One would think that Grand Chief Abram Benedict would have some love and time for the City of Cornwall? After all the city not only agreed to partner on the Chem Tank location with the MCA, but also recently announced that Mohawk would be added to welcome signs to visitorsContinue Reading
July 1st. Holiday always brings back memories of families lighting fireworks at the curbs on the streets. Long time ago, of course. It was lots of fun but at some point was determined to be dangerous and the activity was stopped. It is time to see again or read againContinue Reading
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT Cornwall, ON – Karley Billard, 27, of Cornwall was arrested on June 27th, 2019 and charged with aggravated assault. On the morning of June 27th, 2019 at approximately 4:30 am, the Cornwall Police Service (CPS) received a call to attend the area of Pitt Street and Sixth StreetContinue Reading
So I’m reading coverage of a special group think with the assistance from someone from Kingston. They came up with five priorities. The Waterfront, more population, better housing, Economic Development, and Environmental Sustainability (the last of which I’m sure they farted out because they couldn’t’ come up with a realContinue Reading
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT, UNLAWFULLY IN A DWELLING, BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 30-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on June 26th, 2019 and charged with criminal harassment, unlawfully in a dwelling, as well as breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. He was also charged with breach of recognizance forContinue Reading
POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY Cornwall, ON – The Cornwall Police Service (CPS) Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit recently conducted an investigation into a man being in possession of child pornography. As a result of the ongoing investigation, on June 25th, 2019, members of the ICE Unit, Criminal Investigation Division andContinue Reading
Editor’s Note. Congrats to a very special lady who just wrote her 150th column on CFN. She doesn’t get enough thanks and credit from City Hall and community leaders for this amazing and selfless historical body of work she’s created here on CFN! Thank you Dawn and here’s to theContinue Reading
Update – Body Recovered from St. Lawrence River Cornwall, ON – On Saturday, June 22, 2019 at approximately 9:00 am, the Cornwall Police Service (CPS) was called to investigate a report of a body being recovered from the St. Lawrence River in the area of the RCAF boat launch. TheContinue Reading
WARRANT, THEFT UNDER $5000, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Shawnna Chartrand, 26, of Cornwall was arrested on June 21st, 2019 on the strength of a warrant for failing to sign in to police on two occasions in May. She was also charged with theft under $5000 and breach of recognizance forContinue Reading
Must’ve been too much revelry in Quebec over the Fete Nationale Holiday weekend as residents of Cornwall Ontario saw massive outages impacting over 1000 in the River City into Monday morning. While Cornwall Electric’s site wasn’t updated, calls to the power company shared some of the info. If you’re justContinue Reading
Public Notice – Body recovered from St. Lawrence River Cornwall, ON – On Saturday, June 22, 2019 at approximately 9:00 am, the Cornwall Police Service (CPS) was called to investigate a report of a body being recovered from the St. Lawrence River in the area of the RCAF boat launch. Continue Reading
FAIL TO APPEAR PRINTS, FAIL TO APPEAR COURT, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Christopher Broome, 44, of Cornwall was arrested on June 19th, 2019 and charged with failing to appear for prints, failing to appear for court, and breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged earlierContinue Reading
DRUG WARRANT Cornwall, ON – On June 19th, 2019, members of the Cornwall Police Service Street Crime Unit executed a drug warrant at a Walton Street address. As a result of the warrant, a quantity of cocaine was located, in addition to over $10,000.00 in Canadian currency, as well asContinue Reading
The CBC just did a story on Cornwall that certainly won’t help what ails. A population over 5 years older than the rest of the province is only a part of the tale. The biggest problem is the Mayor herself, her team and her supporters. When CFN started in 2009Continue Reading
ASSAULT, BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 39-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on June 18th, 2019 and charged with assault and breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged between 2014 and 2015, the man assaulted his girlfriend’s child and police were contacted to investigate. On JuneContinue Reading
DOMESTIC BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 45-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on June 17th, 2019 and charged with four counts of breach of probation for contacting his ex-girlfriend and for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged on four occasions throughout May and June, the man contacted his ex-girlfriend,Continue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – Elton Cox, 33, of Cornwall was arrested on June 14th, 2019 and charged with breach of recognizance for consuming alcohol. It is alleged while police were investigating a suspicious person call, they located the intoxicated man in breach of his conditions and an investigation ensued. DuringContinue Reading
June 16th. Is Father’s Day. There will be celebrations of family get-togethers and if the weather is nice, lots of BBQ’s to honour all the Dad’s out there. A friend of mine, Bob Katz, just became a new great-grandfather with the birth of his little great-granddaughter Gabriella. What a charmingContinue Reading