CFN – At the prospect of leaving your home, you don’t really think about how much you are going to miss your family; your friends; your life. When I think back to who I was before I boarded that plane, I get distorted images. I get distorted memories. I getContinue Reading
CFN –Somewhere over the Rainbow, the waters run clean, the air is crisp and bright. There is room to run, laugh and be an individual. Plenty of food and shelter for all. Room for every man and creature to sustain themselves and their offspring. There is love and respect forContinue Reading
CFN – Construction of a new outdoor rink measuring approximately 50′ x 110′ is nearing completion in the Arnold Bethune Memorial Park in Long Sault, a park which is also home to the Long Sault ball diamond, wading pool, playground, and soccer park. The project was officially proposed to the TownshipContinue Reading
CFN – There’s a Hanukkah presentation at the TR Leger School in Cornwall Ontario by Gary Friedman. Thursday December 8, 2011 at 435 Second street from 10:45 to 11:45 AM.Continue Reading
CFN – The City of Cornwall will be holding a ceremony on Friday, December 9th to dedicate the new laneway to the Benson Centre as “Ruelle Angelo Lebano Lane.” The dedication is in honour of Mr. Angelo Lebano, who served for 25 years on Cornwall City Council, from 1967Continue Reading
CFN – Join our former MPP Jim Brownell at the Ontario Power Generation Visitor Centre as they host a cultural talk on Christmas Past in the Lost Villages. Date: Saturday, December 10, 2011 Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Location: St. Lawrence Power Development Visitor Centre 2500B Second Street West,Continue Reading
CFN – Today’s Photo of the day is from Bill Pearl entitled Chickadee Friend. If you wish to submit your photo of the day email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com – please include a short blurb about the photo, yourself, or even the equipment you used. And you now can send usContinue Reading
Here is your City of Cornwall Ontario Bulletin for December 1, 2011 Click the Bulletin to blow up to full size! Click the X on the bottom right corner to blow up even larger! For complete information on City Programs and Services visit Cornwall Ontario at www.Cornwall.ca Check outContinue Reading
CFN – It’s showtime! After working, prepping, and primping the Cornwall Downtown Business Improvement Association’s Christmas Home for the Holidays Christmas home tour sponsored by Remax and Scotiabank kicks off! If you haven’t picked up your tix yet visit Chris at Life’s Little Pleasures on Pitt Street acrossContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall and area’s 1st Annual Health, Holistic & Lifestyle Expo is being held at Trinity Anglican Church in Cornwall, Saturday December 3rd from 10.00am till 5.00pm. Some 40 local practitioners and creators of wellness and lifestyle products will share information about their services and products. Organizer Nancy GalwayContinue Reading
CFN – Vous êtes cordialement invités au vernissage du Club de Saint-Gabriel (club Garçons et Filles de Cornwall) qui aura lieu jeudi le 1er décembre à 17 heures au Corrid’Art du Centre culturel de Cornwall 124, rue Anthony (ancienne école Ste-Croix). Nous espérons que vous saurez venir encourager nos jeunesContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario’s downtown core is blessed with a lot of eating options for lunch. I counted fifteen eateries on a walk between 3rd Street and the floundering Redcliff owned Cornwall Square. The downtown core’s biggest activities at lunch centre around the courthouse and a few otherContinue Reading
CFN – Today’s Photo of the day is from Calvin Hanson who caught this shot of a male Red Cardinal. If you wish to submit your photo of the day email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com – please include a short blurb about the photo, yourself, or even the equipmentContinue Reading
CFN – I came across my first John Irving novel by accident. Ashamedly, I have a tendency to judge a book by its cover (in the most literal sense), and when I first laid eyes on Irving’s ‘A Widow for One Year’, strewn haphazardly on the shelf at the thriftContinue Reading
CFN – We’re going to be profiling the members of Seaway Roller Derby Girls and are starting with Amy McCormick Brown who is also in charge of gaining new members. The league is only a few months old, but has gone from four people with an idea in aContinue Reading
My next interview was with Chris Cotnam of Clarkburn Vegetables. I first met Chris when he was participating in the 2010 edition of the Summer Company program and had a booth at the Cornwall Famer’s Market (the good years). During the growing season Clarkburn Vegetables have fresh vegetables for saleContinue Reading
CFN – The Cooper Marsh Christmas Tree lighting takes place Friday December 3rd, 2011! Roasted Marshmallows, hot chocolate, and cookies!Continue Reading
CFN – Area Photographer Bill Pearl sent in these two shots of the Domtar site and the Sunset over the Bridge with the old salt shed that burnt down in the foreground. If you have a photograph or video you’d like to share with our viewers email us atContinue Reading