IMPAIRED Cornwall, ON – Marcus Vezina, 27, of Cornwall was arrested on January 22nd, 2019 and charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle. It is alleged the man was operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs in the area of McConnell Avenue and Cotton Mill Street.Continue Reading
For Wednesday January 23, 2019 all school vehicle transportation has been cancelled due to inclement weather and road conditions. Blowing snow with freezing rain is forecast for the region, resulting in dangerous driving conditions. Schools will remain open. We have snow predicted for the day turning to mixed precipitation andContinue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Keith Woodcox, 56, of Cornwall was arrested on January 21st, 2019 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged on December 31st, 2018, the man removed various items from a residence belonging to a man known to him. Police were contacted and a warrant wasContinue Reading
South Glengarry Mayor Frank Prevost confirmed to CFN that CAO Bryan Brown was terminated. Mayor Prevost stated that the township wanted to go in a new direction. No interim CAO was appointed as there are rumblings that this will not be the only Township manger to get the axe. SourcesContinue Reading
ROBBERY, THEFT UNDER $5000, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Kevin Ingola, 23, and Dustin O’Byrne, 23, both of Cornwall, were arrested on January 18th, 2019 and charged as follows: Kevin Ingola:• Robbery• Theft under $5000• Breach of probation (for failing to notify a change of address and failing to keep theContinue Reading
We lost the Brookdale Mall some years ago. I loved the Miss Cornwall Restaurant and it was also handy to have a movie theatre in the same mall. Recently we lost the Eastcourt Mall which was another nice mall but, like the Brookdale Mall area, there are still lots ofContinue Reading
HIGHWAY 417 WESTBOUND LANES CLOSED AT INNES ROAD (Ottawa, ON) – Members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently at the scene of single tractor trailer collision on Highway 417. The westbound lanes of Highway 417 are currently closed at Innes Road while the tractor trailer isContinue Reading
School buses are not on the roads today due to extreme cold and Windchill according to the STEO website. The area is digging out after a rare mix of low temperatures and snow. Reports are coming in that City Works in Cornwall gets a great rating on how it handledContinue Reading
Apparently if you want a good education in Cornwall you need to attend a francophone Catholic school according to the report from the Fraser Institute. What appears when you peruse the numbers is that Cornwall has a higher percentage of special needs students and a higher number of students whoContinue Reading
Nobody should be surprised as predictions of this storm have started mid week, but it’s starting to blow and it’s a rare mix of very cold temperatures and heavy snowfall with as many as 30cm predicted in some regions of Eastern Ontario. Here in Downtown Cornwall it’s -22c at CFNContinue Reading
ARMED ROBBERY (SOUTH DUNDAS, ON) – On January 18, 2019 at approximately 3:02am, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers, with the assistance of OPP Emergency Response Team and Canine Unit, responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Circle K convenience store in theContinue Reading
WARRANT EXECUTED -WEAPONS SEIZED (SOUTH DUNDAS, ON) On January 16, 2019, members of the SD&G OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Tactical Rescue Unit (TRU) and Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a Search Warrant at a property on Rowena Road, South Dundas Township. This resulted in the seizure of severalContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – Jesse Mallory, 18, of Cornwall was arrested on January 16th, 2019 and charged with breach of recognizance for contacting a certain person, as well as breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged on December 31st, 2018, the man was in theContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – The biggest storm so far of the Winter is coming to the River City area! Expect to see some snow over the next five days with the big dumps coming this weekend! What’s rare is that temps will be plunging during the heavy falling of white stuffContinue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – A 24-year-old Montreal man was arrested on January 15th, 2019 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged on October 28th, 2018, the man assaulted his girlfriend, made threats to kill her, as well as damaged her phone. Police were contacted and an investigation ensued.Continue Reading
Leave it to Cornwall City Management to find ways to turn the optics ugly when it comes to contracts and RFPs. Just like the GSDL Pharmacy contract where it appeared that Medical Arts Pharmacy was screwed over, now long time service provider HGC is fighting for its survival locally. ForContinue Reading
MISCHIEF UNDER $5000 Cornwall, ON – Daniel O’Brien, 31, of Alexandria was arrested on January 14th, 2019 and charged with mischief under $5000. It is alleged on December 13th, 2018, the man damaged a car that did not belong to him and police were contacted to investigate. On January 14th,Continue Reading
(LEEDS, ON.) – A 42 year old Lansdowne woman is facing a string of fraud related charges after an elderly woman was defrauded out of a substantial amount of her life savings. Members of Leeds and the Thousand Islands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began a months-long investigation afterContinue Reading