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A sign outside the Via Rail train station in Cornwall, Ont. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston, File)
CORNWALL – Cornwall’s mayor and council are concerned Via Rail’s high frequency rail project might leave the mid-sized Ontario city as an afterthought.
Via Rail spokesman Philippe Cannon presented the HFR plans to council Tuesday (May 25) to move Via Rail from owning 3 per cent of its own lines to fully operating and owning the tracks it operates on. The project is years in the making.
But councillors are concerned the plan focuses too much on the Highway 417 corridor while just increasing scheduling along the Highway 401 corridor. The proposed change would see Kingston as a hub, meaning trains would start from there instead of Toronto to service Montreal, meaning people in Cornwall could catch a train earlier in the morning. But there would be no dedicated track, according to the plan drawings.
A conceptual drawing by Fotenn Planning + Design during a Cornwall Planning Advisory Committee meeting on Monday, May 17, 2021 shows what the former St. Gabriel school will look like once it s converted to a 17-unit apartment complex. (Foteen Planning/PAC via Newswatch Group)
CORNWALL – A former French Catholic school on Reneal Street in Cornwall will be converted into an apartment complex.
The city’s Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) held a public meeting Monday night for the rezoning of the property on southeast corner of Reneal Street and Sunnyside Avenue to allow the conversion of St. Gabriel school to a 17-unit “market rate rental” building.
(Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston, File)
CORNWALL – The lawyer for a Cornwall police officer convicted of deceit, neglect of duty and discreditable conduct has argued the hearing officer made eight “fundamental and important” errors in judging the case.
Lawrence Greenspon made his arguments Wednesday (May 12) during an appeal hearing before the three-member Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC).
Greenspon is representing Const. Kevin Wells, who was found guilty in March 2020 after striking a curb in a parking lot with his police cruiser while on-duty with an expired driver’s licence and then taking the cruiser to a mechanic outside the jurisdiction without immediately reporting the damage to his supervisor.
In this April 2018, file photo, Danielle Watson (right) answers a question during a City of Cornwall budget meeting. Watson has left the Municipality of South Dundas as the head of environmental services citing personal reasons. Also shown is City of Cornwall CFO Tracey Bailey. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston, File)
MORRISBURG – A little over a year after she was hired, the head of environmental services for the Municipality of South Dundas is leaving.
In a brief statement Friday afternoon, CAO Shannon Geraghty says Danielle Watson is leaving her position immediately “due to personal reasons.”
“The municipality is grateful for all the contributions that Danielle has made during her time here. We wish Danielle the best on her next venture,” Geraghty said.