Cornwall ON – In light of the hot and humid weather being forecast for the next few days, the City of Cornwall is offering free swims at its outdoor pools on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening from 6 pm to 8 pm. “This will provide residents with the opportunity toContinue Reading
To The Editors And City councillors My wife and I have recently purchased e-bikes (power-assisted bicycles). We have traveled the waterfront bike trails for many years and this year being no exception regarding the many people walking dogs without leashes,people walking two and three abreast,bikes riding two abreast taking bothContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – On june 24th I found myself at Babylon’s in Ottawa waiting for a band to walk on stage. At approximately 9:25pm when The Dead Zone was done their first song, I had fallen in love with punk again. The 2 opening bands, Black Market Candy and ForeContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – We recieved this from Sharyn Duffey of the local branch of the Canadian Cancer Society. We recently celebrated a retirement; Peggy Ware retired after 22 years with the Canadian Cancer Society. We also celebrated with the “Celebrating Youth Award” which was presented to Andre Theoret anContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – City crews are continuing to work to repair the watermain on Water Street which ruptured shortly after 12 pm on Monday, July 18. As a result of the rupture, Water Street has been closed to traffic between York and Sydney Streets and water service has been shutContinue Reading
Cornwall ON- John Lister of Fingerman Studios sent in these pics of storm damage in Cornwall Ontario. These two pictures were from the Murray Hill Motel on Vincent Massey Drive. If you see news happen email in your photo or video to info@cornwallfreenews.com and we’ll credit you inContinue Reading
Grâce à deux subventions du provincial et du fédéral, le Centre culturel de Cornwall a pris la belle initiative d’encourager les jeunes en embauchant deux étudiants pour l’été. Il s’agit de Christine Paquette, 29 ans, et Nicolas Marineau, 15 ans, tous deux de Cornwall. Christine Paquette est AgenteContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Some amazing stuff is sprouting in the Cornwall Ontario area and Kristine Pickens from the Cornwall Game Makers sent in the following. “Video games have an interesting history. From the time of their invention in the 1940’s there was a lot of controversy over the assumedContinue Reading
Here is your City of Cornwall Ontario Bulletin for July 15, 2011 Click the Bulletin to blow up to full size! Click the X on the bottom right corner to blow up even larger! For complete information on City Programs and Services visit Cornwall Ontario at www.Cornwall.ca Check out CornwallContinue Reading
Cornwall ON- It’s exciting whenever a new book or piece of art is created in Cornwall Ontario and local author Roy Berger has just released his latest opus; 2012 : Rabbits and the Happy Apocalypse on Shortwave Radio via Amazon Kindle! You can click the book cover above toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON- A front-page story in the Thursday, July 14 edition of the Standard-Freeholder portrayed a situation where a city resident has been waiting for three weeks for the City to issue a building permit for the construction of a wheelchair access ramp. As of this morning, the City has yet to receiveContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Jim Brownell, MPP for Stormont, Dundas and South Glengarry is hosting his 7th Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, August 5th at Summerheights Golf Links. This tournament will be accepting 125 participants (first come first serve) for the golf and steak dinner. It is a wonderful opportunity toContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – A viewer from Ottawa sent in this photo he took from his apartment Thursday afternoon as he was feeling homesick for Lift Off in Cornwall Ontario and was wondering if perhaps the winds took one of the balloons on a ride! The skies over Cornwall, Akwesasne and the areaContinue Reading
Shaver, Ray Lorne . Peacefully at the Cornwall Community Hospital, McConnell Site, on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Ray Lorne Shaver of Cornwall in his 80th year. . Beloved husband of Deborah Shaver. . Loving father of Jeremiah of Ottawa, Rayanne (Dwayne) Scott of Cambridge, Emily (Kiel Bortolotti) Shaver of OttawaContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – C’est aujourd’hui que commence l’évènement le plus attendu de l’année, le Festival de montgolfières Kismen de Cornwall, au parc Lamoureux, à Cornwall. Quatre jours de musique endiablée, d’activités enivrantes et bien-sûr des envolées en montgolfière à travers 25 différentes montgolfières! 50 000 visiteurs sont attendus cette année! Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Music is always changing; evolving and flowing through. I caught up with Mélanie Brûlée D’Amour and talked to her about her evolution after the change from being Melanie MacDonald of The General Electryk to her now being on her alone and how she’s changing and experiencing itContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Musician, writer, and politically active Graham Greer is set to Lift Off Friday July 15th as he opens for Collective Soul. I had the chance to hook up with Mr. Greer and chat about all things musical and Cornwallian with a focus on the Arts andContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – My niece and I spent some time in a lovely city park close to home over the past four days. Water and a playground are like seventh heaven to a four year old, especially during these lovely summer days. The splash pad/playground area we visited is designatedContinue Reading