CFN – Ring Ring. I get a call telling me that there’s a secret meeting of council being held at city hall and to get myself and camera down. Sure enough the chamber fills with all councilors in attendance as well as Mayor Kilger and the city clerk. I was joinedContinue Reading
CFN – Yesterday, Bob Rae stood in the House of Commons and delivered a thundering attack aimed at the Conservative government’s lack of action and compassion for the families living in third world conditions in Attawapiskat. Along with the other attacks from the NDP it is clear that the fingerContinue Reading
CFN – So far the firing the coach in favor of the primadonna Hockey star hasn’t worked out terribly well. Game one for coaches Hunter and Muller resulted in losses and in Anaheim rumors are running amok at Bobby Ryan being moved or……a firing of the coach. Washington has goneContinue Reading
CFN – It’s showtime! After working, prepping, and primping the Cornwall Downtown Business Improvement Association’s Christmas Home for the Holidays Christmas home tour sponsored by Remax and Scotiabank kicks off! If you haven’t picked up your tix yet visit Chris at Life’s Little Pleasures on Pitt Street acrossContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall and area’s 1st Annual Health, Holistic & Lifestyle Expo is being held at Trinity Anglican Church in Cornwall, Saturday December 3rd from 10.00am till 5.00pm. Some 40 local practitioners and creators of wellness and lifestyle products will share information about their services and products. Organizer Nancy GalwayContinue Reading
CFN – National Home Services has invaded Cornwall Ontario and we caught one of their representatives knocking on doors on this rainy afternoon. It can seem innocent enough. A knock on the door and an offer to replace a water tank with a waterless version, but some ofContinue Reading
CFN – Vous êtes cordialement invités au vernissage du Club de Saint-Gabriel (club Garçons et Filles de Cornwall) qui aura lieu jeudi le 1er décembre à 17 heures au Corrid’Art du Centre culturel de Cornwall 124, rue Anthony (ancienne école Ste-Croix). Nous espérons que vous saurez venir encourager nos jeunesContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario’s downtown core is blessed with a lot of eating options for lunch. I counted fifteen eateries on a walk between 3rd Street and the floundering Redcliff owned Cornwall Square. The downtown core’s biggest activities at lunch centre around the courthouse and a few otherContinue Reading
CFN- Well known economist,author, Art collector and Summerstown resident Roger Sauve lucked in Sunday, November 6 with an addition to his Art Collection by out bidding and acquiring the portrait of St.Paul’s Chapel. . The silent auction fund raiser capped off the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the communityContinue Reading
CFN – Today’s Photo of the day is from Calvin Hanson who caught this shot of a male Red Cardinal. If you wish to submit your photo of the day email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com – please include a short blurb about the photo, yourself, or even the equipmentContinue Reading
CFN – I came across my first John Irving novel by accident. Ashamedly, I have a tendency to judge a book by its cover (in the most literal sense), and when I first laid eyes on Irving’s ‘A Widow for One Year’, strewn haphazardly on the shelf at the thriftContinue Reading
CFN – Here were our top ten stories from Sunday November 27, 2011. It’s a busy week here at CFN headquaters. We’re hard at work on our Cornwall Downtown lunch wars story as well as a bunch of other material that’s flooded the news desk! Our top tenContinue Reading
CFN – Another high priced primadonna has caused a head coach to lose their jobs as the Washington Capitals capitulated and fired their coach Bruce Boudreau. He’s been replaced with long time Caps fan favorite Dale Hunter who may be a good fit with their temperamental Russian super star Alex Ovechkin whoContinue Reading
CFN – We’re going to be profiling the members of Seaway Roller Derby Girls and are starting with Amy McCormick Brown who is also in charge of gaining new members. The league is only a few months old, but has gone from four people with an idea in aContinue Reading
CFN – Are you and your organization being responsible? I attended a fundraiser for a local non-profit organization which included a luncheon. The lunch was served on Styrofoam plates, with plastic cutlery which was wrapped in a plastic bag, a plastic cup of water and condiment items were served inContinue Reading
