CFN – I chatted with Mike Bedard from Platinum Pools in Cornwall Ontario as he was getting ready to set up at the Cornwall & Area Chamber of Commerce Spring Home and Trade show this weekend at the Civic Complex! Mr. Bedard is hot as he’s installing the first commercialContinue Reading
Homestead Organics Ltd is pleased to be to the only non-US competitor among 25 contestants for Entrepreneur of the Year at the Slow Money annual gathering in Boulder Colorado on April 29-30th 2013. “Slow Money, a major new funder of local food systems, this week kicks off a competition inContinue Reading
CFN – In a shameful and embarrassing move the Cornwall and Area Chamber of Commerce, led by Board Prez Kevin Hargreaves pan handled City Council asking for a break in fees for the use of the Civic Complex for its Trade Show. Boggling. Having spent a brief time onContinue Reading
CFN – A lone Cornwall name is one of 450 Canadians named in a leak of over 120,000 offshore accounts. CBC posted the story and map which is interesting when you look at which cities have members of this austere group. So far the buzz is that the front runners to beContinue Reading
This call for a Day of Action to Stop GM Alfalfa was issued by the National Farmers Union-Ontario. WHEN: Tuesday April 9, 2013, 12 noon (sharp) to 1 pm WHERE: Kingston, Ottawa (details below) and many other sites across eastern Canada Bring your banners. Bring your voices. Together we can stop the releaseContinue Reading
Walter Gretzky has given a lot to our National Past Time. For one he gave us a son named Wayne! Walter will be coaching the NHL Alumni team as it swings out across Ontario with stops in Pembroke and Cornwall this weekend, ( April 6th & 7th). The Line UpContinue Reading
CFN – What a wild ride March has been. CFN has set two new traffic records; the first being the shortest amount of days to break our monthly page view record at 24 days and the second is our largest page view total ever in 2,343,712 page views! Thanks toContinue Reading
CFN – For this year’s Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in Cornwall, Ontario, the focus will be on how an extended Jewish family – the Kaplans – escaped from the Holocaust in Lithuania to come to Williamstown, Ontario some 74 years ago. It is also the story of two heroicContinue Reading
“Spirituality is connecting with the truth of who you are. It can contain religious teachings, but it is not contained by any one religious teaching or teacher. Spirituality crosses cultures, creeds, and countries. It has no borders, not even the atmosphere of our planet. It is not an escape fromContinue Reading
Who: Friends of Vets. What: Roast Beef Dinner / Fundraiser Guest Speaker – Mr. Len Hart, WWII vet. When: Saturday, April 06, 2013 @ 4:30- 7:00 pm. Where: RCAF Wing 424 – 240 Water Street, West. Cornwall Why: To support the production and costs of our movie documentary “Breaking theContinue Reading
CFN – Well I’m still plugging away after my three car crash here in Cornwall. My insurance company, Economical Insurance had dug their heels in so I released Para Legal Supreme James Moak on them. Mr. Moak is 4-0 in representing me. Sure enough Economical responded to Mr. MoakContinue Reading
CFN – Media play a vital role in our lives and communities. In today’s world of media consolidation it’s rare to see truly independent media like CFN. But we need your help to grow and deliver the news, views, and reviews, that over 60,000 of you per month want.Continue Reading
Will your company, service, or organization be one of our lucky next eight CFN sponsors? The next 8 sponsors to sign up with Eastern Ontario’s most read media will get the craziest and most insane advertising, marketing, and promotional packages we’ve ever offered! Skyscraper ads? No problem. Multiple fullContinue Reading
CFN – Day 20 and counting. It also doesn’t look like much will happen soon dear viewers of CFN. Economical Insurance has really stunned this scribbler. A viewer sent in the link to explain my accident to me according to the laws of Ontario. LINK Economical to dateContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall saw the 2nd rendition of the I Am Woman event Sunday. Pictured above are Britney Bourdages of Cardinal Law and Jenni MacDonald of Dominion Lending who had a space at the event that celebrated all that was Woman! I talked with Janet St. Pierre who alsoContinue Reading
CFN – I know it’s my first real experience in a car crash but this Ontario insurance industry seems totally insane! If I’m understanding what my insurance company, Economical, is trying to float is that I’m responsible for hitting the car in front of me, even though no chargesContinue Reading
CFN – It’s hard for many companies to find great things to sponsor that fit in with their business, but Medical Arts Pharmacy in Cornwall Ontario was fortunate when the opportunity to sponsor the Seaway Blades 55+ Hockey team! Medical Arts has also been around almost as long as mostContinue Reading
CFN – South Stormont Mayor Bryan McGillis gaves owner Guy St. Jean of Neo Vintage Furniture a close shave at the stores Official Grand Opening Monday! The mayor was joined by MPP Jim McDonell and Deputy Mayor Tammy Hart in celebrating the arrival of a new business to South Stormont.Continue Reading