CFN – Cornwall Ontario is an amazing place. But at times it gets a bad rap; usually because of some very bad people (that’s not what this story is about) but this is a city of nearly 50,000 people and there are some great people in this community whoContinue Reading
CFN – “The people who walk in darkness have seen a great light.” Alexandria- Cornwall Bishop Marcel Damphousse, in his Christmas homily, spoke of how the people of God are attracted by His light and called to walk in the light. He reminds us that God speaks to us in the midstContinue Reading
CFN – I’ve always had mixed feelings about Christmas. Being Jewish; at least culturally, it’s something I’ve always seemed to look at through a glass window. Later in life, I shared Christmas with my wife and got into a lot of the fun of it. The tree; the village; theContinue Reading
DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BREACHES Cornwall, ON- A 19-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on December 20th, 2012. He was bound by a Probation Order with the conditions of Keep the Peace and be of Good Behaviour. It is alleged that on December 17th, 2012 he got into an altercation withContinue Reading
The Tipsy Elf © Dawn Ford I was watching TV the other night when a soft knock came to my door. It was so gentle that it did not rouse my sleeping old dog. I have brand new hearing aids so I was able to hear it. I opened theContinue Reading
CFN – Are you tired of children being used as pawns in the Teacher/Ontario Government scrap over Bill 115? I just viewed this commercial and am totally disgusted by the OSSTF. There’s only one thing standing between public high school students and their extra curricular activities. It’s not aboutContinue Reading
CFN – It’s odd that the tragedy that name “Sandy” has wrought on us all in 2012? No one will ever forget Hurricane Sandy, the perfect storm that devastated so many on the East Coast of the US and now the Murders at Sandy Hook Elementary; a school that serves about 450 kids fromContinue Reading
CFN – The first time I was introduced to the world of partisan politics was in 2008. It was during the federal election and I had been referred to a friend of my grandmother’s who was in the Liberal Party. They had been looking for volunteers to work on DenisContinue Reading
CFN – This Column of “Spirits in Unity” is being published by CFN for the community of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry. Thanks to all those who have approached me to say that they enjoy reading this column. Knowing that someone is reading the column encourages me to keep writing aboutContinue Reading
CFN – While in Ottawa I had a chance to chat with Dr. Evil himself, Keith Beardsley. Keith was kind enough to give us a year end report card of the leaders of each Canadian Federal Party, but also looked briefly into the future. Here is our interviewContinue Reading
CFN – Fiona Gilligan is a true rarity in Canada. A self made woman who has juggled single parenting and creating a huge success story at a business level. Her dad was a Canadian Forces Pilot and her mom taught Kindergarten; not the background of a powerhouse business person whoContinue Reading
Step Above Footwear 1077 Pitt Street (enter from 11th Street) CORNWALL, ON K6J 3S6 613-936-8456 Visit us online or on Facebook Located at the corner of Pitt St. and Eleventh, right beside the Foot and Ankle Clinic. Step Above Footwear offers quality footwear for the whole family. Come in and letContinue Reading
CFN – By invitation of Aline McDonald of KAB Gift Boutique (Pitt and 2nd Street area), Cornwall shoppers will be treated to free live entertainment this Saturday and next from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Jonny Yumang, accompanied by McDonald’s father, Ed Hughes, will set up in front of KAB. IContinue Reading
Bicycle World in business for more than 25 years and involved in our community 150 Pitt Street CORNWALL, ON K6J 1P4 613-932-2750 Bicycle World, Ontario’s largest store of its kind, carries an extensive selection of bicycles: mountain bikes, racing bikes, single speed bikes, and bicycles built for two. We haveContinue Reading
Stepping into Luc’s Barbershop and Hairstyling is like taking a step back in time. The Pitt Street business features all of the accessories that you would expect to see in a traditional barber shop, from the red-and-blue barber pole hanging in an interior window to the old-fashioned cash register withContinue Reading
Ingleside Pharmacy 25 Thorold Lane (in the Ingleside Shopping Plaza) INGLESIDE, ON K0C 1M0 613-537-2477 Your Health Comes First When you step into Ingleside Pharmacy, you get the best of both worlds: expert up-to-date advice and health care knowledge, but with personalized patient care. We’re independently owned andContinue Reading
CFN – Carole Givoque and her employee Samantha Brown found things quickly heated up at their Pitt Street Luc’s Barbershop & Hairstyling over the noonhour today. They saw the driver of a 1998 pickup truck attempt to start his vehicle, then quickly flee and moments later his passenger was alsoContinue Reading
Dear Cornwall Free News, After the Columbine Incident, back in May 1999, I remember having the pleasure of working with the members of the OPP, RCMP, and Cornwall Community Police in Collaboration with Eastcourt Mall Merchants as well as the United Way, City of Cornwall and many community partners andContinue Reading