What  a lovely event that all of Cornwall could be proud of.   The capacity crowd were treated to some talented speakers and there was Art in the rooms.  From the business of art to its magic a lot was discussed and shared.   Good company; networking; listening; tears; laughter, and more.Continue Reading

Besides the ARTpreneur Conference this Thursday there are lots of other area art events happening in vibrant Eastern Ontario! Featured Artist of the month at The Cornwall Public Library As you may or may not know, The Cornwall Library features the work of one Regional Artist each month.  This monthContinue Reading

The hot stories we’ll be covering this week will be plans for Walmart in Cornwall.   Will they be expanding on their current site or are they still looking for new digs? The Regional Airport – Councilor Syd Gardiner is angry that Guy Lauzon is dropping the ball with expansion plansContinue Reading

Short meeting at city hall last night as Council wasn’t in the mood to fight after Mayor Bob Kilger’s message of condolence to the family of Vanetia Warner who passed away from H1N1 this past weekend.   L I N K Cornwall is reeling from the impact of losing the firstContinue Reading

L I N K It’s amazing how many people watch this show.   Lethbridge Alberta’s Tara-Jean Popowich won this years season. “Popowich beat out Montreal modern dance diva Jayme Rae Dailey, and Everett Smith, a tap dancer from Glen Morris, Ont. Vincent Desjardins, a finely tuned 20-year-old ballroom dancer fromContinue Reading

Local Visual Artist Jacqueline Milner of Image-ine Photography had three of her original works accepted into The Annual Focus Art Juried Art Exhibit. Jacqueline additionally received an Honourable Mention for her photographic entry “Sign of the Times” and was awarded a Blue Ribbon and a Cash prize for her Acrylic Entry “IcyContinue Reading

Cornwall Public Library will be holding an Antique Evaluation Clinic with Janet Carlile, an independent and accredited antique valuer and appraiser with 30 years international experience gained with major auction houses both in Europe and North America. The public is invited to register their items at the library prior toContinue Reading

We at The Cornwall Free News want to help promote the Arts in our area.   We’re proud to print Ms Carolyn Thompson’s winning poem from this years Cornwall Public Library and Regional Writer’s Society Awards. “In 1784 a group of people came to begin new lives in what is nowContinue Reading