I have been a regular contributor for the last half year now, writing ‘Letters to the Editor’ to various Cornwall media on the Language Debate that seems to have anchored itself within the City of Cornwall; especially in regards to government hiring practices. There are those of us who have outlinedContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall residents asked if there was in fact an Earthquake last night that struck shortly after City Council ended? One insider equated the event to the spouting of gas from City Hall as a form of Fracking. No damage was reported; mostly it gave people something toContinue Reading
CFN – Great news! Cornwall Transit Customer Survey is up and running. Click here to complete it; forms are also available on the bus. Having a car, I don’t often use it myself although I have when I have preferred to go somewhere and not have parking hassles. But I didContinue Reading
CFN – The phone rings. It’s Darlene Walsh, a nurse at CCH who’s extremely upset as she’s been called in for a hearing about an interview she gave CFN a few weeks ago. LINK She’s afraid that she’s going to be fired and asks that I come into the meetingContinue Reading
CFN – Bright and early last Monday morning, some members and supporters of the area’s Language Fairness for All group descended upon Cornwall Community Hospital in a demonstration designed to coincide with a three day hospital accreditation site visit. CCH Board Chairperson Helene Periard escorted the four member inspection teamContinue Reading
This is history in the making and too important to pass up. South Stormont Council anticipates raising the bar for Ontario and for the rest of Canada at its September 26th meeting. Council will vote on a ground-breaking resolution to honour a section of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms by committingContinue Reading
Official Bilingualism could be compared to a ‘smoke ring’. This ring in Ontario, centered around Ontario’s French Language Services Act, included 22 designated areas of the province, and has gradually spread outward taking in more and more areas. Recently it was revealed that there are now 25 designated areas, which encompasses almost allContinue Reading
CFN – My apologies to those of you who have asked why I’ve commented so little these past two weeks. Things are nuts here at CFN. There are not enough hours in the day. We are busy working on getting Seaway TV going and getting our Christmas print issueContinue Reading
CFN – Our family has been enjoying the weekly fresh offerings of our Local Area Food Producers. “First time ever” items discovered and taste tested this year are summer squash and garlic scapes. The yellow summer squash had a texture and consistency of zucchini. We chose to simply slice theContinue Reading
CFN – Judging by the thermometer, summer is in full swing. And, the locally grown farm-fresh produce at Cornwall Seaway Valley Growers’ Market is abundant. This is Cornwall’s original farmers’ market which, in recent years, is located in the Brick parking lot, 1525 Pitt Street in Cornwall. Some of the vendors are open toContinue Reading
CFN – Preparations are well underway for the 2012 Canada Day Celebrations in Lamoureux Park, but one development may come as an unwelcome shock to some. There has been a bit of a stir in a particular Facebook group. A post titled: “Announcing Cornwall’s ‘DE-Beautify Lamoreux Park’ program. Sad!” caughtContinue Reading
CFN – Two lucky winners received the keys to their brand new 2012 Toyota Corolla on Thursday June 21st. . The winning ticket was shared by Elaine Etherington and Amy McCosham. Pictured are Rachel’s Kids board members: L to R: Michelle Contant, Helen Dawkes-Brown, Amy and Elaine and Dr. Rachel Navaneelan. .Continue Reading
Our Philosophy: English is the working language of Canada and much of the world. A grasp of ALL other languages should be considered an asset, but not mandatory. People are equal, but languages are not. Our Mission Statement: Fair hiring practices for ALL Canadians through representation by population. Our Motto: Continue Reading
CFN – Members and supporters of the local newly re-branded Language Fairness for All – LFA group were joined by members of the Ottawa based umbrella group Canadians for Language Fairness outside of the Chesterville Legion this Wednesday evening. . The delegation was there in anticipation of an opportunity toContinue Reading
CFN – Being part of the CCH Bilingual Nurse protest is a bit like being the fat guy or gal in high college. They get laid, but nobody wants to own it. While Chris Cameron and his team get a lot of pats on the back and emailsContinue Reading
CFN – It’s said that you can fool some of the people some of the time, but not on a good TV night… Provincial 3rd Place Finisher, Cornwall Ontario City Councilor, and a bunch of other titled Elaine MacDonald led the charge by an esteemed panel to talk aboutContinue Reading
CFN – As we pass the three month mark of the Cornwall Ontario Community Hospital Bilingual Nurse protest Chris Cameron and his team dropped off their petition of over 3,000 signatures to SD&G MPP Jim McDonell at his office in Cornwall. The MPP and I had some one on oneContinue Reading
PROTEST RALLY EQUALITY FOR ALL _________________________________ WHEN: MAY 26 SATURDAY 1 PM WHERE: CORNWALL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WHY: ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN DISADVANTAGED BY “LANGUAGE” DISCRIMINATORY HIRING PRACTICES NEEDS TO ATTEND. DO IT FOR YOURSELF, YOUR KIDS, YOUR GRANDKIDS….JUST DO IT!!!!!!! Cornwall Ontario Nurse Christopher Cameron and his group are organizing anotherContinue Reading