Former MPP Jim Brownell Honoured With Diploma by St. Lawrence College – May 16, 2012
CFN – Former MPP Jim Brownell has received an honour from St. Lawrence College. It’s a bit poetic as Mr. Brownell is a former teacher himself before becoming a MPP; something that he truly loved doing before retiring before the last election due to health issues. I spoke with him recently and I could still [...]
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II DIAMOND JUBILEE TEA – Lost Villages Historical Society – May 26, 2012
CFN - In recognition of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne by Queen Elizabeth II, the Lost Villages Historical Society will host “HER MAJESTY’S DIAMOND JUBILEE TEA”, to be held on Saturday, May 26, 2012, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, at the Township of South Stormont Community Hall (at the new South Stormont Township [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
South Stormont Council Meeting by Reg Coffey, April 25, 2012
CFN – There was a rather short meeting of the South Stormont Township Council tonight, nothing controversial, just business as usual. There were no delegations and a mere 8 motions were scheduled. During the open remarks Mayor McGillis congradulated Dan Pilon, the Public Works Manager, on 35 years of service with the township and presented [...]
ALAN JODOIN NAMED SOUTH STORMONT VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR – April 25, 2012
CFN – Alan Jodoin was recognized as the recipient of the prestigious 2011 Fran Laflamme Volunteer of the Year Award during the South Stormont Volunteer Appreciation Gala held on Friday, April 20. . The TITANIC themed event held at the South Stormont Community Hall gave Council the opportunity to acknowledge the volunteer achievements of the 140 in attendance and the 24 [...]
CANADA’S LARGEST TITANIC MOVIE MEMORABILIA COLLECTION ON DISPLAY IN SOUTH STORMONT ONTARIO – EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
CFN - Cornwall Free News viewers may recall our story and video last Friday (LINK) in which Tammie Grant shared her dream of a new area tourist attraction in the form of a Titanic museum in Long Sault. Well, on Saturday and Sunday afternoon between noon and 5 p.m., everyone is invited to stop by the new South Stormont Community Hall (next [...]
Township of South Stormont Ontario Town Hall Contact Information for April , 2012
CFN - Check out what’s happening in South Stormont Ontario in the upcoming month! Remember you can visit South Stormont Ontario Online at www. SouthStormont.ca !
Ingleside Ontario Artist Judith Y – Emerging Art and Social Networking from South Stormont Ontario
CFN – Art manifests itself into our everyday lives in many ways. There are those very lucky enough to earn some sort of income from practicing their art. Judith Y or Judith Artist as she’s known now across North America is now one of those people. Her path, like many artists was not traditional. [...]
South Stormont Township Council Meeting – Demands CCH Written Response Over Bilingual Nurse Protest – by Reg Coffey, April 12, 2012
CFN – Tonight the Township of South Stormont had a regular council meeting. It was another typical South Stormont meeting where the different department reported the previous month’s activities. The OPP described incidents in which they were called out in March; the Fire Department gave a report on their responses; Public Works, Building/Development, Finance and [...]
St. Andrews Fights to Save Post Office As MP Lauzon States it’s Not a Federal Issue – March 13, 2012
CFN – Forty-two residents of the beautiful village of St. Andrews West turned out on Thursday evening at the St. Andrews Catholic Church hall to show their support for the Post Office. . During the 90-minute long meeting the residents confirmed that Canada Post’s recent proposal to pay the current owners of the St. Andrews [...]
Attempted Child Abduction in Ingleside Ontario – BLACK VAN WITH TINTED WINDOWS – OPP ALERT – March 10, 2012
SUSPICIOUS PERSON COMPLAINTS CFN – – On March 10, 2012 at approximately 2:15 pm a young female was approached by an adult male in a vehicle in the town of Ingleside, South Stormont. The male driver asked the girl to get into his vehicle, when the girl did not, the driver and vehicle fled. The [...]
Cornwall Ontario Community Hospital Bilingual Nurse Protest Draws 400 – VIDEO – March 4, 2012
CFN – What started out as a one man picket by nurse Christopher Cameron exploded into a crowd that peaked at nearly 400 Saturday in front of the Cornwall Community Hospital. The crowd braved winds as high as 70KMH that caused tree damage in the area. The signs were in full bloom and cars [...]
Gong Show Redux as Cornwall Ontario City Council Pass the Buck and Duck on South Stormont Community Hospital Bilingual Nurse Motion
CFN – By far one of the hottest local news stories has been the now linguistic firestorm created by a Letter to the Editor by Dr. Dany Tombler regarding the Bilingual nursing policy at the Cornwall Community Hospital. The Hospital; that is refusing to contact with The Cornwall Free News and did not advertise its [...]
Township of South Stormont Ontario Town Hall Contact Information for March, 2012
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Pond Hockey in Ingleside, Dining in Morrisburg – Family Day Weekend, West of Cornwall Ontario By Reg Coffey
CFN – I almost forgot that this was a long weekend. When you work for yourself you tend to forget these things but having my wife home for three days in a row was cause for celebration. Our extended weekend started on Friday night in Morrisburg at the Russel Manor Bistro for a much earned [...]
Ontario Power Generation Donates 100 Fire Extinguishers to Ingleside Ontario Firefighters – February 16, 2012
CFN – Reg & Kathy Coffey and all the residents of Ingleside Ontario can sleep better in Ingleside Ontario knowing that their fire department received a generous donation of 100 fire extinguishers for their fire fighters to train with from the good folks at Ontario Power Generation! At left is Ken Schaefer of OPG’s Robert [...]
South Stormont Council Unanimously Votes to Threaten Dollars to Cornwall Ontario Community Hospital over Bilingual Nurse Hiring Practice – February 7, 2012
CFN – Mayor Bryan McGillis and council of South Stormont Ontario threw down the gauntlet to the Cornwall Community Hospital today at a regularly scheduled non-secret open council meeting. South Stormont is reacting to the lightning story started by a letter to the editor by esteemed local surgeon Dr. Dany Tombler of Cornwall Ontario. LINK [...]
