South Stormont Ontario. LINK Defacing signs like this is horrible. The election is a fierce race with sides being drawn due to the Deputy Mayor’s rodeos with Integrity Commissioner Robert SwayzeContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Cornwall can at times seem like a place that never connected to the rest of the world and where rules and customs followed elsewhere don’t seem to matter? As a matter of fact when some of the residents in power are confronted or asked a question theContinue Reading
CFN- We are asking all candidates to fill out our mini survey so the public can get to know them better. We are posting them as they arrive in chronological order. Up is rookie council candidate Justin Towndale. 1. Who are you? I’m 31 years old, born in Toronto, but raisedContinue Reading
The Arts are something we roll out every election in Cornwall. These last few years have seen them politicized with Elaine MacDonald bullying her way through them with the use of a few Trillium grants. Currently Cornwall subsidizes the Aultsville Theatre and has subsidized our local art gallery; bothContinue Reading
The term is “Muni Wifi” or Munifi . I know it’s popular right now in the campaign to point out the failure and corruption; the lies, the bullying, hiding of mail, boycotting local businesses, and abuse of the municipal act by our current mayor and council; but I thinkContinue Reading
CFN- We are asking all candidates to fill out our mini survey so the public can get to know them better. We are posting them as they arrive in chronological order. Up is former councilor Mark A MacDonald. 1. Who are you? My name is Mark A. MacDonald. IContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Leslie O’Shaughnessy showed a little rust. After all it’d been over a year since he left public office; but he warmed up as the capacity crowd at the Ramada In who listened to him talk about why he resigned in protest from his role as City Councilor ofContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – So I was asked by someone on my election team how I could cover Leslie O’Shaughnessy’s campaign kick off event last night seeing as I am running against him and Mayor Kilger in the election? It’s a valid question; but then I guess after nearly six yearsContinue Reading
(Andre Rivette seated and chatting with candidate Mark A MacDonald) CORNWALL Ontario – In a surprising announcement long time veteran councilor Andre Rivette came out in support of Leslie O’Shaughnessy over incumbent Bob Kilger and rookie mayoralty candidate Jamie Gilcig Friday night at a capacity room in the Ramada. Mr.Continue Reading
CFN- We are asking all candidates to fill out our mini survey so the public can get to know them better. We are posting them as they arrive in chronological order. Up is first time Cornwall candidate for council Davey Bedard. 1. Who are you? Born and raised in Cornwall,Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Did Bob Kilger get away with cheating on his campaign expenses in the last election? We queried Ms Helen Finn, Clerk of the City of Cornwall, who is in charge of the election, after Gilles Latour of Latour Wealth Management was arrested for fraud. Mayor KilgerContinue Reading
CFN- We are asking all candidates to fill out our mini survey so the public can get to know them better. We are posting them as they arrive in chronological order. Up is first time Cornwall candidate for council Mike O’Neil. 1. Who are you? I was born, raised andContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – When Norm Levac was announced as CAO after the Paul Fitzpatrick scandal there was some hope from politico’s in the city as Mr. Levac was well liked and respected; but sadly Mr. Levac just took the extra college money for his kids for a few years andContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – That wacky Todd Lihou shows again why he most likely should not be employed as an editor of any actual media outlet that cares about the principles of journalism He just did an opinion piece about the election. After several “news” stories where he violates theContinue Reading
CFN- We are asking all candidates to fill out our mini survey so the public can get to know them better. We are posting them as they arrive in chronological order. Up is former councilor Mary Ann Hug. 1) Who are you? I am a healthcare worker in ourContinue Reading
CFN– We are asking all candidates to fill out our mini survey so the public can get to know them better. We are posting them as they arrive in chronological order. Up is second time candidate Todd Bennett. 1) Who are you? I will be celebrating my 25 weddingContinue Reading
CFN– We are asking all candidates to fill out our mini survey so the public can get to know them better. First up is long time Cornwall Councillor Andre Rivette. Councillor Andre Rivette 1) 1) Who are you? I was first elected to Cornwall City Council in 1998 where IContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario Mayoralty candidate Leslie O’Shaughnessy will be holding a meet and greet on Friday, September 19th, 2014, from 7-9 PM He will be speaking about why he left City Council this last term, and his vision for the future of Cornwall. The event will take place atContinue Reading