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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, members of the Cornwall Regional Task Force, Serious & Or- ganized Crime Section arrested a male for transporting marijuana. Further investigation led police to execute a search warrant in the early morning hours of March 21, at a residence located across the street from three schools in Cornwall.
RE/MAX CORNWALL REALTY INC. At this time, a man and a woman will be charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Further charges are pending. As a result of their actions, investigators were able to dismantle a marijuana grow operation consisting of 22 plants. At the residence, police seized equipment used for cultivation and approximately 8.3 kilo- grams of bagged marijuana ready for dis- tribution. A 2003 Silver Acura used to trans- port the drugs was also seized.
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A Cornwall high-tech firm was held out as a shining example for the province’s eco- nomic recovery by Ontario Premier Kath- leenWynne last Wednesday. The newly minted Liberal premier was in Cornwall to talk to business and politi- cal leaders at SigmaPoint Technologies on Marleau Avenue, one of eight stops she has made around to province to hear concerns about the province’s economy. The success of SigmaPoint, a circuit board manufacturer that employs close to 300 people, shows that Ontario companies can compete on the world stage, Wynne said after taking a tour around the factory floor where she learned about different aspects of the company’s production. She said it is evident there are areas that Ontario companies can compete against economic powerhouses like China. “There are things that Ontario can do that other markets can’t do,” she said in response to a question from The Journal . She pointed to the burgeoning manufac-
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sector and I am determined to keep that in- tact and I believe we are well on our way to re-establishing that (relationship),” she said. Wynne also said she is working to for- mulate a budget for the province that will appease both the New Democrats and Con- servatives in Opposition in the Ontario leg- islature because she doesn’t believe Ontar- ians want another election this spring. “I hope they will support it, but I can’t give you odds on that,” she said.
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