Cornwall Ontario –   CUPE sent out a release today. The four CUPE locals who have been on strike in Cornwall have each ratified their tentative agreements.  Assuming City Council and the Library Board both ratify from management’s side today, people will return to work on Tuesday. Oddly enough more questionsContinue Reading

Cornwall Ontario – Tentative agreement reached in Cornwall city workers’ strike according to the CUPE release below. After a leak by Councilor Andre Rivette to CBC and CFN and our story by former HR Manager Rob Menagh it appeared that the city would have to capitulate on its demand for aContinue Reading

To the Editor: The City Council and my office have been fielding questions about the strike and our reluctance to comment about the issues which have led to it.  I wanted to take this opportunity to make our reasons clear.  We appreciate that the public have a desire to knowContinue Reading

REQUEST FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE – AGGRAVATED ASSAULT Cornwall, ON – During the early morning hours of June 6th, 2018, at approximately 2:30 am, the Cornwall Community Police Service responded to an aggravated assault at Bill’s Sports Bar, located on Thirteenth Street. It is believed an altercation took place between twoContinue Reading

Cornwall Ontario – The buzz finally hit the page as Cornwall City Councilor Andre Rivette leaked to the CBC and then confirmed with CFN,  that the issue that led to the CUPE strike is the city asking the union to move from 100% of wages for up to 17 weeksContinue Reading

First Degree Murder Charge Laid (WINCHESTER, ON) – On Thursday, May 31, 2018, members with the Stormont Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit, under the direction Detective Inspector Jim Gorry of the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), arrested James Henry WISE, 75-years-old, with First Degree Murder. The victim, RaymondContinue Reading