CFN -It is that time again. The farmer’s markets are springing up all over the place and the Long Sault Market is one of the first. Yesterday was a bit of a gloomy day but there was a steady stream of shoppers buying our products all afternoon. This year theContinue Reading
CFN – The Cornwall Free News has reached another humble milestone as we shot our 1,000 th video. In just over three years we’ve been busy. To date we’ve used two camera’s; Mini Me, our first JVC Everio which now resides in the JVC Hall of Fame Museum inContinue Reading
Dear Sir, . The recent City of Cornwall ad about the June 12 waterfront public meetings at the civic complex is incomplete. It said in part “…residents will have a chance to learn more about the City of Cornwall Waterfront Plan…”. The ad would have been more correct if it added “which has beenContinue Reading
CFN – Members and supporters of the local newly re-branded Language Fairness for All – LFA group were joined by members of the Ottawa based umbrella group Canadians for Language Fairness outside of the Chesterville Legion this Wednesday evening. . The delegation was there in anticipation of an opportunity toContinue Reading
CFN – Geez, I miss one session of council and look what comes out! Monday night a donnybrook took place over a “Ghost Policy” implemented by CAO Paul Fitzpatrick nearly three years ago. Essentially CUPE 234 employees seeking full time status had to take extensive aptitude testing for such roles asContinue Reading
CFN – Are these slow news days in Canada and the US or is our society turning into a freaked out zombie slasher movie? Today the name Luka Magnotta is the hottest one mentioned in most social media. Severed body parts sent to the Conservative Party headquartersContinue Reading
CFN – I never saw myself getting married. When people would ask what age I saw myself getting married I’d usually say never. I’m my own wolf pack and if I do meet someone I’ll live in sin. Cut to last October a friend introduces me to a random guyContinue Reading
Breach Cornwall, ON- A 41 year old Cornwall male was arrested on the 29th of May 2012. He was bound by the provisions of a probation order with the relevant condition to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. He was also bound by the provisions of an undertakingContinue Reading
CFN – Being part of the CCH Bilingual Nurse protest is a bit like being the fat guy or gal in high college. They get laid, but nobody wants to own it. While Chris Cameron and his team get a lot of pats on the back and emailsContinue Reading
CFN – I’m used to covering Cornwall City Council, but Monday night was special as I was part of a group to present to Council. Wyatt Walsh led the charge by asking CFN for help with the beaver trapping in Guindon Park. What happened from there is a text bookContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario photographer Calvin Hanson submitted this photo of Irises and Lantern as our Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day! You don’t have to live in Cornwall to submit your photo or video. Email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com with your offering.Continue Reading
At a time when people are powering off the news that surrounds and affects them, they power up computers, cell phones and game players that make them less likely to be involved with society building, and we see the recent voter turnout numbers from that. We are seeing a societyContinue Reading
CFN– Robert Menagh has had an interesting ride here in Cornwall Ontario. Cornwall Ontario had been without an HR manager for over a year before a hiring firm recommended him for the position here in Cornwall. Hired by former CAO Cecil Vincent; the city had found themselvesContinue Reading
DOMESTIC ASSAULT Cornwall, ON- A 21-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on May 25th, 2012. It is alleged that on May 23th, 2012 he got into an altercation with his 20-year-old girlfriend when her assaulted her. The victim was not injured. Police were contacted and an investigation followed. He wasContinue Reading
CFN – I have to say that this year at the St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage has been phenomenal. So many very talented performers have graced the stage and shared not only their talent but a glimpse of their personal lives as related to their songs. The board andContinue Reading
CFN – Thanks to Todd Lauzon who sent in these two images of a crash at Belmont and Second East in Cornwall Ontario this sunny Sunday morning. According to witnesses a senior woman’s car was smacked by its rear door by a Ford SUV. The woman’s car landed inContinue Reading
CFN – Sixty years is a milestone uncommon in Western culture today, be it a wedding anniversary, a celebration of service to the people of God or as Queen of Canada and 15 other countries as well as Head of the 54 Commonwealth states (1/4 of the world’s population). Elizabeth II became QueenContinue Reading
CFN – It’s said that you can fool some of the people some of the time, but not on a good TV night… Provincial 3rd Place Finisher, Cornwall Ontario City Councilor, and a bunch of other titled Elaine MacDonald led the charge by an esteemed panel to talk aboutContinue Reading