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CFN – Here is a photo from St. Anne’s Elementary School.  The teacher Sandy Legallais had a conversation with her students why she was wearing her daffodil pin and that inspired these beautiful paintings by the children! . Pictured above are left to right Ava Aitkens – artist, Amber JetteContinue Reading

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CFN –  Cornwall Ontario’s CAO Paul Fitzpatrick’s fave Lawyer, Fay Brunning was in town to speak at a local meeting of the Registered Nurses  Association of Ontario meeting at a local eatery. The topic?  Elder Abuse and the challenges nurses have to deal with especially when their oaths and duties toContinue Reading

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Cornwall born and educated, Dr. Natalie Samson became Cornwall’s first female chiropractor in October of 2000. At her centrally located office in Cornwall’s Original Mile Square, she offers her patients a variety of chiropractic treatment options, ranging from Diversified Technique to Thompson Technique to the newer Koren Specific Technique (KST).Continue Reading

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CFN – As we draw near the two month mark of the Bilingual Nurse Protest of the Cornwall Ontario Community Hospital’s implementation of the French Language Services Act patterns seem to be evolving. One that a core of nurses have issues over not either being able to be hired asContinue Reading

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CFN – The Canadian Cancer Society would like to thank Ontario Power Generation for their generous donation of $2000 to our Wheels of Hope Program. Wheels of Hope supports our transportation program which gets cancer patients to their appointments in Ottawa, Kingston and Montreal. . Pictured above are from leftContinue Reading

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I graduated in 1994 with  my Registered Nurse Diploma with Honors from St.Lawrence College in Corwall,ON.   During  my 3 years of schooling I trained in various hospitals including the former General(public & english) & Hotel Dieu(Catholic & english)Hospitals. . Soon after my graduation my husband(an RN too) & I relocated to the USA becauseContinue Reading

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CFN – When paramedic Erica Stacey was called to a possible drug overdose on Feb. 23, 2007, little did she know how much her life would change in the coming months and years. . She and her partner arrived to a lengthy country lane in Dundas County covered with aboutContinue Reading

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CFN –  We live in a time where medicine is becoming more and more reliant on drug therapies.    We also are in a time when Drug Companies are sometimes spending more marketing drugs than researching them. There are thousands of “Orphan” drugs sitting unused.   An Orphan drug isContinue Reading

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CFN – Cancer is a disease that affects people of all ages, gender, and nationalities. The complex nature of this disease and its treatment requires nurses to have a combination of specialized knowledge, research and clinical skills, and evidence-informed nursing practice.  As a result, oncology nurses are ideally situated toContinue Reading

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A few years ago I was asked to participate in the Federal Government’s round table discussions on how to ratify the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. . I have more than 20 years experience as a Canadian Soldier, standing up for the rights of CanadiansContinue Reading

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CFN – By far one of the hottest local news stories has been the now linguistic firestorm created by a Letter to the Editor by Dr. Dany Tombler regarding the Bilingual nursing policy at the Cornwall Community Hospital. The Hospital; that is refusing to contact with The Cornwall Free NewsContinue Reading

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CFN – What started out as a simple letter to the editor is now picking up steam.    Dr. Dany Tombler’s letter to the editor regarding the issue of the Cornwall Community Hospital’s Bilingual Nurse and Staff hiring policy has kindled a fire in the community and area. South Stormont’sContinue Reading

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CFN – And then there were two.  The protest outside of the Cornwall Community Hospital doubled in one day as retired nurse Mary Bray joined part time nurse Christopher Cameron in protesting the hospital’s Bilingual hiring practices that some are saying have stopped job advancement and promotion to full timeContinue Reading

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CFN – Leave it to a Doctor to stir controversy regarding nursing!   That’s exactly what Dr. Tombler has done in Cornwall Ontario. The good doctor lashed out, and I have to admit, I agree with him, about the Cornwall Hospital policy of only hiring bilingual nurses full time. LINKContinue Reading

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CFN –  This just in from Sharyn Duffey – Fundraising Coordinator, The Canadian Cancer Society. On behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society, we would like to thank Claire Simard for organizing a wonderful event this past October.  . BRAV-O raised $4000 for our Transportation Program.  Our program offers rides to patients whoContinue Reading