Thanks to everyone who has read this site and shared with anyone else. Our March numbers were up 146% over our February numbers. If we can keep that up a lot of people will be reading this site soon! We had over 2000 page views for March. Thanks to allContinue Reading
I’ve thought that Mr. Lauzon was never “in touch” to actually be out of touch. He’s far too busy running the Habitat ReStore to realize how little most families in Cornwall actually survive on. L I N K MP out of touch In a recent mailing made by Guy Lauzon,Continue Reading
Two strong pieces about the Illegal Cigarette trade. This is a major issue. Basically after shaking down the tobacco companies the whole trade went to Native and Organized Crime interest. We are paying for the health burden of a now basically unregulated or tested product. Not only that we areContinue Reading
L I N K Congrats to local Italian eatery Casa Paolo (1600 Vincent Massey Drive) received a glowing review in The Watertown Daily News. Click the link to check it out. While not my favorite Italian food in the area it is a lovely place for a good meal. pleaseContinue Reading
MP Guy Lauzon is hosting another Passport clinic. During the last election it was raised that his Passport Clinics have been over charging for photos. Here’s hoping that nobody at this clinic will have to pay over $10 for the photo; otherwise this is just a cash grabbing gouge festContinue Reading
We’re going to be organizing Cornwall’s Best Pizza contest soon. Hopefully we’ll raise some money for charity and have a lot of fun so if you read this tell your friends and your favorite pizza places. Cornwall will speak! May the best pie win!Continue Reading
Joint Operation With CBSA, OPP and RCMP Results in Contraband Tobacco Seizures SOUTH GLENGARRY, ON, March 26 /CNW/ – Officers from the Cornwall RCMP Detachment with officers from the Canada Border Services Agency and the Ontario Provincial Police worked together on a joint operation targeting those who transport contraband cigarettesContinue Reading
I was just watching this week’s city council meeting on Cogeco and it’s amazing to watch this group interact. There definitely are certain “types” of people. You can see which councilors supports business interests, and which councilors support human interests; which councilors are smarter or brighter, or which councilors youContinue Reading
Thanks to Chef Shawn Kretz from Chez Nous 333 Second St. 613-932-HOME (4663) for this article. If you wish to see more from Chef Shawn let us know, and feel free to leave your comments. Changing the Face of Fine Cuisine in Cornwall by Shawn Kretz: The awareness of aContinue Reading
LINK The suspect is described as a white male, five-foot-seven with a heavy build, approximately 30 years old, wearing sunglasses, a lime-green baseball cap, a black hoody and blue jeans. If you can identify the individual described or have any information regarding this incident, please call Det-Sgt. Marc Bissonnette atContinue Reading
We’re starting a feature called Six Questions. We ask interesting people six questions and the answers can be surprising. If you know of anyone you want Six Questions asked of email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com Here are Six Questions with Cornwall City Councilor Mark MacDonald. I’m going to thank Mark forContinue Reading
This is the first of our secret Restaurant reviews. If you have a restaurant you want to see reviewed email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com and we’ll see if we can fit them in. Ray and Clara Henstock’s Ye Old English Fish ‘n Chip Shop may not be big, but the valueContinue Reading
LINK to Mike Peeling’s Story in the Standard Freeholder. I can tell you as someone who is looking for work in Cornwall the market is brutal; unless you’re a cronie of some politician 😉 What jobs there are, are low paying and nearly abusive. I know one local company thatContinue Reading
LINK Claude McIntosh of the Standard Freeholder thinks a rematch between Guy Lauzon and Denis Sabourin is brewing. What do you think Cornwall? In my opinion I think the change in the economy and a new Liberal leader could just be the ammo to give Mr. Lauzon a run forContinue Reading
Denis Sabourin had to move the Justin Trudeau breakfast once, but it looked like he needed a larger room than Salon’s A-C at the Civic Complex. Every parking space was filled including along the entrance way into the complex. The line to greet Trudeau took over an hour to process. Continue Reading
If you have ever eaten at Burger King here in Cornwall odds are it was owned by the Larry Keen Group; an Ontario firm that owns several restaurants. As of this month most of their restaurants have been sold to a large US firm specializing in food and hospitality. RecentlyContinue Reading
LINK Wow; these are some big allegations. I’ve only lived in Cornwall for five years; but if true there should be some very serious consideration before planting the first shovel. I’d love to hear from people more on the know of this project. “Dear Councillors, Our city has a dumpContinue Reading
According to a Fraser Institute report French area schools are getting better results than English one. Click the LINK for the full story. Officials with the region’s two English-language school boards said that while EQAO data is an important tool for improving student learning, the Fraser Institute’s ranking system isContinue Reading