Jeff Brunet of Alkaline Entertainment has a lot of war stories to tell in Cornwall Ontario. This week alone he visited the 80’s hanging out with ZZ Top, Styx, and Saga who were playing in the region. He’s been promoting concerts and events for decades! It’s hisContinue Reading
CFN – Rocky is still missing. His mom is frantic and exhausted from searching with the help of friends. They think that someone may have taken Rocky in as his collar had been missing. The 8 year old dog has been sighted, but needs to find his wayContinue Reading
CFN – Journalism is a funny business. At the heart of it is the act of informing the public of news in the community. Deeper it’s about holding people accountable for the community. It’s serving the community from helping find lost dogs to exposing scandals. February willContinue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Melissa Degray, 29 of Chatam, Quebec was arrested on November 14th, 2013 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged that the woman failed to attend court on November 12th, 2013 and a warrant was issued for her arrest. On November 14th, 2013 theContinue Reading
CFN – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has waded into the Rob Ford situation again. This time she’s released a new statement. “As I have said from day one, we have been watching this situation closely and listening carefully. Events obviously continue to move quickly. The things we areContinue Reading
CFN – In last night’s regularly scheduled meeting of the South Stormont Town Council there were no presentations and no demonstrations, just the ordinary business of the township. Only the department reports and motions and by-laws that are common during these meetings were on the agenda. The OPP presented aContinue Reading
SEXUAL ASSAULT Cornwall, ON – Denis Labelle, 38 of Cornwall was arrested on November 13th, 2013 and charged with sexual assault. It is alleged that shortly after 9:p.m. on November 6th, 2013 the man attended a Danis Street address and had intercourse with a 53-year-old woman while outside theContinue Reading
Friday, Nov. 8, 9:20 a.m.: I’m on my way to the Mystic Meadow B & B on Pilon Point Road to interview owner and artist Virginia Lake, who I’ve had the pleasure of meeting before. For starters, she’s one of our own Apples & Art championsContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Free News viewers Mary Bray and the Cameron family headed up to Upper Canada Village to catch Prime Minister Stephen Harper join the Remembrance Day event with the SD&G Glen’s commemoration of the Battle of Crysler’s Farm and the War of 1812 when Canada whooped our AmericanContinue Reading
CFN – On Thanksgiving weekend, at our grandkid’s cottage near Kinmount, Ontario, I got up in the burgeoning pre-dawn orange light to prepare the big bird. But that was my secondary goal for the day. I had something far richer in mind. So after slipping the 20-pounder intoContinue Reading
CFN – On Monday, November 11, 2013, a wreath was laid during the Remembrance Day Ceremonies at the National War Memorial in Ottawa to honour the British Home Children and their descendants who enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) as well as their descendants who chose to join theContinue Reading
DOMESTIC ASSAULT Cornwall, ON – A 21-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on November 12th, 2013 and charged with assault. It is alleged that on November 6th, 2013 while at his 20-year-old girlfriend’s residence the man was involved in a verbal argument when he grabbed her by the throat andContinue Reading
Firstly, I have no objections to any moderate municipal tax increases but monies should be used to maintain the current services offered to ratepayers. If in fact the city of Cornwall for 2013 has new assessments totaling some 25 million dollars then these and future assessments that create tax dollarsContinue Reading
In my last letter on Halloween, some wrote about science and the Bible – David O. is one of them, I would like to reply to him and others like him. David you fail to make a distinction between truth and science. I understand that in a materialisticContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – For the second consecutive week, a Cornwall River King has captured top honours in the LNAH. Nicolas Corbeil has been named the LNAH’s first star of the week. It was River Kings goaltender Loic Lacasse who received the award last week. In two games last weekend, Corbeil hadContinue Reading
CFN – 4 on 4 in OT? 3 on 3? Is this NHL hockey? I hate gimmicks. Hate them. I hate 4 lines of hockey. I think some fans do too. I mean you pay top dollar for a ticket, parking, dogs, beer, do you really wantContinue Reading
ASSAULT Cornwall, ON – A 25-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on November 8th, 2013 and charged with assault. It is alleged that between the dates of December 18th, 2012 and December 24th, 2012 while at his residence the man was involved in a verbal argument with his 23-year-old girlfriendContinue Reading
CFN – Bryan Pearson from Apex Nunavut; just outside Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay) sent in this picture of the view from his backyard. The legendary adventurer, politician, entrepreneur, World traveler, and now Grave Digger sent us this CFN Picture of the Day! His home doubles as a Bed &Continue Reading