Cornwall Ontario – Karma can be ugly sometimes. I’ve always written and said that you get more when you’re a small part of something good rather than be Justin Towndale and the rest of the people running the Seaway Food and Beer fest. Playing petty,ignorant, politics usually get youContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Holy Chem Tanks! One of the most incompetent councils I’ve witnessed since living in this town is not only seeming desperate as elections start to come closer, but pulling a page out of the Kilger play book and hustling a waterfront scandal on this community. You’dContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – As Sears Canada enters bankruptcy protection it means the loss of the anchor tenant for Cornwall Square. Ironically the escalators are now working in the old mall in Downtown Cornwall. Here is a list of Sears stores closing in Quebec and Ontario. Ontario Ancaster (Home) Brockville (fullContinue Reading
Toronto Ontario – Noted Canadian political brain and attorney Warren Kinsella was victorious against a hate group that was using a newspaper to promote their screed and intimidate himself and his wife.. Kinsella and his wife Lisa pursued the battle and issued a press release after their victory in whichContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – We have a system that is utterly broken. It’s a cash machine for law enforcement and judicial system that essentially depend on each other to earn their incomes and improve their budgets. There is a very low threshold of accountability for abuses or errors by police, andContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – You have to feel bad for supporters of CCVS. With the legendary school finishing its life as a school soon after falling victim to a wave of Ontario school closings, the school was hit by a wave of flooding. Parents complained that the school board didn’t notifyContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – It’s always sad to see a great event have a punk turnout. Cornwall home boy Tony Luis should have filled the Civic Complex Saturday night. Perfect weather. Father’s Day weekend. Beloved local fighter, only $25 tix, but sadly the Liveco folks for some odd reason feel thatContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Sometimes change isn’t a bad thing. For Dr. Patrick Charlebois and Anne St. John the demise of Vitalglow has created an opportunity for the team to continue their work at their new office in Times Square on Second Street West in Cornwall. Parking had been an issueContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – As most people know I am an animal lover. I rescued a senior cat at a shelter who was about to be euthanized for being anti-social. Sure enough the first thing he did was bite me. That’s old man Sam pictured above with his little brotherContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – The Wynne Government and OPSEU announced a new deal to be ratified that will see its members get 2% increases for most of the pact with 1.5% for the first year. The Province’s release had no numbers in it, and no response was given to CFN’s emailContinue Reading
(Reprinted With Permission) James Comey’s big day: by now, the testimony of former FBI director has been much discussed, debated and dissected. Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, seen by many millions, is well-known. His Thursday morning appearance was the political TV event of 2017 – so far. AmongContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – TAG Cornwall, the now closed Public Art Gallery of Cornwall had dusty plans for an Art Centre from 1995. The City of Cornwall of course never moved forward and slashed funding for the Charity to zero for 2015 and 2016 before it closed, instead spending theContinue Reading
Your favorite online newspaper needs your support. In the first 9 days of June we have had over 50,000 unique visitors. We need 100 new subscription donations by Monday June 12th, 2017 at 6PM EST to avoid having new digital ads appear on the site. It truly isContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – The Cornwall Community Police Service is not confirming a case of Fentanyl laced Marijuana according to its Drug Squad. CFN received word this afternoon from the CCPS following a report from a source that confiscated Marijuana was allegedly laced with the killer opioid in Cornwall. We willContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Odds are if you’re reading this it’s not the first time you’ve visited the Cornwall Free News. It’s not easy running an Independent newspaper in 2017. It’s even harder in smaller markets. While we like other face challenges in a struggling economy and competing with giants likeContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – This newspaper, the largest in this city with over 1 million human pageviews per month, hasn’t had a release from the fire department since Pierre Voisine was promoted. Unlike many in the fire services I actually live downtown and CFN operates downtown. I hear the manyContinue Reading
The Cornwall Free News wants you! We’re looking for experienced Sales reps that are a fearless and community minded. We pay the best commission and bonus rates in the region, and will pay for your health care plan after 90 days! Are you independent, love to communicate, andContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – In the olden days…way back in the 90’s, there were three main streams of revenue for newspapers. Subscriptions, where people paid for home delivery. Then there were classified ads, and finally advertising. All three were pillars that allowed media to cover the news as bestContinue Reading