SURGEON So Mr. Johnson why do you want to have a penile implant? ROBBY JOHNSON That’s a good question doc. I just want more confidence, especially in court. SURGEON You’re a lawyer? ROBBY JOHNSON Yes. I’ve researched it and yourself, and I think you’re the man to do theContinue Reading
The Alumni of the Cornwall General Hospital School of Nursing held their annual dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion on Friday, June 17th. And what a party it was!! Celebrating 50 years was the Class of 1966. Class members from left to right: Front row: Beverly (Johnson) Craig; MadgeContinue Reading
The lady doth protest too much, methinks For a man that to my knowledge has never set foot in Cornwall’s public Art Gallery, Standard Freeholder Editor Hugo Rodrigues sure likes to write about it. He writes about the gallery far more than say…..the shady Harbor Front deal, or how BigContinue Reading
Sir John Johnson House National Historic Site, located in the historic town of Williamstown, is one of the oldest surviving houses in present day Ontario. Today Parks Canada announced an infrastructure investment of more than $450 000 for Sir John Johnson Manor House. This investment will focus on major structural and exterior repairsContinue Reading
It is that time again for us to be aware of animals and children left in hot cars. Dr. Ernie Ward’s video at: http://drernieward shows him placing himself in a hot car and how fast he wanted to get out of it, suffering so quickly from the intense heatContinue Reading
There are some nice people in our world and some nice companies also. It seems that Yardi Canada Ltd. is both. Yardi is a property management software company for real estate worldwide. They are coordinating a project with the Alberta Residential Landlord Association, The Capital Region Housing Corporation,Continue Reading
CFN has always innovated and led the way in viewer comments in our community. The Standard Freeholder has nuked their comments section, but CFN has evolved and has a very clear policy. Our most popular commentator has been “Jules”. She’s had 2,963 comments approved as a viewer, and probablyContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario as a community has historically poorly supported the arts. With an influx of seniors from communities that do support the arts it makes sense for some of those sports dollars to shift. Sadly, that isn’t the case. The city’s 36 year old public art gallery, TAG Cornwall, isContinue Reading
Ottawa is considering making the home of William Wilfred Campbell a Heritage site. The Canadian poet born 1860, died 1918 was a Confederation era poet who lived in Victorian times. The decision to label the site impacts on its selling price. Located at 21 Withrow Avenue the city has yetContinue Reading
This Winter I chatted with Carol Grant (now Sauve) about CFN sponsoring CAPE. We have a history of success promoting local events. Sadly politics have seen festivals like Lift Off and Winterfest destroyed by Cornwall City Council petty politics. Telling groups who to advertise or work with always isContinue Reading
Akwesasne, NY — The Salmon River Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team and volunteers embarked on a trip to New York City, NY this morning for a special viewing of “Keepers of the Game.” The feature-length documentary about the girl’s lacrosse team is being premiered today at the Tribeca Film Festival andContinue Reading
Apartners Live Happily Ever After – in Places of Their Own “I want you. I need you. I just don’t want to live with you.” By Sharon Hyman: I’m a filmmaker, a Canadian, a former Orthodox Jew, an aspiring free spirit. He is a musician, an engineer, an Albanian-American withContinue Reading
There will be a fundraising dinner for the restoration of the Bishop’s House in St. Raphael’s on April 16th. Cocktails at 5:30 and dinner at 6pm. It will be held in the Char- Lan Recreation Center in Williamstown. and will be hosted by the restoration committee, The Glengarry FenciblesContinue Reading
Disabled World is an online newsletter I get weekly. One of the articles dated January 26th/16 was about info on what to do if you got stuck in an elevator. Whew!! Panic time? No! They say be calm. The article gives some advice on what to do including tellingContinue Reading
Time flies when you’re having fun (well..fun-ish might be more accurate cause sometimes life is a pain in the ass). This year the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) turns 40. The OIAF exists to celebrate the new, the ground-breaking and the exceptional animated works that are out there. We don’t careContinue Reading
Our City Councillor and columnist for the Seaway News, Claude McIntosh is advocating some honour to be bestowed in memory of the late Bob Turner. In his excellent article in the Seaway News of January 9th. Mr. McIntosh has credited Bob with bringing minor sports to Cornwall. Bob TurnerContinue Reading
A lot of good people have been hurt this year trying to save the City of Cornwall’s public art gallery. From years of historic corruption, poor governance, and a lack of support in a community that is very very weak artistically the final insults to decency were delivered thisContinue Reading
My year at TAG Cornwall has been eye opening and interesting. I’ve discovered a passion for painting. I’ve seen the good and bad in our local artists. I’ve listened to a lot of people. I’ve helped a lot of people. I’ve also had to say no to someContinue Reading