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CORNWALL Ontario – The buzz around City Hall via the Chem Tanks is that shortly Economic Development head Mark Boileau will be shifted out into Stephen Alexander’s gig, and that Bob “Vienna Sausage” Peters will take over the department. Now of course this is rumour and speculation; but it sadlyContinue Reading

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CORNWALL Ontario – Humility can be a great lesson.   What we are learning today as Transport Canada and the Federal government allowed Trillium Distribution Cornwall Inc. to pour concrete and finish their Chemical tanks on our waterfront is that when you don’t work together you lose. In this caseContinue Reading

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The City of Cornwall has a bylaw, that (in short), prohibits the use of excessive noise at all times in quiet zones, and all other zones from roughly 7PM (or 9PM, and even 11PM) until 7AM.   The last three nights there have been constant snow removal teams working outsideContinue Reading

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CORNWALL Ontario –  The City of Cornwall has responded to construction starting again on the old Kaneb Oil Tank property by Trillium Distribution Cornwall Inc. today as well as that company’s appeal of its bylaw designed to stop construction on the waterfront. CFN has learned that concrete was scheduled toContinue Reading

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CFN – Once again we have a spending scandal occupying the attention of Canadians. This time however, it doesn’t involve our esteemed senators but two former generals, Andrew Leslie who is presently a senior Liberal advisor and Daniel Menard who retired in disgrace from the armed forces. Leslie claimed $72,000Continue Reading

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CORNWALL Ontario – The Chemical tanks on the former Kaneb Oil tank site issue is  heating up  again.   Some of the questions I get in conversation is what I would have done if I had been mayor or on council in regards to the tanks as much of theContinue Reading

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Councillors and Mayor, A recent post on a local news site suggested that something like $600,000 dollars was spent by the city for food stuffs and food provision.   I found a 2013 budget document from the City of Cornwall that roughly confirms that information.   Please be kind enoughContinue Reading

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CFN – Del Jones announced today that he intends to seek the provincial Liberal nomination for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry. “This is a critical time in the history of our province and I believe that I can make a difference”, he said. “I have the experience, skills and ability to get thingsContinue Reading

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CORNWALL Ontario – Gerry Benson and his friends on the Community Action Group are funny cats.    I’ve been a member for two years now and receive no information from them nor does this group do much except send the odd email.   While they make a valid point theyContinue Reading

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MUNICIPAL ELECTION MEETING Who — Mark A. MacDonald What — I will be hosting a meeting for future municipal candidates and those that are thinking of entering the municipal race.  Advertisements with details will appear in local media next week. Where — Air Force Wing in Cornwall. When — Thursday, FebruaryContinue Reading

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CORNWALL Ontario – Holy Gilles Latour surprise surprise, Trillium Distribution Cornwall Inc. filed an appeal of Cornwall’s hastily put together by law. They of course waited until the very last day thus dragging things down and I gather hoping that the waters, or chemicals, would cool? This will lead toContinue Reading

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CORNWALL Ontario – I not a big fans of muzzles.    My legal counsel of course has me muzzled right now.    Today by now many of you have read the extremely zealous recounting in other media and the Police blotter regarding a charge laid against myself yesterday here inContinue Reading

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CFN– One of the problems with politics is that you have to filter the message and sometimes legitimate criticism is muted because of the adversarial nature of the Partisan political system. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne just celebrated one year of office.   Ms Wynne clearly was the Liberal Party makingContinue Reading

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CFN– If Quebec Premier Pauline Marois and her Separatist friends are serious about a Spring snap election I would suggest that she call it an all or nothing call.   That a vote for her party is a vote clearly for separation and that if granted a majority government itContinue Reading