CFN – Avonmore Kinsmen Cornwall Lift Off 2013 was marred as it was a balloon festival without many balloons. For reasons unconfirmed (the buzz was US customs which didn’t make much sense) most of the balloons launched from distant Avonmore Ontario instead of Cornwall or even nearby St. Andrews. TheContinue Reading
Action resumes this Sunday at Cornwall Motor Speedway with Speedy Glass present a full racing program for all divisions along with a Demolition Derby at the end of the evening. Fans will be able to meet and greet their favourite drivers during intermission time as cars will be placed in the infield.Continue Reading
CFN – It was a picture perfect day at the Long Sault Farmer’s Market on Friday afternoon. The sun was out, the temperature and humidity were moderate, and the crowd was hungry for fresh local products. The picture above shows friends of Toi who came out primarily to support ThaiContinue Reading
CFN – It was a vibrant meeting of the South Stormont Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night. There were four new members that joined bringing a bubble of enthusiasm as the Chamber heads towards it’s Annual General Meeting to be held Tuesday August 20th, 2013 at 7:30pm at the South Stormont TownshipContinue Reading
CFN – Today we are going to take a look at some of the final free agents who could make a difference for your team. Tim Thomas. I know this guy is unlikely to land a gig but I can’t help but wonder. Known more lately as a political bullContinue Reading
CFN – Summer is in full bloom and I cannot think of better way to share the splendor and beauty that surrounds us each and every day than through images captured in my backyard this morning. I just wish I could attach a file which would allow me to share the sweetContinue Reading
CFN – This is my first article here on CFN. I hope to find a lot of opinionated and engaged commenters plus some new friends . I’ve always enjoyed writing but for me it really started with my blog and has led me to places like Cape Cod, MA and Danbury, CT on roadContinue Reading
CFN – Free Agent Frenzy 2013 is alive and kicking. I’ll review each signing and its upside and downside. Nabakov resigning with the Islanders for $3.25M. Great veteran keeper with the option of trading at the deadline for an asset. No lose deal for Garth Snow. GradeContinue Reading
CFN – With the buzz that Sens Captain Daniel Alfredsson is leaving O Town many fans are hurling epitaphs, but looking at the numbers Alfie played for only $1M in 2012/13. Could he not be justified in balancing the numbers by getting his golden loyalty contract as cash strapped NewContinue Reading
CFN – The Montreal Canadiens may not have landed their “Big Man” in Vinny Lecavlier, but they did manage to replace Michael Ryder with a aging star by signing Danny Briere for two years with a buzzed number of $8M. While not getting bigger Briere does have a history ofContinue Reading
Featuring The Artists of ArtScene Spencerville CFN – Elsie Gallinger, who lives in Morrisburg Ontario, is a wife, a mother, a grandmother and an amazing painter. She has also been a teacher and a quilter, both of which she left behind to follow her desire to paint. The first wasContinue Reading
CFN – My wife and I had the pleasure of first meeting the incredible Celeste Levis; a young and talented bilingual Francophone Northern Ontario singer/songwriter in the fall of 2010. Ironically, at the time, our chance meeting had nothing to do with music at all. Instead, we had decided to start takingContinue Reading
CFN – Flyers GM Paul Holmgren is not a popular man in Montreal this week as he’s foiled poor Montreal GM Marc Bergevin twice in one week. First at the draft selecting 6’6 Samuel Morin, Quebec born Defenseman who Mr. Bergenvin was about to trade up in the draft for.Continue Reading
Poverty is nothing new to Canada, the Province of Ontario or the City of Cornwall. Philippe Morin wrote an article in the Toronto Star in 2009, which stated that low-income households are one in four in certain parts of Cornwall. We understand it is discouraging for those living in poverty;Continue Reading
Slowly but surely, the world is switching from the physical to the virtual, from work, to entertainment, to who knows where. It seems that since the advent of computer technology, more and more of our experience of the world is virtual – we play video games, not board games,Continue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Motor Speedway was host of the first of two night of a DIRTcar doubleheader as the Super DIRTcar Big Block Series was in town with a record setting 58 modifieds in attendance for the Evans Bus Lines 100 along with a full race program for the otherContinue Reading
CFN – I know you’ve seen the picture above before but yesterday was a very wet day and I didn’t take any pictures worth showing you. It was raining pretty much all day but your local heroes braved the nasty weather so we would be ready for your shopping needs.Continue Reading
CFN – Habs GM Marc Bergevin is in the middle of a perfect storm for the Montreal Canadiens. Not since Jean Beliveau have the Habs had the potential for that big French Canadian Centre that Vincent Lecavlier represents now that the Tampa Lightning bought out his contract. At 33 theContinue Reading