AUGUST 6, 2020 – Scary times for many. Thanks to COVID and tenants not paying their rent and fear of the unknown many small rental home owners have sold up leaving many scrambling to find a unit in Cornwall which already had been struggling with rental units for workers atContinue Reading
Remember that wonderful song by Nat King Cole, “Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer”? Sodas, pretzels and beer. Well, not exactly – no beer. When I was growing up you had to be 21 to be served alcohol. Any social circles I was involved in, whether dances, parties orContinue Reading
A early evening crash sent one man to CCH in a two vehicle collision in Cornwall Ontario. We will update if more info becomes available. If you see news happen email your photos or video to info@cornwallfreenews.comContinue Reading
Ronald “Satch” Herrington passed away at Heartwood Nursing Home on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at the age of 85. Sadly missed by his brothers and sisters Edward Herrington, Dawn Ford, Evelyn Ringe and Brian (Sandra) Herrington as well as many nieces, nephews and dear friends Claude Hebert and BobContinue Reading
Not sure what’s wrong with people in this world. The person who did this probably doesn’t wear masks during Covid either. Thanks to a good Samaritan Cornwall Police were called after the owners were confronted. Cornwall Police stated to CFN that the report has been made and that no chargeContinue Reading
The Longue Sault Rapids were a big attraction when I was young but were lost to the new St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959. I remember going to Sheik’s Island, west of Cornwall, for picnics. We could see all the rapids by looking over a fenced cliff area. The rapids swirledContinue Reading
JULY 6, 2020 – It might have taken awhile, but Eastern Ontario has decreed that staff and customers mask in. Months into the Coronavirus Pandemic there still is no real treatment or cure. The Cornwall area is a particularly vulnerable area. It not only is close to the Quebec border,Continue Reading
The Investigation Notification of the SIU On January 7, 2020, at 5:05 a.m., the Cornwall Police Service (CPS) notified the SIU of the Complainant’s injury.The CPS reported that at 4:30 a.m., CPS officers responded to an address on Brookdale Avenue, Cornwall, for a report of a suicidal male. They saw a male running through backyards and aContinue Reading
Windows on sleepy Amelia Street in Cornwall light up brightly as two Cornwall Fire Service Trucks attended what appears to be a gas leak of some sort. Concerned neighbors came out of their homes. One deranged looking senior walked across the street to talk the fight fighters, none of whomContinue Reading
Remember the wonderful Roger’s and Hammerstein’s song from Carousel,” June is Busting Out All Over”? It certainly is. No wonder!! April showers brought May flowers. What a wonderful treat to see everything blooming in such an array of gorgeous colours. An artist’s delight. First the small crocuses raised their littleContinue Reading
JUNE 7. 2020 – Like a bad horror movie we are seeing political hypocrites put the health and safety of this community in peril. COVID 19 still has no true treatment and no cure. There is no vaccine for it. Cornwall is a city where if you end up inContinue Reading
Published on 2020-05-27 BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 21-year-old Williamstown man was arrested on May 26th, 2020 and charged with breach of a judicial release order for communicating with two persons he ha s conditions not to communicate with, being within 100 meters of them and for attending their residence.Continue Reading
MAY 24, 2020 – It’s odd how people react to COVID 19. There are those that take it seriously, and those that take it so lightly they compare it to a common flu. What we know is that we don’t know enough about this virus yet. We know we don’tContinue Reading
BREAK AND ENTER, BREACH Cornwall, ON- A 15-year-old Long Sault youth was arrested on May 21st, 2020 and charged with break and enter, as well as five counts of breach of youth probation for failing to keep the peace, failing to abide by a curfew, and possessing weapons. It isContinue Reading
SD&G OPP CHARGE SOUTH STORMONT MAN WITH CHILD PORNOGRAPHY OFFENCES (SOUTH STORMONT, ON) – Members of the SD&G Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit assisted by the OPP Digital Forensic Unit , Child Sexual Exploitation Unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre (NCECC), TheContinue Reading
ASSAULT, SEXUAL ASSAULT, FORCIBLE CONFINEMENT, CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, INJURING AN ANIMAL, MISCHIEF, THREATS Cornwall, ON – A 26-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on May 11th, 2020 and charged with the following: • Assault• Sexual assault• Forcible confinement• Cruelty to animals• Injuring animals• Mischief• ThreatsIt is alleged between 2018 and 2020Continue Reading
The Cornwall Police service has been disclosing less and less information. Now we can see that we have not been able to access the crime map with any updated info since April 23, 2020. In their latest media release they only disclose 3 of 138 calls for service for theContinue Reading
MAY 10, 2020 – No injuries have been reported by Cornwall Police after what appears to be a scary 4 vehicle collision near Glen Stor Dun Lodge earlier this afternoon. One of the vehicles was an ATV. We will update if there are further updates and if you see newsContinue Reading