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• Tourism Development Corporation of Cornwall still hopes to support the Port Lands

  16-07-2026 23:40 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  The passion about the future of the Port Lands overshadowed the annual update to council on Monday from the Tourism Development Corporation of Cornwall (TDCC).Coun. Fred Ngoundjo asked TDCC chairperson Karen Torrie-Racine and treasurer Étienne Saint-Aubin about their feelings toward the Port Lands, saying he had heard about the organization’s hopes to become involved in the project.“The Port Lands right now represents missed opportunity and it makes me cry,” said Saint-
  
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• Cornwall police charge man with assault, B & E, breaches

  16-07-2026 23:10 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  A 42-year-old man from Cornwall is facing seven charges tied to separate police investigations.Police alleged the man failed to attend Cornwall court on May 29, after which a warrant was issued for his arrest. Officers responding to a disturbance call on June 29 alleged the man broke into his spouse’s residence, assaulted the woman, and breached various court orders. He was located by officers responding to an unwanted-person call on Wednesday and taken into police custody.The man was cha
  
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• South Dundas council updated on Iroquois Lock

  16-07-2026 22:49 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  MORRISBURG — South Dundas council received an update on the Iroquois Lock viewing area situation at its July 8 council meeting.In May, South Dundas formally notified the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) that it was going to terminate its lease on some of the park land where a service club had constructed a bandshell and gazebos.Chief administrative officer Ben de Haan told council on July 8 that the SLSMC has been formally notified and that South Dundas has requested to
  
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• Winchester volunteer honoured with Senate tour

  16-07-2026 22:30 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  WINCHESTER — A beloved lifelong resident of Winchester was welcomed in the Senate of Canada chambers as a guest of Sen. Bernadette Clement on July 12.Jonas Fossitt is well known in the Winchester and North Dundas communities for his steadfast and unwavering commitment to his community.Fossitt’s resume of community involvement goes back decades. From managing North Dundas Minor Hockey Association in the 1990s; to helping during the Ice Storm of 1998; organizing floats for Winchester&
  
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• Cornwall hears its assets are performing better than funding suggests

  16-07-2026 21:05 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Cornwall council heard Monday that the city’s assets are currently outperforming the annual funding amount that is being allocated to maintain them.If Cornwall wants to maintain its current levels of service, its asset-management progress report indicates the current funding of $33.5 million per year falls short of a $52.6-million target identified to sustain its infrastructure. The recommended annual spend to reach proposed levels of service is $63.5 million. This represents a funding ga
  
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