CFN –  Reg & Kathy Coffey and all the residents of Ingleside Ontario can sleep better in Ingleside Ontario knowing that their fire department received a generous donation of 100 fire extinguishers for their fire fighters to train with from the good folks at Ontario Power Generation! At left isContinue Reading

CFN –  I always love to promote local successes; especially when local young people are involved in helping to promote our fair city and area! SD&G Community Futures Honcho François Désormeaux also was jubilant about results from the video that featured Charlene MacClennan who works at CDFC, also is on the board ofContinue Reading

CFN –   Ring Ring.   It’s my phone.  One second please. Valued CFN Viewer Did you see what Todd Bennett wrote about you on facebook? Moi Let me check.  No, I can’t see;  he’s unfriended me. Valued CFN Viewer He’s calling you out for your Corruption poll. Moi That’sContinue Reading

CFN – I finally finished transcribing the 1851 Charlottenburgh township census records. On the final pages of the census record Mr A Kennedy, the census taker, had the following to say about the educational state of the residents. ”…… – be the fault where it may Education is not progressingContinue Reading

GENERAL GEOLOGY UNDER AND AROUND LAKE ST. LAWRENCE IN EASTERN ONTARIO In partnership with the Stormont Dundas & Glengarry Historical Society Speaker Paul R. Gunther is a retired Professional Geologist who specialized in Petroleum Geochemistry. His talk will deal with the surface and subsurface geology in the Ottawa-Cornwall area, concentratingContinue Reading

CFN –  My gosh time flies.     Today The Cornwall Free News turned 3!   Stunning.   I’ve been overwhelmed the last two days by phone calls, emails, and facebook messages.   I even read a few Twitter tributes. We are by far the most widely read news siteContinue Reading

CFN – Birthday gifts come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.    This morning I guess I received one from Claude McIntosh and the Standard – Freeholder in his column.    LINK As we celebrate the 3rd Anniversary of CFN, a very proud moment for me personally, I readContinue Reading

CFN – Christina “Corky” Julien was back home in Cornwall Ontario before embarking on her first European professional gig playing Soccer in Sweden. It’s her tune up as she prepares for for the 2012 Olympics in England.  She helped Canada qualify for the Olympics; an achievement unto itself. The Williamstown native sat down withContinue Reading

CFN –  Joan Levy-Earle (Mann) was at the public library this afternoon, concerning her newest book The Road Home.  It’s about her faith journey and weaves in stories of many local figures.  She’s still an artist (painter), has taught dance, operated The Sanctuary, etc.  Her name is well-known in the area.  TheContinue Reading

CFN – The Creative Economy Summit will promote awareness of the creative economy and Brampton’s role within it, educating participants and defining how it relates to our community in the business of the arts. Join us for a day featuring high-profile keynote speakers, such as CBC’s Jian Ghomeshi, along with PresidentContinue Reading

CFN –  Are you a photographer, writer, or artist?   We’re will be hiring some extra talent for our Online Magazine;  SPOTLIGHT CORNWALL which will be announcing more on in the coming month. Email your cv or web link to info@cornwallfreenews.com before February 15, 2012. These will be paid andContinue Reading

I understand for the most part that people don’t want to hear negative things. It’s really understandable, but standing behind the secret destruction that is going on in this city, is just shameful. . What got me thinking wasn’t that people are upset that any of this secret destruction isContinue Reading

CFN – After going to Cornwall City Council for awhile you learn a few things.   One, there’s more manure spread than a farm in Spring; and two if someone is on a committee it’s because they have a vested interest or they are doing what they are told. CouncilContinue Reading