WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Justin Pawis-Lepage, 27, of Cornwall was arrested on September 9th, 2019 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged the man failed to attend court on August 22nd, 2019 for a breach offence and a warrant was issued for his arrest. On September 9th, 2019Continue Reading
The banning of wood backyard fires is a hot topic in the River City. ( I know…I just had to!) Seriously though, now is your chance to sign our simple petition below. (Please note that it may take awhile for your signature to show up.) We are opening viewer commentsContinue Reading
Thee’s nothing like the crackle of real wood in a chimenea or wood pit. With no real cultural activity in the city other than cover bands and drag nights, weekend fires are a chance for friends and family to enjoy some time together. Some of the best nights I’ve hadContinue Reading
POSSESSION OF A WEAPON FOR A DANGEROUS PURPOSE, PERSONATION TO AVOID ARREST, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Marcus Vezina, 28, of Cornwall was arrested on September 6th, 2019 and charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, as well as personation to avoid arrest. He was also charged withContinue Reading
The clock is ticking again. We have until next Friday, September 13, 2019 for viewers to donate to info@cornwallfreenews.com via e Interac to keep comments on. Right now comments are on for a limited basis. If we get 16 donations by the deadline they will return to full flow forContinue Reading
CFN viewer Grumpy sent in these photos of a two vehicle collision on Tollgate today. We’re waiting for an official update. If you see news happen email your photo or video to info@cornwallfreenews.com Grumpy was surprised that his photo was taken down from the City Facebook page after viewers madeContinue Reading
THEFT UNDER $5000 Cornwall, ON – Tammy Levesque, 41, of Cornwall was arrested on September 5th, 2019 and charged with theft under $5000. It is alleged the woman took a TV from a woman known to her and pawned it at a local pawn shop. Police were contacted and anContinue Reading
When I ran for mayor of this odd city one of my platform concepts was to create free busing in the city, seven days per week. The idea was to create a three year pilot project and shake down the province and the Feds. From the numbers I’d crunched itContinue Reading
SHOPLIFTING, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Marc Pharand, 28, of Cornwall was arrested on September 4th, 2019 and charged with theft under $5000 and breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged on August 31st, 2019, the man attended a Cornwall Square business and removed merchandise, makingContinue Reading
Boy that debate should be scintillating. Justin Trudeau and his team may know something Canadians don’t? With a tight National race every riding is important. While favored to win; Eric Duncan certainly is no shoe in vote and the riding’s history is such that dropping in a candidate would’ve beenContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – Trent Boudrias, 20, of Cornwall was arrested on September 3rd, 2019 and charged with two counts of breach of undertaking for failing to reside at a certain address and failing to notify a change of address to police. It is alleged the man had changed hisContinue Reading
DOMESTIC BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 35-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on August 30th, 2019 and charged with breach of recognizance for contacting his girlfriend. It is alleged on August 25th, 2019, the man had contacted his girlfriend, despite his conditions, and police were contacted to investigate. On August 30th,Continue Reading
It’s funny being a journalist in 2019. My inbox recently started to flood with releases by both the Liberals and Conservatives. Smart. We not only own a large local audience, but are have great pools of viewers in Cities like Ottawa, Toronto, and even Montreal. The internet is content drivenContinue Reading
FAIL TO ATTEND FOR PRINTS Cornwall, ON – Justin Rainey, 30 of Cornwall was arrested on August 29th, 2019 and charged with failing to attend for prints and breach of probation. It is alleged the man failed to attend for prints on May 15th, 2019 and an investigation ensued. OnContinue Reading
ASSAULT Cornwall, ON – A 13-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on August 28th, 2019 and charged with assault. It is alleged the youth assaulted her mother and police were contacted to investigate. During the investigation, the youth was taken into custody, charged accordingly and released to appear in court atContinue Reading
IMPAIRED, POSSESSION OF COCAINE, METHAMPHETAMINE AND ILLICIT CANNABIS, POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING COCAINE, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Kerby Franklin, 28, of Cornwall was arrested on August 27th, 2019 and charged with the following: • Impaired operation of a motor vehicle• Possession of cocaine• Possession of methamphetamine• Possession ofContinue Reading
Always nice to have a party. Good food. Friends. Laughter. And in some cases recognition of work well done. In this photo are some tenants at the Beek Lindsay Seniors Residence who surprised Claudette Quesnel with a beautiful card and gift in recognition of her volunteer gardening work this year.Continue Reading
The local Liberal riding association still has not rolled out a candidate for the October Federal election. It’s an interesting paradigm. With local thug Guy Lauzon retiring his long time flunky, Eric Duncan, is running in his place. Duncan is a very rare out of the closet Conservative candidate. IronicallyContinue Reading