CORNWALL Ontario – Politics has been compared to war in some ways; but sometimes it’s just petty and sometimes it’s just personal. Maybe it’s because The Seaway News is the number three media in Cornwall? ( they moved up after Corus Radio shut down its newsroom losing three jobs inContinue Reading
CFN – It is hard to believe that it is 30 years ago today that I was a young campaign manager sitting in our riding election office trying to find ways to keep our candidate busy (and out of our hair) on what was then an election day- September 4th,Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Two familiar faces joined the race for council in Cornwall as incumbents Maurice Dupelle and Denis Carr signed up officially. They contrast as it was Dupelle’s first term on council and Carr is the longest serving elected official. Where Dupelle was learning the ropes and actuallyContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Maybe the commute to Ottawa is wearing him down; but Cornwall Ontario Mayor Bob Kilger skipped the first political event of the election as the majority of candidates appeared before the members of the FOCUS ART group in Cornwall Ontario to talk about arts and funding. PresentContinue Reading
Greetings: The upcoming Labour Council debate is a prime example of doing the same thing and expecting a different result. It’s an attempt by the CDLC to push their own agenda and it only results in dividing candidates.Chemical tanks on our waterfront, resignations, criminal charges, huge payoffs, and closed doorContinue Reading
CFN – Can you start to feel the election fever around here as the signs are popping up in people’s yards and the propaganda fills our news feeds? This is the time where as a community we can band together and voice our opinions through votes about how we feelContinue Reading
CFN – Today is Labour Day and I just read about the Toronto Star cutting jobs. Of course they are getting flak from Unions; but there is a certain reality that we as a society are facing. 2% or cost of living raises may seem fair; but certain jobsContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Convicted Fraudster Neil Shah was denied day parole recently. Mr. Shah is the son of Cornwall Doctor, Nat Shah, who has won Cornwall Citizen of the Year honours. What’s particularly heinous about Neil Shah is that most of his frauds were committed after he was firstContinue Reading
(Debbie & Chris Cameron with sons Brody & Caelan) CFN – Local activist Christopher Cameron has taken the plunge and will be running for Council in South Stormont Ontario. Mr. Cameron was raised in South Stormont, and his family goes back for over 230 years, and were United Empire LoyalistContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – CUPE has filed a grievance on behalf of security workers that were terminated Friday August 22, 2014. Mary Unan, speaking from Toronto, shared that the process is underway with a hearing scheduled in October that will hopefully reinstate them. For the 6-8 workers who lost their jobsContinue Reading
CFN – The latest Abacus poll was interesting as its numbers show how few people think anything would change under a Liberal or NDP government. For instance under a Liberal government, 46% don’t think there would be any difference when it comes to job creation. For the environment 51% don’tContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – I hate fake. I hate fake flowers. I hate fake stuff. Mostly I really am not a fan of fake people and fake spin; especially when it’s petty. Yesterday some very silly persons appearing to lack personal integrity tried to showboat with an ALS Ice Bucket challenge.Continue Reading
CFN – A looming municipal election invites a wide range of citizens to declare their candidacy for public office and share their vision of the city’s future. Over the past 30-years, various candidates have promised to work to bring high paying jobs to Cornwall, repeatedly singing the hymn “IContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Our city’s 18th candidate for Council is Heather Megill. Ms Megill is a long time resident of Cornwall originally from Newfoundland. She previously ran for council in 1994 and 1997. We chatted on facebook while she’s visiting back in Pouch Cove, a very old fishing community.Continue Reading
(photo:facebook) CORNWALL Ontario – Imagine using ALS as a cause to play petty small town politics? That’s exactly what some media outlets did in Cornwall Ontario today. Many across social media are using the ALS challenge for the right reasons of raising awareness; but many are also using itContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Since December 2011 The City of Cornwall, and in particular Mayor Kilger, has led a boycott that has impacted CFN. It was borne of a lie and has spread its tentacles wide and deep not only hurting our news outlet; but hurting the community and economy ofContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – It’s showtime! Labour Day will be the kick start of the Municipal elections in this part of Ontario and CFN and The South Stormont News have some very special election specials for candidates! With over 65,000 unique visitors per month; mostly concentrated between Cornwall, Kingston, andContinue Reading
CFN – Where to start; the political climate in this area is absolutely scary. This does not feel like a community, this feels like a battle between good and evil. I do not believe I need to define who is who, anyone with a functioning brain can see thatContinue Reading