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
As many of you know our local TV stations have been fighting the big cable companies over $$$. It’s been a long hard battle that has crossed over partisan lines. If you click this link you’ll go to a list of politicians that have come out in support of savingContinue Reading
72% ↑ Thank you to our Cornwall Area readers and those around the world. We grew 72% last month over the month before! In six short months we’ve had almost 25,000 page views. We couldn’t have done it without you. In the next month you should be seeing and hearingContinue Reading
If you love to write this group is for you if you’re in the Cornwall area. From novices to the more experienced there’s nothing like being in a room full of creative people to get you going in the right direction. Here is a blurb from Lorna Foreman whom youContinue Reading
AM 1220 is reporting — That the Mounties are teaming up with other law enforcement agencies to combat cigarette smuggling. Since the bridge closure and temporary opening smugglers have had to depend more and more on the river to stock their customers which has resulted in a lot less productContinue Reading
I know Victoria BC is a long ways from Cornwall Ontario, but we have no local TV in Cornwall. Our radio station is part of a national chain as are our cable company and newspapers. Local voices are so important. It’s a blessing that the internet is allowing for localContinue Reading
Since we were talking about our local Newspapers I went to www.alexa.com which rates traffic. The Seaway News has been online the longest, since 1999. Their ranking is 2,166,115 with 2.7 minutes per visitor logged in. They are linked on 46 other websites. There is no discernible change in theirContinue Reading
For Cornwall that’s not too shabby. Congrats to Startek on bringing in some employment during a recession. While there have been many gripes about Star Tek and other local employers the bottom line is that more jobs is always better than less. What do you think Cornwall? Remember, each timeContinue Reading
We’re proud and humble to represent Cornwall now on one of Canada’s largest News Portals, Bourque Newswatch. The Drudge Report of Canada, Bourque Newswatch links up to newspaper and media sources from all over Canada and the world. Today our humble newspaper was added to their list. Thanks to ourContinue Reading
Having a store on Montreal Road like I did for about a year introduced me to a lot of colourful and interesting Cornwallians. I’m going to call this person “PEGGY SUE” Peggy Sue sells illegal smokes. This person’s real name isn’t Peggy Sue so if you sell Illegal Ciggies andContinue Reading
I need to start taking photos when I do Resto Reviews! I did breakfast at Harv’s Diner Friday morning for a biz meeting. I’d never been there before. While the building looks gray and non descript on the outside, it’s a bright oasis on the inside. Surprisingly busy I couldContinue Reading
Mayor Robert “Bob” Kilger has confirmed with our News Staff that he will not be running again for MP of our riding and loves his job as Mayor of Cornwall. So we have removed his name from our poll and wish him much more success in helping steer Cornwall throughContinue Reading
I’m hearing quite a few people talk about our Cornwall Mayor Robert “Bob” Kilger returning to the Federal scene and defeat the current Conservative MP who besides not attending Grand Chief Mitchell’s swearing in ceremony, has been very not noticed by Cornwall residents during the Bridge Crisis. I put inContinue Reading