2012 Cornwall Kinsmen Lift Off Doubles Ticket Prices as Line Up Officially Announced
CFN – Imagine going to an event to release kick off upcoming celebrations with no signage for the event? Anyone driving by the restaurant holding the Cornwall Corus Kinsmen 2012 Lift Off would think the local Corus radio station was holding a sales meeting. The Corus Cars were prominently parked in the parking [...]
MOHAWK COUNCIL OF AKWESASNE RESPONDS TO SEAWAY INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CORPORATION’S DECISION TO RELOCATE TOLLBOOTH PLAZA
CFN – The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne issued the following statement today in response to the Seaway International Bridge Corporation’s (SIBC) decision to relocate the tollbooth plaza to the north end of the new low-level bridge that is being constructed for the Three Nations International Bridge Crossing: The Mohawk Council is opposed to the [...]
Is Breast Feeding the New Ad Buzz? First Oreo Cookies and now Time Magazine by Jamie Gilcig
CFN- Is breastfeeding the new hot buzz in marketing? Is America that nipple hungry? Has our society deprived us of human connection that by plunking it into advertising images that we feel better or is some core titillation? The people that make Oreo Cookies have probably had a billion dollars worth of exposure all over [...]
POLICE SEEKING ASSISTANCE & Police Blotter for the Cornwall Ontario Area for Thursday May 10, 2012
THEFT INVESTIGATION Cornwall, ON- The Cornwall Community Police Service is requesting the assistance of the community in identifying the individual involved in a Theft that took place on the 20h of April, 2012 at a local financial facility. It is alleged that the suspects attended the bank and withdrew money from someone else’s bank [...]
Your Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day – May 10, 2012
CFN – Spring is coming to Cornwall Ontario finally. This was shot with a JVC Everio in Downtown Cornwall Ontario! To post your photo or video rant as The Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com
CD HOWE INSTITUTE : How Best to Smother Sales of Contraband Cigarettes
CFN – Government efforts to tax cigarettes in Canada can have unintended consequences for tax revenues and the supply of contraband cigarettes, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “A Taxing Dilemma: Assessing the Impact of Tax and Price Changes on the Tobacco Market,” Concordia University economists Ian Irvine and [...]
Political Times by Mike Roache – Canadian Federal Prisons – May 10, 2012
CFN- Here is today’s installment of Political Times by Mike Roache! To read more Political Times Cartoons CLICK HERE! About Mr. Roache: Mike Roache was born in Halifax and began cartooning for a school newspaper while in junior high,often putting the paper together by himself. Over the years some of his work has appeared in [...]
Beavergate : Lodge is now EMPTY of Beavers in Guindon Park in Cornwall Ontario – Lesley Fox Writes Letter to Council
CFN – Rebecca Sorrell walked in Guindon Park with me and talked about the City of Cornwall’s odd response to a request to a 90 Day Moratorium to Beaver trapping in the City Controlled Nature trail. Beaver Lodge in Guindon Park With 500 acres it seemed preposterous to cull a family of 5 beavers that were living [...]
2012 Cornwall Kinsmen Lift Off Update – Will Burton Cummings, Big Wreck, and Sloan Make Your Monkey?
CFN – The good news is that Cornwall is going to have its Lift Off Baloon Festival again this year. The odd news is that the group running it still is working under a veil of mystery and secrecy. The non-profit community funded group still refuses to share who is on its board. It [...]
Keith Beardsley’s View from the Hill – Is There a Harper Killer Among Them – Liberal Leadership Question
CFN – As we approach the month of June, the Liberal Party will soon be making a decision on when to hold their next leadership convention. Attached to that decision will be another key one as they must also decide if interim leader Bob Rae can run for the leadership position. With roughly a month [...]
Letter to the Editor – Tammy Hart Breaks with Guy Lauzon Over Bilingual Funding
Continually funding the Francophone Arts and Culture is just another way of pushing the bilingual agenda. I for one am tired of having bilingualism shoved down our throats at a cost of $2.4 billion annually, thanks to the Federal government, $623 million provincially. In my mind keeping jobs and families in the area should be the priority. Numbers in Cornwall and [...]
Letter to the Editor – Why Pay for Medi Drop Boxes When Pharmacies Provide Service for Free?
It has been reported this morning that Medi Drop boxes are being set up so that people can return old or unused medication, including narcotics. . The boxes are being placed at the hospitals and the police stations. . I wonder what this program costs? Mary Anne Pankhurst – South Glengarry Ontario (Comments and opinions [...]
Political Times by Mike Roache – Canadian Border Cuts – May 8, 2012
CFN- Here is today’s installment of Political Times by Mike Roache! To read more Political Times Cartoons CLICK HERE! About Mr. Roache: Mike Roache was born in Halifax and began cartooning for a school newspaper while in junior high,often putting the paper together by himself. Over the years some of his work has appeared in [...]
Do We Know How to Protest in Canada Anymore? Occupy Canada in Ottawa – Editorial by Jamie Gilcig
CFN – Saturday I accepted an invite from a friend who is huge on the Occupy Canada movement. We drove down to the Hill. Perfect weather and a fine day for a protest. We got there early and there was a protest over Communist Vietnam. It was bright, lots of signs, singing, and [...]
Your Police Blotter for the Cornwall Ontario Area for Monday May 7, 2012 OPP Officer Charged
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT Cornwall, ON- A 39-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on May 4th, 2012. He was bound by a probation order with the conditions of not to associate contact or hold any communication directly or indirectly with his ex-girlfriend and keep the peace and be of good behaviour. It is alleged that since March 2012 [...]
Roger E Roy Responds to Bilingualism Debate Letters to the editor – May 7, 2012
Psychologists tell us that a dark, evil shadow resides in every single human being. Keeping that dark side of our nature under control is what keeps a society civilized, and allows individuals to develope to their full potential in life. Part of that dark side includes things like bigotry and racism, insidious afflictions on human-kind. [...]
Your Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day from Mary Anne Pankhurst of Summerstown Ontario
CFN – Summerstown resident Mary Anne Panhurst has taken some remarkable photos of the surroundings near where she lives and is sharing them with our viewers as Cornwall Free News Photos of the Day! If you want to submit your photo or video rant of the day email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com
Ask Captain Dan Baz – Our Resident Pilot Answers Flight Questions. Can Planes Fly From Ground Control?
CFN - Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question . Can flight control of a commercial aircraft be taken over from the ground? Question asked by Brad. Answer . Science fiction, movies and modern [...]