ASSAULT Cornwall, ON – A 27-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on February 8th, 2016 and charged with assault. It is alleged during an argument on February 7th, 2016 the man kicked and pushed his 17-year-old girlfriend and police were contacted to investigate. On February 8th, 2016 the man attended policeContinue Reading
My year at TAG Cornwall has been eye opening and interesting. I’ve discovered a passion for painting. I’ve seen the good and bad in our local artists. I’ve listened to a lot of people. I’ve helped a lot of people. I’ve also had to say no to someContinue Reading
Cornwall City Councilor Mark A MacDonald has donated a generous cheque to the struggling public art gallery of Cornwall. TAG Cornwall is facing a funding and community support crisis and is having a meeting Tuesday February 9th at 7PM to see if the community will step up to ensure theContinue Reading
They say to judge a sports trade you have to look at the best player involved. In this case, it was Christmas for Ottawa GM as he landed Leafs D man Dion Phaneuf in a block buster trade with the Leafs. While the Leafs are doing their fandangled rebuild fromContinue Reading
DRUGS SEIZED AT TRAFFIC STOP – 5 CHARGED (South Glengarry) – On February 8, 2016 at approximately 3:50pm, an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division (HSD) officer intercepted a vehicle for speeding on Highway 401, South Glengarry Township. The stop also resulted in the seizure of a quantity ofContinue Reading
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
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