CORNWALL Ontario – A local developer and investment group was left perplexed after Mayor Kilger voted to flip flop on the PAC decision to award a $1.8M tax credit to their $7 million dollar project. Jack Haines and his team who were at the council meeting were stunned by council’sContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – We knew it was going to happen. Incumbents Bernadette Clement and Elaine MacDonald signed on the dotted line and will run for council again in 2014. Both are on the Feral Five list of councilors that have essentially rubber stamped Mayor Kilger’s secretive and at times essentiallyContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – For one area family the nightmare of what’s happened to them seems to have had salt rubbed into it. The family lost their life savings, and their home to convicted fraud artist Neil Shah who bilked people for over $2,000,000 million dollars. Mr. Shah is currentlyContinue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Lindsay Archambeault, 20 and Brandon Busch, 22 both of Cornwall were arrested on September 5th, 2014 on the strength of warrants. It is alleged that both failed to attend court on September 2nd, 2014 and warrants were issued for their arrest. On September 5th, 2014Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Council decides whether accept a report from management and decide on September 22, 2014 to foot the bill and add fluoride to our drinking water or not. With the new treatment plant upgrade costs could be steep while many in the public are demanding an end toContinue Reading
In the interest of community safety, Chief Daniel Parkinson of the Cornwall Community Police Service, under the authority of the Police Services Act of Ontario, discloses the following information regarding 67-year-old William Robert Gates. William Robert Gates was recently released from custody after having served a nine month jail sentenceContinue Reading
It’s time. I will be putting together my team this week. I’m very lucky to have one of Canada’s greatest political advisers, Keith Beardsley, who has been giving me advice since high school on board. But if my candidacy has any chance it will take people; lotsContinue Reading
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
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
BREAK-IN – PHOTOS OF SUSPECTS (UPDATE) (South Glengarry) – SD&G OPP are releasing surveillance photos (2) of an ongoing investigation of a break-in which occurred at a commercial business on County Road 2, South Glengarry Township. On September 2, 2014 at approximately 7:00am, SD&G OPP officers responded to a report ofContinue 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
HERRINGTON, Richard “Sonny” – WWII Veteran – Royal Canadian Navy, Life Member, Past President and Last Charter Member Cornwall District Navy Veterans Association, Life Member Royal Canadian Legion Branch 297, Member RCAFA Wing 424, ANAFA, IOOF, Cornwall & Ontario Hall of Fame Inductee (Lacrosse), and Retired Ontario Hydro Employee. RichardContinue Reading
BREAK-IN (South Glengarry) – On September 2, 2014 at approximately 7:00am, SD&G OPP officers responded to a report of a break-in which occurred at a place of business (Blue Anchor Bar & Grill) on County Road 2, South Glengarry Township. Investigation indicated that on September 2, 2014, between 2:50-3:20am, two (2) maleContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 15-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on August 28th, 2014 and charged with breaching a recognizance and undertaking for failing to abide by house rules and being out past curfew. He was also charged with breaching his probation order for failing to keep the peace.Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – It’s time for our August 2014 Lihou Report; named after Seaway News Editor Todd Lihou, who raved about their numbers without really giving any numbers. His narrative inspired this new name change in our numbers reporting as CFN has always tried to be upfront about the support we get fromContinue 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
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