CFN – Did the headline peak your curiosity? Mine, too! A few days ago I was handed a clipped advertisement announcing two public presentations on the topic, one in Green Valley yesterday and the other in Cornwall today. So, off we went to the presentation earlier this evening at OntarioContinue Reading
CFN –The City of Cornwall has established a temporary Cooling Centre for residents who are looking for a place to cool down from the humid temperatures over the next couple of days. The lower-level Salons of the Cornwall Civic Complex (100 Water Street East) will be used as a CoolingContinue Reading
CFN – Does Cornwall Ontario deserve its own TV station? That is a question we’ve been wrangling with for over two years now. We actually were supposed to go live to the air in 2011 before The City of Cornwall decided to boycott CFN along with some of their friendsContinue Reading
CFN – Rookie MPP Grant Crack spoke this week in Cornwall Ontario and I had a chance to talk to him and ask about the possibility of a snap Ontario election? The budget either passes today or voters go to the polls. The big question revolved around whether NDP leaderContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario City Councilor Maurice Dupelle sat down for an interview with CFN earlier in June. We covered a lot of ground with the rookie councilor. It’s interesting to watch Councilor Dupelle’s baptism by fire as he experiences the issues that council has created, and in light ofContinue Reading
CFN – Members of the press were invited to Cornwall Square for today’s official unveiling of Cornwall & the Seaway Valley’s newest means of promoting the region, known as TIM, which is shorthand for Tourism in Motion. The brain child of the agency’s executive director, Linda Wilson, the vehicle is both aContinue Reading
DOMESTIC MISCHIEF & BREACH Cornwall, ON- A 49-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on June 18th, 2012. He was bound by a Probation Order with the condition to Keep the Peace and be of Good Behaviour. It is alleged that on June 18th, 2012 he got into an altercation withContinue Reading
CFN – The comic world is very special. There’s a Brotherhood (and Sisterhood) and comics across Canada are pulling together to help Canadian Comic Mike MacDonald who’s struggling with Hepatitis C. Mike himself is hoping to be at 292 Elgin in Ottawa, but Comics across Canada will be performing toContinue Reading
CFN – The year was 1982. Against the backdrop of the escalating nuclear arms race, 168 different groups cooperated to create Vancouver’s first Walk For Peace; 35,000 people gathered that first year, followed by 65,000 in 1983 and by 1984 we were 100,000 strong. We gathered at Kitsilano Beach formingContinue Reading
CFN – Another secret council meeting was held in Cornwall Ontario. A phone call today leaking the meeting to CFN led to the video below being shot right after Cornwall Ontario City Council stepped out of their 4PM meeting to have a meal before going to the PAC meetingsContinue Reading
DOMESTIC ASSAULT & THREATS Cornwall, ON- A 20-year-old Cornwall male was arrested on June 15th, 2012. It is alleged that on June 15th, 2012 he got into an altercation with his 18-year-old girlfriend when he assaulted her and threaten her. The victim did not require medical treatment. Police wereContinue Reading
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CFN – It’s been an interesting week since the Waterfront Development sessions in Cornwall Ontario. Politics are always fun to watch; especially when the politicians are smarter and more savvy. The public at the sessions were very loud and clear about not wanting development in their park; development meaningContinue Reading
CFN – Spirits in Unity Second Column and introduction by Garry “Horsetalker” Meek This Column of “Spirits in Unity” is being published by CFN for the community of Stormont Dundas & Glengarry. It is an honor to have you as a reader. I welcome any comments, questions or topics youContinue Reading
Searching for Compromise is getting more difficult Has the word compromise disappeared from our public discourse? Has there been any compromise in the Quebec Students Strike? Over the past few weeks, a number of well-known reporters have written excellent articles that examine various aspects of the students strike from lookingContinue Reading
CFN – Do your kids go to kindergarten? Do you like or dislike sushi? Have you ever rendez-vous’d with anyone, or enjoyed a bit of schadenfreude? Congratulations – you’re more of a polyglot than you probably realized. Those words, common enough in the English language, aren’t traditional English words atContinue Reading
CFN– Here is today’s installment of Political Times by Mike Roache! To read more Political Times Cartoons CLICK HERE! About Mr. Roache: Mike Roache was born in Halifax and began cartooning for a school newspaper while in junior high,often putting the paper together by himself. Over the years some ofContinue Reading
CFN – Having attended the evening public meeting of Tuesday, June 12th at the Civic Complex which was organized by the Waterfront Development Committee (WDC), I wanted to share my perspective. . On the whole, the meeting deepened my respect and admiration for the citizens of Cornwall. The public meetingContinue Reading