Ontario Provincial Police News Portal OPP Media Release LANARK COUNTY DRUG WARRANT EXECUTED IN LANARK HIGHLANDS2016-05-02 From: Organized Crime Enforcment Bureau Date: May 2, 2016 (Lanark Highlands, Ontario) – On Wednesday April 27th, 2016 members of the OPP Drug Enforcement Unit assisted by members of OPP Emergency Response Team executedContinue Reading
When you aren’t looking for something, you never know what you might find. Happened to me when I was going through an old box of pictures and look what I found: It is an old match box cover. It says on the side:’ Strike match on the back cover.’Continue Reading
There will be a fundraising dinner for the restoration of the Bishop’s House in St. Raphael’s on April 16th. Cocktails at 5:30 and dinner at 6pm. It will be held in the Char- Lan Recreation Center in Williamstown. and will be hosted by the restoration committee, The Glengarry FenciblesContinue Reading
MISCHIEF Cornwall, ON – A 29-year-old Cornwall man was arrested on March 19th, 2016 and charged with mischief. It is alleged during an argument on March 19th, 2016 the man damaged his ex-girlfriend’s school project and police were contacted to investigate. During their investigation the man was taken into custody,Continue Reading
The tenants at Beek Lindsay Seniors Residence are collecting food for a local food bank as they do for Thanksgiving and Christmas each year also. Food collections are under way for various food banks such as the Salvation Army, Trinity Anglican Church Food Cupboard, Agape Center and St. Vincent deContinue Reading
ASSAULT, THREATS, BREACH Cornwall, ON – A 15-year-old Cornwall youth was arrested on March 9th, 2016 and charged with assault, threats and breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. It is alleged during a school function the youth pulled the hair of a teacher’s assistant then threatened toContinue Reading
Disabled World is an online newsletter I get weekly. One of the articles dated January 26th/16 was about info on what to do if you got stuck in an elevator. Whew!! Panic time? No! They say be calm. The article gives some advice on what to do including tellingContinue Reading
Happy Birthday on February 28th. to Randy Lalonde, one of our dedicated Paramedics. I have known Randy for a long time. He worked with me years ago at Mount Carmel House Treatment Center for Drug and Alcohol Abuse in St. Raphael’s. He was a conscientious worker and a veryContinue Reading
Our City Councillor and columnist for the Seaway News, Claude McIntosh is advocating some honour to be bestowed in memory of the late Bob Turner. In his excellent article in the Seaway News of January 9th. Mr. McIntosh has credited Bob with bringing minor sports to Cornwall. Bob TurnerContinue Reading
Some years ago in St. Raphael’s where I worked, we had a very warm sunny February day. Staff and residents all went outside with only sweaters on for a coffee break. The birds were chirping and it was so spring-like I made a comment about spring being on itsContinue Reading
January is Alzheimer’s Awareness month and the Alzheimer Society has launched a new initiative called Dementia Friends. They are hoping that the community will make a difference by becoming more inclusive of some people with dementia and/or their caregivers. It could involve us learning more about the disease, orContinue Reading
I had the opportunity to be a volunteer for a few hours at the Cornwall Community Christmas dinner at the Agora Center on Christmas day. What a party!!! Smiling faces on everyone: volunteers and guests. There was music, prizes and great food and… great company!! I can’t imagineContinue Reading
One cold and blistery Christmas Eve, Santa brought his sleigh to a stop on the roof of a tiny house down the lane. The chimney was too small for Santa, but as you know, small or big, down the chimney he goes. Santa knew that in this house livedContinue Reading
OPP Confirmed a single vehicle collision that sent two to hospital. At approximately 6 PM on the 11th a couple, on Main Street in Alexandria, both 23, were struck and taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver was not charged. CFN viewer Ashley Sutherland who submittedContinue Reading
Christmas lights are going up on houses. As the song says, it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Restaurants are decorating also. I was in the Cornwall BBQ the other day and they were trimming the restaurant with beautiful red poinsettias. Very pretty. It seems the Family CornerContinue Reading
A new book , ‘Bonnie and Her 21 Children’ will be available in January of next year. It is about Bonnie and Fred Cappuccino and their 21 children, 19 of whom have been adopted. Fred and Bonnie are co-founders, with Dr. Nat Shah, of Child Haven International. The bookContinue Reading
With Remembrance Day Nov. 11th. coming up soon I was thinking how much our Veterans were and are, heroes. I can’t even imagined what they went through fighting to preserve our freedoms. Our soldiers past and present are all our heroes. My Dad was in the Army and apparentlyContinue Reading
A friend loaned me Joan Levy Earle’ s book, ‘ The Legacy of C.W. Kyte’. It is a great read. It brought back a lot of memories of days gone by for me as a youngster and teen growing up in Cornwall. Joan and her husband bought the store fromContinue Reading