The one consistent when I’ve entertained offers to purchase CFN these past three years has been the request that I remain in some capacity with the paper. The negotiations that have commenced this week are no different in that aspect. The one big difference was that Cornwall beContinue Reading
Something my lovely ex wife complained about Cornwall was a lack of inclusion for we outsiders. I’ve lived here 12 years now and still am an outsider. I speak with some that have lived here over 25 years and they feel the same. Our first year my wifey triedContinue Reading
Oh Canada! Tomorrow is July 1st. Sadly you won’t see CFN participating in our local event that is about to be rained out (bad karma thanks to Guy) as our MP has hijacked Canada Festivities in our city. Canada Day, above all days, should be inclusive and community building.Continue Reading
CFN – Deputy Judge Raymond H Gouin handed down an Ontario record decision of cost against Richard and Ruth Currier of Ingleside Ontario after their Small Claims Case against Jamie Gilcig, editor of CFN, was tossed out of court after a motion to dismiss. Hate Group Leader & Good FriendContinue Reading
CFN – As a service to Standard Freeholder readers who cannot post comments on local stories we at CFN thought we’d allot some space for you to discuss their top local stories of the day. Here are the links: An unnerving array of notice when it comes to council agendas inContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall’s most read Newspaper is looking for a Summer Journalism student. This is a huge opportunity for a Student or recent grad to cover a lot of material this Summer! Email your CV and writing sample to Jamie@cornwallfreenews.com If you want to test your mettle and proveContinue Reading
CFN – As a service to Standard Freeholder readers who cannot post comments on local stories we at CFN thought we’d allot some space for you to discuss their top local stories of the day. Here are the links: Cornwall microbrewery a dream come true Cornwall and Akwesasne students pushedContinue Reading
CFN – As a service to Standard Freeholder readers who cannot post comments on local stories we at CFN thought we’d allot some space for you to discuss their top local stories of the day. Here are the links: Sponsoring a Bike-a-Thon rider led to organizing a concert for theContinue Reading
CFN – In a not so surprising move the Standard Freeholder today announced that it would no longer allow comments for local stories. Comments are a huge topic for media. On the positive they can truly move a story forward and add valuable debate and information. On the negative theyContinue Reading
CFN – The bigger you are the harder it is to keep the numbers rolling, but that’s exactly what has happened as CFN has jumped up over 5% from the First Quarter of 2014 to FQ 2015! And we couldn’t have done it with all of our viewers! AContinue Reading
The $99 per month YOUR AD HERE special on CFN will be for all of 2015! That’s right. Space is limited to the three Top of the Site rotating slots which host 24 banners in total. Banners are 300×250 pixels in size, can be animated gifs, and of course areContinue Reading
OMG we made it to six! CFN celebrates our 6th Anniversary today with a special ad deal below. What we really want to celebrate is the amazing support from you, our amazing viewers! In January 2015 CFN had 72,602 Unique Visitors who dropped by CFN 233,505 times andContinue Reading
CFN – I accidentally took this weekend off. I really did. It was odd. It was kinda wonderful. My critters were happy. My girl friend was happy. I was even kinda happy, or at least a bit rested. I napped. I watched Nashville on Netflix. I chattedContinue Reading
CFN has a hot special for February! We’ve added 300×250 ad boxes at the top of the page. Until January 31st 2015 you can book your slot for only $99+HST per month. You can book multiple slots and can book at this price for as many months as you wish.Continue Reading
CFN – The City of Cornwall has asked for a delay of the trial regarding the removal of editor Jamie Gilcig from Council when he didn’t like Mr. Gilcig’s t shirt. The delay, because of the former Mayor’s health issues, should be a few months taking the case past theContinue Reading
CFN – Tammy Hart and her very odd council in South Stormont appear to be in retreat after humiliating the township, again. In an act of truly boggling weirdness she and her council initiated discussion in limiting or eliminating cameras in open council meetings. Ms Hart and friends have anContinue Reading
CFN represents an interesting cross roads in journalism. Is news different than entertainment? Has the news become too corporate? Are media outlets too afraid to report news for fear of losing clients? Can you trust anything you read if jaundiced by that? Does the public care about important issues? HowContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – 2014 was a weird mixed bag of a year. Here on CFN we increased our market share while growing our over all numbers, an interesting achievement. Big changes in our city thanks to CFN viewers forcing out one of the most corrupt Mayor’s in Ontario history alongContinue Reading