Friends of the Port have apparently disbanded. The group, formed to help save the Port Theatre from the wrecking ball has made an announcement on their facebook page. “FOTP Message Part 1 of 2. Important Message from Friends of the Port! At a recent meeting of the Friends of theContinue Reading
Keep voting Cornwall. You need to nominate Cornwall Ontario each and every day until the contest ends, and there are still 28 days to go! Tell your friends, tell your aunt that frightens you and has those manly hairs growing out of her chin. Tell Guy Lauzon! Get outContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario City Councilor Bernadette Clement was one of the readers for the Cornwall Library’s Robert Munsch Read-A-Thon Saturday. It was to celebrate Family Literacy Week. A gaggle of kids, big and small, and Kaleb the St. John’s Ambulance dog listened to tales from the acclaimed writer. Ms Clement readContinue Reading
I’m a huge believer in “Spend Locally, Shop Locally, Advertise Locally” and really think that it’s important to keep the dollars in our community where we can. It’s not always possible, but I try and always encourage others to as well. Recently, after many years, local pharmacy chain Medical Arts lostContinue Reading
Heart and Stroke Foundation ready for “Heart Month” February is just around the corner and the Heart and Stroke Foundation is in full swing gearing up for their “Heart Month.” Throughout the month there will be countless events throughout SD&G and Prescott Russell area. There will be 15,000 canvassers alongContinue Reading
Is a natural product always earth friendly? Some months ago we switched to recycled newspaper pellets, ‘Yesterday’s News’ for our furry felines as we came to realize that a simple natural clay substance wasn’t necessary the best choice for our home environment or for our earth. According to Wikipedia aboutContinue Reading
I think the Civic Complex would sell every seat they could fill if this happens. Rumors are swirling that the Ottawa Senators of the NHL will move their Binghamton farm team to Cornwall Ontario. We have no quotes as of press time but will do updates soon. Continue Reading
Ok Cornwall. Cut the slacking. We don’t post about it for 3 days and we fall back to number 2! There’s only one spot for this city and it’s number 1! Monopoly Canada needs a city of our refined qualities and flavor! Remember to vote each day. Continue Reading
2010 Ontario Men’s Curling Championship on TVCOGECO [Thursday, January 21, 2010 – Cornwall, ON] Glenn Howard returns to the ice to defend his title against Ontario’s best curlers including Brian Cochrane and Peter Corner andTVCOGECO will be there forexclusive end to end coverage of Tankard 2010 – Ontario Men’s Curling Championship.Continue Reading
Social Development Council of Cornwall & Area announces new Executive Director Cornwall Ontario – Board members of the Social Development Council have selected a new Executive Director to lead the non-profit organization currently being funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Jody Souka-Marleau, a professor at St. Lawrence College and boardContinue Reading
Like many local business owners Colleen Campbell of Echo Trends (54 Pitt Street) wants to help the victims of the Earthquakes in Haiti. So she’s going to be having a bag sale with all of the proceeds going to the victims as well as starting “Consignors Care”. LINK to herContinue Reading
Tired of those sorta faux Mexican restaurants? You know the ones I’m talking about. Every Wednesday night your host Katerina Delfakis hosts a truly Mexican Buffet Feast at her restaurant at 1195 2nd Street West. Mention the Cornwall Free News and get $4.00 off your buffet, (with beverageContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario doesn’t have any Second Cups or big chain coffee shops. We have Tim’s. We have a few other shops, and then we have Café Connectionz, a little oasis, filled with local art, colour, coffee, and yummies. Nooks and crannies are the norm here. A couch here, a leather chairContinue Reading
Hospital Gets 5 Million Annually to Help With Deficit The Cornwall Community Hospital received a much need boost today. It has been well publicized that the CCH has been running a deficit for years. To help bridge this gap the Ministry of Long-Term care and the Champlain Local Health IntegrationContinue Reading
Water meters for Cornwall Ontario. Hmm….Nope. I don’t want one. I don’t know too many people that do and I certainly don’t think too many think that they will save a whole lot of money. Ontario is going through a similar issue with these new “SMART METERS” for electricity. Continue Reading
Cornwall Ontario you rock! We’re number one as of Sunday January 17 5PM EST. Keep voting each and every day until this contest is over and let’s see Cornwall Ontario on that Monopoly board! To vote just log in HERE – If you need any internet access dropContinue Reading
Seaway International Bridge Traffic Down Not surprising that delays and issues are causing people to think twice before crossing the Seaway International Bridge that crosses Akwesasne between the US and Canada. LINK “In December, approximately 162,228 cars crossed there, down 13.3 percent from the 187,081 that crossed in December 2008.Continue Reading
Ontario Health Coalition – Cornwall Chapter Calls Meeting A press conference by the Cornwall Chapter of the Ontario Health Coalition, represented by co-chairs Elaine MacDonald and Diane Morin will be held at the Cornwall Public Library Boardroon, on Tuesday, January 19 at 11 a.m. They are concerned about the repercussions ofContinue Reading