CFN – If you’re like me you hear people grumbling about all of the pressure to be “politically correct”, sometimes to the degree that the majority viewpoint and values, we are told, must be suppressed. At this time of year there is a particular focus on making Christmas less and lessContinue Reading
CFN – We’re preparing to declare our Man/Woman of the Year for 2011, but I thought we’d open the floor to our treasured viewers and allow you folks to nominate your Sweet Heart or Sphincter of the Year for 2011! How this is going to work is that you willContinue Reading
CFN – I bumped into Angela Youngs from Ground Soap last night at Eight Zero Zero. Angela is a talented and vivacious young woman who makes some of the finest soap in Canada. You can tell her passion for her product and feel the care she personally puts intoContinue Reading
CFN – Check out what’s happening in South Stormont Ontario in the upcoming month! Click to ENLARGE the bulletin! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our friends in South Stormont Ontario!Continue Reading
CFN – An era is ending in Cornwall. Today I learned that legendary Columnist, scribbler, and editor; Claude McIntosh has retired from the Standard Free Holder. There was no media announcement. I phoned their offices today and the newsroom relayed the message. It’s trying times in CornwallContinue Reading
CFN – Is it possible that the steak on your dinner plate this evening was glued together from left over parts, mixed with “meat glue” then rolled, refrigerated and sliced to look like a real fillet of beef? Apparently yes according to some information that landed in my inbox this lastContinue Reading
Click to enlarge the photo CFN – I think this is probably one of the most stunning photos submitted to our Cornwall Free News Photo of the day feature! Kudo’s to Calvin Hanson of Cornwall Ontario for this stunning shot pf the river he took this morning as the thermometer hitContinue Reading
CFN – Today’s Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day is from Don Smith of Cornwall Ontario. Don was out and about and shot this lovely shot in one of our rare snow days this December! Can you guess where he was when he shot these pictures? If you wishContinue Reading
CFN – What a weird and tiring week. So much of the energy I had to expend this week was wasted because of some very thin skinned and incompetent people at city hall here in Cornwall. Whenever you enact a policy or law it should be something that makesContinue Reading
CFN – Juletid I Danmark! (Christmas time in Denmark!) Celebrating Christmas in another country is an exciting opportunity! I never knew that there could be so many differences in one country for the same holiday!In Denmark, Christmas is a very lovely time! Although there is no snow(yet), and it’s mostlyContinue Reading
CFN – The “Sandman” lightly dusted all creatures great and small after a long summer of preparations for the harsh winter months. Mother Earth/Mother Nature pulled a soft fluffy white blanket of snow over much of the land. Jack Frost playfully created beautiful designs on glass and crystallizing water.All wasContinue Reading
Pictured local Heritage groups are Jim Brownell, Mayor McGillis and Bill Costello CFN – Mayor Bryan McGillis expressed gratitude at the December 14, 2011 South Stormont Council meeting to all the businesses that supported his term as Warden of the United Counties of SD&G in 2010. Local businesses were happyContinue Reading
Open your heart and welcome the best year of your life. This retreat will be a new beginning; an awakening of the body, mind and spirit. You will learn how to awaken your passion and reenergize yourself. Kundalini yoga is called the yoga of awareness. We will do several yoga sessionsContinue Reading
CFN – The Candian Cancer Society in Cornwall Ontario has been busy! Here are some of the latest donations and announcments! On behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society, we would like to thank Survivor Sharon Lavoie for her donation. Sharon baked gingerbread cookies and created gingerbread houses to raiseContinue Reading
CFN – When Mike and Natalie Bedard decided to open a new pool company in Cornwall, they were making an important business decision – and a family decision as well. The couple had worked at a local pool company for over 10 years, and they had received jobContinue Reading
CFN – Ian Bowering has been the curator for the Cornwall Community Museum in the Old Woodhouse for 33 years now. That’s an awfully long time; but some, like City Councilor Syd Gardiner seem to think that it’s time for his funding to be cut and perhaps evenContinue Reading
CFN – This is nothing short of amazing and will certainly put you in the holiday spirit. . I am hoping that you will help me encourage and empower two amazing young teens from Cornwall. These two young men, Sam and Cody Chambré, raise money to drill wells in Africa.Continue Reading
CFN -After experiencing the “big city” life in Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary and Dallas, Lisa Blanchard recently returned to her hometown of Cornwall – and she couldn’t be happier. “I really missed home,” said Ms. Blanchard. “Cornwall has really changed, and I think it’s poised to grow.” AlongContinue Reading