CFN – Here is your Police Blotter for the Cornwall Ontario area for Thursday February 2, 2012 Impaired operation Cornwall, ON- Kevin O’Brien, 51 of Cornwall was arrested on the 1st of February, 2012. It is alleged that he was operating a motor vehicle on Marleau Avenue in the CityContinue Reading
CFN – The Cornwall Free News is happy to introduce our latest contributor; Political Cartoonist Mr. Mike Roache of Halifax Nova Scotia! 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. OverContinue Reading
CFN – Some people have noticed that CFN really wants to play a role in helping young people become more active in politics and find their voice. What I like to do is find politically active young people and share our platform with them. And that’s where Stéphane Groulx enters.Continue Reading
CFN – Christina Julien racks up the air miles! The area athlete is just back from Vancouver BC where her scoring prowess helped Canada qualify for the Olympics in England this year! She has just signed a contract to play in Sweden and is off travelling again! Congrats Corky!Continue Reading
CFN – The Creative Economy Summit will promote awareness of the creative economy and Brampton’s role within it, educating participants and defining how it relates to our community in the business of the arts. Join us for a day featuring high-profile keynote speakers, such as CBC’s Jian Ghomeshi, along with PresidentContinue Reading
CFN– No one expects to be a Break and Enter (B&E) crime statistic. It is very common for a victim of Break and Enter to experience many emotions, fears and stress as a result of this type of offence. In partnership with Justice Canada, Victim Services of SDG&A with theContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario fascinates me. It’s part Twin Peaks; part Peyton Place, and full bore Cornwall. Since founding the Cornwall Free News nearly three years ago the person I have dealt with the most has been Mr. Bob “Vienna Sausage” Peters with the Economic destruction Development department. Mr.Continue Reading
CFN – Here is your Police Blotter for the Cornwall Ontario area for Monday January 30, 2012. ASSAULT, ASSAULT WITH WEAPON & THREATS Cornwall, ON- A 31 year-old Cornwall man was arrested on the 27th of January, 2012. He was bound by a probation order with the conditions to keepContinue Reading
CFN– People from local churches and faith communities are invited to come together to explore the connections between their spiritual beliefs and their responsibility towards planet earth. The meeting, entitled Greening Sacred Spaces: A Conversation, is organized by Transition Cornwall+ in partnership with the Cornwall Interfaith Partnership and Greening SacredContinue Reading
CFN -Eco Farm Day is back for 2012! It’s at the Ramada in Cornwall Ontario on February 25 & 26th! The theme of Eco Farm Day 2012 is “Vibrant Family Businesses in Organic Agriculture and Food”. In the current economic climate, the small business sector is the leading economic engine.Continue Reading
CFN – Jadea Kelly, an exciting new Canadian music talent is performing on the Vinyl Café at the Upper Canada Playhouse this weekend and I got a chance to interview her. Jadea is a lovely young lady as well as being very talented and just happens to beContinue Reading
CFN – Gruesome weather couldn’t kill that Heavy Rock n Roll vibe in Cornwall Ontario as the Russ Dwarf and the Killer Dwarfs shook La Maison with people attending as far away as Ottawa. Cornwall’s Promoter Supremo, Jeff Brunet of Alkaline, sent in the following: I’d would like toContinue Reading
CFN – Are you a photographer, writer, or artist? We’re will be hiring some extra talent for our Online Magazine; SPOTLIGHT CORNWALL which will be announcing more on in the coming month. Email your cv or web link to info@cornwallfreenews.com before February 15, 2012. These will be paid andContinue Reading
CFN – What a pleasure it is to attend a well conducted council meeting. After sitting in on a couple of the Cornwall City Council meetings it is refreshing to see local politicians behave in an efficient and well organized manner. All of the councillors were well prepared for theContinue Reading
CFN – Local Cartoonist Jay Schwartz has some new work coming out and he was kind enough to share some with our viewers! A bit more about Mr. Schwartz: Bio – Jay Schwartz Jay Schwartz is a 38-year-old artist living in rural Williamstown with his wife and 2 children. Having studiedContinue Reading
CFN – The St. Lawrence College Cornwall Sharks women’s hockey team used an excellent defensive game, near-perfect goaltending and timely scoring to win the Wilfrid Laurier Brantford Invitational Tournament, played Friday, Jan 20. The Sharks won all four games they played to take home the gold medal. In theContinue Reading
I understand for the most part that people don’t want to hear negative things. It’s really understandable, but standing behind the secret destruction that is going on in this city, is just shameful. . What got me thinking wasn’t that people are upset that any of this secret destruction isContinue Reading
Dear Editor: There are long waiting lists for our seniors who need affordable housing. There are long waiting lists for our elderly who need long term care. There are long waiting lists for people in wheel chairs that need a place to live. With all due respect, these are the peopleContinue Reading