All school buses have been cancelled for the day due to extreme weather with up to 35 cms of snow possibly falling by Thursday. CFN will update as more information becomes available. The good news is that this weekend temperatures are expected to exceed +5 Celsius.Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Not only are the River Kings dropping their ticket prices for Sunday’s “Fan Appreciation Game”, the team will also introduce a couple of new potential fan-favourites. Cornwall hosts St-Georges on Sunday afternoon at the Civic Complex. The puck drops at 3 p.m. Tickets are only $10 forContinue Reading
The Cornwall Free News is looking to share our platform with more writers, photographers, videographers, and artists this year. Do you have a burning passion about a subject or your community? If you want exposure what better place? If you want a soapbox where your voice will be heard thisContinue Reading
A protest has been announced for Saturday morning outside Cornwall Square against the pet shop’s practice of selling live animals it was announced on a local Facebook page. CFN did an earlier story on the pet store after receiving numerous queries from the public. Over 1300 people have voted inContinue Reading
Numbers Never Lie! Unique Visitors for 2015 698,049 Number of Visits for 2015 2,020,218 Human Viewed Pages for 2015 * 18,740,768 Google Analytics Total Page Views for 2015 3,081,331 Google Analytics Unique Page Views for 2015 1,150,965 Avg. Time on Site for 2015 Bounce Rate 34 seconds 3.17% Mobile UsersContinue Reading
CFN has decided to donate this page to assist with the fund raiser. PSW’s have some of the hardest jobs and there are no words or dollars that can replace the loss for this family. Please help if you can. And please think of all those around youContinue Reading
The Culturel Canadien Cornwall Croquet Club has a lease with the city and it is located in Mattice Park, at 44 Edward St. The Club has a long history in Cornwall, they have been in existence since 1917. The Club has not been active for a few years and asContinue Reading
The Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall has decided to temporarily suspend the use of Nativity Co-Cathedral in light of what appears to be a structural problem with the choir loft. The parish has granted a contract to a professional engineering consulting firm to investigate the situation fully and recommend remedialContinue Reading
Traffic Notice – Closure of McConnell Avenue at Eleventh Street The City of Cornwall would like to advise motorists that McConnell Avenue will be closed at Eleventh Street for a period of two to three weeks starting on Monday, August 31st. The immediate area will remain accessible to local traffic,Continue Reading
TAG Cornwall was a busy place Saturday August 8th as the gallery handed out $1,000 in cash prizes to area artists who placed in its NEW FACES Juried Show! Rain Kazymerchyk won first place from jurors Lorna Foreman and Ramona MacDonald Mark Anthony Watt & Ken Muir were tied for secondContinue Reading
Temporary Road Closure on County Road 16 County Road 16 at the CN Rail Crossing will be closed to all traffic beginning Tuesday July 21, 2015 at 8:00 am until Wednesday July 22, 2015 at 5:00 pm to facilitate the reconstruction of the track and road surface. PleaseContinue Reading
A local Animal Advocacy group wants to help bring to justice the monster that killed a young Labrador Retreiver found dead Tuesday night. Michelle Cardinal runs a local group. Another resident has offered a $500 reward as well. You can find the group’s facebook page HERE. THIS GROUPContinue Reading
CFN – In a not so surprising move the Standard Freeholder today announced that it would no longer allow comments for local stories. Comments are a huge topic for media. On the positive they can truly move a story forward and add valuable debate and information. On the negative theyContinue Reading
The Cornwall Community Police Service is requesting the assistance of the public in locating a missing person. Shirley Archambault May 10, 1945 has not been seen by family members since April 9th, 2015 and her whereabouts are unknown. Police do not believe foul play is suspected in her disappearanceContinue Reading
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the United Counties Science Fair, which is a non-profit charitable organization run by a team of volunteer teachers and parents. The organization’s goals are to encourage students to explore some of the many fields of science and to help students develop creative criticalContinue Reading
CFN – The Meals on Wheels program, a service provided through the Outreach Program at the Glen Stor Dun Lodge, is a program available to anyone in the community who needs some support for their nutritional needs. I contacted Andree-Anne Morin, Meals on Wheels Coordinator of the program. She sentContinue Reading
The board of TAG (tagcornwall.ca) are proud to announce a new direction for 2015! “We’ve already seen results from our new board format and have received a lot of positive feedback from area artists” said TAG President Wyatt Walsh. After extensive meetings and discussion the board is focusing on someContinue Reading
CFN – The board of directors of The Art Gallery in Cornwall has decided to change its meeting format in order to allow members to participate and voice their concerns. In making the announcement today board Chair Roland Besner said he hoped it would provide more accountability and transparency toContinue Reading