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 – Jadea Kelly, an exciting new Canadian music talent is performing on the Vinyl Café at the Upper Canada Playhouse this weekend and I got a chance to interview her. Jadea is a lovely young lady as well as being very talented and just happens to beContinue 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
CFN – What a pleasure it is to attend a well conducted council meeting. After sitting in on a couple of the Cornwall City Council meetings it is refreshing to see local politicians behave in an efficient and well organized manner. All of the councillors were well prepared for theContinue Reading
CFN – Local Cartoonist Jay Schwartz has some new work coming out and he was kind enough to share some with our viewers! A bit more about Mr. Schwartz: Bio – Jay Schwartz Jay Schwartz is a 38-year-old artist living in rural Williamstown with his wife and 2 children. Having studiedContinue 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
CFN – Friday our office started getting emails about Joey Bellmore. By this morning we’d had nearly 60 emails from people all over the world seeking our assistance in finding out what happened to the 30 year old St. Lawrence College Business grad. It seems Mr. Bellmore has been buildingContinue Reading
CFN – We had a real treat Saturday night when two fabulously talented musicians took the stage in Morrisburg. The stage was sold out again. Graham Greer, a well recognized local talent and new Communications Coordinator for the Aultsville Theatre, went on first and entertained the audience with his casualContinue Reading
CFN – Speculators have said time and time again, that Denmark is ranked to be the happiest country in the world, and that has always made me think. Why are the Danes ranked as being so happy? In Denmark, along with free health care, less teenage pregnancies and suicides, thereContinue Reading
CFN– The organizing committee for the local British Home Child Day activities is pleased to announce that it is partnering with the Cornwall Public Library to increase awareness of the British Home Children. . On Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 1 pm at the Cornwall Public Library, there will be presentationsContinue Reading
CFN – Our Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day is from Calvin Hanson who caught this image a sled dog team near Ingleside Ontario! If you want to share your photo or video rant with our viewers email us at info@cornwallfreenews.comContinue Reading
CFN – Bullying. bul·ly 1 [bool-ee] noun, plural -lies,verb, -lied, -ly·ing, adjective, interjection noun 1. a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habituallybadgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people. That’s a good start. Bullying has been in the news a lot; sadly the last few years. A friend of mine, Comic and Actor Jason Stuart had a piece published here and on other media about his experiences being bullied.Continue Reading
CFN – Local Musician Graham Greer was announced today as the Communications Coordinator of Aultsville Theatre in Cornwall Ontario. cro·ny·ism [kroh-nee-iz-uhm] noun the practice of favoring one’s close friends, especially in political appointments. The former Barstool Prophets lead was quoted on facebook today: It’s official! I AM the new Communications Coordinator for Cornwall’s Aultsville Theatre. I’m VERY excited toContinue Reading
CFN – Platinum Pools & Spas held their grand opening Monday at their Eastcourt Mall location in Cornwall Ontario. Manager Mike Bedard talked about how his experience with Roy’s Pools gave him the knowledge and understanding of the business that he feels will amp up the industry in theContinue Reading
CFN – So I’m talking with this writer tonight from Montreal and my old screenplay; Sheep Wars came up. I’d written it in 1996 for a friend who never found the money to pay for it which is kinda normal in that biz. What’s funny is that IContinue Reading