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• Cornwall councillor critiques Massey Commons risk assessment

  28-01-2026 23:57 via standard-freeholder.com
  One Cornwall councillor voiced his opinion on Monday that the Massey Commons risk assessment didn’t come across as a risk assessment meant for neighbouring schools and residents, but as one for the future residents of the facility. “It feels more like a risk assessment for the sidewalk in, not the sidewalk out,” said Coun. Todd Bennett, noting what was expected would be one that would assess the risk the facility itself and its potential residents might pose to its neighbours.
  
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• Salt supplies on the rocks across Ontario, but few concerns in Cornwall region

  28-01-2026 22:25 via standard-freeholder.com
  Though a salt shortage is raising concerns at council tables across Ontario and in parts of the United States. there are no immediate concerns in Cornwall and SDG on keeping roads safe this winter. Cornwall’s director of communications, government relations and strategic planning Katherine Wells said the city has sufficient stockpiles of road salt and that if supplies run short, they don’t foresee any procurement issues arising. A portion of the City of Cornwall’s salt is procu
  
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• Lapierre takes the helm at ACCFutures in Cornwall

  28-01-2026 20:48 via standard-freeholder.com
  A new executive director has taken the helm at ACCFutures. In a written statement, the non-profit business incubator announced on Monday that Denis Lapierre will be the organization’s new executive director, taking over from Greg Pietersma who led ACCFutures since February 2022. “Greg brought heart and purpose to his role at ACCFutures,” said ACCFutures board chair Shannon Lebrun. “He believed deeply in this organization, in the entrepreneurs we support, and in the power
  
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• Cornwall Locomotive No. 17 gets ticket to ride out 12 more months of fundraising

  28-01-2026 20:21 via standard-freeholder.com
  Cornwall council has agreed to let the Friends of Engine 17 ride out 12 more months of fundraising efforts related to refurbishing and relocating the well-known locomotive artifact within the city. The group provided a letter to the city dated December 2025, sharing that $56,000 has been raised to-date to support the local preservation of the locomotive, which the Ontario Land Tribunal had previously deemed to be an important heritage artifact. “We are encouraged to report that $56,000 has
  
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• Golden new CEO of Maxville Manor

  28-01-2026 00:09 via standard-freeholder.com
  MAXVILLE — The Maxville Manor’s new chief executive officer is on the job. Steven Golden started in the top job at the North Glengarry not-for-profit long-term care home this week. Golden takes over after the departure of Amy Porteous in October. Golden has extensive experience in health-care administration going back 20 years, to when he was a business manager with Chartwell retirement residences. Golden also served as administrator of the Glen Stor Dun Lodge from 2019-22, which is
  
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