Cornwall ON – Buy a ticket for Rachel’s Kids’  2011 Charity Raffle!   All proceeds go to the Pediatric Unit of the Cornwall Community Hospital!   All prizes being drawn this Saturday June  18, 2011! . Would you pay $50 for a new car? How about for an Apple iPad or aContinue Reading

FCM is proud to announce a recent partnership with the Toronto Zoo and their award winning cell phone recycling program; Phone Apes CFN – This program highlights the leadership role that both the Toronto Zoo and FCM take to protect environmental sustainability. Through this program, they strive to raise awarenessContinue Reading

Maxville ON – Supporters came out in the hundreds for a cause that has touched so many in Eastern Ontario. The Canadian Cancer Society Relay for life held its annual event Friday evening in Maxville. Highlights included a very touching survivor march and entertainment that featured a number of localContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Kin Family of Cornwall invites you to take part in a very special event, the Portraits of Honour National Tour at the Cornwall Armories.   The Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Cornwall announced today that Cornwall  has been selected as one of the first stops on theContinue Reading

  Cornwall ON – Les écoliers de l’école élémentaire catholique Saint-Gabriel, à Cornwall, ont amassé 1 450$ le 5 mai lors de leur activité : Sautons en coeur. Tous les fonds iront à la Fondation canadienne du cœur. D’ailleurs, ils ont doublé leur objectif de levée de fonds! Les élèves ontContinue Reading

CFN – On Saturday May 14, 2011, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) OPP was requested to assist in a Lobsterfest Fundraising event at Maurine Menard’s Bonnie Glen Pavilion in North Glengarry Township. . The proceeds of the evening benefited the Glengarry Association for Community Living organization. SD&G OPP occupies aContinue Reading

Lancaster ON – On Wednesday, May11, 2011, McDonald’s Restaurants hosted their annual “McHappy Day” fundraiser. SD&G OPP officers supported the cause at the Lancaster location by donating time behind the counter to serve customers.  SD&G OPP Detachment Commander, Inspector Mike McDonell stated “This is a very worthy cause and anContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Patric Campeau, is one of twenty-six award recipients honoured by the Champlain CCAC in a celebration held Thursday at the Ramada Inn, in Cornwall. Caring, dedicated, and compassionate are just some of the ways to describe the recipients of the Champlain Community Access Centre’s (CCAC) annual HeroesContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – CIBC Wood Gundy and the CIBC Children’s Foundation donated $500 to the St. Lawrence River Institute in support of the Eastern Ontario Children’s Water Festival. . Pictured from left, Dean Usher, Branch Manager, CIBC Wood Gundy, Pam Maloney, St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences, Tim Bertrand,Continue Reading

Alexandria ON – On April 14, 2011, six (6) members from the SD&G OPP Detachment entered a team in a fundraising event at the Glengarry District High School (GDHS) in Alexandria. The event, organized by school teacher Rebecca MacKay, is entitled “Inside Ride” and consists of team members each ridingContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – C’était la Journée des cheveux fous à l’école élémentaire catholique Ste-Thérèse, le 1er avril. . Les élèves se sont coiffés de façon bizarre afin d’amasser des fonds pour le Centre hospitalier pour enfants de l’est de l’Ontario (CHEO). Or, ils ont réussi à amasser 230$! Munis deContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – Ontario Power Generation (OPG) made a donation to Seaway Valley Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers involves the cooperative efforts of the community, the media and the police in the fight against crime. . This organization covers the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Cornwall, Akwesasne and northernContinue Reading

Cornwall ON – The Best Western PLUS Parkway Inn & Conference Centre is sponsoring a new regular feature on the Cornwall Free News! We will be promoting one area organization or service that helps people in our community and make tribute to the thousands of people that give freely toContinue Reading