Cornwall Ontario – Running for office isn’t the only way to help a community. For many it’s a vain ego thing. I just turned down a new provincial party looking for a local candidate. Looking around the table here in Council there really are only 1 or 2 that truly get what being a councilor… Continue reading Not Running for Office Isn’t Always a Bad Thing – by Jamie Gilcig 050318
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Cornwall CAO Maureen Adams & Geoff Clarke Failure Leads to CUPE Strike Mandate 031418
Cornwall Ontario – After years of labour peace it seems giving managers double digit raises while freezing hiring and wages for union staff leads to Strike votes. CUPE issued the following: Cornwall municipal workers give their union overwhelming strike mandate CORNWALL, ON – Municipal workers in Cornwall have given their union a strong strike mandate following… Continue reading Cornwall CAO Maureen Adams & Geoff Clarke Failure Leads to CUPE Strike Mandate 031418
O’Shaughnessy Pulls a Kilger as Freeholder Reports to Ombudsman. By Jamie Gilcig 092317
Cornwall Ontario – Oddly enough the Standard Freeholder was pretty much silent when this writer took our very hypocritical Mayor and two councilors to court over their gross conflict of interest over the utter joke that was the Benson Vanity University project that the mayor and councillors Elaine Macdonald, and Carilyne Hebert sit on. … Continue reading O’Shaughnessy Pulls a Kilger as Freeholder Reports to Ombudsman. By Jamie Gilcig 092317
Cornwall Mayor All Wet Over 2017 Water Bill Hikes by Jamie Gilcig DEC 14, 2016
Cornwall Ontario – Privately a few councilors have expressed frustration with this current council as there are some pretty clear blocks when it comes to voting. Conflict of Interest Queen Elaine MacDonald leads the pack. You have to remember that while the person that mops the floor at City Hall can’t run for… Continue reading Cornwall Mayor All Wet Over 2017 Water Bill Hikes by Jamie Gilcig DEC 14, 2016
Kilger or O’Shaughnessy? Who’s the Better Mayor of Cornwall? POLL August 16, 2015
I was chatting with a veteran Cornwall politico this week and the subject turned to a common one; whether current Cornwall mayor Leslie O’Shaughnessy was an improvement over the man he defeated, Bob Kilger? This was after Les lost a key vote on hiring of fire fighters at Monday night’s council meeting. I pointed… Continue reading Kilger or O’Shaughnessy? Who’s the Better Mayor of Cornwall? POLL August 16, 2015
Have You Ever Had to Confront Horrible Conflicted Slimy People by Jamie Gilcig FEB 17, 2015
CFN -Confronting horrible conflicted slimy people is never an easy thing; especially when you’re a public person. People have some strange conceptions, but when you have to confront the monsters in your life they rarely will respond to common sense, or what’s right or fair. They will not listen and discuss. They will lie. They… Continue reading Have You Ever Had to Confront Horrible Conflicted Slimy People by Jamie Gilcig FEB 17, 2015
Kilger Caught Cheating, again – Labour Getting Hinky for Elaine MacDonald – Elections Getting Uglier than Todd Lihou’s Feet! – Oct 22, 2014
CORNWALL Ontario – Yes the municipal election in Cornwall is getting dirtier than Todd Lihou’s sandal clad stink feet. The Freeholder’s Greg Peerenboom nailed Mayor Kilger for using city resources. This would not be the first time that Mayor Kilger is using the excuse that he’s a near illiterate high school drop out that can’t… Continue reading Kilger Caught Cheating, again – Labour Getting Hinky for Elaine MacDonald – Elections Getting Uglier than Todd Lihou’s Feet! – Oct 22, 2014
Agape Food Bank & Thrift Store Director’s Hubby Opens Collectable Store in Cornwall Ontario
CORNWALL Ontario – SD&G failed Liberal candidate John Earle has opened a shop as his wifey, Alyssa Blais makes her first run for City Council. Ms Blais is the director of the Agape Centre. The biggest earner of revenue for Agape is it’s thrift shop. It’s also their largest expense for staff other than management… Continue reading Agape Food Bank & Thrift Store Director’s Hubby Opens Collectable Store in Cornwall Ontario
Dear Bob Kilger. It really is time for you to resign. It’s Been a Long Two Terms by Jamie Gilcig
CORNWALL Ontario – Bob, Bob, Bob. It’s time to hang it up. I know the buzz is your busy helping the Feds dump the harbor properties on we poor taxpayers of Cornwall. I get it when you sleep more nights away from Cornwall than here that you can lose your priorities. Your… Continue reading Dear Bob Kilger. It really is time for you to resign. It’s Been a Long Two Terms by Jamie Gilcig