Cornwall Ontario – The very great Myles Goodwin penned the lyrics to Rock & Roll is a Vicious Game. For Alison Hudson it appears to have become true in Cornwall Ontario. She posted this meme after a social media thread went viral in June about her being dismissed fromContinue Reading
Recently a list of 25 Things Cornwall, ON People Know Too Well – The bitter truth of it all went locally viral. 2. The ski hill is made from industrial waste. Cornwall has a ski hill in the middle of town, right behind Lowe’s (formerly Walmart) which in and of itself isContinue Reading
I apparently slept through a 3.2 Earthquake that rocked the Eastern part of Cornwall. Social media is stirring with people asking others if they felt the tremblor? Our region has frequent rumbles, but we have never had a “Big One”. The 3.2 quake was centered only a fewContinue Reading
The Garlic Fest in Cornwall helped fill the massive void in the community after the failure and end of Lift Off. Sadly though the same type of organization and thinking that doomed Lift Off and Winterfest have permeated this event like garlic that oozes from our pores after we’ve eatenContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – A mist of burning pig fat and beer farts wafted across Water Street as I returned across our new mighty bridge from the US of A. Ribfest was humming. There were a lot of cars, but I didn’t see a lot of people? It was bewildering.Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – The City of Cornwall’s signature event has been grounded for 2015. There will be no 21st Lift Off this year. Consistent to their unprofessional nature Lift Off organizers sent out a press invite and didn’t show up giving selected media snippets of info. The Standard Freeholder gotContinue Reading
CFN – Today I was in a chat with someone. They mentioned an incident in Cornwall and forgot that it was CFN that stepped up and came to the defense of their own business and that of others. It was one of our first ombudsman pieces and an experienceContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Guy Menard I believe, really cares about his community. He and I may not agree who gets to play a part in our community, and to what degree; but clearly he wants Lift Off to remain; and so do I. Sadly his company did not sponsorContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – It felt good to see Balloons over Cornwall this weekend, even if only for one morning. It really did. I have always been a fan of Lift Off and think it truly should be the cornerstone of representing our city, and is one of the fewContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – The 20th Edition of the Kinsmen Cornwall Lift Off happens this coming weekend and your favorite source for news in Cornwall has tickets to give away! Post your favorite Lift Off memory from the past twenty year and you can win a pair of weekend passes toContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – With the 2014 20th Anniversary edition of Cornwall Kinsmen Lift Off only 6 days away they need volunteers to step to the plate in a few areas. From the release: We need people to help with crewing…assisting with the balloons (primarily those that have drivers licenses and can backContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – The folks at Lift Off announced the slate of bands playing as well as that the first day will be free to the public! Playing July 10th – 12th : Thursday 4:30pm: Street Road 6:00pm: Lost Boyz 8:00pm: Barstool Prophets 9:30pm: Glass Tiger Friday 4:30pm: Trailer FiveContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – I’m proud to announce that CFN is returning as a sponsor to the Kinsmen Cornwall Lift Off ! The keystone event for our great city for 2014! We last were sponsors in 2010 when Lift Off set its all time attendance record! Jason Jesmer, event Co ChairContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – It’s very sad for me personally to see how the Kinsmen Avonmore Cornwall Lift Off organization has failed our community. The event has struggled since their biggest year in 2010 after Chris Savard, its founder, left in a cloud of mystery that led the group toContinue Reading
CFN – Canada and the US have been peaceful neighbors and friends now for over 200 years. It’s been a good relationship and positive in many ways. Perfect? Nope; but like all neighbors you work out your differences. This year the Kinsmen Cornwall Lift Off Balloon Festival for theContinue Reading
CFN – Avonmore Kinsmen Cornwall Lift Off 2013 was marred as it was a balloon festival without many balloons. For reasons unconfirmed (the buzz was US customs which didn’t make much sense) most of the balloons launched from distant Avonmore Ontario instead of Cornwall or even nearby St. Andrews. TheContinue Reading