Is it Time for Our Youth to Start Guiding Our City into the Future? Letter to the Editor from Mike Bedard – July 26, 2011
Our youthful populace needs a better platform and wider range of representatives to report to Council. In 2004, the City of Cornwall endorsed the CYAC/ COCOJECO and stated that “The city recognized that its greatest resources lie with its youth.” However, the need to reorganize and provide the city’s youth with an organization that can [...]
Earth Matters by Jacqueline Milner – Chicken or Egg? Which Came First? July 26, 2011
CFN – What came first? The egg or the chicken? People are becoming more concerned about where their food is coming from and how it is raised or treated in the process. . There seems to be a shift away from the large commercialized chicken, beef and vegetable farmers to the regional, local community farmer [...]
Iroquois Golf Course Senior Champions Tour S.L.V. by Reg Coffey – July 26, 2011
Iroquois ON – Today I spent the morning playing golf in Iroquois. This is the second Tuesday morning that I have played a round in Iroquois. After the notice of the Brownell golf tournament here in the CFN, I posted a reply asking where, when, how much and if they would accept single registration instead [...]
Cornwall Ontario Police Answer Some Bicycle Law Questions – July 26, 2011
Cornwall ON – The Cornwall Police answer questions on Bike laws in the city. TRAFFIC QUESTIONS ANSWERED Cornwall, Ont. – This 3 part-series will serve as an educational tool for all cyclists and mobility riders in our community. The Cornwall Community Police Service wishes to educate the [...]
Cornwall Ontario and Area Police Blotter for Tuesday July 26, 2011
Cornwall ON – Here is your police blotter for the Cornwall Ontario area for Tuesday July 26, 2011. CHARGES LAID (North Stormont, On.) – On July 25th, at approximately 8:00pm, SD&G OPP officers were dispatched to a domestic dispute on Church St, Finch in North Stormont County. The investigation revealed that a male and female [...]
Ontario Urges Federal Government To Support Risk Management Program – Premier McGuinty visits Anti-Biotic Free Hog Farm in Stratford Ontario – July 26, 2011
Stratford ON – Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty called on the federal government to join Ontario and support farmers when they need help. He was in the Stratford area today where he toured the antibiotic-free hog farm of Phil and Eleanor Anwender. The McGuinty government is asking the federal government to contribute its share to Ontario’s Risk Management Program [...]
Mélanie Brûlée D’Amour Live on the Patio at Eight Zero Zero in Cornwall Ontario! New Table d’ Hote Wednesday July 27, 2011
Cornwall ON – It’s summertime and the patios are filling up with people having a great time and catching the best of the local music scene. Wednesday night you can catch Mélanie Brûlée D’Amour (formerly of the General Electryk) playing at Eight Zero Zero at the corner of Cumberland and 9th in Cornwall Ontario. Ms D’Amour [...]
Your Police Blotter for the Cornwall Ontario Area for Monday July 25, 2011
Cornwall ON – Here is your police blotter for the Cornwall Ontario area for Monday July 25, 2011. DOMESTIC ASSAULT and BREACH Cornwall, Ont. – A 46 year-old male and a 45 year-old female, both of Cornwall, were arrested on the 21st of July, 2011 following a domestic disturbance. The couple were bound by their [...]
Cornwall Free News Hosts a Video All Candidates Debate for SD&G – Post Your Question before July 28th!
Cornwall ON – Thursday July 28 we will be hosting an All Candidates debate for the upcoming Provincial election for SD&G Ontario at the Best Western Plus Parkway Inn and Conference Centre in Cornwall Ontario. The debate will be video taped for broadcast in its entirety here on The Cornwall Free News. You [...]
Danny Gauthier, aged 9 – OPP Detachment Commander for a Day! July 25, 2011 – Alexandria Ontario
CFN – Danny Gauthier is your typical 9yr old boy, yet he has faced medical challenges since he was 6 months old. He suffers from a form of Mediterranean Fever, which leaves him with spikes of fever, vomiting, stomach and joint pain. This has resulted in several testing session at hospitals in Torontoand [...]
Jack Layton Takes Leave as NDP Leader Due to New Found Cancer – Nycole Turmel of Hull Aylmer to Interim Lead – July 25, 2011
Cornwall ON - Jack Layton has announced he’s taking a temporary leave of absence upon the discovery of another Cancer. The long time leader of the NDP who captured the most seats ever for the party in the 2011 election. Video we shot at the Olympia Theatre in Montreal Most likely to temporary takeover for [...]
So where do we go from here? Answerless questions and tragic waste of life – Editorial by Jamie Gilcig – July 25, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – Some of you may notice that we here at the Cornwall Free News don’t like to dwell on the standard disaster news story, but frankly I’m overwhelmed by this weekend’s two busiest stories. Both involve death; one the massacre in Norway, and the second being the senseless waste of life that [...]
BC Company Converts to 100 % Wind Power with BULLFROG POWER® – July 25, 2011
PORT COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Sequel Naturals, the purveyor of the internationally renowned line of Vega whole food health products, will “bullfrogpower” its head office in British Columbia with 100 percent local wind power. Through the agreement, Bullfrog Power’s generators inject renewable electricity onto the regional grid to match the amount of power Sequel Naturals’ head [...]
Midnight in Paris REVIEW by Jamie Gilcig – July 25, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
Cornwall ON – I’ve been watching Woody Allen films for an awfully long time. Midnight in Paris is his highest grossing film ever. It’s light. It’s charming. Is it filling and satisfying? Yes…and no…My favorite Allen film is The Purple Rose of Cairo and there’s a common theme that’s hammered [...]
Sally Stata of Senior Home Transition Services helps you and your family face the Challenges of Aging – July 25, 2011 – Cornwall Ontario
CFN – Sally Stata has started offering some timely services for some of the many families facing the issue of their loved ones downsizing. There’s so much to do and her new company Senior Home Transition Servicesis there to help whether it be Estate Assistance, Moving into a more manageable home or simply support [...]
$1,000 Centennial Community Grant from Union Gas awarded to the Children’s Aid Society of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry to support the Society’s Camp Fund – July 24, 2011
Cornwall ON – The Children’s Aid Society of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry has been awarded a $1,000 Centennial Community Grant from Union Gas to support the Society’s CampFund. This year the Society was able to send 83 children to camp. The children for whom the Society is raising funds are not [...]
PC Candidate Jim McDonell rebuts Liberal Opposition on Small Business in Ontario – July 24, 2011
Cornwall ON – PC candidate sent us in the following in response to his Liberal opponent in the upcoming Provincial election here in SD&G Ontario: I believe Mark is trying to deflect attention away from the Liberal’s dismal record. Dalton McGuinty’s Open for Business initiative has been a complete failure. It has been three years [...]
GOVERNMENTS AGREE TO FUND LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT FOR RARE, FATAL BLOOD DISEASE – July 24, 2011
TORONTO ON –The Canadian Association of PNH Patients applauds governments across Canada for their landmark agreement to provide public access to Soliris (eculizumab), a life-saving treatment for the ultra-rare blood disease known as paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH). With this agreement, Canada joins the vast majority of jurisdictions in the developed world that ensure access to [...]
