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• Massey Commons risk assessment presentation made to Cornwall council

  13-01-2026 23:48 via standard-freeholder.com
  An assessment for Cornwall’s Massey Commons transitional-housing project has identified five areas the city should consider changing in order to mitigate the risks to its residents, and its neighbours. Cornwall councillors received a presentation about the risk assessment on Monday that provided an overview, but have not yet received the report itself. The risk assessment was awarded to
  Garda Canada Security Corporation for $10,509 in February 2025.Quickly giving an overview of recommended
  
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• Cornwall Fire Services respond to shed fire on Thirteenth Street West

  13-01-2026 23:23 via standard-freeholder.com
  Cornwall Fire Services responded to an active fire situation at 353 Thirteenth St. W., just east of Cumberland Street on Tuesday afternoon. “I came home to pick up my truck and I noticed there was smoke on the side of the garage,” said homeowner Joseph Gauthier. “I’m just glad everybody is OK in the house.” Firefighters, Cornwall SDG Paramedic Services, and the Cornwall Police Service were quick to respond to the scene.“Our dispatch received reports of a shed
  
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• St. Lawrence College hopes to improve long-term care staffing through research

  13-01-2026 23:14 via standard-freeholder.com
  While Ontario’s long-term care sector continues to face mounting challenges, two faculty members from St. Lawrence College are preparing to tackle one of the province’s most persistent ones. Dr. Andrea Rochon and Julie Dyke, professors in the school of nursing at St. Lawrence College, have been awarded a grant to support a three-year long research project that could change how students, and the public, view careers long-term care. “Our scope is to change your perspective,&rdquo
  
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• Coun. Carilyne Hébert verbally reprimanded for code of conduct breach

  13-01-2026 22:22 via standard-freeholder.com
  Cornwall councillors accepted the findings of their integrity commissioner David G. Boghosian related to Coun. Carilyne Hébert’s code of conduct breach and chose to verbally reprimand their colleague on Monday. Hébert was found to have
   breached the city’s Code of Conduct for Members of Council and Local Boards section 10.3 in two respects by disrespecting council’s decisions, and section 11.4 of the code for failing to respect neutrality.A complaint was file
  
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• OPP charge two with drug-related offences in South Mountain

  13-01-2026 20:44 via standard-freeholder.com
  SOUTH MOUNTAIN — Two people from North Dundas are each facing charges following an OPP East Region community street crime unit investigation that led to the search of a Maple Street residence on Monday. OPP said the investigation into drug trafficking in the area started earlier this month. During the search, officers seized quantities of what they suspected was cocaine and crack cocaine, along with a sword, cash, and several cellphones. Two people were taken into custody during the search
  
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• Cornwall police charge man with assault, committing indecent act

  13-01-2026 18:47 via standard-freeholder.com
  A 27-year-old man from Cornwall is facing various charges tied to several police investigations. Police alleged the man assaulted his ex-girlfriend on May 20, after which a warrant was issued for his arrest on a domestic assault charge. Police also alleged the man committed an indecent act while driving his motor vehicle on Oct. 14. He was taken into custody by RCMP officers on Monday, and later transferred to Cornwall police custody. In addition to the domestic assault charge, the man was charg
  
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