CFN – Penn State has had a long and proud football program. That has come crashing down around them and tarnished the name of the school forever after former coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with doing nasties with young boys and students. Legendary Head Coach Joe Paterno was fired and the spin has been […]
CFN – As you can see from our Top Ten stories of November 15th we’re getting a lot of focus on local stories. In light of the City Council meeting and the ongoing discussion on Anonymous comments I thought I’d put out our policies for those unaware or unclear on how we do things […]
CFN – Today’s Photo of the day is of a Beaver snacking on a tree branch by area photographer Calvin Hanson. If you wish to submit your photo of the day and have an interesting photo you wish to share please email your jpeg along with a blurb about the photo or yourself to info@cornwallfreenews.com
CFN – Interesting evening at City Council last night. Alright, maybe not interesting, but some ground was covered. The real story is simmering under the eye of the public. It wasn’t discussed at the meeting which had a full compliment of city managers. John Towndrow of Transition Cornwall + made a presentation to […]
CFN – Akwesasne artist Charlotte King took this on her way to work this past week. Because of the beautiful morning light and the light fog, I brought my camera along. Leaving a few minutes early allowed me time to pull off the road to capture this river scene from the shore of the St […]
Donate $5.00 (or more) today! The Story The goal of our Toys 4 Joy fundraising campaign is to make a difference in the lives of others by enhancing the holiday experience for children and youths living with cancer. Throughout our lives thus far, we have been taught that we can choose our life path, that […]
CFN – Here are our top ten stories for Sunday November 13, 2011. Things are hopping at CFN. We’re working on a month of Health care stories. We’re also getting ready for the holiday rush. If you’re a media sales rep and looking for an opportunity with one of the fastest growing […]
CFN – A report was written this past week by our Economic Development team. I’ve always thought that term a bit odd for Mr. Peters and Boileau as they certainly have not done anything to help develop CFN. I’ve been told that the first ad we had from the city was just to get us […]
CFN – John Lester of JL Computers is not just a pretty face and Technology Guru. He shoots some amazing photos. This one is of Geese overhead heading south for the winter near Morrisburg, Ontario. If you wish to submit your photo of the day and have an interesting photo you wish to share […]
CFN –Welcome back couponers! With the holiday’s approaching I have been busier then ever so I may have to skip some weeks on the column but my goal is two give you something by-weekly. I may also not be able to give you a break down of everything on sale as it takes hours to […]
CFN – A number of hours have been spent over the last week hulling, culling, cleaning and drying our harvest of black walnuts. All of this has been done manually; definitely a time intensive labour of curiosity. My partner and I chose two different methods of dehulling the nuts. . I chose simply to break […]
CFN – Ryan Gosling grew up in Cornwall. It’s a long way from the River City to Hollywood and now he’s one of the hottest actor’s in film. He also was a producer and narrated the documentary ReGeneration. Today Ryan turns 31. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLkM3WgJGaE Ryan studied Drama and Fine Arts here at CCVS […]
CFN – Once again, I have found a holiday that I have taken for granted: Halloween. Although it may not technically be known as a “holiday” per se, it has always been a great day of fun and laughter that I have missed out on this year. In Denmark, Halloween is more of a “young” child’s […]
CFN – In the aftermath of the stories tarring Cornwall Ontario Staffing honcho Robert Menagh, a lot of discussin’ has been taking place. It’s grist for the Timmy’s crowd and why not? Tall, rugged, a lawyer, highly paid by Cornwall standards; there’s plenty to throw bricks at in a town that loves to throw […]
CFN – Today’s Photo of the day comes from Reg Coffey of Coffey’s Coffee who titled this shot ” Captive Fish at LL Beans” . Mr. Coffey suggested that this shot reminded him of the opening of Monty Python’s Meaning of Life. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1kftCx5-tA If you wish to submit your photo of the day and […]
CFN – Cornwall City Council held an in Camera meeting this afternoon. It was ultra quiet and the location was not revealed. I only discovered it as I was on tour with many of the councilors and city management on a tour of some of the very impressive construction projects going on […]
CFN – Here is your photo of the day for Wednesday November 9, 2011! Cornwall photographer Calvin Hanson took this portrait of a gorgeous deer making an appearance from the woods. Hanson is a well-known nature and wildlife photographer, and a published author. In 1996, Kentucky Governor Paul E. Patton commissioned Hanson with the distinction of […]