CFN – What a blast last night at the sneak opening of Table 21 – the newest night spot to hit Cornwall Ontario! Owners Dominique Gilgen and Chef Supremo Ahmad Mansori titillated the crowd of over 200 for the evening with 5 different types of oysters and munchables. The roomsContinue Reading
ASSAULT WITH WEAPON & POSSESSION OF WEAPON DANGEROUS Cornwall, ON- Marlon Johnson, 36 of Cornwall was arrested on November 22nd, 2012. It is alleged that on November 18th, 2012 he got into an altercation with a 42-year-old at a local establishment when he struck his with a baton. TheContinue Reading
CFN – Too many Canadians take being Canadian for granted. In Quebec our flag finally, with the support of two political parties is now standing again in the Quebec legislature. To Yves-Francois Blanchet of the PQ who requested the removal of our flag; turn in your passport sir. And while you’reContinue Reading
CFN– Bilingualism activist Jean Lecompte and I made a wager awhile back about whether Quebec was really part of Canada of not. I said it was and Mr. Lecompte after reviewing information shared by our viewers in the story sent in the following email. Hi! Jamie, I apologize for myContinue Reading
CFN – RN Debbie Cameron, Secretary of Language Fairness for All and wife of Chris Cameron, the group’s spokesperson and President, is among the invited presenters at Canadians for Language Fairness’ annual Christmas Luncheon in Ottawa this Saturday. Cameron will be providing an update on efforts and progress made locallyContinue Reading
CFN – I love visiting Brockville Ontario. It’s amazing to see this beautiful waterfront city as it tackles some of the problems we face in Cornwall and other Eastern Ontario cities. Their downtown core especially has been revitalized with many waterfront attractions and all sorts of businesses andContinue Reading
Lisa MacLeod, the Ontario Progressive Conservative Education Critic released a self-serving letter today about her party’s support of the government in their attack on education workers. The following is my response: Lisa, that was an interesting and profoundly dishonestly self-serving letter . I don’t think too many people in theContinue Reading
CFN – Bog Water, the strong, spicy winter seasonal offering from Beau’s All Natural Brewing, returns to LCBO shelves next week, and will be a bit of a rarity amongst the hoppy ales popular right now. Bog Water is a gruit, a beer style brewed without any hops. In their place,Continue Reading
This would be funny if it were not so tragic. Once again the Sesame Street characters are making the news and for Public Broadcasting that is not such a good thing. A few years ago a video of Katy Perry was taken off the air as horrified parents viewed Elmo,Continue Reading
CFN– This Column of “Spirits in Unity” is being published by CFN for the community of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry. Thanks to all those who have approached me to say that they enjoy reading this column. Knowing that someone is reading the column encourages us to keep writing them. ThisContinue Reading
CFN – Alexa is a great tool for measuring web traffic. The Amazon owned company rolls three month totals with over 1 million Alexa tool bar users to come up with a ranking formula. Compared to small sampling that are extrapolated over a short period Alexa is a great wayContinue Reading
CFN – I’d have that look too if I were Bernadette Clement; but then I’d probably do the hair thing different too. Ms Clement and council had the opportunity to read Claude McIntosh out their potential two candidates for the CAO position outed in his column last Friday, againContinue Reading
BREAK & ENTER, BREACHES Cornwall, ON- Calvin Ceasor, 24 of Cornwall was arrested on November 16th, 2012. He was bound by a Recognizance with the conditions to not associate or communicate directly or indirectly with a certain female and not to attend within 200 meters of her residence. HeContinue Reading
CFN – Kilimanjaro Capital Ltd., a private Canadian company focusing on emerging nations in Africa, is pleased to announce that on 17 November 2012 it signed a formal Offshore Oil Assignment Agreement with the Republic of Cabinda. Cabinda’s prolific offshore blocks have produced up to 700,000 barrels of crude oilContinue Reading
CFN – So do you just jump from Sausages to Seafood without blinking? Well that’s what the writers of Coronation Street are pitching as the Marcus (Charlie Condou who according to Wikipedia has a Canadian boyfriend!) & Maria (Samia Smith) story line evolves. Now gay characters have come a long way in televisionContinue Reading
CFN – So you’re a frustrated hockey fan. It’s all Bettman’s fault. It’s the greedy players fault! Why won’t they just lock Fehr & Bettman in a room and not let them out until there’s a deal on the table? There’s a lot of whining going on from the fewContinue Reading
CFN – Yes ladies & gentleman it’s that time again for your Cornwall Free News Turd of the Month! Keeping with the spirit of our Intensely Local focus we have dedicated this months award to Cornwall Ontario City Councilor Denis “The Liar” Thibault. Mr. Thibault, one of the main powerContinue Reading
CFN – It feels weird being back at the command post. While I was supposed to be away five full days some interesting events pulled me back a bit earlier. I’ll be taking another brief sojourn in a week or two to finish my project. Thank you for allContinue Reading