May 19, 2024 – Victoria Day is celebrated On May 20th this year. A senior friend told me that he remembers fireworks on Victoria Day many years ago. I remember fireworks but not sure if they are memories of July 1st. celebrations or Victoria Day. Families used to bring theContinue Reading
June 12, 2023 – It’s not easy being a media outlet in 2023. If you’re not aligned to an extremist side politically everyone hates you. If you’ve never had to walk back a story even more people hate you as that means you have integrity and ability. CFN is aContinue Reading
Reasons Why Student Involvement in Politics Is a Smart Move Does student participation in politics have any impact on their lives? Most people have debated over this simple question, with others opposing it while others were defending the position of students in politics. Ultimately, students benefit a lot from involvingContinue Reading
Oh, this girl ignores me! Every man has faced this unpleasant circumstance at least once in his life. For once in a way, on the World Wide Web, you were suddenly lucky enough to meet the girl of your dreams. After picking up a couple of obviously winning phrases, checkingContinue Reading
Yes, I’d love to play poker with our Prime Minister any day. Although much younger, I probably would be fine boxing a round or two with him as well because my grandfather, who was a prize fighter in the 1929’s, when you only got paid if you won, taught meContinue Reading
For some reason this Winter has been the worst I’ve seen in Cornwall since moving here in February of 2004. Not the weather, but City Works lack of clearing snow. But thank goodness the city found that extra $300K to waste a year doing an architectural study for its veryContinue Reading
It’s not everyday a business in Cornwall celebrates its 10th Anniversary! CFN has decided to do so by offering a heavily discounted banner ad deal for the Month of January 2019! E Interac us your payment to info@cornwallfreenews.com as well as emailing us your 300×250 (or smaller) ad banner andContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – There’s a certain ignorance and nastiness in Cornwall that’s embodied in people like my former neighbor Randy Sauve. There’s no crime in not being bright or capable of running one’s life without baby bonus. There is when you stalk and rant after people who can create andContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Homemade popcorn, candies, cookies sometimes in little paper bags or wrapped in paper napkins tied at the top were big treats for us as kids on Halloween. We got little bags of potato chips and even the odd nickel. Many moons ago now we carried pillowcasesContinue Reading
A MUST SEE FOR ALL PINK FLOYD FANS! CANADA’S MOST AUTHENTIC PINK FLOYD TRIBUTE CLICK TO BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW IN CORNWALL! Local Pink Floyd fans are in for a treat this fall as PIGS: Canada’s Pink Floyd brings their acclaimed live show across Canada to perform some ofContinue Reading
Smiths Falls Ontario – Tweed’s new visitor centre in their global headquarters located in Smiths Falls will have its opening to the public on Thursday, Aug. 23, just before Tweed’s 3rd annual shindig . The shindig is a concert event hosted by Tweed . Local social media posts again this Continue Reading
It’s time for the 151st Annual Stormont County Fair in Newington Ontario this Labour Day Weekend! Fun for everyone! You can also keep up with the fair on Twitter or facebook For tons more information please visit the fair’s website LINK Weekend> Midway by Gable Bros., Water Walkerz; Ball Tournys;Continue Reading
Do you want to build a snowman? From seemingly out of nowhere, MC Frosty has been rolling through 2018, much like a child’s early stages towards constructing a man made of flakes. It has been a year of steady growth, all starting with what was intended as an act ofContinue Reading
Alexandria, Ontario– The Glengarry Artists’ Collective⎮Collectif d’artistes de Glengarry offers an exhibition, presentation and reception celebrating one of the county’s renowned artists, Stuart McCormick. Born in 1905, McCormick was a prolific, self-taught painter. For 40 years he created an artistic record of the Glengarry landscape. He was commissioned in 1959Continue Reading
Brockville Ontario – Brockville Pride 2018 on a beautiful Saturday afternoon with perfect weather! With an opening Song – I will survive by Gloria Gaynor. Three politicians attended today. They mentioned in a speech that Brockville is in the top 3 GLBTG+ in Ontario per capita and the most Out PeopleContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Here’s an issue you kinda sorta can’t blame the government on. While the high cost of gasoline is heavily taxed, if you live in this part of Ontario seeing 20-30 cent price swings per litre is a regular occurrence. That can be over a freaking $1.00 perContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – April is National Volunteer month. We are so lucky to have many many great volunteers in Cornwall. You see them manning booths for such things as bake sales, having garage sales, walk-a-thons, deliver food like Meals On Wheels, golf tournaments, special dinners, etc. etc. to raiseContinue Reading
Vancouver British Columbia – In honour of the 15th annual Oncology Nursing Day, the Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology invites you to view its new video that shows how oncology nurses, individually and collectively, hold the vision that every Canadian who encounters a cancer diagnosis individually, within theirContinue Reading