CFN – With Earth Day just around the corner I am reminded of how we are dependant on Earth for our survival. Our health is dependant on her. Everything that sustains us; air, water, food and shelter comes from Earth. Are you doing anything special this Earth Day? Has awarenessContinue Reading
Assault Cornwall, ON- Valerie Tremblay, 31 of Cornwall was arrested on the 17th of April 2012. It is alleged that on the 5th of April 2012 during a supervised access visit with her child she assaulted a social worker by pushing her. Police were notified and an investigation ensued. The femaleContinue Reading
CFN – Former Cornwall Royals owner and City City Councilor William Wise has turned himself in to US agents over allegations of runing a Ponzi scheme. He recently gave his first interview in an awfully long time to the Toronto Star. LINK As “the face of the bank,” he saysContinue Reading
The Optics of Corruption and Incompetence or Cornwall City Council in Action – Meeting 4 PM at City Hall – April 16, 2012 CORNWALL ONTARIO – LACK OF TRANSPARENCY KNOWN AND RECOGNIZED ACROSS CANADA – LTE Corneliu Kirjan South Stormont Resident’s Claim to Fame- CANADA’S LARGEST TITANIC MOVIE MEMORABILIA COLLECTIONContinue Reading
CFN – Malbec, that sensuous, red elixir of the gods, and of mere mortals world wide, has it’s very own day, April 17, and deservedly so. Lucky for me, I got a first hand preview of how to celebrate this delicious red wine from Argentina when I attended a World MalbecContinue Reading
CFN – Max Keeping was in Cornwall Monday to kick off the Cornwall Edition of the Max Keeping Foundation. Play to the Max is to help underprivileged children have access to sports programs in the area. From the website: Helping Change the Lives of Children Max Keeping assists financially disadvantaged children andContinue Reading
CFN – E Bikes are booming across the world and here in Cornwall Ontario are under debate as to how to regulate them on city bike paths and in areas. Right now they are in a grey area. The big issue is modifications? Do we want our policeContinue Reading
CFN – Here is your Cornwall Free News Photo of the Day from area photographer Cory Marsolais! *One of the first signs of Spring* This is a baby corn snake, The Father is a Reverse Okatee and the Mother is a Caramel Corn. Just as gorgeous as human life.Continue Reading
CFN – This was the second last program for the year and once again it was a terrific evening of entertainment. I have to apologize for not being at last month’s performance but I was getting the top of my feet burnt at Daytona Beach and my backup wasContinue Reading
CFN – Optics in Politics can be everything. They can make you look bad, and they can make you look like the Cornwall City Council team and Clerk right now. Transparency and accountability are huge; especially in municipal politics. Cornwall, which has less than 50,000 residents spends over $145M perContinue Reading
Friends, My name is Christopher Cameron & I am Registered Nurse employed full-time at The Ottawa Hospital & casual at Cornwall Community Hospital. On two separate occasions I was denied full-time employment at CCH because I did not speak advanced French. In addition, I had over seven years of experienceContinue Reading
CFN – Don Cherry has to be loving this first round of the NHL Play Offs. I can’t recall ever seeing not only as many penalties, but as many stars fighting? Sunday both Sidney Crosby and Anze Kopitar dropped the gloves. A few suspensions were given out by BrendanContinue Reading
To be convinced, one must visit the site of the think tank Frontier Centre for Public Policy. One of the issues studied by Frontier Centre concerns local governments and the results are available at www.lgpi.ca (lgpi for local government performance index). The data used to compare the performance of aboutContinue Reading
CFN – With the Province of Ontario considering new locations for OPG Casinos the conversation has started again here in Cornwall. Cornwall is in a perfect strategic location for a Casino. Morals debate aside, if you’re going to have a Casino in any city in this region, Cornwall is aContinue Reading
CFN – Pilot Dan Baz is answering your flying questions here on the Cornwall Free News. If you have a question about flying you can email Captain Dan or post below. . Answer Airplanes at the beginning of aviation had no electrical systems at all. However, it was not long beforeContinue Reading
CFN – There is so much more to dining than simple eating. A rushed lunch is very different than a leisurely meal with loved ones or friends; where time disappears over the sounds and smells of a communal meal. True dining in many areas is a declining experience in that less andContinue Reading
CFN – Art manifests itself into our everyday lives in many ways. There are those very lucky enough to earn some sort of income from practicing their art. Judith Y or Judith Artist as she’s known now across North America is now one of those people. Her path, likeContinue Reading
CFN – Commitment in Hockey is 150% of the game. Matt Carkner probably earned himself a new NHL contract last night after some old school retribution that led to Ottawa winning game two of their series with the New York Rangers. He probably will earn a suspension too, butContinue Reading