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Protesters picket over sign-gate
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Man on lam found A 40-year-old man of Kanawake, Que- bec, was arrested on March 11 under the strength of outstanding warrants after missing a January court date in connec- tion with a violent incident 16 months ago. It is alleged that on Nov. 18, 2011, the m an engaged in an altercation with his 39- y ear-old ex-girlfriend when he assault- ed her, threatened her and choked her. It is also alleged that in Januar y 2012, he continuousl y harassed his 39- y ear-old ex-girlfriend and uttered threats and that he failed to attend court on Jan. 11 this y ear. He was located in Montreal, Que. and turned over to m e m bers of the Cornwall Co mm unit y Police Service Co mm unit y Patrol Division. He was held in custod y until court the following da y . His na m e was not released as it would identif y the victi m in this incident. Probation warrant Davis Craig, 22 of Cornwall was arrested on March 12 under the strength of an outstanding probation office warrant. It is alleged that he failed to co m pl y with his probation conditions being to re- port to the probation officer, pa y restitu- tion, co m plete co mm unit y service hours and notif y an y change of address. He was located and released to appear in court on April 11. Silver and meds The Cornwall Community Police Service is investigating a break and enter that occurred on March 11 at a Lawrence Av- enue residence. The suspects gained entr y and re- m oved prescription m edications and a sterling silver teapot. An y one with infor m ation regarding this break and enter is urged to contact the Cornwall police at 613-932-2110 or Cri m e Stoppers at 613-937-8477.
GREG KIELEC greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
A handful of city residents upset with their treatment during a city council meeting Feb. 25 were back protesting in front of city hall Monday morning. About 12 people, upset that protest signs were da m aged and seized b y cit y hall for five da y s late last m onth, brought their signs back to cit y hall to protest their treat- m ent b y cit y hall and Cornwall police. “Had it been a wallet, had it been a jacket, would it have taken that long?” questioned protester Chris Ca m eron. The signs were taken b y Councillor S y d Gardiner Feb. 25, who protesters sa y tried to tear the m and when he couldn’t, bent the m into two. The signs were finall y found and handed over to police five da y s later after The Journal queried Nor m Levac , the cit y ’s chief ad m inistrative officer, of their where- abouts. Gardiner has denied he da m aged the signs. He told The Journal he bent the signs so the y could fit in the lunch roo m at cit y hall. He said he did not know what hap- pened to the m afterwards. Cornwall police, after a week-long investi- gation, exonerated Gardiner after conclud- ing the obviousl y bent signs were not da m - aged.
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Protesters carry picket signs in front of city hall Monday m orning protesting the da m aging of protesters’ signs and their disappearance for five days after a Cornwall city council m eeting Feb. 25.
But Ca m eron insists the signs were bent and the protesters did not get the justice the y deserve under the law. “The y ’re bent. The law was bent,” he said. “We should have had our signs that night.” The police onl y got involved in the sign fiasco after Ca m eron’s wife, Debbie, called cit y police headquarters fro m cit y hall to co m plain about incident after seven police officers on hand to re m ove Cornwall Free News reporter Ja m ie Gilcig fro m the council cha m bers refused to act. Gilcig was re m oved b y Ma y or Bob Kilger for wearing a T-shirt – a picture of Kilger a public state m ent released at noon Mon- da y . “During my tenure on cit y council, I can show that I was lied to, that I had been m is- lead on various issues, and that infor m ation that was pertinent to the decision- m aking process was wilfull y withheld,” sa y s for m er councillor in a scathing indict m ent of cit y hall. O’Shaughness y resigned out of frustra- tion with the lack of infor m ation m ade available to hi m during nu m erous closed sessions of council, m an y of which were
on a m ilk carton – which he dee m ed was offensive. The Ontario Municipal Act gives the m a y or the authorit y to evict an y one fro m the council cha m bers fro m i m proper conduct, but no m ention is m ade about of- fensive attire and what the threshold is of offensiveness. Cornwall Ma y or Bob Kilger took no issue with the protest in front of cit y hall. “It’s free- do m of expression,” he told The Journal in a brief interview. “People have gathered to- gether to conve y a concern.” He added that “ever y thing was peaceful” and that “ever y thing went well”. held to discuss a whistle-blower retaliation case against the cit y in 2011. He had pro m ised when he resigned he would eventuall y release a m ore detailed explanation of wh y he resigned fro m coun- cil when work initiated during an in ca m era session was co m plete. The work he refers to is believed to be an investigation b y law y er Judith Allen into potential m isconduct at cit y hall, particular- l y revolving around the Diane Sha y whistle- blower case. Please see “O’SHAUGHNESSY”: Page 5
Former councillor says he was “lied to” and “misled” by city GREG KIELEC GREG.KIELEC@EAP.ON.CA
A Cornwall city councillor who resigned in April 2012 says that he was “lied to” and “misled” during his tenure on the munici- pally elected council. “The si m ple answer to the question of wh y I resigned is that I felt that I could no longer be accountable for the decisions that were being m ade during closed door m eetings. Without accountabilit y there cannot be transparenc y ,” sa y s Leslie O’Shaughness y in
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