CFN – Hurricane Hart might be upgraded to Tornado after the Deputy Mayor of South Stormont reacted to the Integrity commissioner Robert Swayze’s report regarding her behavior towards staff and council. Ms Hart reacted by calling the Standard Freeholder’s Greg Peerenboom over to her farm and giving him an earfulContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – It’s been an odd week. Cold meds, Cornwall, a ton of introspection and thoughts about life during my 49th year. A day when every single insecurity and neurosis I have exploded. It also included being so very grateful for my friends and family. My critters,Continue Reading
CFN – The biggest farce of the Rob Ford reality show that the world has been enjoying this past week, month, term, has been the media frenzy. . There are always agendas. It’s not that Mr. Ford is some innocent. It’s not that he’s misunderstood. It’s the bizarre hypocrisyContinue Reading
CFN – Journalism is a funny business. At the heart of it is the act of informing the public of news in the community. Deeper it’s about holding people accountable for the community. It’s serving the community from helping find lost dogs to exposing scandals. February willContinue Reading
CFN – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has waded into the Rob Ford situation again. This time she’s released a new statement. “As I have said from day one, we have been watching this situation closely and listening carefully. Events obviously continue to move quickly. The things we areContinue Reading
CFN – In last night’s regularly scheduled meeting of the South Stormont Town Council there were no presentations and no demonstrations, just the ordinary business of the township. Only the department reports and motions and by-laws that are common during these meetings were on the agenda. The OPP presented aContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Free News viewers Mary Bray and the Cameron family headed up to Upper Canada Village to catch Prime Minister Stephen Harper join the Remembrance Day event with the SD&G Glen’s commemoration of the Battle of Crysler’s Farm and the War of 1812 when Canada whooped our AmericanContinue Reading
Firstly, I have no objections to any moderate municipal tax increases but monies should be used to maintain the current services offered to ratepayers. If in fact the city of Cornwall for 2013 has new assessments totaling some 25 million dollars then these and future assessments that create tax dollarsContinue Reading
Our taxes are too high and this is why! The Police Board should only negotiate a one year contract and they should not be making agreements that extend beyond their mandate. I urge Council at its next regular meeting to discuss the upcoming Police Contract and make sureContinue Reading
CFN – Remembrance Day has a lot of meaning for millions around the world. 2013 marks the 75th Anniversary of The Night of Broken Glass or Kristallnacht as it’s known. At least 91 Jews were killed in the attacks, and 30,000 were arrested and incarcerated in concentration camps. Jewish homes, hospitals,Continue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Since Denis Sabourin moved into Cornwall Ontario from Monkland there are many wondering if he’ll be taking the plunge back into the political spectrum? While some are asking if he’d run again for MP (he fared better than Bernadette Clement did, and without a two year leadContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Cornwall Memes captured the interest of the region. The childish, rude, and insulting Facebook page ridiculed City Hall, local schools, and the “Culture” and institutions of Cornwall Ontario. The page drew over 5,500 “likes” in just one month eclipsing the actual City of Cornwall’s FacebookContinue Reading
CFN – So I was sitting naked inside of my steam tent wondering, nay, pondering life. It didn’t really work; the tiny chair was out of the question; the stool I had was too tall; I just sat in the tent waiting for the heating unit to pump gloriousContinue Reading
Duffy, Walin, Brazeau, the Ford brothers, record deficits, and over 300,000 temporary foreign workers taking jobs away from over 1,300,000 unemployed Canadians; how could Canadians ever forget the sound judgement of Prime Minister Harper? One could say it has been a fun ride, except that it has been a huge embarrassment forContinue Reading
CFN – A new public opinion poll released today finds that more than eight out of every ten people in Ontario support a ban on pesticides linked by scientists to bee deaths. Friends of the Earth Canada (FOE) commissioned the poll to discover whether or not Ontarians were concerned aboutContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Bill Kingston is one whacky dude and it’s not just his choice of hat. Today he commented on the double standard of drug use by politicians. In his best John Baird impression Wild Bill angrily blarted things that aren’t in touch with reality. He tries toContinue Reading
CFN– We humans are an odd lot. Imagine how screwed up the politics of the City of Toronto are that Rob Ford was elected mayor in the first place. While there are countless reasons why he should step down the biggest reason is that he is a bad actor.Continue Reading
CFN – If you listen to the chatter amongst Conservative Hill staff, the government has enacted its revenge and punished the three senators who embarrassed the party and the Prime Minister. To them revenge is sweet, now it is forward to the 2015 election. Roll out the good news announcements,Continue Reading