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Kathleen Wynne high on Cornwall’s SigmaPoint
Police dismantle grow-op near schools
A traffic stop resulting in a marijuana po- session arrest turned into the bust of a major grow operation across the street from three schools recently. On the evening of March 20, following a traffic stop in Cornwall, m e m bers of the Cornwall Regional Task Force, Serious & Or- ganized Cri m e Section arrested a m ale for transporting m arijuana. Further investigation led police to execute a search warrant in the earl y m orning hours of March 21, at a residence located across the street fro m three schools in Cornwall.
RE/MAX CORNWALL REALTY INC. At this ti m e, a m an and a wo m an will be charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, contrar y to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Further charges are pending. As a result of their actions, investigators were able to dis m antle a m arijuana grow operation consisting of 22 plants. At the residence, police seized equip m ent used for cultivation and approxi m atel y 8.3 kilo- gra m s of bagged m arijuana read y for dis- tribution. A 2003 Silver Acura used to trans- port the drugs was also seized.
GREG KIELEC greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
A Cornwall high-tech firm was held out as a shining example for the province’s eco- nomic recovery by Ontario Premier Kath- leen Wynne last Wednesday. The newl y m inted Liberal pre m ier was in Cornwall to talk to business and politi- cal leaders at Sig m aPoint Technologies on Marleau Avenue, one of eight stops she has m ade around to province to hear concerns about the province’s econo my . The success of Sig m aPoint, a circuit board m anufacturer that e m plo y s close to 300 people, shows that Ontario co m panies can co m pete on the world stage, W y nne said after taking a tour around the factor y floor where she learned about different aspects of the co m pan y ’s production. She said it is evident there are areas that Ontario co m panies can co m pete against econo m ic powerhouses like China. “There are things that Ontario can do that other m arkets can’t do,” she said in response to a question fro m The Journal . She pointed to the burgeoning m anufac-
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the sa m e “funding envelope” originall y of- fered b y the govern m ent. She conceded that in the past y ear, there had been a “process” that “fractured the re- lationship” with teachers, referring to the controversial Bill Ontario Pre m ier Kathleen Wynne is shown one step in the m anufacturing of circuit boards by Cornwall high-tech fir m Sig m aPoint Technologies. A m ong the m ost notable, the co m pany provides hardware for back seat displays in New York City ta x is and technology for photo radar in Quebec.
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