THEFT UNDER $5000, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Amanda Laplante, 31 of Cornwall was arrested on February 17th, 2015 and charged with theft under $5000 and breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged that on February 7th, 2015 the woman attended a Ninth Street storeContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) members were conducting surveillance of the St Lawrence River in the Bainsville area. Officers observed a vessel travelling eastbound in the channel of the St Lawrence River at a high rate of speed, without navigation lights and two individuals on board. The vessel approachedContinue Reading
On February 5, 2015, Rejean Constantineau, of Curran, Ontario, pleaded guilty to one count of animal cruelty under the Ontario SPCA Act. On October 24th, 2014, the Ontario SPCA received a call concerning a Golden Retriever-type dog that was reportedly left outside all the time. It appeared to have injuredContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – A simple first paragraph of a news story has set off a fire storm of controversy between South Stormont Mayor Jim Bancroft and his council and the Standard Freeholder. “A need to set aside money for reserves to help pay for future projects is driving a 12.2%Continue Reading
Dear Editor, This letter is in response to law proposals regarding the safety of Canada and its surveillance. What’s wrong with our current use of Part 2, section 46 of the Canadian Criminal Code?: Offences against public order. Offences against the Queen’s Authority or Person “…conducting acts preparatory for war, assists anContinue Reading
CFN -Confronting horrible conflicted slimy people is never an easy thing; especially when you’re a public person. People have some strange conceptions, but when you have to confront the monsters in your life they rarely will respond to common sense, or what’s right or fair. They will not listen andContinue Reading
IMPAIRED DRIVER (South Stormont) – On February 13, 2015 at approximately 4:29pm, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a report of a single vehicle in the ditch on County Road 44, South Stormont Township. Investigation indicated that the adult female driver was under theContinue Reading
FRAUD Cornwall, ON – Laura Primeau, 27 of Cornwall was arrested on February 13th, 2015 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged that she failed to declare changes in her living arrangements to the Ontario Works Resource Centre between October, 2013 and April, 2014 which resulted inContinue Reading
Hi, my name is Joy, and I am an eight-week old yellow Labrador retriever. I need a home, but not just any home. I need someone to look after me nearly 24/7. You see, I was born to do a job. My hope is to become a guide dog forContinue Reading
Any senior attending one of those special dinners at Logan’s Art Gallery is in for a surprise when they leave…a gift of a cup and saucer. Nice gesture on Mike’s part. Heard the food is wonderful also. One day when it was snowing and blowing recently and theContinue Reading
CFN – Progressive Conservative Leadership candidate Patrick Brown fought off snow and brutal cold Saturday and attended a breakfast meeting at the Ramada Inn. It was a surprising large crowd considering the brutal weather conditions, but significant in that the Conservative MP, MPP, and Mayor of Cornwall were not inContinue Reading
ASSAULT, ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, MISCHIEF, FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT,SEXUAL ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, SEXUAL ASSAULT, THREATS, OVERCOME RESISTANCE, POSSESSION OF A WEAPON FOR A DANGEROUS PURPOSE Cornwall, ON – A 41-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on February 12th, 2015 and charged with: · Assault · Assault with a weapon · Continue Reading
CFN – Media is a hard biz these days. Even the big guns suffer. Today, on Friday the 13th Sun News Network shuttered down. They flipped the switch to off. I won’t get into the merits of Sun News and it’s fake boobed talking heads or farContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Temperatures are going to plunge from -10 to -23 tonight in Cornwall with a wind chill of negative 11,000,000 as Winter digs in for the Mid February death grip! It won’t warm up much until Saturday when Mother Nature will take a snow dump on usContinue Reading
THREATS, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Sean Herdman, 54 was arrested on February 10th, 2015 and charged with threats to life and breach of recognizance for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged that during an argument on February 10th, 2015 the man threatened to kill a 56-year-old manContinue Reading
Political types tend to look at every action that takes place as a win or lose situation. This is especially true in today’s hyper-partisan political environment where each side regards the other parties as the enemy, not just as competitors for the hearts and minds of voters. In this superContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Monday night two subjects stood out. Now these were distractions from the bigger mess of our budget which preliminary numbers are looking at a tax increase of over 5% which simply is not acceptable, especially considering the bloating of taxes through eight years of Kilger rule.Continue Reading
SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATIONS (South Glengarry) – On February 10, 2015 Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation into a report of sexual assault incidents occurring at a residence on Beaver Brook Road, South Glengarry Township. Investigation indicated that between the months of September to NovemberContinue Reading