River Institute receives prestigious NSERC Award Today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced the River Institute as the winner of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Award for Science Promotion–Group Category. The award honours individuals and groups who make outstanding contributions toContinue Reading

IMPAIRED BY DRUG (SOUTH STORMONT,ON) – On April 12, 2019 at approximately 9:16am, a Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer intercepted a vehicle following a traffic complaint on Highway 401, South Stormont Township. Investigation indicated that the adult male driver was under the influence of a drug.Continue Reading

April is Daffodil month for the Canadian Cancer Society. Please buy and wear the Daffodil which helps fund their research, support and advocacy programs. Call 613- 932-1283 in Cornwall for more information. The Canadian Cancer Society would probably be grateful for volunteers also. Here is an old photo from theContinue Reading

By Mary Anne Pankhurst There’s no doubt that vaccine misinformation harms and kills people. Globally, the evidence for that is in. But do you know misinformation is also a money maker? Fact is, Big Misinfo is a profit-making leviathan. It breaches in both physical and online communities, all tangled upContinue Reading

SD&G OPP CHARGE SOUTH STORMONT MAN WITH ASSAULT (SOUTH STORMONT, ON) – On March 25, 2019, shortly after midnight, Stormont Dundas & Glengarry Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a report of assault incident in South Stormont Township. The investigation revealed that an adult was alleged to have assaulted hisContinue Reading

A social media page created for those concerned about the safety of what happened to a four year old child in Cornwall has announced a peaceful protest for noon today at the CAS offices on Boundary Road. Protesters have been warned by organizers to keep it real or police wouldContinue Reading

Ugh, what a horrible and sad story to write. Death is something that shatters so many lives. It’s part of life. None of us escape it. Sadly one of the few services in Cornwall and SD&G announced that it’s shutting down barring an angel of support after its latest fundraiserContinue Reading

It’s amazing how politics work. There are the kool aid drinkers, the partisans, and then the slim amount of folk that will actually listen and read what is being said before making a decision where to park their vote. With Justin Trudeau fighting for his political life because of theContinue Reading

I’ve only lived in this area since 2004, but something I’ve noticed is that people are not big on being accountable and owning their messes. I know that’s universal, but it’s especially ugly here, especially top down. When MPP Jim McDonell made a total boob of himself using the termContinue Reading

CHARGES LAID IN HISTORICAL SEXUAL ASSAULT (SOUTH GLENGARRY,ON) – An arrest has been made as the result of an historical sexual assault investigation conducted by members of the Stormont Dundas & Glengarry Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP, assisted by the SD&G OPP Crime Unit. Gilles DESLAURIERS, 79 yearsContinue Reading

One of the most frustrating thing about dealing with the political corruption in Cornwall is we are kept from basic public resources that our taxes pay for. Specifically the Eastern Ontario Health Unit does not provide or respond to requests from this, the largest newspaper in Cornwall, about important healthContinue Reading

County Road 17 East CLOSED near Hawkesbury due to collision. COLLISION: County Rd 17 east of Blue Corner Rd #Hawkesbury – Multi vehicle collision, road is blocked. Extremely poor weather conditions through area. ^kw — OPPCommunicationsER (@OPP_COMM_ER) February 25, 2019 Wild winds and snow are whipping up a mess onContinue Reading

As the Cornwall region digs out of a massive Colorado snow dump it’s an opportunity for a Winter snow day. With so many institutions closed, and hopefully most of our viewers prepared for the storm, we wish everyone a lovely Winter day and hopefully we can all enjoy and appreciateContinue Reading

A massive Snow storm is about to hit the Cornwall Ontario area with over 30cm of snow Tuesday with another 10 or so expected Wednesday. Temperatures will warm up from our current -15c Tuesday morning to near the zero mark. Morning is the time to stock up if you haven’tContinue Reading