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Duffy circus has come to town
SOUTH DUNDAS  The Mike Duffy circus has come to town, the only question really to be answered is, is what role will Duffy be? The clown, or the ringmaster? It is destined to be […]
Articles by Phillip Blancher
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Funding formula for regional airport unsustainable
SOUTH DUNDAS  The funding formula for the Cornwall Regional Airport needs to be reviewed and renegotiated sooner, rather than later. The agreement as it stands now is past the unsustainable point, with an 85/15 […]
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Reconnect residents to the River
The St. Lawrence Parks Commission maintains control of a vast amount of river front land in South Dundas, and has done so for nearly 60 years. The parks commission’s commitment to the stewardship and protection […]
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The benefit of public utilities
SOUTH DUNDAS  The manufactured belief that publicly-owned utilities like Ontario Power Generation, Hydro One, Cornwall Electric or Rideau-St. Lawrence Utilities are for our own good, is a falsehood. Public ownership has morphed over the […]
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Clement best chance for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry Liberals
SOUTH DUNDAS  Cornwall city councillor Bernadette Clement’s announcement to run for the Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry Liberal nomination should come as no surprise, to the public, or the other two candidates vying for the nomination. What […]
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First step in the right direction
SOUTH DUNDAS – The United Counties of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry have finally started in the right direction, by consolidating departments and trying to do more with less. Ok the last part is a bit […]
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Time to return to the ward system
In 2006, residents of South Dundas began to elect their muncipal council through the “at-large” system. This was a move to unify the community, eliminating the former municipal boundaries pre-amalgamation. I would offer that this […]
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Do we need to fund tourism?
Do we, we as in taxpayers, need to fund tourism promotion in Cornwall and SD&G? Are we now at the time that groups, like Cornwall and the Counties Tourism need to fund themselves and not […]
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All-in on Unfinished Health Care System
Our health care system, as started in the 1960’s under initiatives between the provinces and the federal government under Lester B. Pearson, has never been finished. After the initial creation of the system, it has […]
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Distraction Politics and the Siege Mentality
SOUTH DUNDAS  Distraction has become the new norm in politics in Ontario. Stir the pot with some wedge issue in one direction, so that people don’t see other issues in that direction. While the […]