CFN – Your Cornwall Free News photo of the day is something to change the mood from the snowy wonderland that’s landed on us in Eastern Ontario! Cassie the Wonder Pug was one of the winners at the Pug Fest I covered in Ottawa at Landsdowne Park. AsContinue Reading
CFN – Here is your Police Blotter for the Cornwall area for Friday January 13, 2012. BREACHES & POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY Cornwall, ON- Shawn Leduc, 32 and Nathalie Chartrand, 32 both of Cornwall were arrested on the 12th of January, 2012. They were both bound by a probation orderContinue Reading
CFN – Friday the 13th will never be the same for Habs fans! What the heck is going on in Montreal? The Habs just traded their biggest star; albeit Mike Cammalleri is having his worst NHL season, but then this team is a mess and guys like Cammy don’tContinue Reading
CFN – I am not a card holding Liberal at the moment. I’m not a card holder of any Federal party; but I have to admit I really like Bob Rae. It’s not because he’s been generous of his time with CFN. Frankly I generally only ask interviewsContinue Reading
CFN – Here is your Police Blotter for the Cornwall Ontario area for Thursday January 12, 2012. ASSAULT & MISCHIEF Cornwall, ON- A 34 year-old Cornwall female was arrested on the 10th of January, 2012. It is alleged that she attended her neighbours residence, got into an altercation when sheContinue Reading
CFN – Irony can be a funny thing. We received a release from the Community Action Group here in Cornwall which wants lower taxes. Of course everyone wants lower taxes, but this group of some of the areas most successful companies has made some strong points, and grown toContinue Reading
CFN– Like last century’s master of propaganda, Josef Goebbels, Sun Media columnist and “Ethical Oil” creator Ezra Levant is no idiot. Goebbels had a Doctorate degree in German literature – Levant graduated from the University of Alberta Law School. Both these gentlemen used the press effectively and to their advantageContinue Reading
CFN – Local Cartoonist Jay Schwartz has some new work coming out and he was kind enough to share some with our viewers! A bit more about Mr. Schwartz: Bio – Jay Schwartz Jay Schwartz is a 38-year-old artist living in rural Williamstown with his wife and 2 children. Having studiedContinue Reading
CFN – NDP Deputy Leader Thomas Mulcair was joined by Vancouver MP Don Davies today to announce a new retirement security proposal aimed at giving every Canadian access to a guaranteed benefit pension plan. Davies, the two-term MP for Vancouver—Kingsway, is the latest Member of Parliament to endorse Mulcair’s candidacy.Continue Reading
CFN – The Kinsmen and Lift Off Cabal reacted to our story on Lift Off and put a release together. While it finally answers one of many questions; which is a great thing, it also spawns a few more questions. What happened to the monies from 2010? AreContinue Reading
CFN – Robert Menagh was thrown under the bus relieved as Human Resources manager by the City of Cornwall. The City via CAO Paul Fitzpatrick released a brief memo today to the media. Mr. Menagh had a low profile using up his vacation weeks after the stir before theContinue Reading
CFN – I find it gratifying that more and more people in the Cornwall area are starting to appreciate fresh roasted coffee. At least three lunch counters/coffee shops in Cornwall that I know of are now claiming to serve fresh roasted coffee. However, having fresh coffee available is just theContinue Reading
CFN – INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT WILLIAMSTOWN I had to do a bit of historical research to find out why the village was named Williamstown. It was named after Sir John Johnson’s father Sir William Johnson. (I probably knew that at one time !) Sir John was granted 2400 acres inContinue Reading
CFN – I agree with Chris Savard. It’s time to clear the air about the Lift Off festival he founded in Cornwall Ontario, but the more we investigate Lift Off the weirder it’s become. After several reports came into our offices we attempted to contact both the Kinsmen andContinue Reading
CFN – Martine Plourde, Eastern Regional Director of the Economic Development and Employability Network of Ontario (RDÉE Ontario), joined Danika Bourgeois-Desnoyers, Migration Officer for Place aux jeunes Ontario-SDG, to officially launch a recruitment campaign for young bilingual postsecondary graduates who will participate in the next discovery weekend for Place aux jeunes. These youngContinue Reading
CFN– The Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the Call To The Hall for 2012.Nominations for the next set of inductees begin now and run until Friday, March 2nd (submissions after that date will not be considered for 2012). All types of sports are represented from theContinue Reading
TO: Cornwall Free News RE: Ezra Levant – Friend of China, but Foe to Canadians December 31, 2011 Editor: Contrary to the innuendo in this article, no business connection exists between the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and Ezra Levant. Nor does CAPP provide funding to the growing ethical oil movement basedContinue Reading
CFN – The Seaway Roller Derby Girls League is Official. The members of the Newest Roller Derby league in Canada have recently received their approval from the Canadian Women’s Roller Derby Association. To celebrate, there will be a 70’s themed Roller Disco Fundraiser held at Agora Catholic Centre (previously knownContinue Reading