CFN – An odd sequence of events Monday as Cornwall City Council created a special meeting to review infrastructure – IE get reports on its buildings. Certainly not an emergency issue. Bewildering why it could not be added to the agenda of the next meeting. What was even more curiousContinue Reading
DOMESTIC ASSULT Cornwall, ON- A 20-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on October 13th, 2012. He was bound by a Probation Order with the conditions to abstain from the purchase/possession/consumption of alcohol or other intoxicating substances and keep the peace and be of good behaviour. It is alleged that on October 13th,Continue Reading
CFN – Be a fan campaign is a national awareness and fundraising initiative in support of Special Olympics. The main focus is to raise awareness and support for this great cause by spreading the word and having participants wear red laces. The Special Olympics’ movement transforms communities by inspiring peopleContinue Reading
CFN – Upon the conclusion of a two year investigation, the Sûreté du Québec has charged a member of the Cornwall Community Police Service with offences under the Criminal Code. Constable Pascal Rossignol appeared in Québec Provincial Court in Valleyfield Qc. on October 12, 2012 charged with; Invitation to sexualContinue Reading
First it was the little Canadian flag lapel pins that you could get at parliament hill. Then it was the Olympic uniforms that our athletes wore at the winter and summer Olympics. Now it’s our Canadian passport covers, which used to be produced right here in Cornwall. What should beContinue Reading
CFN – The problem when politics mix into hiring of people is that the remedies are rarely ever the right ones. Alyssa Blais is a smart and lovely woman. I worked with her while she was at the Cornwall Business Development Centre and she really shined there. Then beforeContinue Reading
FRAUD Cornwall, ON- Ronald Villeneuve, 51 of Cornwall was arrested on the 10th of October 2012. It is alleged that between the 3rd of September and the 8th of September 2012 he fraudulently used a debit card to withdraw approximately $1400.00 in funds. The complainant contacted police when she noticed the moneyContinue Reading
CFN – Four women going off for a weekend of revelry and renting a cottage isn’t unique; but something very different happened to a group of Eastern Ontario women who after some merriment and giggling decided that they wanted a Cabana Boy to accompany them on their latest get away.Continue Reading
CFN – Cornwall residents asked if there was in fact an Earthquake last night that struck shortly after City Council ended? One insider equated the event to the spouting of gas from City Hall as a form of Fracking. No damage was reported; mostly it gave people something toContinue Reading
ROBBERY, POSSESSION OF WEAPON DANGEROUS, POINT FIREARM, BREAK & ENTER Cornwall, ON- Michael Colborne, 33 of Cornwall was arrested on October 5th, 2012. He was bound by a Probation Order and a Recognizance both with the conditions to Keep the Peace and be of Good Behaviour. It is allegedContinue Reading
Once a year I get to put my coffee on sale. Normally I roast on demand and I don’t carry any roasted coffee in stock except during the farmer’s market. During market season I roast coffee on speculation that it will sell. I have to guess what kind of coffeeContinue Reading
Did you know that…..? Porcupines are a rodent, mostly live up in the trees; they cannot groom themselves since they would get a tongue full of their own defense mechanism and therefore smell really bad. The handlers draw straws on who will handle the porcupine since they also smell afterContinue Reading
CFN – Holy Gilles Latour! The poobah of Latour Wealth Mangement looks to be getting some quick cash from the Heart of the City CIP & Brownfield Funding Applications program. Team Cornwall prez and Long Sault resident Gilles Latour needs your money! The scholastically handicapped money man for MayorContinue Reading
CFN – Long time SD&G MPP John Cleary has passed away. He was born in Cornwall Ontario in 1932 and served as MPP from 1987-2003 before retiring . The former Cornwall Reeve(councilor) was a student at St. Lawrence College. The four time elected MPP never lost a provincial raceContinue Reading
BREACHES Cornwall, ON- A 15-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on October 4th, 2012. The youth was bound by Undertakings with the relevant condition to keep the peace & be of good behaviour and to attend school every day without truancy in session. It is alleged that on October 4th, 2012 the youthContinue Reading
DRUG SEARCH WARRANT EXECUTED Cornwall, ON- Members of the Cornwall Community Police Service Street Crime Unit with assistance of members of the OPP Drug Enforcement Section executed a drug search warrant shortly prior to 3:30 pm on October 3rd, 2012 at a Adolphus Street residence. AS a result ofContinue Reading
The city of Cornwall received 2164 complaints in 2010 and 1756 complaints in 2011. Are the problems of messy properties getting better? No, complainants have given up on Property Standards! . When the Property Standards Department receives a complaint, they take pictures, issue a cleanup notice and then…. everything stops.Continue Reading
CFN – The phone rings. It’s Darlene Walsh, a nurse at CCH who’s extremely upset as she’s been called in for a hearing about an interview she gave CFN a few weeks ago. LINK She’s afraid that she’s going to be fired and asks that I come into the meetingContinue Reading