CFN – Over the years Cornwall has lost a few gems because we tore them down in the name of modernization. Two that readily come to mind are The Old Post Office at the corner of Pitt and Second Street and the other was The Capital Theatre. These buildings wereContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Our city residents know how to dude it up for Christmas and CFN wants to share that artistry with the world! We’re inviting any city resident to post their pictures in our contest! We will be awarding over $200 in gift cards and event tickets as prizesContinue Reading
CFN – The Canadian Hearing Society has opened an office at 4 Montreal Road. Some years ago, probably early 90’s, I was on a board with the late Dorris Turner to open a CHS office in Cornwall. It was located for some time in the old HDH Nurses’ Residence onContinue Reading
One Night Only! Alkaline Entertainment presents GREAT SCOTT A Tribute to AC DC at the Port Theatre in Cornwall Ontario! Saturday November 15th, 2014 Tickets $15 before the show or $20 at the door! This is a LCBO Licensed event. and on Sunday November 28th, 2014 It’s Pauly andContinue Reading
CFN – How many of you reading this have lived under the poverty line? How many are living it now? Those on social assistance here in Ontario and across Canada have very little extra left from their income to buy food. Many rely on the kindness of strangers andContinue Reading
I was supposed to make an announcement yesterday and delayed. Frankly I wrestled with whether to go public or not, but after much thought and consideration I have decided to be go through with the announcement. Some may know that my background isn’t journalism, but screen writing. It was myContinue Reading
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada categorically and unequivocally condemns this morning’s terror attacks on the Canadian Parliament and the National War Memorial as well as on the Canadian soldiers in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. These are acts of heartless cowards and have no basis in any religion. Our thoughts and prayers areContinue Reading
Hope doesn’t always spring eternal. This was especially true (for me) in late summer, after the 100th anniversary of WW1 slipped back into the past, and August was on the wane. By that time, it was fully two months after the defacement of the poppy (by a gang that grewContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall isn’t ready for change. At least not this election. My core pillar of changing the culture of Cornwall is the most important issue facing our city as it’s how we conduct ourselves. While there’s a surface veneer of “nice” there’s a nasty darkness that probably isContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Cornwall Public Library is proud to celebrate libraries during October which has been designated as Canadian Library Month. The idea for a month dedicated to library and information services in Canada was developed by library partners from across the country to help raise public awareness of theContinue Reading
One of the great things about being a senior is that you have a lot to reminisce about. A friend Sandra and I started remembering some of our fun as kids growing up in Cornwall. We were at our Tai Chi lesson just before it began. She was commentingContinue Reading
CFN – What constitutes a lie? There is the obvious verbal and written distortions of the truth but what is not said may also be deemed a lie. Take this as an example: . Mr. Thompson goes to the A-1 Used Car Dealer. He is told that the vehicle heContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Early fall storm damages trees and power lines in Cornwall Several small but intense storms made their way across the city today with strong gusting winds. Several trees were blown down and the local Fire Department was dispatched to investigate damaged power lines. This year has beenContinue Reading
CFN – Beau’s All Natural Brewery’s annual signature fundraising event, Vankleek Hill Oktoberfest, set a new fundraising record this past weekend (October 3 & 4), accomplishing $95,000 in dollars raised for community and charity. And despite rainon Saturday, the event was also the largest it has ever been, with moreContinue Reading
The best places to visit in Cornwall Now that the summer is on its way out, we’re all thinking of excuses to stay inside rather than get out and about and play. With so much to see out there though, you really can’t miss the opportunity to explore some ofContinue Reading
CFN – A safe, healthy, and joyous Shana Tova 5775 to all of our Jewish friends and family from CFN! For our non Jewish friends Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year which is celebrated this year from Sundown September 24th until Sundown on September 26th. ItContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Maybe the commute to Ottawa is wearing him down; but Cornwall Ontario Mayor Bob Kilger skipped the first political event of the election as the majority of candidates appeared before the members of the FOCUS ART group in Cornwall Ontario to talk about arts and funding. PresentContinue Reading
CFN – Iroquois on both sides of the Canada-US border were drawn into the War of 1812; for those mostly Mohawks who fought alongside the Canadian and British forces it was a matter of survival for they had good reason to suspect the expansionist Americans while their relatives to theContinue Reading