FRAUD, BREACHES Cornwall, ON – Steven Coleman, 31 of Cornwall was arrested on December 19th, 2014 and charged with fraud under $5000 and breach of undertaking and probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged that on December 19th, 2014 the man attended a department store onContinue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Joel St-Jean 19 of Alexandria was arrested on August 22nd, 2014 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged that on August 21st, 2014 the man failed to attend court for a theft under $5000 charge and a warrant was issued for his arrest.Continue Reading
CFN – I had the opportunity to learn more about the new Telestroke program at CCH in Cornwall Ontario. Chief of Staff Dr. Lorne Scharf sat down and explained the program more in a one on one video interview. Dr. Scharf also gives more information about strokes andContinue Reading
CFN – SD&SG MPP Jim McDonell had the pleasure of a tour of CCH recently as part of International Nursing Week. MPP McDonell chats with CCH’s Heather Arthur From the release: Local nurses have invited Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPP Jim McDonell to learn more about the successes andContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Community Hospital staff and some local high school students had some fun showing off the new wing of CCH by dubbing a classic Michael Jackson song and putting it on You tube! Who knew nasty Alan Grieg could pull moves? 🙂 Congrats to all although manyContinue Reading
CFN – Sources have shared with CFN that the Cornwall Community Hospital has accepted an offer for the Cornwall General Hospital site. That offer is not the one tendered by the Concerned Citizens Coalition that was hoping to save the facility for the community. We have asked confirmation via theContinue Reading
CFN– Sounds like this letter is giving hope to the Concerned Citizen’s Committee members and supporters that maybe; just maybe, the Cornwall General hospital building can be saved as a community health and care resource. We’ll be updating this story after we edit video from the 2:30 press conference atContinue Reading
CFN – As a result of recent unanimous motions by the Cornwall City Council and, based on communication from the Minister of Health, the Concerned Citizens Coalition will be submitting a “community proposal” for the future use of the General Hospital. Our “community proposal” will make sure that General Hospital will be used for the common goodContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Community Hospital recently announced that Dr. Lorne Scharf was appointed Chief of Staff. I had the opportunity to interview him One on One last week and CFN is proud to announce that Dr. Scharf will be writing a column for us and fielding your questionsContinue Reading
CFN – It looks like petitions and outcries from the public have had a first impact in the situation involving the former Cornwall General Hospital in Cornwall Ontario. After trying to sell the hospital without public consultation it appears that the board of the Cornwall Community Hospital have decided onContinue Reading
CFN – Apparently CCH Fundraising Co-Chair Roy Perkins was surprised by the city’s decision to not top up his teams failure to achieve their fund raising goal by $500K while also being on The Community Action Group whose goal is to not raise taxes. Only in Cornwall you say? Continue Reading
CFN – With the budget committee whittling the Fitzy tax down to 2.71 percent this year City Council is facing a $500K funding request from the CCH foundation. One councilor is vowing to propose a motion to defer that decision. Councilor Rivette, who was disappointed by the absence of CCH representation at the EOHU/ChamplainContinue Reading
CFN – Is The University of Cornwall going to be at the CCH Second Street facility? Buzz this weekend is that a certain investor is looking at doing just that. Certainly a downtown facility would be easier on many students than NAV Can. Could that be a signal thatContinue Reading
CFN – Hospitals are supposed to be places of safety and comfort. Where we take our loved ones in times of fear to be healed. To take ourselves to be healed. Of joy when most often a new one is brought into this world to join our family orContinue Reading
CFN – In this world many things are printed or said as statements of fact. Not all are true. Not all that are not true are false. It can get confusing which is why one of the roles of we media is help ask certain questions and investigate certainContinue Reading
Hi Folks , I would like to thank my fellow protesters for standing up for their principles; for their is no greater honour. To make a stand on what is clearly discriminatory hiring policy and to encourage others to stand up against this social atrocity is our purpose. Canada hasContinue Reading
CFN -With the vision of “the best possible beginnings for life-long health” information gathered in the BORN (Better Outcomes and Registry Network) database will support the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MoHLTC), the Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH), Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) and Public HealthContinue Reading
CFN – Tonight the Township of South Stormont had a regular council meeting. It was another typical South Stormont meeting where the different department reported the previous month’s activities. The OPP described incidents in which they were called out in March; the Fire Department gave a report on their responses;Continue Reading