Morrisburg ON – (Harpocrat* ‘power grabber’ from Greek harpax, harpaktes ‘robber’; Latin harpyiae ‘harpies, rapacious monsters’; English harpy ‘greedy, cruel or grasping person’ + Greek kratos ‘power, might’) Chorus: Listen to our Great Reformer! Leading us to the Promised Land! “Friends, in the name of Democracy obviouslyContinue Reading
Toronto ON – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. Question . The cost of fuel is steadily increasing. How much fuel does a big jet use? AskedContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I’m still a rookie in the journalism field. I’m not really a journalist although I portray one occasionally. I’ve not been burdened with some of the hypocritical rhetoric it takes to be a top notch network Newsy. My eyes have really seen a bitContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – La 3e édition du Salon des aînés du Centre de santé communautaire de l’Estrie (CSCE) fut un véritable succès! En effet, l’évènement, qui avait comme thème cette année « On s’informe », a attiré plus de 110 personnes au Centre Charles-Émile Claude, l’hôte du Salon, le 9 juin 2011.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Star Tek is letting 310 employees go and shutting down one of its sites in Kingston. The company announced 100 new positions at its remaining Kingston location. The company also has not made further notices in Cornwall where nearly 400 employees were given notices a whileContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – We’ve all seen them on the side of the road. Lines of bottles sitting in rows, with their signs written in black marker on a scrap piece of cardboard, all the while either oblivious or apathetic to the fact that their profits come at the cost ofContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – James Christie, founder of “Cycle for Lyme”, is now past the midway mark in his goal to cycle 2,000 km in 30 days There is now a brand new tourist attraction that will be bringing people into the Markstay, Ontario, area by the bus load. If you follow highwayContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – It wasn’t a Sedin twin or the hockey sexy Ryan Kesler that notched the decisive and only goal in game 5 of the Lord Stanley’s cup Friday night in Vancouver, but former Hab Maxim Lapierre. He was assisted by Raffi Torres and Kevin Bieska and kept theContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – I got an urgent email this afternoon telling me to get myself to Ottawa to cover the first Anti-Harper rally. Now it’s Friday and well..it’s Friday, but I hopped into my non air conditioned car and zoomed down. Being a masochist I listened to CFRA (Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – MPP Jim Brownell was present at the Cornwall Community Hospital for probably his last time officially as MPP. Mr. Brownell is retiring, but as he stated: Since being elected healthcare has always been my number one concern. That sentiment seemed to be echoed from management andContinue Reading
Long Sault ON – All lot of people were wondering where the heck Coffey’s Coffee was last week at the opening of the Cornwall Farmers Market? He was in Long Sault at their Market on Friday afternoons! You can find Reg Coffey and his amazing line of locallyContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – One of the interesting aspects of politics is analyzing what is going on and attempting to decipher some of its meaning. Rarely does what is in front of you turn out to be the whole story. More often it is but a smoke screen for what isContinue Reading
CFN – Le Commissaire du Commissariat des services en français de l’Ontario, François Boileau, demande à la communauté franco-ontarienne de participer activement au processus de renouvellement des services gouvernementaux annoncé dans le dernier budget provincial. Cet appel aux Franco-ontariens constitue la première recommandation du rapport annuel du commissaire intitulé Rapport annuel 2010-2011Continue Reading
CFN – Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a annoncé hier, le 9 juin, une nouvelle carte d’identité avec photo. Grâce à cette nouvelle carte, il sera plus facile pour les non-conducteurs de faire des transactions de tous les jours, comme encaisser un chèque, retourner un article à un magasin, voyager, ouvrirContinue Reading
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak today issued the following statement regarding the tragic accident Wednesday night at the Stobie Mine in Sudbury. “On behalf of the Ontario PC Caucus, I want to offer our deepest condolences to the families of the Vale employees who died tragically atContinue Reading
CHESTERVILLE ON —Today, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak and Jim McDonell, Ontario PC Candidate for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, and Lisa MacLeod, MPP for Nepean-Carleton and PC critic for Revenue and Government Accountability, to announced that a PC Government will deliver change for Ontario farmers whose cost of production has skyrocketed ,Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Jim Althouse has been appointed the City of Cornwall’s new Parks and Landscaping Supervisor. “We are delighted to welcome Jim to this position,” said Christine Lefebvre, Division Manager, Parks and Recreation. “Jim has worked in the Parks and Recreation Division for nearly 30 years, and he hasContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The woodturning work of local sculptor Brian Schofield, along with guests Derek Banke, Lionel Bedard, Lance Besharah, Garry Bowes, Pierre Cyr, Rohit Kent, and Bill Neddow will be showcased at the Cornwall Regional Art Gallery from June 17 to July 29, 2011. The opening reception is Friday night, June 17 at 7 pm. TheContinue Reading