CFN – The Horse Lover’s Week-end is on at Upper Canada Village near Morrisburg this week-end and I have spent the last three days participating with the Spirits in Unity group from Drogheda Manor. I have been going for riding lessons for the last two years with my daughter. HorsesContinue Reading
CFN – Photographer, Artist, Activist, and Earth Matters columnist here on CFN Jacqueline Milner submitted your Photo of the Day! Walking in the back field I noticed something fly by out of the corner of my eye. Closer inspection revealed a European Praying Mantis. (Mantis religiosa) . This particular specimen isContinue Reading
CFN – Throughout the season, Upper Canada Village has been hosting a series of special theme weekends. This Friday to Sunday will see the village play host to more than 50 natural horsemanship enthusiasts from across the region. Several trainers and riders from North American Equine Trainers headquartered in Alberta, Kastle RockContinue Reading
CFN – How valid is the Non-Francophone vote in this upcoming Quebec Provincial election? Long time a bastion of the Liberal Party; mostly because there really were no other options for vastly Federalist Anglophones are those votes enough to still make an impact? With the CAC party winning some AngloContinue Reading
Has my Generation and successive ones lost the concept of modesty? Without seeking to excommunicate myself from my own Generation X social group, I will go out on a limb here and state that I firmly believe that my Generation has lost the ability to display modesty and even understandContinue Reading
CFN – Such gnashing of teeth and rending of cloth here in Cornwall Ontario as certain dignitaries who haven’t been earning their paycheques are taking shots at Cross Border shopping. Being a border town, that stink comes up every now and again, but sometimes you have to look in theContinue Reading
CFN – Ottawa should rethink the tax rules for Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs) or they will not realize their potential to be a good pension savings vehicle for Canadians, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Pooled Registered Pension Plans: Pension Savior – orContinue Reading
CFN– A busy day for Ken Hall of Enbridge Pipelines as he doled out not one, but two cheques in Cornwall Ontario. To our EMS services and fire department as part of Enbridge’s Helping Keep Communities Safe program where I caught up with acting Mayor Andre Rivette and our fireContinue Reading
Ontario Provincial Police News Portal [STORMONT DUNDAS and GLENGARRY] Driver Identified Fatal Collision 2012-08-23 (North Dundas) – SD&G OPP have identified the driver involved in the fatal collision that occurred yesterday on County Road 3, North Dundas Township. The male driver of a 2003 Chevy Malibu was pronounced deceasedContinue Reading
For years it has been argued that pensions for teachers are deferred salary to make up for low base pay. When defined benefit pensions were created in the Public Service that may have been a feasible argument, but today, public servants, especially teachers, are very well compensated. A new reportContinue Reading
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein CFN – Whether you blame its loss on globalization or government policy, North America’s manufacturing industry is bleeding out. Those positions are shipping overseas to countries with cheaper labour and less regulation, like China. WhereverContinue 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 – The first time I met Jack Layton was back in 2006, at the Inaugural Tommy Douglas benefit dinner here in Cornwall. I was twenty four years old and new to the New Democrat party. I was a young mom searching for answers on how to make thisContinue Reading
CFN – My friend was sitting on her back porch, enjoying the outdoors, relaxing when she noted her cat was posed to pounce on something. On closer examination, it was noted that the cat was eyeing a duckling. After shooing away her cat the hunt was on for this duckling’s family.Continue Reading
CFN – As a follow-up to last week’s column on the joys and trials of harvesting vegetables in the sun, I would like to report on my experience last Sunday’s experience accompanying Jamie Creskey of Hoople Creek Farm to the Brewer Park Farmer’s Market in Ottawa. If you haven’t hadContinue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON- David Harley, 23 of Akwesasne was arrested on August 20th, 2012 under the strength of an outstanding warrant. It is alleged that on August 14th, 2012 he failed to attend court and a bench warrant was issued. He turned himself into police and was released to appearContinue 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
“Life is a journey…not a destination.” Ralph Waldo Emerson CFN – This month’s journey has directed me to the local Food Co-op. A friend living in Rattlesnake Harbour, Ontario many, many, many years ago, introduced the food co-op concept to me. In the kitchen of her home, (once a localContinue Reading