CFN – Members and supporters of the local newly re-branded Language Fairness for All – LFA group were joined by members of the Ottawa based umbrella group Canadians for Language Fairness outside of the Chesterville Legion this Wednesday evening. . The delegation was there in anticipation of an opportunity toContinue Reading
CFN – Geez, I miss one session of council and look what comes out! Monday night a donnybrook took place over a “Ghost Policy” implemented by CAO Paul Fitzpatrick nearly three years ago. Essentially CUPE 234 employees seeking full time status had to take extensive aptitude testing for such roles asContinue Reading
CFN – I never saw myself getting married. When people would ask what age I saw myself getting married I’d usually say never. I’m my own wolf pack and if I do meet someone I’ll live in sin. Cut to last October a friend introduces me to a random guyContinue Reading
Breach Cornwall, ON- A 41 year old Cornwall male was arrested on the 29th of May 2012. He was bound by the provisions of a probation order with the relevant condition to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. He was also bound by the provisions of an undertakingContinue Reading
CFN – Being part of the CCH Bilingual Nurse protest is a bit like being the fat guy or gal in high college. They get laid, but nobody wants to own it. While Chris Cameron and his team get a lot of pats on the back and emailsContinue Reading
CFN – I’m used to covering Cornwall City Council, but Monday night was special as I was part of a group to present to Council. Wyatt Walsh led the charge by asking CFN for help with the beaver trapping in Guindon Park. What happened from there is a text bookContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario photographer Calvin Hanson submitted this photo of Irises and Lantern as our Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day! You don’t have to live in Cornwall to submit your photo or video. Email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com with your offering.Continue Reading
CFN– Robert Menagh has had an interesting ride here in Cornwall Ontario. Cornwall Ontario had been without an HR manager for over a year before a hiring firm recommended him for the position here in Cornwall. Hired by former CAO Cecil Vincent; the city had found themselvesContinue Reading
DOMESTIC ASSAULT Cornwall, ON- A 21-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on May 25th, 2012. It is alleged that on May 23th, 2012 he got into an altercation with his 20-year-old girlfriend when her assaulted her. The victim was not injured. Police were contacted and an investigation followed. He wasContinue Reading
CFN – Thanks to Todd Lauzon who sent in these two images of a crash at Belmont and Second East in Cornwall Ontario this sunny Sunday morning. According to witnesses a senior woman’s car was smacked by its rear door by a Ford SUV. The woman’s car landed inContinue Reading
CFN – Sixty years is a milestone uncommon in Western culture today, be it a wedding anniversary, a celebration of service to the people of God or as Queen of Canada and 15 other countries as well as Head of the 54 Commonwealth states (1/4 of the world’s population). Elizabeth II became QueenContinue Reading
CFN – It’s said that you can fool some of the people some of the time, but not on a good TV night… Provincial 3rd Place Finisher, Cornwall Ontario City Councilor, and a bunch of other titled Elaine MacDonald led the charge by an esteemed panel to talk aboutContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario is scheduled to take a huge hit as the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Control Operations is slated to move by 2015/16 to Borden. Over 50 jobs with salaries starting at $53K per year and running as high as $117K *will be leaving Cornwall. It’s a hugeContinue Reading
CFN– Tragedy struck The Cornwall Square shopping centre as a single person fell from the top of the parking garage. The 50 ish male landed near the Kastner’s clothing store after reportedly leaping from the top of the parking garage. The incident occurred at approximately 7 PM – it has notContinue Reading
CFN – As we pass the three month mark of the Cornwall Ontario Community Hospital Bilingual Nurse protest Chris Cameron and his team dropped off their petition of over 3,000 signatures to SD&G MPP Jim McDonell at his office in Cornwall. The MPP and I had some one on oneContinue Reading
CFN – The end of an era today in Cornwall Ontario as Rub Salt frontman, Lift Off music programmer, and Corus radio music guy Rob Seguin leaves the City of a World of Possibilities for Peterborough. During Mr. Seguin’s tenure Corus radio in Cornwall has seen near unprecedented shrinkage inContinue Reading
CFN – Should City Council use a Consultant to replace its vacant Human Resource Managers position or should the CAO be forced to do perform the task with the resources he currently has at his disposal? . The CAO cost the city tax payers $183,079 in 2011. One could reasonablyContinue Reading
BREACHES Cornwall, ON- Kevin Bovin, 41 of Cornwall was arrested on May 18th, 2012. He was bound by a recognizance with the condition to report for scheduled meetings. He was also bound by a Probation Order with the condition to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. ItContinue Reading