CFN – Having attended the evening public meeting of Tuesday, June 12th at the Civic Complex which was organized by the Waterfront Development Committee (WDC), I wanted to share my perspective. . On the whole, the meeting deepened my respect and admiration for the citizens of Cornwall. The public meetingContinue Reading
CFN – Week 3 of the Long Sault Market was another success. We had even more vendors than before and now we find ourselves in the position where we have to redistribute the vendors to make room for additional booths. Unfortunately I missed last week’s market so I’m playing catch-upContinue Reading
CFN – Truffles Burger Bar finally had it’s sneak peak VIP party Friday night in Cornwall Ontario. A lot of people were starting to give up hope on the resto bar every opening again, but some last minute assistance from Cornwall Ontario City Councilor Denis Carr allowed to crowd toContinue Reading
CFN – Is personal transformation easy? Not really! The lower nature, or the body, will often be a distraction when it has been ruling for awhile. If you have any weaknesses it will exploit them in an effort to derail you from your goal of moving forward. The body isContinue Reading
CFN -It is that time again. The farmer’s markets are springing up all over the place and the Long Sault Market is one of the first. Yesterday was a bit of a gloomy day but there was a steady stream of shoppers buying our products all afternoon. This year theContinue Reading
CFN – The Cornwall Free News has reached another humble milestone as we shot our 1,000 th video. In just over three years we’ve been busy. To date we’ve used two camera’s; Mini Me, our first JVC Everio which now resides in the JVC Hall of Fame Museum inContinue Reading
CFN – Being part of the CCH Bilingual Nurse protest is a bit like being the fat guy or gal in high college. They get laid, but nobody wants to own it. While Chris Cameron and his team get a lot of pats on the back and emailsContinue Reading
CFN – I’m used to covering Cornwall City Council, but Monday night was special as I was part of a group to present to Council. Wyatt Walsh led the charge by asking CFN for help with the beaver trapping in Guindon Park. What happened from there is a text bookContinue Reading
At a time when people are powering off the news that surrounds and affects them, they power up computers, cell phones and game players that make them less likely to be involved with society building, and we see the recent voter turnout numbers from that. We are seeing a societyContinue Reading
CFN – I have to say that this year at the St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage has been phenomenal. So many very talented performers have graced the stage and shared not only their talent but a glimpse of their personal lives as related to their songs. The board andContinue Reading
CFN – A committee of Long Sault residents has overseen the development of a Community Website. The goal of this website is to increase community awareness and event participation for all Long Sault residents and to give visitors and potential visitors a snap shot of what they can look forwardContinue Reading
CFN – As we pass the three month mark of the Cornwall Ontario Community Hospital Bilingual Nurse protest Chris Cameron and his team dropped off their petition of over 3,000 signatures to SD&G MPP Jim McDonell at his office in Cornwall. The MPP and I had some one on oneContinue Reading
CFN – This weekend Long Sault will be hosting a huge community yard sale and a Mom to Mom Sale. So far 60 households are signed up for the yard sale and over 10 moms are registered for tables at the Long Sault Arena. Continue Reading
CFN – Part Howard Stern, Part Trailer Park Boys. Nope. It’s Dwight Dugas and Jimmy Brunet of JDWhenever show. It’s a glorification of Uncensored Online Radio right from Cornwall Ontario. There’s a long history of toilet humour in comedy, and some of it’s fun. It’s interesting watching Dwight andContinue Reading
CFN – Sgt Thom Racine of the Cornwall Police department has had a long and storied career. He’s nearing retirement age and has many irons in the fire. He’s a regular on a local radio station covering sports, as well as a sports columnist in newspaper, but his passionContinue Reading
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 –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