L I N K I love the Port Theatre. I fell in love the first day I saw her. When she was listed for sale a few years ago I met the current owner who has essentially worked there his entire adult life. I encouraged him to purchase the theatreContinue Reading
Another night, another nomination meeting. This one served up some really good carrot cake though. It was all Darlene Jalbert last night at the Navy Club. Surrounded by party faithful and committed volunteers Ms Jalbert enters her second attempt to unseat local MP Guy Lauzon. Cornwall City Councilor Elaine MacDonaldContinue Reading
We are going to be working with a new outfit that offer’s polling services to groups and companies. From Politics to Product Marketing, local, regional or even world wide; Polls can make or break your business model or campaign. Email info@cornwallfreenews.com for more information. please visit our sponsors:Continue Reading
Thanks to our current and new sponsors we’ve been able to upgrade our web hosting service. So if you notice the site loading a tad faster it’s thanks to you viewing and inspiring these businesses and services to invest in our community newspaper’s future! Keep up the good work andContinue Reading
This past week a meeting was held. It was a small grass roots meeting, a tad less than 20 people, most of them young, but they had a goal which was to save Pride Cornwall which is slated to close in October. They had two special guest VIP’s attend. OttawaContinue Reading
So I was talking with Cornwall City Councilor Dennis Carr last week, who btw, is a great guy to talk to, especially if you are talking about Cornwall and its future, or Golf. The man has vision as we poured over some of the plans on his desk. It’s notContinue Reading
This shot was taken from Second Street by Cornwall BBQ. You can see how far traffic is backed up. How much weight can this bridge carry in a traffic jam. It’s much different than when vehicles are moving. Is it time to get this mess fixed or do we waitContinue Reading
Rock the Vote is one wild party! Sponsored by The Cornwall District Labour Council and the Brain Child of the Cornwall Underground’s Jason Setnyk and City Councilor Elaine MacDonald it was a super party with a over 20 performers and speakers including Cornwall’s own, Fathom Ties. NDP Candidate to beContinue Reading
Boy Ms Clément must feel a bit like Lorraine Bracco’s character in Goodfella’s at the wedding. We managed to get some of the exclusive video footage from the event. We need a better video guy! Jim Brownell endorses Bernadette. (Apologies to Mr. Brownell as he was cut out of theContinue Reading
25,000 Page Views We officially past the 25,000 page view today. About 56% of you have been new and we really appreciate all of you who visit so often. In six very short months it feels like we’ve come so far. I’d like to thank all of you who readContinue Reading
The rain stayed away and it was an interesting morning and crowd at the Farmer’s Market on George Assaly Lane. Breakfasting on some amazing fresh ground and brewed coffee from our new sponsor Reg Coffey of Coffey’s Coffee, and some Bison Jerky, we all were treated to some performance artContinue Reading
Hi Cornwall and the World. We know that many of you read this paper every day so we want your input as we’re looking at doing a makeover in the not so distant future. What features, colors, and options would you like to see. We’re a community Newspaper so nowContinue Reading
9 People Arrested for Possession of Contraband Tobacco (South Glengarry, Ontario -Friday August 21st, 2009) – The RCMP working with various law enforcement agencies have arrested 9 people who each face a charge for possession of a tobacco product not properly stamped under authority of the Excise Act 2001. TheContinue Reading
If you heard thunder yesterday around noon it wasn’t from the sky, but from the over packed room at The Best Western as Cornwall City Councilor Bernadette Clément was the sole candidate put forward to run for the Liberal Party of Canada in this riding. She will face off againstContinue Reading
Tomorrow there’s a press conference scheduled for 12:15 at The Best Western in the dining room where it is expected that Cornwall City Councilor Ms Bernadette Clément will be the uncontested Liberal candidate in the next Federal election for our riding. Ms Clément could not be reached for comment. It’sContinue Reading
Jason Setnyk from The Cornwall Underground and our occasional writer/photog sent in this release and the images. See you all at Murphy’s Inn on Sunday! This Sunday August 23rd at Murphy’s Inn marks the sixth annual Rock the Vote, a concert that promotes voting to a younger demographic. “Civic responsibilitiesContinue Reading
UPDATE August 19 10PM. I confirmed some facts with Corporal Blair Kelly of the RCMP’s Proceeds of Crime Division out of Kingston this afternoon. In the case of the Escalade, about $8,000 was confiscated and is still with the RCMP. Essentially what Corporal Kelly explained is that if funds suchContinue Reading
What a lovely market to stroll the Farmer’s Market on George Assaly Lane! Perfect weather; really good coffee thanks to Reg Coffey of Coffey’s Coffee and some amazing local produce! Royal Beans, the first apples of the season, some lovely Swiss chard, Fresh Peaches and Cream Corn. The pickings wereContinue Reading