School Buses are cancelled for a second day as rain and freezing rain play havoc with the roads in the region. Flooding has also been reported as City Works has to deal with masses of water and sewers. CFN will update as more information becomes available. Email your pictures orContinue Reading
School buses are cancelled in the Cornwall Ontario area for Wednesday February 24, 2016 due to the impending storm. Over 15 cm of snow is expected to fall before turning to freezing rain. CFN will update as more weather alerts become available.Continue Reading
With a lower temperature predicted for Wednesday what should have been a heavy rain will turn into a mass of snow for the Cornwall Ontario area starting Tuesday night and dropping through Thursday. Tuesday’s overnight is expected to drop to -8c with a high of +1 for Wednesday. No schoolContinue Reading
THEFT UNDER, BREACH, ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Rene Lang, 45 and Amanda Laplante, 32 both of Cornwall were arrested on February 22nd, 2016 and charged accordingly. Laplante was charged with theft under $5000 and assault with a weapon. Lang was charged with theft under $5000,Continue Reading
ASSAULT, THREATS Cornwall, ON – Vanessa King, 21 of Cornwall was arrested on February 19th, 2016 and charged with assault and threats. It is alleged during an argument on February 19th, 2016 the woman pushed and threatened another woman and police were contacted to investigate. During their investigation she wasContinue Reading
The River Kings, who had a long and eventful bus ride home from Jonquiere early Saturday morning, had an even longer Saturday night at the Civic Complex. Cornwall dropped a 7-2 contest to Trois-Rivieres in front of a disappointing gathering of 956. The River Kings entered the contest 7-1-1 inContinue Reading
A news item appeared on Feb 19 that Cornwall City Councillor Andre Rivette wants fluoride reintroduced into Cornwall municipal water, citing comments from the medical officer of health that fluoride-free Calgary recorded an increase in childhood dental cavities. The news media reported that University of Calgary recently conducted a studyContinue Reading
THEFT UNDER Cornwall, ON – Kevin Smith, 45 of Cornwall was arrested on February 17th, 2016 and charged with theft under $5000. It is alleged on February 17th, 2016 the man attended a Second Street East store and removed diapers making no attempt to pay for the item as heContinue Reading
Happy Birthday on February 28th. to Randy Lalonde, one of our dedicated Paramedics. I have known Randy for a long time. He worked with me years ago at Mount Carmel House Treatment Center for Drug and Alcohol Abuse in St. Raphael’s. He was a conscientious worker and a veryContinue Reading
How many coffee house’s do you know hosting local celebrities like Dan Aykroyd, Tom Green & Mayor Jim Watson for their grand opening parties? Leave it to Cornwall boy Denis Sabourin to make that happen! After running his ad agency Xactly Design & Advertising in Ottawa for over 10Continue Reading
There is a reason why the Federal Government is trying to unload harbour lands across Canada. Most are polluted or have historic environment issues that literally could cost billions of dollars to resolve. Cornwall’s harbour is so polluted that when a movement to create a beach occurred a fewContinue Reading
ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, ASSAULT WITH AWEAPON, POSSESSION OF A WEAPON FOR A DANGEROUS PURPOSE Cornwall, ON – Lynne Ladouceur, 46 of Cornwall was arrested on February 14th, 2016 and charged with robbery, aggravated assault, assault with weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. It is alleged duringContinue Reading
All school buses are cancelled for a second day in the Cornwall Ontario area due to inclement weather. If you have a photo or video of conditions in your area email them to info@cornwallfreenews.com and you can win Cornwall River Kings tickets!Continue Reading
Cornwall Ontario residents are digging out after heavy freezing rain has made roads and walking perilous. No relief is set until the weekend when temperatures are predicted to reach +7 on Saturday. Power was out overnight for over three hours in Cornwall. Cars are iced up with heavy pilesContinue Reading
A HEAVY FREEZING alert is being issued for the Cornwall Ontario area after a large snow dump hit the city. Temperatures are expected to sink to -8c over night. ALL school Buses are cancelled for Tuesday. Wednesday will see mild flurries. Send your storm pictures or video to info@cornwallfreenews.comContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – Gerard Cook, 52 of Cornwall was arrested on February 13th, 2016 and charged with breach of probation for having consumed alcohol and failing to keep the peace. It is alleged on February 13th, 2016 the man was found to be breaching his conditions and wasContinue Reading
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
The Cornwall Ontario area is bracing for a week of wet stuff with Tuesday being the big blast after a weekend deep freeze. Depending on the temperatures the River City can see as many as 35cms of snow or heavy rains that could impact drains. Freezing is also a deepContinue Reading