Some years ago in St. Raphael’s where I worked, we had a very warm sunny February day. Staff and residents all went outside with only sweaters on for a coffee break. The birds were chirping and it was so spring-like I made a comment about spring being on itsContinue Reading
The red-hot River Kings faced a huge test on Friday night at the Civic Complex and passed with flying colours, defeating the defending LNAH champion Thetford Assurancia 4-2 in front of 1,132 vocal fans. With the come-from-behind victory, Cornwall is now 5-0-1 in its last six games. Defenceman CJ Chartrain’sContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – An 18-year-old Avonmore man was arrested on February 5th, 2016 and charged with breaching a recognizance and a youth probation order for failing to attend school. It is alleged he failed to attend school on February 4thand 5th, 2016 and police were contacted to investigate. DuringContinue Reading
OPP INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH (SOUTH DUNDAS, ON) – On February 6, 2016 at 10:40PM, officers of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SDG) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a residence on Chess Road, South Dundas, ON in response to a suspicious death. Edward Robert ALLEN, 67 of South DundasContinue Reading
While many know John Lester, formerly of JL Computers as a guru of sorts in Cornwall; he’s also an avid photographer. Some of his work hangs currently in TAG Cornwall, the city’s public art gallery that is on the precipice of closing. A meeting has been called for Tuesday FebruaryContinue Reading
MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION (South Glengarry) – On February 6, 2016 at approximately 7:54am, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a report of a collision involving a South Glengarry Fire Department Response Vehicle on Highway 401 (westbound lanes), South Glengarry Township. Investigation indicated that theContinue Reading
The problem with media is that sometimes, really bad journalists with really poor integrity can take innocent bits of an answer and build a perspective that creates an entirely different meaning. Today the Seaway News issued yet another hatchet job against TAG Cornwall, the city’s 34 year old public artContinue Reading
Movie fans and celebrities from around the world will be looking forward to the up and coming Oscars, one of the biggest annual events on the movie industry calendar. This is the 88th Academy Awards and no doubt some of the biggest names in Hollywood will be present and willContinue Reading
It’s odd. We live in a City where we pay large salaries to city staff and managers and then elect a mayor and council to lead. They then dump off decisions to even more pricey consultants. Does this make any sense? Maybe we shouldn’t have staff and managers and justContinue Reading
ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 15-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on February 3rd, 2016 and charged with assault with a weapon and breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged during an argument on January 3rd, 2016 the youth struck herContinue Reading
DRUGS SEIZED (North Glengarry) – On February 2, 2016 at approximately 10:01pm, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers intercepted a vehicle on Main Street in the Town of Alexandria, North Glengarry Township. The stop resulted in the seizure of quantities of suspected marihuana, methamphetamine and hydromorphone.Continue Reading
The red-hot River Kings face a tough test on Friday night when they face the defending LNAH champion Thetford Assurancia. The good news is; the game will be played in the friendly confines of the Civic Complex. It’s a rare home-ice contest on a Friday night in Cornwall – inContinue Reading
It’s February and already I’m tweaking my garden planning for this year. Last year I took on flower-scaping for our property. The running joke was that all the work I did was to buy tickets for this year’s flower show on our property! And trust me, it wasContinue Reading
Warmer temps and rain are making walking and driving treacherous in the River City. With temps expecting to drop the rain is expected to freeze up making transportation even more difficult. The Alert is especially important for seniors as falling in these conditions can be brutal! A high of +8Continue Reading
It’s been fully a week since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a Holocaust Remembrance Day statement absent of any specific mention of Jewish suffering in the Holocaust, and the only mainstream media mention of the breathtakingly glaring omission was in the conservative-minded Toronto Sun. . I posted about Trudeau’s whitewashingContinue Reading
(Ottawa) — Last night, the Ottawa Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) and the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse (SACA) Unit laid more charges against Danny BURGESS following an investigation into separate incidents and different victims. From a 2003 investigation, Danny BURGESS has been charged in relation to anContinue Reading
As odd as politics can be at City Hall, Elaine MacDonald has hit a new low water mark. As reported in other media she stated the following as the budget process kicks off. “everything is going up, and people should accept the fact that taxes will be going up. IfContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – The River Kings are red-hot and the LNAH has taken notice. Cornwall goaltenders Pete Karvouniaris and Charles Corsi have been named the league’s 1st and 3rd Stars, respectively. Karvouniaris backstopped the River Kings to a 2-1 shootout victory at St-Georges last Friday with a 34-save performance. NotContinue Reading