Cornwall has a lot of wonderful and talented artists. Brenda Connelly is one of them. She has painted in oils and watercolour but acrylics are her preference at this time. Some years ago when Jean McCormick had her Art Studio on Pitt Street north, Brenda attended the studioContinue Reading
Local fan-favourite Cloutier joins Nationals CORNWALL ONTARIO – The Cornwall Nationals of the Federal Hockey League have added some grit and muscle to their blueline. General manager Basem Awwad has come to terms with the rugged Chris Cloutier. “Chris will certainly bring the excitement and grit that we need,”Continue Reading
For many years now, food chains have been looking to enhance their menus by jumping on the healthy food bandwagon, offering foods containing less fat, cholesterol and sodium. They do so in the hope of enhancing their sales through targeting a whole new audience, with an anti-obesity drive. The likesContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – The last stages of the end of the thirty six year old public art gallery of Cornwall are about to start. The location itself closed in August. The gallery’s permanent art collection; mostly collected during the 90’s in more friendly tax receipt days, will be going to auction.Continue Reading
CORNWALL ONTARIO – The Dementia Friends Canada campaign has ten tips for us to help communicate with a person with dementia. They suggest: 1) Approach the person from the front. If they are seated go down to their level. 2) Identify yourself. Tell them your name and offerContinue Reading
She had this amazing face; proud, beautifully handsome, with angles that showed shadows of pain and hurts that could never be healed. It stopped him cold, and took his breath away. It wasn’t just beauty. It wasn’t about beauty. It was magnetically magical. He typed the words toContinue Reading
Sainte-Croix Parish to Merge with Saint-Félix-de-Valois CORNWALL, ON – On Saturday, January 7, 2017, the final Mass will be celebrated in the Roman Catholic church of Sainte-Croix, which was founded on January 17, 1954 when it was detached from the parish of Saint-Félix-de-Valois. Following the Mass, the church buildingContinue Reading
Grey Cup will be on display at Nationals game CORNWALL ONTARIO – The Cornwall Nationals are thrilled to announce that Dan West of the Canadian Football League’s Ottawa REDBLACKS will be in attendance at a Nationals game in February – with the Grey Cup! West, a 30-year-old defensive backContinue Reading
Mezzagno, Dolgy spark Nationals to home-ice win CORNWALL ONTARIO – The Nationals scored early and often on Thursday night en route to a 9-2 victory over the St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints. Anthony Mezzagno and Jason Dolgy led the Cornwall offence, each with a four-point night. The victory, inContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – I always marvel at the depths that the Bob Peters, Bernadette Clement, Guy Lauzon cliques, and their sillier psychophantic followers, will sink to in proving, that one, they aren’t terribly good at what they do, and two, that whether or not they like it the vast majorityContinue Reading
I remember seeing a TV Christmas show last year about a family and as always a few tears fell and the old heart strings were pulled. I can’t see those shows without thinking, as everyone does, about my own family and all the Christmases we had ‘down theContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Some Cornwallites can be hyper sensitive about any discussion of the reality of our community. They don’t want to look at failures or miscues, but instead simply raise taxes and hope the issues go away, or simply bully those who point out that our many wannabeeContinue Reading
Nationals have new investor CORNWALL ONTARIO – While the expansion Cornwall Nationals have had a respectful start to their first season, it’s been a critical week for the Federal Hockey League team off the ice. The Nationals are proud to announce that a new local investor, Will Beauvais, hasContinue Reading
Charlotte and Henry are the Fastest-Rising Names Olivia is the most popular baby name in Ontario for the fifth year in a row, according to the province’s annual list of the top names for new babies. Ontario’s most popular baby names are slowly changing, with new names rising up theContinue Reading
CORNWALL ONTARIO – Yours truly is not just a pretty face. I’m also the answer to a Habs trivia question. Name the only Habs employee to ever have something they created nominated for an Oscar. When I left the Habs after Rejean Houle cursed the team by not livingContinue Reading
Exciting weekend ahead for Nationals CORNWALL ONTARIO – The Nationals are back in action tonight in Port Huron before coming back home for a pair of weekend Federal Hockey League contests. On Saturday, Cornwall hosts the St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints at the Civic Complex. A special promotion willContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – I don’t know, but I could’ve sworn running up the score in pro sports was considered pretty skanky, but this season we’ve seen at least two games involving the Habs have scores of 10 goals. Last night Montreal Captain Max Pacioretty padded his stats notched four goalsContinue Reading
Nationals fall to Fighting Saints on home ice CORNWALL ONTARIO – The St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints edged the Nationals 4-3 on Saturday night at the Civic Complex in front of 607 fans. Blake Naida scored the game-winning goal with a gorgeous deke to his backhand on a penaltyContinue Reading