The Cornwall Free News is now on Twitter
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Funny People – Not that Funny, kinda long too
I liked Funny People. I like the cast, the writing, even most of the direction, but I have lived in LA and know a few comics and the life. If you go to see Funny People expecting to see a traditional Adam Sandler movie this isn’t the ticket for you. He has a few Sandler […]
Mayor Kilger Definately not Running again as MP – BRIDGE UPDATE
Mayor Robert “Bob” Kilger has confirmed with our News Staff that he will not be running again for MP of our riding and loves his job as Mayor of Cornwall. So we have removed his name from our poll and wish him much more success in helping steer Cornwall through the Bridge Crisis and challenges […]
Pride/Fierté Cornwall Shutting Down with a Bang!
MEDIA ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Due to a lack of interest and support from the LGBT community, Pride/Fierté Cornwall will cease all operations effective Sunday, November 1, 2009. Since October 2007, support for the organization and attendance at our various events has been steadily decreasing, and numerous calls for volunteers and fresh ideas have […]
Cooking with Kretz – Menu Creation
Here is the latest column from our resident Chef, Shawn Kretz For some creating a menu while maintaining a fluid concept can be a difficult proposition. Expedience certainly comes with experience. For me the two most important factors to menu and meal creation are freshness (esp. Seasonality) and maintaining a consistent concept so that the […]
So they said it was good to smoke….and now it’s bad to eat…
L I N K So we were told that smoking was good. Ciggy’s passed out to the troops during war – tobacco companies using Doctors in their advertising, then celebs. Then it turned out that smoking was really bad for you and had to be taxed to death to pay for the illnesses attributed to […]
Canada’s Bernie Madoff – Earl Jones arrested and bailed out!
L I N K Jeffery Boro is one good lawyer as he got bail for his client, Earl Jones, alleged to have bilked millions from his investors. All Earl had to do was give up his passport, agree to not leave Quebec, and have someone sign for him for his $30,000.00 bail. Not too shabby. […]
Former Leader Denies Eating People – the silly news
Another slow local news day so I’ve been digging through World news and have found a few wacky stories. Just click the links to go to the full story. I promise to bring you folks a serious editorial shortly or go back to attacking the arena project or our horrible MP. Former Leader Denies Eating […]
And as I was typing that last insert a Letter to the Editor Arrived…
This letter to the editor arrived today. We are printing it unedited except to not show the writer’s address and contact info that they included. “On July 23, 2009, Justice Minister Robert Nicholson, speaking for the Conservative government, launched a new misinformation and propaganda campaign. In fact, the minister accused the Liberal opposition of obstructing […]
Snoop Dogg Coming to Gananoque – 1000 Islands Music Fest August 13-15
Man, Snoop Dogg this close to Cornwall. The 1000 Islands Music fest has a full slate of performers coming to our area. L I N K And here’s a funny link, 5 Things Snoop Dog can do while in Gananoque please visit our sponsors:
4 Legs Good 2 Legs Bad – Amazon Kindles George Orwell
Amazon got into hot water recently by removing George Orwell titles such as 1984 and Animal Farm from its Kindle E-Readers. L I N K Amazon offers Kindle E-Readers which allow you to download and read books. However their service chose to eliminate the Orwell titles and refund their purchasers. “As long as Amazon maintains […]
Kilger for MP Rumblings?
I’m hearing quite a few people talk about our Cornwall Mayor Robert “Bob” Kilger returning to the Federal scene and defeat the current Conservative MP who besides not attending Grand Chief Mitchell’s swearing in ceremony, has been very not noticed by Cornwall residents during the Bridge Crisis. I put in a call to the Mayor’s […]
20,000 Pageviews and Counting! Thank You Cornwall!
20,000 Pageviews & Counting! Thank you Cornwall and the World for helping make this site grow as fast as it has. We’ve only been around since February and are very grateful to each and every one of you who have taken a moment from your lives and have visited us. In today’s media it’s hard […]
Did Hilary Clinton Open the Bridge?
The Bridge is open and traffic is flowing again. The issues haven’t really been dealt with and the bridge isn’t really built to have a lot of traffic sit on in on a steady basis which is what can happen if there’s more traffic than the temporary station can handle. The Harper Government was forced […]
Local and World Quick Hits for Wednesday July 22
An American Sadhu in Utah Local Couple Stung by Canadian Madoff – Earl Jones First Canadian TAMIFLU resistant Swine Flu Case VIA RAIL shutting CANCELLING Trains in Advance of Strike Cornwall Slumlord Denis Valade Nailed with $4K fine JOSEPH HENRY BURGESS 40 Year Manhunt Ends With His Death in Mexico “At the age of 62, […]
This isn’t Kansas Keesha – Art by Nick Wolochatiuk
Photo courtesty of Nick Wolochatiuk © – All rights reserved A great time was had last night at the Cornwall & Regional Writer’s Society. When I saw Nick’s photo I wanted to post it up here as I thought it was stunning. Keesha, Nick’s American Eskimo Miniature photographed against a wall at the old Cotton […]
Interview with Cornwall Legend Mayor Bob Kilger
MP from 1988 – 2004; member of the Cornwall Hockey Hall of Fame, and our current Mayor; I recently (before the bridge opened) had the honor and priviledge of spending some interview time with Mayor “Bob” Kilger. MAYOR KILGER ON WIKI We covered so many issues that I probably have enough for several interviews. THE […]
CORNWALL & REGIONAL WRITERS SOCIETY
If you love to write this group is for you if you’re in the Cornwall area. From novices to the more experienced there’s nothing like being in a room full of creative people to get you going in the right direction. Here is a blurb from Lorna Foreman whom you can contact for more info. […]