CFN – Rumors are that embattled and conflicted mayor Bob Kilger is about to copy a page from his good friend Dalton McGuinty’s playbook and resign have led to heated allegations of infighting of council over who would be interim mayor for the balance of the term; especially over theContinue Reading
CFN – When Angelina Jolie’s opinion piece came out in the New York Times yesterday, revealing that she had a double mastectomy followed by reconstruction, as a result of testing positive for the BRCA1 gene, there was a lot of discussion and chatter by various media outlets and by socialContinue Reading
CFN – Things are heating up over the sale of the Cornwall General Hospital. While the final decision is in the hands of Ontario Minister Deb Matthews, the Citizens Coalition is still moving forward trying to win government support to create a community facility. A positive step forwardContinue Reading
CFN – About 100 uniformed RCMP officers boarded Montreal’s metro system today during a very public lunch-hour silent protest that took them to an RCMP management forum at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at Complexe Desjardins downtown. The members are protesting working conditions, a failed internal representation system and the force’sContinue Reading
Cornwall, ON- On Friday, May 17th, 2013 at approximately 09:30 a.m., a peaceful protest will be taking place on the International Bridge. The Cornwall Community Police Service respects the right of all citizens to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Due to the protest activities, the normal flow of trafficContinue Reading
CFN – Ontario Power Generation’s Ottawa/St. Lawrence Plant Group advises users of the St. Lawrence River that the gates raised for the passage of recreational boat traffic through the Iroquois Dam will be lowered Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Boaters are advised that they must use the Iroquois Lock forContinue Reading
CFN – Round two! The puck drops tonight as Ottawa takes on the Penguins in game one of their series. Two very different teams. Ottawa plays with a pesky ferocity unmatched in these playoffs. There are meaner teams, bigger, teams, and better teams; but does any teamContinue Reading
CFN – Submitted Media Advisory What: TED Fellow and American Inventor Sonaar Luthra will be speaking in Cornwall tomorrow evening, Wednesday, May 15th at 6:30 pm as a special guest of the River Institute and the US Embassy Where: The St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences ( 2 St.Continue Reading
CFN – Am I really that imposing? I’ve known Cornwall Ontario Mayor Bob Kilger for over four years now. He was our first guest on Seaway Radio and of course I have to admit that I endorsed him in the last election. He knows I’ve never been charged withContinue Reading
CFN – What a purposely confusing mess the Kilger team is running and bleeding City coffers as the public starts to cry out and demand accountability over Fitzygate. The problem is once you catch someone telling Porkies you never know where it ends. The above screen cap is fromContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall, ON- Eric Deschesnes, 36 of Cornwall was arrested on May 11th, 2013. The Cornwall Community Police Service received a complaint of a Break and Enter in progress in the 100 block of Prince Arthur St. Police arrived at the residence and located the male in the house.Continue Reading
CFN – It has been six years since my life took a drastic change with my diagnosis of breast cancer. Back then I was a forty five year old that had finally started taking her health more seriously….I had started running, and was training for a half marathon. ButContinue Reading
CFN – High winds caused some damage today in the Riverdale section of Cornwall this afternoon. If you see news happen email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com or call our hotline at 613 361 1755 Special thanks to Michel Lalonde for submitting this photo!Continue Reading
The Science of Weight Loss and Exercise CFN -We all have been there. Gained a few pounds on that vacation, holiday season, struggled to lose that extra weight, and failed. A three pound gain turns into a 6 pound gain. Next month a few more pounds gain. The average consumerContinue Reading
CFN – We have some wonderful teenagers in this city. I happened to run into a few lately and I was impressed. One Saturday afternoon I went into Giant Tiger where two young people were manning the Cancer Society fund raising table. A lovely young lady and very charming youngContinue Reading
CFN – I desperately wanted to love Gatsby. I really did. So did the mostly female and older audience who sat in the dark theatre with myself and my companion and watched it. No, that’s The Aviator. No, that’s Titanic… Leonardo DiCaprio’s Gatsby is a mix of Jack and Howard with veryContinue Reading
CFN – I was hoping to not write about Cornwall politics this weekend. I saw Gatsby last night. Interesting. The review will be up shortly. But oh my. I woke up this morning and it looks like I’m being called a Pinhead and a blogger! Such areContinue Reading