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May 1st, 2008

RBC Cup 2008 - Cornwall

The RBC Cup kicks off on Saturday night when the Colts face the Humboldt Broncos from Saskatchewan. This event is the largest scale sporting event the city has hosted in its history. Although the Royals won three Memorial cups, that tournament was never hosted here.
Cornwall now has a real chance to step up and show […]

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April 1st, 2008

The University of Cornwall

People often try and suggest that if a University was here all of our economic problems would go away. Better education = better jobs = more money in the economy. I’m simplifying - but am not far off from the mainstream thought on this.
I have to say that I disagree that a University would help. […]

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January 10th, 2008

Shop Local Cornwall … and SDG

There is a new marketing effort started by the City of Cornwall that aims to get people to shop locally more. On SeawayValley.com it is called “Why Shop Local First?” and features 10 ways that you can help the economy by shopping locally. I’ve seen the ads in other media in Cornwall as well.
Here’s […]

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December 17th, 2007

The Little Things

Sometimes the little things make a big difference. Case in point - a few items I have noticed / heard of in Cornwall in the past few weeks that go a long way to changing the perception people have of our city.
The Dog Handler in Lamoureux Park
Lamoureux Park is one of the nicest waterfront parks […]

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November 25th, 2007

4 Ice Pads? I propose the Cornwall Sports Complex

Cornwall is currently looking to build a 3 or 4 ice pad arena to replace the aging Si Miller and Bob Turner. There was a bit of controversy around where the arenas should go, and how many rinks should be located within the facility. It was a touchy subject at Dr. Foote’s speech about Cornwall’s […]

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November 24th, 2007

Cornwall And Facebook

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock recently - you’ve probably heard of Facebook. The all in one networking / social network / stalker website everyone uses to keep in touch with their friends.
I’ve been using FB since the day they opened it to the public. It used to be only for people in networks […]

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November 13th, 2007

Does Football Make A Difference?

I graduated from high school in 1995 and at the time - there was 1 high school football team in the area. They were the Optimist Wildcats and were essentially a high school team made up of players from each school in town. Our “All-stars” would play against smaller schools from Brockville and area and […]

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October 30th, 2007

The Smokestack Dilema

For some reason there is a small debate in town about whether Domtar’s smokestack should come down. Some people want to see it stay and to “build around it” - to leave it as a relic of some sorts.
To quote Seth Myers from SNL … “Really? I mean Really?” Forgive me if I don’t understand […]

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October 29th, 2007

Royals, Aces, Colts, Comets … and Panthers? Oh My!

I had planned to write an article this week about the economic and brand impact of Cornwall’s hockey past and current teams. Let me state for the record that I am a huge hockey fan - like many other Cornwallites. I remember going to Royals’ games in the eighties (late eighties) until they left for […]

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October 26th, 2007

Google Maps Discovers Cornwall

As a geographer and internet consultant - I am a huge fan of Google Maps. I’ve actually been a paying member of Google Earth when it was called Keyhole.
I use Google Maps all of the time. When I am on the phone with someone - I zoom into their location, when I go for […]

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