WARRANT Cornwall, ON- Justin Ullman, 20 of Cornwall was arrested on the 10th of April, 2012 under the strength of an outstanding warrant. It is alleged that on the 2nd of April, 2012 he failed to attend court and a bench warrant was issued. He turned himself into police and wasContinue Reading
CFN– Here is today’s installment of Political Times by Mike Roache! To read more Political Times Cartoons CLICK HERE! About Mr. Roache: Mike Roache was born in Halifax and began cartooning for a school newspaper while in junior high,often putting the paper together by himself. Over the years some ofContinue Reading
Apparently, we have a government of “efficiencies” in Ottawa. Translation: brutal, cowardly, incompetent, and deceitful. Is this news? No. What’s new is the way our government has been excelling itself lately in all departments. Off the top, let’s remember this is the government led by a so-called brilliant economist that inherited a $13-billionContinue Reading
The economic search for more and better jobs for Cornwall has hit an all time low: let’s get ourselves a casino! Yes, “People are going to gamble,” says Counselor Grant. And, “Why not keep the dollars here?” – spoken as a true blood leach! Instead of staying with the Judeo/Christian work ethicContinue Reading
CFN – Recently I wrote a blog piece about the resiliency of the Baby Boomer generation despite all that was put in our path to try and eradicate us quicker from the planet (Weeding Out The Baby Boomers). I’d like to follow up on that train of thought to talkContinue Reading
CFN – Councilor Glen Grant ate his Wheaties Monday night at council as even he, one of the longest tenured councilors was boggled by the stunt pulled by a sub-committee in changing City By-law 2010-93 which would allow the Mayor/Council to fill a vacancy on council by appointment instead ofContinue Reading
For the second year in a row, an Ontario NDP MPP has a bill in the House to increase the powers of the French Language Commissioner. Bill 193 last year did not make it past first reading, Bill 49 this year was introduced March 20 but both are very similar.Continue Reading
CFN – Danny Briere scored two goals in Philadelphia’s 4-3 comeback victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins to kick off the 2011/2012 NHL Play Offs! The Penguins jumped out to a 3-0 lead on goals by Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy, and Pascal Dupuis before the Flyers hit back. Brayden SchennContinue Reading
CFN – Tonight the Township of South Stormont had a regular council meeting. It was another typical South Stormont meeting where the different department reported the previous month’s activities. The OPP described incidents in which they were called out in March; the Fire Department gave a report on their responses;Continue Reading
CFN – Wisely the NDP have launched their own ad campaign to introduce their new leader to Canadian voters. While expensive, it will help to define him before the Conservatives launch their own series of attacks. This ad campaign is important as it signals that the NDP is becoming muchContinue Reading
CFN – A small meeting took place at the Ramada Inn this afternoon in Cornwall. Economic Mucky Muck Mark Boileau, businessman and developer Eric Lange, and a couple other dignitaries joined MPP Jim McDonell in a closed private meeting. Media were kept 20 minutes late waiting for the doors to openContinue Reading
CFN – And then there were nine. Leslie O’Shaughnessy made it official and resigned this afternoon as a councilor for the City of Cornwall. He spoke with CFN stating the following: I find it unfortunate to leave Council, but I’ll have more to say on why in the upcoming months.Continue Reading
CFN – The Raisin Region Conservation Authority is once again inviting the public to join them in celebrating Earth Day. Conifer seedlings, limited to ten per family, will be given to two hundred local residents who would like to beautify their home as well as contribute to the environment. TheyContinue Reading
CFN – Easter holidays just aren’t the same here in Denmark. For one, here in Denmark, we get an entire week off from school as opposed to the two days that Canada gives. But another way that Denmark is different, is that a lot of families don’t actually celebrate theContinue Reading
ATTEMPT FRAUD Cornwall, ON- Wenda Perkins, 53 of Cornwall was arrested on the 5th of April, 2012. It is alleged that between January and February 2012, she attempted to obtain money by soliciting door to door. Police were contacted and an investigation followed. She was charged with 2 counts ofContinue Reading
CFN – It’s Lottery Draft day in the NHL. Today we find out which of the five worst teams in the NHL last season pick first. Is your sphincter tingling too? Tomorrow the play offs start. As a life long Habs fan it’s anti-climactic with the team off toContinue Reading
From left to right is Me, Allison St.Jean, President of the Stormont Dundas South Glengarry Young Liberals, Del Jones President of the SDSG Federal Riding Association, and David Jones Vice President of Federal Affairs for the SDSG Young Liberals. CFN – Over the last year, the Liberal Party of CanadaContinue Reading
CFN – Celebrate Earth Day 2012 at the Benson Centre, Cornwall, at 2 p.m., with Kite Master, Gerard Piette. Gerard flew his first kite, a used one, in 2009, while he was searching for an outdoor hobby. He was immediately hooked. . He soon moved from repairing kites to buildingContinue Reading