CFN – An interesting evening Wednesday after council as I sat in on a meeting of nurses and supporters of the CCH Bilingual Staff policy protest here in Cornwall. Nurse Christopher Cameron’s petition is now closing in on the 3,000 signature mark and it’s uncovering some hidden undercurrents at CCH.Continue Reading
CFN – Such an odd meeting of Cornwall City Council? There was a near total disconnect with the voters, a total disconnect with why the tax increase was needed, and this oddly marvelous, but disengenous embracing of the fine art of debate around the council table. CornwallContinue Reading
CFN – It was an unusual day this week as Wyatt Walsh of Walsh Pressure Cleaning called and joined our family of sponsors here on The Cornwall Free News. Mr. Walsh had heard about some of our sponsors being pressured to leave. Like many media outlets our sponsors occasionallyContinue Reading
Grey, Black & underlying white coat Lost in the First St E/Guy Street area March 27 Please call 613-935-8548 or 613-363-3000 Cat needs pills dailyContinue Reading
CFN – Pee Wee, Pilsbury, Mr. Potato Head were some of the epitaphs used for the first time yesterday about CAO Paul Fitzpatrick as emails and calls flooded CFN regarding the Sick leave of $1.4 Million Dollar man Paul Fitzpatrick. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7i1I89FCJQ Never kick a dog when it’s down? Not byContinue Reading
CFN – The end of a dark and stormy era may be dawning in Cornwall Ontario as embattled CAO Paul Fitzpatrick has taken a Sick Leave from his position from the City of Cornwall as of 3 PM EST today. Erica Stacey, Mary Anne Pilon, Diane Shay, Robert Menagh andContinue Reading
DOMESTIC BREACH Cornwall, ON- A 39 year-old Cornwall man was arrested on the 23rd of March, 2012. He was bound by a recognizance with the conditions, one being not to associate or communicate directly or indirectly with his 39 year-old wife. It is alleged that on the 19th of March, 2012 heContinue Reading
CFN – After being placed near last in the CFIB’s Economies in Boom report and now ranking 167th in MoneySense’s Top Places in Canada to live, you have to ask yourself: “Has Cornwall Hit Rock Bottom?” As a young aspiring politician I find it hard to stand behind some ofContinue Reading
CFN – One of the first wonderful areas that our family discovered when we moved to this area was “The Cooper Marsh Conservation Area”. We were absolutely taken with the boardwalk and trails throughout the area, the visitor centre, areas for picnicking and this wonderful wetland area which is homeContinue Reading
CFN – It’s been a busy week here at the Cornwall Free News! Our Top Ten Stories for the Week Ending March 24, 2012 Rumor Mongering in Cornwall Ontario – Claude McIntosh, Chris Savard, and Million Dollar Man CAO Paul Fitzpatrick – March 17, 2012 A Rainy Night inContinue Reading
CFN – One thing that can be said for certain, is how lucky I am to get to experience the things I have — or so my Italian host family kept insisting. Last week, I got to spend the week in Verona, Italy, with a host family for my classesContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall sure has been “branding:” itself of late. Moneysense Magazine comes out with a Best City to Live in Canada each year and for this year Cornwall Ontario dropped from 90th in the 190 city ranking to 167. The City also finished 98 out of 100Continue Reading
CFN – As we draw near the two month mark of the Bilingual Nurse Protest of the Cornwall Ontario Community Hospital’s implementation of the French Language Services Act patterns seem to be evolving. One that a core of nurses have issues over not either being able to be hired asContinue Reading
CFN – The Ontario Weightlifting Championships, hosted by the School of Champions and Caveman Strong, is scheduled for March 31, 2012 in the lecture theatre at the NAV CENTRE and will feature some of the province’s best weightlifters; including Ottawa’s own Quest for Gold athlete, Isabelle Deprés. The Ontario Weightlifting Championships is anContinue Reading
CFN – The Canadian Cancer Society would like to thank Ontario Power Generation for their generous donation of $2000 to our Wheels of Hope Program. Wheels of Hope supports our transportation program which gets cancer patients to their appointments in Ottawa, Kingston and Montreal. . Pictured above are from leftContinue Reading
CFN – Climate change is a major topic for discussion, and with the recent revelations of the Heartland Institute’s conspiracy to fake the science involved (Fakegate, or Denialgate), for their own economic benefit and that of their clients, people are naturally confused about the whole issue. Very briefly, climate changeContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario PLUNGED from 90th to 167th on the Moneysense Magazine annual Top Cities to Live in Canada list for 2012. This in addition to it’s abysmal ranking in the CFIB Communities in Boom report on Small Business. The good thing about being in the toilet onContinue Reading
CFN – The St. Lawrence College Cornwall Sharks women’s hockey team closed out their 2011-2012 season in record-setting fashion, winning their third consecutive gold medal. The team won gold at the Seneca Invitational tournament on Friday, March 16 in Toronto. They wrapped up the tournament with an exciting 2-0 victoryContinue Reading