Question to Tammy Hart You recently issued a public letter denouncing bilingualism and the Provincial Liberal and Federal Conservative governments. Is that letter from you as a citizen or as an elected official? For the record. Your vote on bilingualism is a matter of public record within South Stormont. In theContinue Reading
CFN– They say art is in the eye of the beholder. Maggie Sutherland’s painting of our PM is on display at the Kingston Arts Council Art show and is titled: Emperor Haute Couture. You can buy this baby for a cool $5,000. Word was John Baird was firstContinue Reading
CFN – On Saturday, May 19 at 12:00, Grant Crack, MPP (Glengarry–Prescott–Russell) will officiate at The Glass Blowing Place & Chillax Café Grand Opening and Party. Location: 152 Main Street South, Alexandria, Ontario (613) 703-9110 Website: http://glass-blowing-place.com The Glass Blowing Place is an artist’s dream place. ItContinue Reading
CFN –Coffey’s Coffee and the Island Ink Jet and Laser Toners are please to be able to offer samples of two of the world’s rarest coffees, Kopu Luwak and Reunion Island. The coffees will be served at the Island Ink Jet at 8 Third St. West on Friday morning, 18Continue Reading
CFN – Former MPP Jim Brownell has received an honour from St. Lawrence College. It’s a bit poetic as Mr. Brownell is a former teacher himself before becoming a MPP; something that he truly loved doing before retiring before the last election due to health issues. I spoke with himContinue Reading
CFN – Tick Tock! Truffles Burger Bar just got a step closer to it’s reopening on Pitt Street just across from Schnitzels! The extensive renovations to the vintage building are almost complete. The liquor license has been approved and the final steps of preparation are being completed! Vintage TrufflesContinue Reading
CFN – In recognition of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne by Queen Elizabeth II, the Lost Villages Historical Society will host “HER MAJESTY’S DIAMOND JUBILEE TEA”, to be held on Saturday, May 26, 2012, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, at the Township of South Stormont Community Hall (atContinue Reading
CFN – Imagine going to an event to release kick off upcoming celebrations with no signage for the event? Anyone driving by the restaurant holding the Cornwall Corus Kinsmen 2012 Lift Off would think the local Corus radio station was holding a sales meeting. The Corus Cars wereContinue Reading
CFN – Spring is coming to Cornwall Ontario finally. This was shot with a JVC Everio in Downtown Cornwall Ontario! To post your photo or video rant as The Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day email us at info@cornwallfreenews.comContinue Reading
CFN – Rebecca Sorrell walked in Guindon Park with me and talked about the City of Cornwall’s odd response to a request to a 90 Day Moratorium to Beaver trapping in the City Controlled Nature trail. Beaver Lodge in Guindon Park With 500 acres it seemed preposterous to cull a family ofContinue Reading
Continually funding the Francophone Arts and Culture is just another way of pushing the bilingual agenda. I for one am tired of having bilingualism shoved down our throats at a cost of $2.4 billion annually, thanks to the Federal government, $623 million provincially. In my mind keeping jobs and families in the areaContinue Reading
CFN – Calvin Hanson took this picture May 2, 2012 of a magnificent bronze horse statue that came from Italy adorns the front lawn of the Al Bourdeau residence on Cornwall Centre Road. Shortly, the statue will turn into a fountain when the temperatures rise high enough for the water toContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall band GYPSY is having its CD release party at Lola’s Pub n Grub Saturday May 5th! From the band: hey folks, Jim from Gypsy Here. You know, If being a musician wasn’t so much fun, doing all this prep work ourselves is entirely too much work. Glamorous?Continue Reading
CFN – I think one of the hardest things to do in life in general, is saying goodbye. Saying goodbye to people that you’ve only just met, or have known for a while, or even for your entire life, is one of the hardest things a person can do. I’veContinue Reading
CFN – A Regional Artist, Charlotte King and I shared some time together a couple of weeks ago to exercise our photographic eyes and take advantage of a bright Sunny Spring day at a local City of Cornwall wooded area, Lynwood Forest. This is an area which I had wanted toContinue Reading
CFN – There was a rather short meeting of the South Stormont Township Council tonight, nothing controversial, just business as usual. There were no delegations and a mere 8 motions were scheduled. During the open remarks Mayor McGillis congradulated Dan Pilon, the Public Works Manager, on 35 years of serviceContinue Reading
CFN – Alan Jodoin was recognized as the recipient of the prestigious 2011 Fran Laflamme Volunteer of the Year Award during the South Stormont Volunteer Appreciation Gala held on Friday, April 20. . The TITANIC themed event held at the South Stormont Community Hall gave Council the opportunity to acknowledge the volunteer achievementsContinue Reading
CFN – The Cornwall & Region Writers’ Society held its monthly meeting on Monday night last week. As usual we rotate the facilitator/chairperson and this month it was Winona Van Noy’s turn. Before the meeting the scheduled facilitator usually issues a challenge by email to the members to writeContinue Reading