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 andContinue Reading
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 continuedContinue Reading
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, causingContinue Reading
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 toContinue Reading
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 communityContinue Reading
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,Continue Reading
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 resultContinue Reading
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, 2019Continue Reading
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 commentsContinue Reading
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 hadContinue Reading
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 withContinue Reading
The clock is ticking again. We have until next Friday, September 13, 2019 for viewers to donate to info@cornwallfreenews.com via e Interac to keep comments on. Right now comments are on for a limited basis. If we get 16 donations by the deadline they will return to full flow forContinue Reading
CFN viewer Grumpy sent in these photos of a two vehicle collision on Tollgate today. We’re waiting for an official update. If you see news happen email your photo or video to info@cornwallfreenews.com Grumpy was surprised that his photo was taken down from the City Facebook page after viewers madeContinue Reading
THEFT UNDER $5000 Cornwall, ON – Tammy Levesque, 41, of Cornwall was arrested on September 5th, 2019 and charged with theft under $5000. It is alleged the woman took a TV from a woman known to her and pawned it at a local pawn shop. Police were contacted and anContinue Reading
When I ran for mayor of this odd city one of my platform concepts was to create free busing in the city, seven days per week. The idea was to create a three year pilot project and shake down the province and the Feds. From the numbers I’d crunched itContinue Reading
SHOPLIFTING, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Marc Pharand, 28, of Cornwall was arrested on September 4th, 2019 and charged with theft under $5000 and breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged on August 31st, 2019, the man attended a Cornwall Square business and removed merchandise, makingContinue Reading
Boy that debate should be scintillating. Justin Trudeau and his team may know something Canadians don’t? With a tight National race every riding is important. While favored to win; Eric Duncan certainly is no shoe in vote and the riding’s history is such that dropping in a candidate would’ve beenContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – Trent Boudrias, 20, of Cornwall was arrested on September 3rd, 2019 and charged with two counts of breach of undertaking for failing to reside at a certain address and failing to notify a change of address to police. It is alleged the man had changed hisContinue Reading