CFN – Over 5,000 workers across Canada will be losing their jobs as the Zeller’s stores will be shuttered by March 2013. Since the sale to Target the demise of the stores was not hard to predict. The stores closing were the ones not selected by Target for reopeningContinue Reading
CFN – Our Premier, Dalton McGuinty has nixed beer sales in Convenience stores; again… I find it sad this this near monopoly that we call the Beer store here in Ontario exists. It artificially pumps up price and frankly puts a damper on thirsty Ontarians. I mean; I know Montrealers can’tContinue Reading
CFN– Rant Maggie Rant, one of Canada’s most exciting Celtic fusion ensembles, will be part of the pipes, plaid and pageantry at the 64thannual Glengarry Highland Games on August 4, 2012. Annually, hundreds of thousands of visitors are drawn to Maxville, Ontario to witness an outstanding display of music, dance, sports, fiddling,Continue Reading
“This is a great accomplishment for our Association,” stated President Summers, “our members worked hard to make sure that this project came to fruition,” he went on to say. Mayor Bob Kilger and Mr. Leonard Hart, a veteran of WWII and a Wing 424 member for over 50 years, officiallyContinue Reading
CFN – Kudos to the folks working on restoring and revitalizing the Old Mill in Martintown Ontario. Sunday was a gallery showing for some of my fave area artists including Judith Y whose work hangs in my own home. Judith works out of Ingleside Ontario in South Stormont andContinue Reading
CFN – Our own Don Smith was fascinated watching two ground hogs watching a photographer and decided to submit this as his video of the day! You don’t have to be from Cornwall to submit your photo or video of the day to The Cornwall Free News! Email usContinue Reading
CFN – On Friday, June 29th, City of Ottawa workers destroyed the home of the two famous Stittsville beaver, Lily and Lucky. These are the same beaver that Mayor Watson, after a huge public outcry last year, saved from being being trapped and killed. That the City destroyed their home onContinue Reading
DOMESTIC BREACH Cornwall, ON- A 42-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on July 24th, 2012. He was bound by a Recognizance with the condition to reside at a certain address and abide by the rules of that residence. It is alleged that on July 24th, 2012 he was found toContinue Reading
CFN – This Column of “Spirits in Unity” is being published by CFN for the community of Stormont Dundas & Glengarry. It is an honour to have you as a reader. I welcome any comments, questions or topics you would like me to discuss. I hope you enjoy reading aboutContinue Reading
CFN – The beautiful thing about digital photography is you can shoot until the magic comes together and that’s what Nathanael Newton did during the big storm as he shot photos from a nearby rooftop This is your Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day for Tuesday July 24, 2012!Continue Reading
CFN – Cory Cameron wrote a letter to the UN over language rights in Canada. We have graciously agreed to reprint his letter. You can post your thoughts and comments below. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon I am writing to you today to express my deepest concern of a subject that impactsContinue Reading
CFN – They carried the spirits of their ancestors, the inventors of the fastest game on two feet. They carried the power of those Iroquois players who dominated the sport from the first Olympics until being blackballed in the 1930’s. They carried the hopes of the Iroquois who have maintainedContinue Reading
CFN – I almost feel sorry for Leaf’s GM Brian Burke this morning. Almost. In 2008 Burke was hired with near messianic expectations, but the horrible Phil Kessel deal left the Leafs missing the play offs each year since his arrival. Something that has led some in the Leaf NationContinue Reading
BREACHES Cornwall, ON- Carlton Mitchell, 48 of Cornwall was arrested on July 20th, 2012. He was bound by two Probation Orders with the conditions of keep the peace and be of good behaviour and not to consume alcohol outside of your residence. It is alleged that on July 20th, 2012Continue Reading
CFN – I know. I’m really bad. Dirty Town Under a Crooked Bridge should have been finished for last December, but an awful lot of stuff has happened since then! DTCB is currently being rejigged. While a book still will be coming out I’m actually doing the screenplayContinue Reading
In regard to recent interest expressed in Cornwall in regard to a beach along the city’s waterfront, I am providing a diagram showing 2-possible locations for a beach. Back in the history of Cornwall, the electric streetcars that once provided city transit, operated a route to St Lawrence Park thatContinue Reading
CFN – Nunc cognosco ex parte. . It’s Latin for “now I know in part” and is the motto of Trent University, where I received the last of my institutional education. It’s a great slogan, because it alludes to the fact we will never know the sum total of everything.Continue Reading
CFN – No this is not Long Sault or Cornwall but the grand daddy of all markets, St. Jacobs. I just happened to be away this past weekend on a family event in the Kitchener-Waterloo area and we had time to drop in on Canada’s largest year round Farmers Market.Continue Reading