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• Ontario commits $30 million for Cornwall's secondary water intake

  17-02-2026 23:18 via standard-freeholder.com
  Tuesday saw a historic provincial funding announcement for the City of Cornwall inside the city’s water treatment plant. A $30-million investment for the city to expand its water infrastructure was committed through Ontario’s Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program’s Health and Safety Water Stream (MHIP-HSWS). With $30 million being the maximum funding amount available through the program, Cornwall council heard last summer it was applying for the financial support towards&nbs
  
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• Stormont Dundas Glengarry council receives shared services update for 2026

  17-02-2026 22:23 via standard-freeholder.com
  At their regular meeting on Monday, SDG councillors had the opportunity to engage with service managers from the City of Cornwall in regards to shared services. The United Counties of SDG participates in cost-sharing agreements for Ontario Works and other provincial income supports, Glen Stor Dun Lodge, paramedic services, and housing services. SDG finalized its 2026 budget in December, and officially passed it through bylaws on Feb. 2. This presentation served as a chance for SDG council to rec
  
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• Cornwall police charge man with possession of child sex abuse material

  17-02-2026 21:50 via standard-freeholder.com
  A 48-year-old man from Lancaster is facing two charges following an investigation by Cornwall police’s internet child exploitation unit. Police said the unit began its investigation on Aug. 5, and alleged that on May 12, 2025, the man was in possession and accessed child sexual abuse and exploitation material. A warrant was issued for the man’s arrest. He was taken into custody by the OPP on Monday, and later transferred into Cornwall police custody. The man was charged with possessi
  
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• Alcohol may be on tap soon at Cornwall's Aultsville Theatre

  17-02-2026 20:26 via standard-freeholder.com
  After almost 50 years in the show business, Cornwall’s Aultsville Theatre might introduce a new amenity for some shows and rentals — the ability to serve alcoholic beverages. Aultsville Theatre general manager Brittney Waldroff explained the theatre’s decision to apply for a liquor sales licence was born out of formal polling of patrons and community members last fall as part of the theatre’s strategic-planning exercise. “The overwhelming feedback was most people we
  
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• What does municipal medical recruitment look like across four eastern Ontario communities?

  17-02-2026 20:05 via standard-freeholder.com
  This City of Cornwall is not unique in having municipally-funded recruitment programs aimed at attracting primary care professionals to practise in the community. Many Ontario cities, municipalities, and regional governments have established their own recruitment efforts over the past few years as doctor shortages have left over one million patients across the province without a primary health-care provider. Speaking at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) event in Toronto last month,
  
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