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
For one day, Thursday November 5, 2009, the Ramada Inn will be chock full of artists. All areas of art will be focused on with workshops on networking, learning, and sharing skills. Guest speakers include Lawyer & Twitter Queen Michelle Allionotte who will talk about the business of Art; KeyContinue Reading
For over 32 years Le Journal de Cornwall has been serving the Francophone community in Cornwall. With the advent of the internet and evolution of Cornwall they have decided to go Bilingual starting as of this week. It should be interesting as the go head to head with Cornwall’s otherContinue Reading
OPP ADVISING DRIVERS TO STAY ALERT (SD&G) – SD&G OPP would like to remind the motoring public that the fall season has arrived and the deer population are on the move. This is the time of year that deer are the most active as not only are they feeding upContinue Reading
Now that Autumn is upon us it’s time to get ready for the highest of high holidays on the Queer calendar, Saturday, October 31st. Yup, that’s right, Halloween is coming fast and we’re celebrating with our Halloween Hullabaloo! We’re going all out for this one by staging it at oneContinue Reading
Want a glimpse into how Cornwall is run? Want to meet the people that make the decisions that impact your life here in Cornwall? City Council is tonight at 7 PM at City Hall on Pitt Street. So many people complain about this issue or that, but if you don’tContinue Reading
This is the first story of our intern Markus Noé. It’s our tiny way of trying to help the youth of Cornwall find their place in the community doing the things that mean the most to them. We hope you enjoy Markus’ first effort for us, and we hope toContinue Reading
H1N1 Suspected in the Death of a Child in the Five Eastern Counties Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medical Officer of Health at the Eastern Ontario Health Unit, announced today that the H1N1 flu virus is the suspected cause of death in a child living in the five Eastern Counties. The childContinue Reading
The media continues almost daily to browbeat the Canadian public into accepting the H1N1 vaccine, now approved by Health Canada, a very shady government department that is intimately linked to the pharmaceutical giants. If you doubt that, read Shiv Chopra’s new book, “Corrupt to the Core,” and you’ll be horrified whenContinue Reading
Haunted Ottawa and local psychic Doreen South discovered a new presence at The Cornwall Jail and Haunted Ottawa Open Paranormal Investigative evening. All three sessions were completely sold out at the popular yearly event. Recently seen on the tv show TAPS and on Creepy Canada, the 175 year old jail,Continue Reading
From two people wanting to make a difference Cornwall Ontario joined the world in making today a huge success world wide. 350.0rg 181 Countries and over 5200 events have taken place today. For those of you who haven’t heard of 350.org their site says it all. And so does thisContinue Reading
L I NK – Kevin Lajoie reports for the Freeholder; “During a strategic planning session Friday, city council all but formally rejected the possibility of setting up a ward system, and they also poured cold water on the idea of reducing their own ranks. On the whole, the majority ofContinue Reading
The man looks like a mayor doesn’t he? Good news for Cornwall; Bob Kilger has announced that he intends to stay around and continue his work for at least one more term. It’s not an easy job; and sometimes the decisions he makes aren’t popular, but he’s facing the challengeContinue Reading
Markus Noé is the new Journalism intern for the Cornwall Free News. Currently he is completing his final semester in the Journalism program at St. Lawrence College. His two favorite topics to cover are sports and politics and he welcomes open discussions on both. Mr. Noe’s first story will be aboutContinue Reading