Smiths Falls Ontario – Tweed’s new visitor centre in their global headquarters located in Smiths Falls will have its opening to the public on Thursday, Aug. 23, just before Tweed’s 3rd annual shindig . The shindig is a concert event hosted by Tweed . Local social media posts again this Continue Reading
(Prescott, ON.) – On August 20, 2018 at 5:35 p.m., Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police, Prescott Fire Department and Leeds – Grenville Emergency Services responded to an explosion at an industrial building at 205 Churchill Road West in Prescott. A 30 year old male from Rear Yonge – Escott TownshipContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Lawyers can be a smart bunch, cagey too. It’s rare to get them “on the record” unless they want to be on the record which is why it’s so much fun to get them to chat off the record when the opportunity arises. “Flipper is as goodContinue Reading
ASSAULT, RESIST ARREST Cornwall, ON – Jamie Bona, 22, of Cornwall was arrested on August 21st, 2018 and charged with assault and resist arrest. It is alleged during an argument on August 21st, 2018 the man struck another man who was known to him and police were contacted to investigate.Continue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – The last Vitae Lampada, the yearbook of the Hotel Dieu Hospital School of Nursing, was in 1969, the year the school closed. Luckily I was able to borrow a copy and also a Graduation Exercises program from Terri Hooker, Class of ’69. In the yearbook areContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – It’s odd, some of the requests we get for assistance. As this newspaper is about to celebrate our tenth anniversary of somehow surviving in this culturally toxic town it never stops to astound me how entitled some people think they are? Our first two years we essentiallyContinue Reading
FAIL TO ATTEND PRINTS, RESIST ARREST, POSSESSION OF SPEED, BREACH Cornwall, ON – Travis Cook, 36, of Cornwall was arrested on August 17th, 2018 and charged with failing to attend for prints, possession of methamphetamine (speed), resist arrest, breach of undertaking and breach of recognizance for failing to keep theContinue Reading
REQUEST FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE – SCOOTER THEFT Cornwall, ON – The Cornwall Community Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man involved in a theft of an electronic scooter from a Ninth Street business on August 15th, 2018. The suspect is described as follows: • Approx. 30-40Continue Reading
SD&G OPP NEWS (STORMONT DUNDAS & GLENGARRY, ON) – The SD&G Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating several incidents after responding to 306 calls for service from Monday August 13, 2018 to Friday August 17, 2018. Among these occurrences, SD&G OPP responded to: – 18 MotorContinue Reading
MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION (SOUTH DUNDAS, ON) – Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a single vehicle collision on Broken Second Road (between Marine Station Road and County Road 1 ), South Dundas Township. Preliminary investigation has indicated that at approximately 00:13am, anContinue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Jesse Whitford, 21, of Cornwall was arrested on August 16th, 2018 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged the man breached his probation conditions and a warrant was issued for his arrest. On August 16th, 2018, the man attended police headquarters to deal withContinue Reading
ASSAULT Cornwall, ON – Dylan McClain, 23, of Cornwall was arrested on August 15th, 2018 and charged with assault. It is alleged on August 14th, 2018, the man struck someone known to him and police were contacted to investigate. On August 15th, 2018 the man was taken into custody, chargedContinue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – John Donais, 47, of Cornwall was arrested on August 14th, 2018 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged the man failed to attend court on January 8th, 2018 for breaches and a warrant was issued for his arrest. On August 14th, 2018 the manContinue Reading
WARRANT Cornwall, ON – Larry Labelle, 41, of Long Sault was arrested on August 13th, 2018 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged the man failed to attend court on May 15th, 2018 for a drug charge and a warrant was issued for his arrest. On August 13th,Continue Reading
WEAPONS Cornwall, ON – As a result of an ongoing investigation, a second person has been arrested in relation to the handgun found at a local bar on August 1st, 2018. (Please see media release from August 3rd, 2018). Lyndon Fawcett, 41, of Cornwall was arrested on August 10th, 2018 andContinue Reading
“The world will not be destroyed by evil but by those who watch without doing anything” Albert Einstein. Well it’s that time again to renew councils contracts through our election process. When one is hired to do a specific job and fails miserably should they get their contracts extended anotherContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – For many of us journalists we know no hours. We can be working days straight at a time. We can work at odd hours. Many of us have no set schedules. CFN does not have public offices. When I need to meet someone we do it inContinue Reading
SD&G OPP NEWS (STORMONT DUNDAS & GLENGARRY, ON) – The SD&G Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating several incidents after responding to 198 calls for service from Tuesday August 7, 2018 to Friday August 10, 2018. Among these occurrences, SD&G OPP responded to: – 8Continue Reading