• A look at the history of the Cornwall Regional Airport as the city sells its stake

    A look at the history of the Cornwall Regional Airport as the city sells its stake
    This article has been updated to include quotations and statements from David and Steve Small. While both Cornwall and South Glengarry hailed the Aug. 20 agreement to consolidate the Cornwall Regional Airport’s ownership as a step forward after a 42-year partnership, its history goes back much further.Throughout the 1950s, the Cornwall Board of Trade, which would one day become the Cornwall and Area Chamber of Commerce, began lobbying local governments to get into the growing airport indu
  • Deal finalized to end Cornwall’s ownership of regional airport

    Deal finalized to end Cornwall’s ownership of regional airport
    Two municipalities. Two votes. One decision.After 42 years, Cornwall is out of the airport business.On Thursday, Aug. 20, both the Township of South Glengarry and the City of Cornwall councils held special meetings to vote on a finalized agreement that’s been years in the making.The City of Cornwall has sold its 50 per cent share in the Cornwall Regional Airport, a municipally-owned aerodrome located in Summerstown, to South Glengarry for $1.5 million. The deal includes a provision that C

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