CFN – On Sunday, June 24, friends, neighbours and families are invited to participate in an afternoon of wholesome fun on the grounds of St. Columban Parish in downtown Cornwall. Centrally located in Cornwall’s original mile square, the location is easy to access and has plenty of available parking. AdmissionContinue Reading
ASSAULT WITH WEAPON & WEAPONS DANGEROUS Cornwall, ON- A 12-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on June 8th, 2012. It is alleged that on June 7th, 2012 he approached another 12-year-old student while holding a knife and made a threatening gesture. The victim was not physically injured. Police were contactedContinue Reading
Our Philosophy: English is the working language of Canada and much of the world. A grasp of ALL other languages should be considered an asset, but not mandatory. People are equal, but languages are not. Our Mission Statement: Fair hiring practices for ALL Canadians through representation by population. Our Motto: Continue Reading
CFN– Waterfront Committee member Roy Perkins (pictured above on right) has been caught lobbying hard for development of the city of Cornwall’s green space. The question is how many people has he sent this email out to that we received this evening? http://www.cornwall.ca/en/planningandpermits/waterfrontconsultation.asp The link for the meeting information isContinue Reading
CFN – Is personal transformation easy? Not really! The lower nature, or the body, will often be a distraction when it has been ruling for awhile. If you have any weaknesses it will exploit them in an effort to derail you from your goal of moving forward. The body isContinue Reading
CFN – One of the freakiest storms in recent memory hit Cornwall Ontario Friday June 9th. Trees were ripped up by their roots, quarter size hail pelted the region and rainbows brightly lit the skies after. Power was off across the city as firefighters and police battled the hysteria andContinue Reading
DOMESTIC ASSAULT Cornwall, ON- A 45-year-old Cornwall female was arrested on June 6th, 2012. She was bound by a Probation Order with the condition to not to associate, contact or hold any communication directly or indirectly with her 47-year-old ex-boyfriend and to keep the peace and be of good behaviour.Continue Reading
CFN – With momentum building for language fairness here in S.D. & G., the former Equality For All group, now re-branded as Language Fairness for All – LFA, held its first official public general meeting at the Spotlight Hall and Conference Centre yesterday evening. At the head table were membersContinue Reading
CFN – Awesome picture! Look at that big green swath of waterfront in Cornwall Ontario. Pretty amazing. However a group of developers and politicians are hungering over it. Heck there are even taxpayers in Cornwall who feel that it should be developed. There of course those who don’tContinue Reading
CFN – Numbers are interesting things, but as Jean Chretien said: “A proof is a proof is a proof.” It was shocking in the fall when I and CFN were blind sided by Bob Peters and the City of Cornwall with the announcement of a very silly policy attacking onlineContinue Reading
BREACHES Cornwall, ON- A 51-year-old Cornwall female was arrested on May 31st, 2012. She was bound by an Undertaking with the conditions to abstain from communicating directly or indirectly with her grandson except through the Children’s Aid Society as well as to keep the peace and be of good behavior.Continue Reading
CFN – The movie Hungry for Change was shown at Spirit Tree Yoga last month by Lisa Blanchard who offers these presentations as a monthly public service. A food collection is part of the service and is donated to a local group. About thirty people gathered to gain knowledge ofContinue Reading
CFN – The Cornwall Free News has reached another humble milestone as we shot our 1,000 th video. In just over three years we’ve been busy. To date we’ve used two camera’s; Mini Me, our first JVC Everio which now resides in the JVC Hall of Fame Museum inContinue Reading
Dear Sir, . The recent City of Cornwall ad about the June 12 waterfront public meetings at the civic complex is incomplete. It said in part “…residents will have a chance to learn more about the City of Cornwall Waterfront Plan…”. The ad would have been more correct if it added “which has beenContinue Reading
CFN – Members and supporters of the local newly re-branded Language Fairness for All – LFA group were joined by members of the Ottawa based umbrella group Canadians for Language Fairness outside of the Chesterville Legion this Wednesday evening. . The delegation was there in anticipation of an opportunity toContinue Reading
CFN – Geez, I miss one session of council and look what comes out! Monday night a donnybrook took place over a “Ghost Policy” implemented by CAO Paul Fitzpatrick nearly three years ago. Essentially CUPE 234 employees seeking full time status had to take extensive aptitude testing for such roles asContinue Reading
CFN – I never saw myself getting married. When people would ask what age I saw myself getting married I’d usually say never. I’m my own wolf pack and if I do meet someone I’ll live in sin. Cut to last October a friend introduces me to a random guyContinue Reading
Breach Cornwall, ON- A 41 year old Cornwall male was arrested on the 29th of May 2012. He was bound by the provisions of a probation order with the relevant condition to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. He was also bound by the provisions of an undertakingContinue Reading