CFN – Opportunity to improve the process or an Opportunity for the public to see the process isn’t being followed? Mayor Kilger is quoted as saying the following in the standard free-holder: “I’m confident the process was respected for matters to be included in closed session, and I standContinue Reading
CFN – You have to give CAO Paul Fitzpatrick kudos for timing. Having been on sick leave now he’s missed the final budget mess in Cornwall that saw a 2% increase or roughly $1.4 Million dollars. He’s vacationing in Hawaii according to an inside source from city hall. AboutContinue Reading
CFN – Bernadette Clement is known for her long speeches at council. She’s studied well at the feet of Mayor Bob Kilger and while not as polished as the long time MP, has a way of using up minutes at council while saying very little of substance. Monday AprilContinue Reading
CFN – Optics in Politics can be everything. They can make you look bad, and they can make you look like the Cornwall City Council team and Clerk right now. Transparency and accountability are huge; especially in municipal politics. Cornwall, which has less than 50,000 residents spends over $145M perContinue Reading
CFN – With the Province of Ontario considering new locations for OPG Casinos the conversation has started again here in Cornwall. Cornwall is in a perfect strategic location for a Casino. Morals debate aside, if you’re going to have a Casino in any city in this region, Cornwall is aContinue 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
CFN – Cornwall Ontario’s CAO Paul Fitzpatrick’s fave Lawyer, Fay Brunning was in town to speak at a local meeting of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario meeting at a local eatery. The topic? Elder Abuse and the challenges nurses have to deal with especially when their oaths and duties toContinue 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 -I have to admit that Jamie Gilcig had me thinking the Cornwall Free News was closing last week! Then I realized that it was April Fools and maybe, just maybe, we were all being duped! Whether we were tricked or whether the public support changed the administrations mind willContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario suffered a great loss today as Councilor Leslie O’Shaughnessy resigned from council a midst the strife and undertow of countless in camera meetings. His voice was one of the strongest and loudest against the corruption the is rife at council and resulted in bloated amounts of moneyContinue Reading
CFN – Language wars are heating up in Quebec again. Well not really Quebec, mostly Montreal. I’m what I like to call a Quebec refugee. For me I decided that no matter how much I loved Montreal that the city of my youth is long gone and what it’sContinue Reading
CFN – Hi! Welcome to our new site design. It’s been in the works for quite awhile and isn’t quite finished. It’s been an interesting weekend. An act of faith. Trying to take over 5,000 stories, 7,000 images, and far too many words and take them fromContinue Reading
CFN – An interesting evening Wednesday after council as I sat in on a meeting of nurses and supporters of the CCH Bilingual Staff policy protest here in Cornwall. Nurse Christopher Cameron’s petition is now closing in on the 3,000 signature mark and it’s uncovering some hidden undercurrents at CCH.Continue Reading
CFN – Such an odd meeting of Cornwall City Council? There was a near total disconnect with the voters, a total disconnect with why the tax increase was needed, and this oddly marvelous, but disengenous embracing of the fine art of debate around the council table. CornwallContinue Reading