CORNWALL Ontario – City Councilor Mark MacDonald has written to the CAO about getting grip on rampant increases in Fire fighting that have led to higher taxes in Cornwall. Mr. MacDonald refers to a story in the Globe and Mail about policing costs. This just might be something that councilContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – I’m going to pay a rare compliment to our city council. Maybe rare shouldn’t be the term. Because of the weirdness that was the Kilger council of the last term there was very little to compliment our elected officials about. Nearly half of our currentContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – If Mark MacDonald has his way council will be voting to rescind the whopping raises the Kilger team voted for themselves last term. Returning to council after a four year hiatus Mr. MacDonald has been firmly in support in stemming the high taxes afflicting one of theContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Today the new City Council takes their Oath’s of office, but Sunday CFN caught up with Justin Towndale and Mark A MacDonald and chatted about themselves and things Cornwall. I met up with JT at the Civic Complex where an event apparently was occurring. It was quietContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – We rated all of those running for council in Cornwall Ontario over the last week of the election. It’s been a fierce campaign as there have been more candidates than in recent memory and there are a lot of people that simply do not want to voteContinue Reading
CFN is reviewing and rating local candidates this election instead of endorsing. Our next candidates for review are Mark A MacDonald, David Murphy, Bernadette Clement, Carilyne Hebert, and Maurice Dupelle. Mark A MacDonald is back on the attack. He fought for many issues over the last four years. ManyContinue Reading
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 highContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – There are 12 people that owe the truth to the people of Cornwall. Bob Kilger, Elaine MacDonald, Syd Gardiner, Maurice Dupelle, Andre Rivette, Leslie O’Shaughnessy, Denis Carr, Denis Thibault, Bernadette Clement, David Murphy, Glen Grant, and yes, Gerry Samson owe the people of Cornwall some answers.Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – One of the reasons why I feel we need a stringent conflict of interest policy at City Hall in Cornwall is what I call the Elaine MacDonald factor. Ms MacDonald frankly is the most corrupt councilor we currently have. She has long ago sold out herContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Councilor Glen Grant, running for re-election lost it at event speaking to seniors after the huge pay increases for council and the mayor. Those raises were supported by Councilor Grant. Council candidate Greg Kielec who actually covered some of the scandals while working as a journalist atContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – I’m facing a huge decision in this election. The Chamber of Commerce, in spite of the letter from the Ontario Civil Liberties Association, is not backing down on its demands. For the first time it is forcing candidates to sign a document to participate in theContinue Reading
Dear Editor We have to thank MR.’s Kilger, Carr, Gardiner, Grant, and MacDonald, for taking that very difficult decision to vote to increase the Mayor’s and Councillors’ salaries by up to 40%, in order to attract more qualified candidates. However, now that we have attracted these more qualified candidates theyContinue Reading
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 expenseContinue Reading
The Arts are something we roll out every election in Cornwall. These last few years have seen them politicized with Elaine MacDonald bullying her way through them with the use of a few Trillium grants. Currently Cornwall subsidizes the Aultsville Theatre and has subsidized our local art gallery; bothContinue Reading
CFN- We are asking all candidates to fill out our mini survey so the public can get to know them better. We are posting them as they arrive in chronological order. Up is former councilor Mark A MacDonald. 1. Who are you? My name is Mark A. MacDonald. IContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – So I was asked by someone on my election team how I could cover Leslie O’Shaughnessy’s campaign kick off event last night seeing as I am running against him and Mayor Kilger in the election? It’s a valid question; but then I guess after nearly six yearsContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – One of the largest groups of candidates I’ve seen since living in Cornwall are running for office in 2014 here in the River City. Running for mayor are CFN Editor Jamie Gilcig, Incumbent Mayor Bob Kilger, and former Councilor Leslie O’Shaughnessy. 29 are running for councilor.Continue Reading
CFN – Mark A MacDonald kicked off the end of the nomination period for council candidates by holding a presser at City Hall about what he’s describing as his 4 Step Certification Process which seems to be a device to unite council towards improving the city. Below he has releasedContinue Reading