Lindsey Fair will be giving two workshops at the ARTpreneur Conference at The Ramada Inn & Conference Centre on November 5. The first will be on how to host an art event, but the second will be on Blogging for Artists which seems to be quite the challenge for many. Continue Reading
The Cornwall Carbon Reduction Initiative will be hosting a screening of Waterlife, an award winning Canadian documentary which played to rave reviews at Toronto’s 2009 Hot Docs festival this past Spring. The film follows the flow of the Great Lakes from Lake Superior, through the St. Lawrence River and endingContinue Reading
L I N K ” “Eastern Ontario Health Unit officials worked steadily to accommodate the lineups, which at times stretched around the neighbouring high school to Fifteenth Street. Portable washrooms were brought in; parking spaces were at a premium. The clinic’s doors were opened before noon and the first shotContinue Reading
The latest Stats Can numbers still show Cornwall losing jobs. These are net number and don’t necessarily reflect the true financial impact. For example; if we lose full time factory jobs and replace them with part time service industry jobs our number don’t fully impact the true financial loss toContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Bob Kilger, the Mayor of Cornwall Ontario, stepped up to the plate and showed some leadership in this crisis today by sending a letter to Luc Portelance Executive Vice-President of the CBSA and Grand Chief Mike Mitchell of Akwesasne. It was cc’d to Minister Peter Van LoanContinue Reading
Local Provincial NDP Riding Association to Hold Fundraiser Wine & Cheese With Andrea Horwath as Special Guest Brian Lynch, President of SDSG Provincial NDP Riding Association, has announced that the local provincial NDP riding association will be holding a fundraiser Wine & Cheese on Sunday November 29 from 2 p.m.Continue Reading
This just in from the people organizing The Cornwall Dog Park: Hi Everyone, We are coming up on the Santa Claus Parade (November 21st, 2009), and we thought there was no better way to showcase our pooches than to put them on a float. So, if any of youContinue Reading
Eastern Ontario Health Unit Adds Extra H1N1 Clinic Date The Eastern Ontario Health Unit has been receiving hundreds of calls regarding interest in the H1N1 clinics. In response to this demand, the Health Unit has added a clinic this Sunday from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at all clinic locations.Continue Reading
The Cornwall Free News is proud to announce that shooting of our first Web Show, “Cooking with Kretz” will be taking place on location at Schnitzel’s 158 Pitt Street in Cornwall. Shooting will take place near the end of November. Shawn is a Red Seal Stratford trained chef who hasContinue Reading
Here are your tobacco busts of the week from Michael Harvey of the RCMP: The following details are seizures from October 22nd to October 29th, 2009. A total of 2,800 re-sealable bags of contraband cigarettes and arrested four people: On October 23rd, 2009, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police observedContinue Reading
Wow, that was all I could say after chatting with Ms Rosita Hall; the Keynote speaker for the ARTpreneur Conference scheduled for November 5th at the Ramada Inn & Conference Centre on November 5th in Cornwall Ontario. This is not a shy person. If you need a fire lit toContinue Reading
The Cornwall Free News offers 100% free Help and Job wanted ads in the area. It’s our way of helping us all deal with the recession. Whether you’re a small company looking for some extra help or a big one looking to expand feel free to email in yourContinue Reading
“I’m just the messenger” That’s the problem with our MP and why the Seaway International Bridge Crisis is still lingering on and hurting our riding during a recession. Mr. Lauzon seems to have lost his path; if he ever was on the path; that he has been elected by theContinue Reading
As H1N1 emotionally takes grip of us this busy flu season Hospitals are filling up with people concerned and fearful of the disease. L I N K “Cornwall Community Hospital CEO Jeanette Despatie said the hospital’s emergency room saw roughly twice as many patients as usual on Monday, with 250Continue Reading
What a amazing story this is turning out to be. Keeping our youth in Cornwall and eventually having a much needed doctor in the community. Kudos to City Hall for helping make this happen. I had the chance to chat with Cornwall native Vanessa Carter. Other than being a LeafContinue Reading
It’s about time. While my expectations of the Harper Government are low; based on their actions (lack thereof to date) It’s good to see Cornwall speaking out for itself. Kudos to Mr. Armstrong and the Chamber. L I N K “October 27, 2009 The Hon. Peter Van Loan Minister ofContinue Reading
City to Run Special Shuttle to Flu Clinics Cornwall Transit will be running a special shuttle service to and from the H1N1 Immunization Clinics being held in the City of Cornwall by the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU). The shuttles will run every half hour, departing from Eastcourt Mall andContinue Reading
A number can be a funny thing. I was told when I started The Cornwall Free News that I was loopy. When I suggested I could get this much traffic within a year I was told that I was even loopier. People said Cornwall wasn’t an internet kind of townContinue Reading