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• Pup-fuelled warmth on offer at the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society in Cornwall

  23-01-2026 23:13 via standard-freeholder.com
  With temperatures set to plunge to record lows, the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society Cornwall and Region Animal Centre on Boundary Road held a heartwarming opportunity for animal lovers on Friday. The animal centre hosted a meet-and-greet, inviting the public to snuggle with some puppies. The 12 puppies were born in the care of the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society, and the centre is excited to now be able to start the rehoming process for nine of the adorable, four-legged canines. People had the o
  
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• Moulinette Island residents aim to tackle roundabout safety

  23-01-2026 22:43 via standard-freeholder.com
  Residents of Moulinette Island are hoping to see a few changes made at the roundabout connecting the Long Sault Parkway with County Road 2. A petition has been signed by 71 residents of Moulinette Island and will be presented to SDG council at its next regular meeting on Monday, Jan. 26. The residents are hoping to move a two-and-a-half-inch depressed drain away from one of the roundabout’s merge lanes. The petition raises several safety concerns about the current drain. According to Willi
  
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• End of the line for Cornwall Transit Express Route 71

  23-01-2026 22:25 via standard-freeholder.com
  Cornwall Transit announced Friday, Jan. 16, that it would be ending service for its Express Route 71. The Express 71 was launched in 2019, with the stated goal of offering 15-minute service within Cornwall. Its route went from Brookdale Avenue and Tollgate Road to the transfer point at Second and Pitt Streets, then to Montreal Road past St. Lawrence College before looping back. Conventional bus routes typically only stop at each stop once every half-hour. “Due budget considerations and dec
  
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• Cornwall native Marc Lafleur returns to Dragons' Den as guest investor

  23-01-2026 21:42 via standard-freeholder.com
  Cornwall’s Marc Lafleur said stepping back into the Dragons’ Den lair as a guest investor was a surreal experience. Lafleur, who is well known for having created the company truLOCAL, last appeared on Dragons’ Den as a contestant. The episode where he pitched truLOCAL to the dragons with cofounder Greg Quaile aired in 2018 during season 12. Dragons Michele Romanow and Joe Mimran invested $100,000 for 10 per cent equity in the company, which Lafleur has since sold. Returning now
  
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