VANCOUVER, British Columbia — By establishing individual property rights, the Westbank First Nation in British Columbia’s southern Interior has become entrepreneurial and prosperous, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “Westbank has created an environment where band members can create wealth that benefits both the […]
On September 13, 2019, the Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a motor vehicle at a RIDE check, located at the intersection of County Road 26 and County Road 15, in Augusta Township. At the check, officer’s arrested 2 males for possession of cocaine. Kevin Richards, age 32, of Brockville and Kurt Nelson, age […]
Michael Musto says, “If there’s ever a museum for gay comic/actors navigating their way through show biz, Jason Stuart would have to curate it”. Everybody who knows Jason, knows he is hilarious, but not everybody knows that he has been a true pioneer in the worlds of stand-up and LGBTQ representation. And now, as it turns […]
HARASSING COMMUNICATIONS Cornwall, ON – A 38-year-old Cornwall woman was arrested on September 13th, 2019 and charged with harassing communications. It is alleged throughout September, the woman had repeatedly sent messages to her ex-boyfriend, despite being warned not to contact him by police. An investigation ensued and on September 13th, 2019, she was taken into […]
The Provincial Courthouse at 29 Second Street West, was evacuated when fire alarms sounded at approximately 11:00 a.m., Monday 16 Sep 2019. Several apparatus from both Fire Stations were on the scene, and firefighters were in and out, and on the rooftop, inspecting the building. A number of Cornwall and Ontario Provincial Police were around […]
Flipper Clement blinked fast after huge amounts of public backlash for the utterly unprofessional and backwards circus this past week that saw her council vote 8-3 in favor of banning back yard wood fire pits and chimeneas. In what clearly is a by law issue she and her council continued their rampage of curtailing people’s […]
Justin Trudeau skipped the first leadership debate. It’s a sign of how bad things are in Canadian Politics and the protection of our Democracy. That he didn’t finish last even though he didn’t attend says a lot. Andrew Scheer did better than this writer expected. His people got him to grin less, and he was […]
MISCHIEF UNDER $5000, BREACH YOUTH PROBATION Cornwall, ON – A 19-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on September 12th, 2019 and charged with mischief under $5000 and breach of youth probation. It is alleged while attending a McConnell Avenue facility on August 29th, the man punched a hand sanitizer dispenser, causing damage to the device. Police […]
DOMESTIC THREATS Cornwall, ON – A 33-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on September 11th, 2019 and charged with domestic threats. It is alleged the man threatened to kill his common-law-wife and police were contacted to investigate. On September 11th, 2019, he was taken into custody, charged accordingly and released to appear in court on October […]
Doug Ford is in the cat seat right now. With an expected Trudeau Minority win he just has to glide through this election without tipping the pot. While he’s come on hard early in his Ontario mandate, he’s also shown a willingness to reconsider positions and govern the province, and not just his party, which […]
The Alzheimer Society is having a month long campaign to fundraise as September 21st is World Alzheimer Day. They are using the “hashtag” #GoBlueForAlz and asking people to wear blue, take a photo and send it to the Alzheimer Society to promote their campaign and help create a welcoming community for dementia. Check out their […]
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Vivyen Morin, 26, of Cornwall was arrested on September 10th, 2010 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged the woman failed to attend court on August 8th, 2019 for a theft offence and a warrant was issued for her arrest. On September 10th, 2019, she was taken into custody […]
Cornwall, ON – On September 10th, 2019 at approximately 9:35 pm, the Cornwall Police Service (CPS) was called to investigate a motor vehicle collision in the area of Boundary Road and the Highway 401 overpass. The collision involved two transport trucks and no serious injuries were sustained as a result of the collision. Due to […]
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Justin Pawis-Lepage, 27, of Cornwall was arrested on September 9th, 2019 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged the man failed to attend court on August 22nd, 2019 for a breach offence and a warrant was issued for his arrest. On September 9th, 2019 the man was taken into […]
The banning of wood backyard fires is a hot topic in the River City. ( I know…I just had to!) Seriously though, now is your chance to sign our simple petition below. (Please note that it may take awhile for your signature to show up.) We are opening viewer comments for this if you sign […]
The silly season has arrived. Normally I would reserve that for the so called “news reports” we receive over the summer, but there is an election on October 19th. Party war rooms are already hard at work, with coffee drenched staffers pouring out hundreds of Twitter tweets, smack downs and stupid comments daily. Gone are […]
Thee’s nothing like the crackle of real wood in a chimenea or wood pit. With no real cultural activity in the city other than cover bands and drag nights, weekend fires are a chance for friends and family to enjoy some time together. Some of the best nights I’ve had in this city were around […]
POSSESSION OF A WEAPON FOR A DANGEROUS PURPOSE, PERSONATION TO AVOID ARREST, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Marcus Vezina, 28, of Cornwall was arrested on September 6th, 2019 and charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, as well as personation to avoid arrest. He was also charged with breach of recognizance for failing […]
