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• Cornwall cuts back on its economic development budget in 2026

  12-01-2026 23:51 via standard-freeholder.com
  While Cornwall’s manager of economic development Bob Peters said a smaller increase to property tax base is in and of itself a draw to the region, councillors expressed concerns with cuts to the department’s bottom line. During city budget deliberations in December, council heard the department would see a $50,000 reduction to its marketing budget line in 2026. This is an overall decrease of the department’s budget by about 30 per cent, according Peters. “We will take the
  
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• Serious ATV collision in Moose Creek

  12-01-2026 22:40 via standard-freeholder.com
  MOOSE CREEK — A 35-year-old man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) collision on Sunday evening. SDG OPP said Monday officers responded to Valley and Nevada streets in the village around 7 p.m. Sunday, following the single-vehicle collision. The roadways were closed to allow emergency crews the space and time to manage the scene safely, and were later reopened to traffic. OPP officers are continuing the investigation into the collisio
  
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• Cornwall police charge man for assaulting woman, damaging her phone

  12-01-2026 21:19 via standard-freeholder.com
  A 37-year-old man from Cornwall is facing three charges after police responded to an intimate-partner violence complaint on Sunday. Police alleged the man assaulted his girlfriend several times, and damaged the woman’s phone. The man was charged with two counts of domestic assault, and mischief — destroys or damages property. He was held in police custody pending a bail hearing in Cornwall court.Assault, breachesA 45-year-old man from Cornwall is facing eight charges after police res
  
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• South Dundas welcomes 2026 with Christmas tree bonfires

  12-01-2026 20:47 via standard-freeholder.com
  MORRISBURG — With a hot chocolate and hotdog in both hands, Reece Arsenault watched the primordial spectacle of a large blaze. The fuel was the family’s Christmas tree, which was added to a pile of dozens from other families.He, and his father, Chad, were among the hundreds of South Dundas residents who brought their trees over the weekend to the Morrisburg and Iroquois waterfront parks. As Morrisburg firefighters successively added each tree, Reece simply shrugged when asked how he
  
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