US Shooting Hero, Jeanne Assam discovers Life isn’t Always Fair – Allegedly Asked to Leave Church After Coming Out – February 26, 2011 – Editorial by Jamie Gilcig
Cornwall ON – Life isn’t fair. Not sure why anyone expects it to be?? For Jeanne Assam though fairness has reached a new level of low. Jeanne Assam was a volunteer security guard forthe New Life Church in Colorado when a nut bar named Matthew Murray went on a shooting rampage. Out [...]
View From the Hill by Keith Beardsley – Who’s Listening to Canadians? Is Anyone? – February 26, 2011
Ottawa ON – The latest round of political opinion polls has a message for the opposition parties-focus on what matters to Canadians. While the so called Bev Oda scandal allows opposition politicians to hyperventilate with outrage in Ottawa and the media and political pundits are beside themselves over how not answering questions that were never [...]
It’s time for the Mayor’s Spring Celebration of the Arts – Join Mayor Bob Kilger Help Raise Funds for the Aultsville Theatre – April 9, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – It’s that time of the year for the Mayor’s Spring Celebration of the Arts fund raiser for the Aultsville Theatre! The event takes place April 9th, 2011 at the Theatre starting at 7:00 PM. Hosted by well-known musician Graham Greer, and featuring the music of the Brigadoons! The concert will also include [...]
Scott Brison “Wrong Time for Corporate Tax Cuts” Canadian Economy & Youth Unemployment – February 25, 2011
Ottawa ON – The $13 billion budgetary surplus the Conservatives inherited when they took office in 2006 is gone. It has been replaced with a $56 billion deficit, the largest deficit in our history, and the Parliamentary Budget Officer is projecting that the government will add more than $200 billion in new debt by 2016. Meanwhile, the youth unemployment [...]
Benson Centre Inflating City Budget? Support Cost Could be 38% Higher – City Councilors Tackle Budget – Cornwall Ontario – February 25, 2011
Cornwall ON – Denis Carr is the longest serving City Councilor in Cornwall Ontario and is on most of the big committees. Thursday he was sitting in the for recovering Mayor, Bob Kilger, and purveying the maze of discussion over the upcoming budget for the city of nearly 50,000 souls on the St. Lawrence [...]
Cornwall Ontario Police Give Warnings on Fraud Protection and Your Police Blotter – February 25, 2011
Cornwall ON – The Cornwall Police Service warns about Fraud Protection and our Police Blotter for Friday February 25, 2011. FRAUD and SCAM INFORMATION Cornwall, Ont. – The Cornwall Community Police Service recognizes that its’ not always easy to spot a scam and that new ones are invented on a daily basis. If you suspect [...]
Nasty Tainted US Chicken Stopped at Canadian Border CLARIFICATION – February 25, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) along with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) have seized approx 1800 pounds of frozen poultry product which was smuggled into Canada from the USA. The investigation, which included the execution of a search warrant at a local Cornwall residence, is ongoing at this time and charges [...]
View From the Hill by Keith Beardsley – The Harper Pork Train Hits Canada! – February 25, 2011
Ottawa ON – It was almost obscene watching 116 Tory MPs and cabinet minister’s blitzing the country this past week bragging about how much of our taxpayer’s money they have spent. On one day alone some 70 MPs announced roughly a quarter of a billion dollars worth of spending. And, before the Tory base jumps [...]
Darlene Jalbert’s Replacement is Official – SDSG Federal NDP Nominate Mario Leclerc – February 25, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – The Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry Federal NDP riding association nominated community activist Mario Leclerc as their candidate for the next federal election at their nomination meeting on Feb. 23 at the Navy Veterans Club in Cornwall. Leclerc, a resident of Cornwall, is employed by Service Canada in Cornwall as payment officer. Leclerc also serves as [...]
Your Daily Throwayz Comic Strip from Jay Schwartz! – February 24, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – Here is your daily Throwayz from Cartoonist Jay Schwartz! Click the strip to enlarge it. Click the strip to enlarge and CLICK HERE to find Throwwayz’ on Facebook!
Habs Lose to Leafs in Montreal 5-4 – Auld Pulled in First – Kessel scores 2 – Leafs Riding Reimber to Play offs? NHL Scores and Trades – February 24, 2011
Cornwall ON – Hey Pierre Gauthier made a trade! He acquired much traveled and one ugly looking gomer of a Defenseman named Brent Sopel. Sopel was described today as an older slower Josh Gorges. I’m not sure that was worth a 4th and Ben Maxwell who I thought had more potential than given. [...]
Axxis Optical Grand Opening a Full House! 44 Pitt Street – Cornwall Ontario – February 24, 2011
Cornwall ON – It was a lovely night for Axxis Optical as they celebrated their official grand opening Thursday night at their new facility in the old Standard Free Holder building across from Cornwall Square in Cornwall Ontario. A lot of movers and shakers took some time out to drop by the new store and [...]
8 year Connor Hum donates a van load of food in lieu of Birthday gifts to Agape Centre – February 24, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – In Cornwall, over 1000 adults and children turn each month to Agapè’s food bank in need of assistance and they come from a variety of backgrounds and personal situations. A week ago, the Agapè Center received a van full of food donated by an incredible kid named Connor. “The donation is marvelous.” Alyssa Blais, [...]
Ottawa Senators Win Big – Where will Alex Kovalev Land? NHL SCORES – February 24, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – The buzz is that the Ottawa Senators are going to be shipping out Alex “Big Dawg” Kovalev in the next day or two; certainly before the trade deadline which tells you something about the market today for goal scorers. And there is one. There’s a shortage of people who can get a [...]
Agapè Center participating in the Think Recycle program – February 23, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – Along with our usual fundraising activities at the Agapè Center, there is a new way to raise money that benefits the environment as well. . The Agapè Center is tackling the growing problem of electronic waste and literally turning it into cash. . We are participating in the Think Recycle program, which gathers unwanted [...]
Throwayz Comic Strip by Jay Schwartz on The Cornwall Free News! February 23, 2011
Cornwall ON – I’m very very excited today. Every newspaper should have some cartoon strips and one of my other loves is working with talented artists! Jay Schwartz contacted us about running some of his strips and I didn’t have to think twice! The talented creator of “Throwayz’” has agreed to share a few [...]
Truffles Burger Bar Another Step Closer to Re-Opening – February 23, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – A lot of people in the Cornwall Ontario area have been missing their favorite burger bistro, Truffles Burger Bar. The popular eatery created a ton of buzz before being hit by fire early this winter. I caught up with Dominique Gilgen to find out what the scoop is and the future [...]
It’s time for Eco Farm Day 2011 at the Ramada Inn on Brookdale Ave. in Cornwall Ontario! – Friday February 25th & Saturday February 26th!
Cornwall ON – This weekend it’s time for Eco Farm Day, one of my favorite local events as it was one of the first we covered! Conference Chair this year is Mr. Tom Manley of Homestead Organics and Organics Central which is an exciting new development that Mr. Manley and his team have been working [...]
