New RCMP Detachment Opens to the Public Cornwall Ontario – On Friday, December 11 the RCMP welcomed their Commissioner William J.S Elliot and local dignitaries for the official opening of the new detachment building. Located on 501 Tollgate Rd., the 4250m2 15 million dollar building has been introduced as aContinue Reading
Tired of Big Box store service? Having your computer wiped out to fix an issue that could be resolved without having to? Visit John Lester at J.L. Computers at 164 Pitt Street in Downtown Cornwall Ontario today. John has been fixing and selling computers, accessories, and more forContinue Reading
Team Cornwall 2009 Year in Review! Are you going to be there? I know I will, so will the mayor and everyone that matters in the business community! If you’re going to attend one event this year you want to be at the Aultsville Theatre at St. Lawrence College FridayContinue Reading
The United Way of SD&G is at the 80% mark of their goal of reaching $ 622, 500.00 for 2009! With over $500K they still need your help to get to the finish line and maybe even pass it! Wednesday you can take part in the Gift of Christmas. Continue Reading
Courage in Red is the new RCMP show featured on the OLN network. This Sunday night the episode featuring Cornwall Ontario will be aired. “Taking advantage of our unprecedented access, we show never-before-seen covert units, operations, and personnel. Using the latest in POV cameras that let us get unbelievably close,Continue Reading
Cornwall City Councilor and acting Mayor Syd Gardiner presented the Canadian Senior League Champion Cornwall Black Sox their rings at the Cornwall Colts game last night. The community came together to fund the rings and with the contributions by Pommier Jewellers they all received stunning hand made tributes to theContinue Reading
Kevin Lajoie has covered the water meter story in today’s Standard Free-Holder. “City officials insist the water meters aren’t intended to generate more money from users. Instead, they said the ultimate goal is to make the system more equitable overall and more sustainable in the long-term. “We’re not after moreContinue Reading
Bring the kids or just tell Santa what you want for Christmas. Cornwall Square with the help of this weather is just swinging in Christmas spirit. Visit one of the 70 shops to find what you’re looking for this busy holiday season. Lots of free parking and a full serviceContinue Reading
V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls inspired by Eve Ensler’s award winning play, The Vagina Monologues. V-Day was incorporated as a non-profit charity in 1998 with the intent of using performances of the play to raise money to benefit female victims of violence and sexualContinue Reading
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Art comes in many forms. André Pommier of Pommier Jewellers started with this: and ended up with what you see below. Each ring was hand carved for the team. Now that’s what I call a Christmas present! Pictured with his father Georges and sister Maryse.holding the box set thatContinue Reading
Olympic Medalist Anne Jardin-Alexander To Carry Olympic Torch in Cornwall Former Olympic athlete Anne Jardin-Alexander, winner of 2 bronze medals in the Montreal 1976 Olympics , will be carrying the Olympic Torch in Cornwall on December 14th. Mrs. Jardin-Alexander, now a teacher at Frank Ryan Catholic School in Ottawa, willContinue Reading
This is a good morning to stay home if you can. As I stare out my office window into the dark morning the snow is coming down and it’s not that Norman Rockwell user friendly picture postcard type. The wind is cutting too. The high predicted today is onlyContinue Reading
Snow Tires on? Check – Emergency kit? Check – Food & Water? Check? Syljack Snow Removal for worry free snow removal with one fee for the season? Uh oh ! It’s not too late. Call Ryan today at 613.931.3366 and tell them you read about them on the CornwallContinue Reading
L I N K “A regional economic group estimates that dollar DVD rentals from Redbox and others has cost the entertainment industry $1 billion and that the “ripple effect” will cost hundreds of millions more.” Here in Cornwall Ontario Jonathan’s Convenience store at the corner of 4th & Marlborough has been rentingContinue Reading
We’re looking for a few good images. If you notice we’re playing with the background for our site, and while looking at various offerings on the net we came up with the idea of putting out a call to local visual artists. Email us your image at info@cornwallfreenews.com andContinue Reading
Early meeting of City Council with the focus on spending of Taxpayer Dollars. Topics du Jour were the Water & Sewage Treatment budgets and cleaning the mess on Pitt and First for the parking lot in back of the stores on the North West corner. First the sewage. IContinue Reading
The Cornwall Public Library welcomes novelist Maggie Wheeler on Wednesday December 16 at 6:30 p.m. Maggie who is a frequent guest at the library has recently launched “On a Darkling Plain”, her fourth and final novel in her Lost Villages mystery series. Registrations are required for this free program andContinue Reading