AUGUST 11, 2020 – This is one of the reasons why so many don’t feel safe shopping in Cornwall Ontario. This writer, like many seniors, likes to do their errands early in the morning with the hope of avoiding #covidiots and special people that like to wear their masks underContinue Reading
AUGUST 8, 2020 – Area Home Inspector Brian Schofield is a happy and lucky man. His wife Donna survived a brutal case of COVID 19 that most people would have succumbed to. The registered nurse survived and now faces a long recovery, but for today she gets to be withContinue Reading
Domestic Incidents – 15 On July 31, 2020, a victim of domestic abuse contacted the SD&G OPP. Officers conducted their investigation which resulted in the arrest and charge of the person’s ex-spouse, a 39 year old resident of Alexandria, Ontario with one counts of Spousal Assault, two counts of Adult UtteringContinue Reading
AUGUST 6, 2020 – Scary times for many. Thanks to COVID and tenants not paying their rent and fear of the unknown many small rental home owners have sold up leaving many scrambling to find a unit in Cornwall which already had been struggling with rental units for workers atContinue Reading
Remember that wonderful song by Nat King Cole, “Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer”? Sodas, pretzels and beer. Well, not exactly – no beer. When I was growing up you had to be 21 to be served alcohol. Any social circles I was involved in, whether dances, parties orContinue Reading
A early evening crash sent one man to CCH in a two vehicle collision in Cornwall Ontario. We will update if more info becomes available. If you see news happen email your photos or video to info@cornwallfreenews.comContinue Reading
Ronald “Satch” Herrington passed away at Heartwood Nursing Home on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at the age of 85. Sadly missed by his brothers and sisters Edward Herrington, Dawn Ford, Evelyn Ringe and Brian (Sandra) Herrington as well as many nieces, nephews and dear friends Claude Hebert and BobContinue Reading
Not sure what’s wrong with people in this world. The person who did this probably doesn’t wear masks during Covid either. Thanks to a good Samaritan Cornwall Police were called after the owners were confronted. Cornwall Police stated to CFN that the report has been made and that no chargeContinue Reading
JULY 14, 2020 – As I sit here I fear for my community. I fear that our leadership is failing again by not clearly mandating the wearing of masks and not enforcing what laws and rules are in place. That’s not a mix for success and it doesn’t make senseContinue Reading
The Longue Sault Rapids were a big attraction when I was young but were lost to the new St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959. I remember going to Sheik’s Island, west of Cornwall, for picnics. We could see all the rapids by looking over a fenced cliff area. The rapids swirledContinue Reading
JULY 6, 2020 – It might have taken awhile, but Eastern Ontario has decreed that staff and customers mask in. Months into the Coronavirus Pandemic there still is no real treatment or cure. The Cornwall area is a particularly vulnerable area. It not only is close to the Quebec border,Continue Reading
The Investigation Notification of the SIU On January 7, 2020, at 5:05 a.m., the Cornwall Police Service (CPS) notified the SIU of the Complainant’s injury.The CPS reported that at 4:30 a.m., CPS officers responded to an address on Brookdale Avenue, Cornwall, for a report of a suicidal male. They saw a male running through backyards and aContinue Reading
MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION – ROADWAY CLOSED Fatal Crash (SOUTH GLENGARRY,ON) – Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are currently investigating a single vehicle collision on County Road 19 (between County Road 20 and Headline Road), South Glengarry Township. UPDATE: ROAD CLOSURE: County Rd 19 between County RdContinue Reading
Windows on sleepy Amelia Street in Cornwall light up brightly as two Cornwall Fire Service Trucks attended what appears to be a gas leak of some sort. Concerned neighbors came out of their homes. One deranged looking senior walked across the street to talk the fight fighters, none of whomContinue Reading
SD&G OPP NEWS (STORMONT DUNDAS & GLENGARRY, ON) – The SD&G Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating several incidents after responding to 430 calls for service from Thursday June 18, 2020 to Thursday June 25, 2020. Among these occurrences, SD&G OPP responded to: – 24 motor vehicle collisionsContinue Reading
Remember the wonderful Roger’s and Hammerstein’s song from Carousel,” June is Busting Out All Over”? It certainly is. No wonder!! April showers brought May flowers. What a wonderful treat to see everything blooming in such an array of gorgeous colours. An artist’s delight. First the small crocuses raised their littleContinue Reading
JUNE 7. 2020 – Like a bad horror movie we are seeing political hypocrites put the health and safety of this community in peril. COVID 19 still has no true treatment and no cure. There is no vaccine for it. Cornwall is a city where if you end up inContinue Reading
Published on 2020-05-27 BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 21-year-old Williamstown man was arrested on May 26th, 2020 and charged with breach of a judicial release order for communicating with two persons he ha s conditions not to communicate with, being within 100 meters of them and for attending their residence.Continue Reading