Cornwall Ontario – It’s subzero outside and the November sun has begun its mid-afternoon descent. Yet, as it arcs ever downward, wide bands of warmish yellow light are suddenly streaming through the windows of Flowers Cornwall, right about the time Robert Martin says: “Flowers have a language. They can andContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Dean Laponsee has been inspirational to his community and his story is something that is a tribute to the spirit of caring that exists in the Cornwall Ontario region. When he was struck with septic poisoning that required him to become a triple amputee and nearly perishContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario -I find myself a generally cautious person, but all be it a positive person too. That’s how I felt one autumn morning walking up Alice St. Birds are chirping and the sun shines. A number of squirrels are running around franticly trying to collect nuts andContinue Reading
Metal, Country, 80’s and now Jeff Brunet of Alkaline Entertainment is bringing in a band for the Jello Set and is proud to present! The Story of Franki Valley & The Four Seasons! One Night Only! Saturday November 23rd at The Port Theatre in beautiful Cornwall Ontario! This is aContinue Reading
CFN – Today if you make the rounds in Cornwall media there is a respite from Rob Ford stories as South Stormont Deputy Mayor Tammy Hart has contacted area media and tried to get ahead of a report that was tabled to come out on the November 27th meeting ofContinue Reading
CFN – Hurricane Hart might be upgraded to Tornado after the Deputy Mayor of South Stormont reacted to the Integrity commissioner Robert Swayze’s report regarding her behavior towards staff and council. Ms Hart reacted by calling the Standard Freeholder’s Greg Peerenboom over to her farm and giving him an earfulContinue Reading
You know the expression: Apple pie without cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze. While it may not wax as poetic as the alleged Van Gogh quote: “A picture without a frame is like a soul without a body,” when combined with Dawn Dempster’s insights, both may offer usefulContinue Reading
Jeff Brunet of Alkaline Entertainment has a lot of war stories to tell in Cornwall Ontario. This week alone he visited the 80’s hanging out with ZZ Top, Styx, and Saga who were playing in the region. He’s been promoting concerts and events for decades! It’s hisContinue Reading
Friday, Nov. 8, 9:20 a.m.: I’m on my way to the Mystic Meadow B & B on Pilon Point Road to interview owner and artist Virginia Lake, who I’ve had the pleasure of meeting before. For starters, she’s one of our own Apples & Art championsContinue Reading
CFN – On Thanksgiving weekend, at our grandkid’s cottage near Kinmount, Ontario, I got up in the burgeoning pre-dawn orange light to prepare the big bird. But that was my secondary goal for the day. I had something far richer in mind. So after slipping the 20-pounder intoContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Local musician, producer, and savvy business guy Sean Harley; lead singer of the Trench Town Oddities is sharing some Christmas cheer early! The Oddities are releasing a new 8 track album via digital download for free! Yes, you can give the hardest working band in CornwallContinue Reading
I’m asking ceramic artist Cathy Reeves – who was originally a documentary filmmaker – what she thinks it is about her whales and turtles that capture and hold our attention. She says she can’t speak for others but that for her, it’s the fact they’re prehistoric, “at risk” andContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – As most regular CFN viewers know I’m a huge fan of the arts and artist myself. While I may never be able to paint like Mary Anne Pankhurst or some of the talented folks we will be covering; it’s something that I cherish in life and amContinue Reading
TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH STORMONT Contact Information Town Hall Telephone: 613-534-8889 or 1-800-265-3915 Fax: 613-534-2280 Address: 2 Mille Roches Road, PO Box 84, Long Sault, ON K0C 1P0 Email Address: info@southstormont.ca Council Mayor Bryan McGillis 613-937-3116 bmcgillis@southstormont.ca Deputy Mayor Tammy Hart 613-984-2543 tammy.farms@xplornet.com Councillor Cindy Woods 613-537-2977 cindy_woods@xplornet.com Councillor BarryContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – What is wrong with this city that I live in? Cornwall City Council just agreed to take over $4M from taxpayers and send it over to some of the largest and richest companies operating in Canada; many of whom are not even Canadian. $4.5M tax breakContinue Reading
CFN – Legendary Canadian Cartoonist Aislin created this cartoon today for the Gazette, his home newspaper, but they elected not to run it. Can you guess the reason why? I’m not being critical in any fashion. I find it interesting how larger corporate media work as I learn and evolveContinue Reading
Well Cornwall and the area it’s time! Sunday October 27, 2013 we are having our first Town Hall meeting. The event is free and open to the the public and takes place at the Air Force Wing at 240 Water Street in Cornwall Ontario; one of the nicestContinue Reading
(Cornwall, ON)— Craft beers and Home brewing are growing in popularity in Ontario, which is why the Cornwall HomeBrew Club is hosting an American Homebrewers Association (AHA) Learn to Homebrew Day event Saturday, November 2nd at Schnitzels on Pitt Street. Organized by the AHA, Learn to Homebrew Day is an international event held onContinue Reading