CFN – The road to the national junior baseball championship will travel through Cornwall. Cornwall District Minor Baseball is hosting the 2012 Junior Ontario Provincials from July 23rd to July 28th at Lutt Bergeron Sr. Memorial Field in Legion Park. The Cornwall Black Sox will carry the hometown colours as theyContinue Reading
CFN – Voters’ data in Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry may have been compromised in the significant data leak from Elections Ontario. The information includes names, addresses, dates of birth and whether or not the elector voted in the past election. Jim McDonell, MPP commented: “This is a serious and unacceptableContinue Reading
DOMESTIC BREACH Cornwall, ON- A 29-year-old Alexandria male was arrested on July 18th, 2012. He was bound by a Probation Order with the relevant condition to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. He was also bound by a Recognizance with the relevant condition not to communicate directly or indirectlyContinue Reading
CFN – I never thought I would become a Barbershop Chorus ‘groupie’ but that’s what happened. A very close friend of mine joined the Cornwall, Ontario, C-Way Sound and after viewing a DVD of one of the national competitions, I was hooked. As far as I am concerned, itContinue Reading
CFN – Boy our CAO likes to spend tax dollars! After gaining council’s approval though to hire a head hunter to replace former HR Manager Robert Menagh who was let go “without cause” our CAO has chosen to simply make our interim part time replacement full time. Mr. DailContinue Reading
CFN– The Heart & Stroke Foundation will be benefiting from the rapidly growing Artfest, now in its second year. Last year, the event featured 16 local artists – including everything from photographers and acrylic painters to storybooks and jewelry. This year, the event will host over 30 artists from Cornwall and theContinue Reading
CFN – The Kinsmen Club of Cornwall Ontario held their new elections July 1st, 2012 and re-calibrated their board. I spoke with incoming President Kerry Adams this morning about the Kinsmen and their role in Lift Off. He shared the new board membership. Michael Galvin – Past President Kerry Adams –Continue Reading
CFN – I loved these guys approach to spreading their word about their Charity Car Wash and BBQ to help the Agape Centre here in Cornwall Ontario! Now this is a press release! Great video guys and congrats! Good luck with your event Thursday July 19th at Beverly Tire &Continue Reading
FRAUD Cornwall, ON- Melanie St.Louis, 26 of Cornwall was arrested on July 13th, 2012. It is alleged that between September 2011 and January 2012, she failed to comply with the regulations of the Ontario Works Directives. Police were contacted and an investigation followed. She was charged with Fraud underContinue Reading
CFN – A new home improvement program has been launched to assist low and modest income homeowners in Cornwall and Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Through Ontario Renovates, eligible homeowners can receive funding for urgent home repairs as well as modifications to increase accessibility. “The goal of the program is toContinue Reading
CFN – The Church on Sydney is the alleged victim of two attacks that culminated with a break in and trashing of the facility and gassing of local Real Estate guy Brock Frost’s Truck. The Truck was not set ablaze. Mr. Frost had parked it there Saturday night as heContinue Reading
CFN – 2012 Cornwall Kinsmen Lift Off finished with a bang Saturday night. By far they had their biggest crowd for Mariana’s Trench, but sadly the turnout for this year was the lowest in this decade. The record was set in 2010; the year that CFN was a media sponsor,Continue Reading
CFN – Well Cornwallites, history has been made. After twenty five years of following the same barbaric practices the city of Cornwall has finally begun the progressive move forward in wildlife protection. I am honoured to announce to you that Guindon Park has officially begun the pilot project of abandoningContinue Reading
CFN– Holy Gilles Latour Claude McIntosh did it again! The victim of this week’s hatchet job is Cornwall Councilor Andre Rivette. It looks like Claude and the Mayor must’ve had a few pops again and the sympathetic boyhood friend pulled out the poison pen and let go one.Continue Reading
CFN – Judging by the thermometer, summer is in full swing. And, the locally grown farm-fresh produce at Cornwall Seaway Valley Growers’ Market is abundant. This is Cornwall’s original farmers’ market which, in recent years, is located in the Brick parking lot, 1525 Pitt Street in Cornwall. Some of the vendors are open toContinue Reading
CFN– This year has been one of the quickest, and most memorable year in my entire eighteen years on this earth. . It feels as though yesterday I boarded the plane, arrived in Germany, met up with someone who was a stranger to me, went to his house, had aContinue Reading
UPDATED for Thursday August 2, 2012 – There are only a handful of the VIP Tickets available! Call 613 551 1755 to book yours before they’re gone! CFN – For all the Johnny Cash fans in the region August 3, 2012 will be a very special evening at TheContinue Reading
The financial crisis the Community Care Access Centre is currently experiencing was brought to the public’s attention in June of this year. The Champlain branch of the CCAC, responsible for providing health care and home care services to the Cornwall area, are doing their part to remedy the CCAC’s $1.47Continue Reading