Premier visits Cornwall Thursday
CORNWALL – Premier Kathleen Wynne will be visiting Cornwall Thursday. Wynne still be dropping into the Stomping Grounds Bistro and Cafe on Cotton Mill Street […]
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Letter to the Editor: federal Liberal budget is an NDP budget
This Letter to the Editor is in response to Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget tabled on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. This is an NDP budget. […]
Firefighters and Bill 148: McDonell and PCs table amendments
CORNWALL – Local MPP Jim McDonell and the Progressive Conservative party are proposing amendments to Bill 148 to leave the employment law the same when […]
Minimum wage hike step toward ‘living wage’: SDC
SD&G – The executive director of the Social Development Council of Cornwall and Area says the province’s planned hike in the minimum wage is a […]
UCDSB has worked with other boards but ‘not easy,’ says chairman
BROCKVILLE – While understanding the province wants school boards to work together on consolidation, the head of the Upper Canada District School Board says it’s […]
Barbecue and politics for August
SDSG – The local political barbecue circuit will be in full swing this month. Local riding associations and SDSG MP Guy Lauzon will be holding […]
COLUMN: Municipalities be damned
Another round of green energy projects were announced in Eastern Ontario last week. South Stormont was lucky enough to be among the 16 locations approved […]
COLUMN: Because it’s 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau started this glib phrase after naming his cabinet in November 2015. Asked by a reporter why cabinet was gender-balanced, he replied, […]
COLUMN: Coffee shop problem solving
The world’s political and business leaders, plus a handful of activist groups and entertainment “stars” are off at a ski resort in Davos, Switzerland, trying […]
COLUMN: Retreads no solution for ailing Conservatives
A survey released by Mainstreet Research for the Postmedia chain of papers on Monday, showed Peter MacKay and Kevin O’Leary tied for the lead for […]