CFN – When you can win without your best players it’s a true testament to good team building, good coaching, and a group of players pulling together. Having a goalie like Craig Anderson sure doesn’t hurt either. The Sens pulled off a stunning 2-0 victory against the New Jersey DevilsContinue Reading
CFN – I chatted with Mike Bedard from Platinum Pools in Cornwall Ontario as he was getting ready to set up at the Cornwall & Area Chamber of Commerce Spring Home and Trade show this weekend at the Civic Complex! Mr. Bedard is hot as he’s installing the first commercialContinue Reading
So much going on these days…talks of Genetically Modified (GM) salmon out East, GM alfalfa hay, another oil spill down south………………STOP THE MADNESS…..please!! Amid all this talk of Franken-food and the hand of man slapping our Sacred Earth once again with the consequences of dirty oil and GM-food, IContinue Reading
CFN – The largest tourism attraction of Cornwall Ontario held their 2012 Awards banquet recently and CFN was there to cover much of the action. Cornwall Motor Speedway hosts some of the hottest racing action in Ontario Sunday night’s and on this very special night they celebrated the successes ofContinue Reading
CFN – GMO’s Geneically Modified Organisms. Frankenfoods. There are a lot of buzz words about GMO’s and frankly there’s a scary edge to it all. In the US and many countries there’s a refusal to force manufacturers to clearly label products that use GMO’s. Wheat, Corn, almost all food stocksContinue Reading
Today,April 8,2013 I dropped off a painting donation after applying the words “merci, thankyou” from myself for the effort from everyone at Hopital Glengarry Memorial Hospital and to “High Five” my team working in the Post Acute Rehabilitation Stroke Program. I intend ,as much as it is possible,to work togetherContinue Reading
CFN – As you can see from the score board the NHL Alumni won the game last night but the real winners were the fans in the stands and the Special Olympics. The event was well attended and the event went smoothly both on the ice and off, withContinue Reading
The band from left to right: Ben Whitely, String Bass and backup vocals “Champagne” James Robertson – guitar and effects John Showman – Lead Vocals and fiddle Roman Tomé – Drums and backing vocals CFN – This was a rare night at the St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage. First of all,Continue Reading
CFN – Real Hip Hop, something so rare in this time and age that when it happens it’s like a form of alchemy. It has been stated that Hip Hop ain’t dead it lives in the North but I believe that lives thousands of feet below the surface. On MayContinue Reading
CFN – This Column of “Spirits in Unity” is being published by CFN for the community of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry. Today’s column is a compilation of thoughts inspired by various writings, talks and presentations of Horse Masters Pat and Linda Parelli as well as personal experiences with horses. WhenContinue Reading
CFN – Some NHL General Managers are looking mighty good this morning. Steve Yzerman in Tampa Bay watched Ben Bishop notch a 45 save shut out for his Tampa Lighting in their 5-0 tromping of the Carolina Hurricanes and Jaromir Jagr scored the lone goal in Boston’s 1-0 victoryContinue Reading
Submitted Media Release…April 4, 2013. Some 65 species have been waiting and waiting for habitat protection – on average for 19 years Sixty-five species slated to receive mandatory habitat protection this summer under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA) may be out of luck if the government proceeds with sweepingContinue Reading
CFN – Social media has changed the world. Words and pixels, photos, funny, weak, insane, and then I saw her face; her picture. I had no idea who she was or why her haunting eyes and mouth gazed out at me from my screen. Was it the second or thirdContinue Reading
Walter Gretzky has given a lot to our National Past Time. For one he gave us a son named Wayne! Walter will be coaching the NHL Alumni team as it swings out across Ontario with stops in Pembroke and Cornwall this weekend, ( April 6th & 7th). The Line UpContinue Reading
CFN – Today’s column is a compilation of thoughts inspired by various writings, talks and presentations of Horse Masters Pat and Linda Parelli as well as personal experiences with horses. For all those people who give horses loving homes, and for all those kids who are wishing for that specialContinue Reading
CFN – For this year’s Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in Cornwall, Ontario, the focus will be on how an extended Jewish family – the Kaplans – escaped from the Holocaust in Lithuania to come to Williamstown, Ontario some 74 years ago. It is also the story of two heroicContinue Reading
CFN – Jacques Cousteau wasn’t at the Cornwall Public Library last night but his presence was felt in more ways than one. The thread began when the River Institute’s guest speaker, John Earle, dove into his topic of “Water is Life” with the smile-producing statement (about himself): Dude! You’reContinue Reading
CFN – Wow. It took two years to make that dog of a trade? Jay Feaster should hang his head in shame and Calgary fans are very upset this morning to see the Dog’s breakfast they got for their captain and star player Jarome Iginla. Calgary received a coupleContinue Reading