CFN – I stopped by The Needle in the Haystack at 29 A Second Street East (Seaway News building) as I’d lost a button from my coat. Lilia is such a sweetie. Since she’s opened her shop she’s been completely swamped filling a need we had in Cornwall.Continue Reading
CFN – If you’re like me you hear people grumbling about all of the pressure to be “politically correct”, sometimes to the degree that the majority viewpoint and values, we are told, must be suppressed. At this time of year there is a particular focus on making Christmas less and lessContinue Reading
Dear Editor, The citizens’ organization Democracy Watch has noted that in Canada it is still effectively legal for a person like Karlheinz Schreiber to fundraise for and make secret donations to nomination race and party leadership candidates, to lobby and make secret deals with Cabinet ministers and government employees, andContinue Reading
CFN – Maple Dreamlane Farms is a shining example of what you can do without connecting to the power grid. I was delivering coffee to the Mazurs today and thought that what they had achieved off the established power grid deserved to have some attention. Michael Mazur and his wifeContinue Reading
CFN – We’re preparing to declare our Man/Woman of the Year for 2011, but I thought we’d open the floor to our treasured viewers and allow you folks to nominate your Sweet Heart or Sphincter of the Year for 2011! How this is going to work is that you willContinue Reading
CFN – I bumped into Angela Youngs from Ground Soap last night at Eight Zero Zero. Angela is a talented and vivacious young woman who makes some of the finest soap in Canada. You can tell her passion for her product and feel the care she personally puts intoContinue Reading
CFN – Check out what’s happening in South Stormont Ontario in the upcoming month! Click to ENLARGE the bulletin! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our friends in South Stormont Ontario!Continue Reading
CFN – Here is your police blotter for the Cornwall Ontario area for Tuesday December 20, 2011. WARRANT Cornwall, ON- Michael Witherden, 23 of Kingston was arrested on the 19th of December, 2011 under the strength of an outstanding warrant. It is alleged that on the 15th of December, 2011 heContinue Reading
CFN – Some scary moments as a man on top of the bridge between Akwesasne, Canada, and New York State stopped traffic. The bridge was closed down for about an hour before the man safely made his way down. The incident happened Sunday December 18th, at approximately 11:30 AM. ItContinue Reading
CFN – An era is ending in Cornwall. Today I learned that legendary Columnist, scribbler, and editor; Claude McIntosh has retired from the Standard Free Holder. There was no media announcement. I phoned their offices today and the newsroom relayed the message. It’s trying times in CornwallContinue Reading
CFN – Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Grand Chief Mike Kanentakeron Mitchell will travel to the Attawapiskat First Nation on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, along with the Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo and Regional Chief Angus Toulouse. The Grand Chief’s trip follows an invitation from the National Chief’sContinue Reading
CFN – Here is your police blotter for the Cornwall Ontario area for Monday December 19, 2011. THEFT, B&E, DANGEROUS OPERATION, FLIGHT FROM POLICE, ASSAULT POLICE WITH WEAPON, WARRANT & BREACHES Cornwall, ON- Richard Marini, 47 of Cornwall was arrested on the 16th of December, 2011. He was bound byContinue Reading
CFN – Is it possible that the steak on your dinner plate this evening was glued together from left over parts, mixed with “meat glue” then rolled, refrigerated and sliced to look like a real fillet of beef? Apparently yes according to some information that landed in my inbox this lastContinue Reading
CFN – In professional sports Character is very important. It’s something I agree with Bob Gainey about. Mind you I’m not lopping SANITY into character. Warriors win Stanley Cups and Championships; not Primadona’s generally. Players that go that extra mile under the hardest extremes. Hockey has itsContinue Reading
Click to enlarge the photo CFN – I think this is probably one of the most stunning photos submitted to our Cornwall Free News Photo of the day feature! Kudo’s to Calvin Hanson of Cornwall Ontario for this stunning shot pf the river he took this morning as the thermometer hitContinue Reading
CFN – Justin Trudeau sparked a storm of media coverage this week when he called Harper MP Peter Kent a “Piece of Shit” in Parliament. It reminded people of his Dad’s “Fuddle Duddle” remark, but it hits certain notes of frustration that millions of people are feeling around theContinue Reading
CFN – Today’s Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day is from Don Smith of Cornwall Ontario. Don was out and about and shot this lovely shot in one of our rare snow days this December! Can you guess where he was when he shot these pictures? If you wishContinue Reading
CFN – What a weird and tiring week. So much of the energy I had to expend this week was wasted because of some very thin skinned and incompetent people at city hall here in Cornwall. Whenever you enact a policy or law it should be something that makesContinue Reading