The Director – Development, Chief Building Official of South Glengarry had been under a lot of heat. After CAO Bryan Brown was terminated many wondered why Lalonde wasn’t terminated at the same time. No details have come out of the township. No statement has been issued, but the township byContinue Reading
ASSAULT CAUSE BODILY HARM Cornwall, ON – A 50-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on February 5th, 2019 and charged with assault cause bodily harm. It is alleged on February 4th, 2019, the man assaulted his girlfriend, causing her to seek medical attention for her injuries. Police were contacted and anContinue Reading
BINGO BRAWL IN RIDEAU LAKES (LEEDS, ON.) – Officers of the Rideau Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to investigate an assault in Rideau Lakes Township. On February 5, 2019 at about 1:15 pm OPP officers responded to a long term care facility in Rideau Lakes Township.Continue Reading
The OPP confirmed that there was a sudden death near La bella Pizza in Ingleside Ontario. The deceased is a male, approximately over 50 years of age who was found outside. It is not being considered a criminal investigation at this point in time and CFN will update as moreContinue Reading
MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION – SERIOUS INJURIES (SOUTH GLENGARRY,ON) – Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are currently investigating a three vehicle collision on Highway 401 (between Mile marker 825 and Mile marker 814 ), South Glengarry Township. Preliminary investigation has indicated that at approximately 12:21am, a tractorContinue Reading
The OPP are reporting the 401 West is closed near Bainsville. UPDATE Road Closure: #Hwy401 WB at County Rd 23 #Bainsville – Highway remains closed following collision. ^jt — OPPCommunicationsER (@OPP_COMM_ER) February 5, 2019 We will update as soon as they confirm the roads open. If you see news happenContinue Reading
The Optimist Creed is very inspiring. I happened to come across a copy of it recently in some papers. We are fortunate in Cornwall to have a local Optimist Club which was chartered in 1948. According to their web site, the late Norm Ross was the chapter President. There wereContinue Reading
THREATS Cornwall, ON – Malinda Rochon, 38, of Cornwall was arrested on February 1st, 2019 and charged with threats. It is alleged between December and January, the woman made multiple threats to harm an employee of a local organization and police were contacted to investigate. On February 1st, 2019, theContinue Reading
There have been multiple allegations that our own Mayor, Bernadette Clement (a fellow former Montreal person), has been in a long term relationship with local lawyer Kimberly Walsh who’s the Chancellor at the local Catholic Diocese and formerly bankrupt lawyer, for many moons. In 2019 gender, religion, sexuality should playContinue Reading
Freezing drizzle and icky Winter conditions have cancelled all school buses today in the Cornwall area. Expect more rain and potential flooding in some areas before temps warm up overnight tonight before freezing up on Tuesday. Stay tuned to CFN for all your weather alerts and updates! Warnings 4:50 AMContinue Reading
FAIL TO ATTEND FOR PRINTS, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Marcus Vezina, 27, of Cornwall was arrested on January 31st, 2019 and charged with failing to attend for prints and breach of undertaking for failing to the keep the peace. It is alleged the man failed to attend for prints onContinue Reading
THEFT UNDER $5000 Cornwall, ON – Nadia Shahzad, 37, of Montreal was arrested on January 30th, 2019 and charged with theft under $5000. It is alleged the woman attended a Water Street business and removed merchandise, making no attempt to pay for the items as she left the store. PoliceContinue Reading
What is the point of having a city council or having an issue come to council if it doesn’t have an actual say? More bs answers over the garbage contract. Someone should be fired simply for the fact that there should be language in all RFP’s and tenders that CouncilContinue Reading
BREACH Cornwall, ON – Zachary McKinnon, 27 of Cornwall was arrested on January 25th, 2019 and charged with breach of undertaking for having communicated with someone he has conditions not to communicate with and breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged the man was foundContinue Reading
CFN viewer Joe Boyer of sent in these amazing shots of a fire on Concession 2 near Lancaster Ontario. The OPP are currently in the process of shutting down the road while the South Glengarry Volunteer firefighters do their thing. We will update as more information becomes available. If youContinue Reading
Cornwall is a city where its sitting MPP, Jim McDonnell caused publicity by at the time comparing the Premier of the province to Nazi’s. There was a vibrant Jewish community in Cornwall, but most have left. Cornwall’s culture besides being a bully culture by nature, can be very intolerant. AndContinue Reading
Did I hear anything about the young girl that took her own life? For the second time in two years I was queried that recently. We don’t like to talk about suicide. The police do not put it on the blotter. Here in Cornwall they refused to give me anyContinue Reading
SHAWNA SPOWART MAKES HISTORY She was an award-winning rookie cop who overcame personal tragedy to become the first woman deputy chief of the Cornwall Community Police Service BY KERRY McELROY CORNWALL, Ont. — When Police Advocates Journal sat down with Inspector Shawna Spowart last October for a profile about womenContinue Reading