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• Keeping the river healthy

  24-06-2018 21:53 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Living beside the St. Lawrence River certainly has its advantages. It makes for a beautiful view, provides a recreational venue and is a great place to catch fish.
  
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• Cornwall SDG Paramedic Services launches Funbulance vehicle

  17-03-2026 17:26 via standard-freeholder.com
  A different type of ambulance will be rolling around town in the near future that will grab attention without its sirens on. The Cornwall SDG Paramedic Services has launched its Funbulance vehicle, a retired ambulance that will now serve as a community engagement vehicle. The ambulance has been transformed in its looks and function in order to spark curiosity and celebrate local paramedics. The City of Cornwall and United Counties of SDG announced the unique initiative on Monday in a press
  
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• Canada Border Services Agency in Cornwall charges man with firearms-smuggling offences

  17-03-2026 15:59 via standard-freeholder.com
  A 21-year-old man from Akwesasne is facing 11 charges following an investigation led by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Officers alleged the man attempted to enter Canada at the Cornwall port of entry on March 3, then fled into Cornwall when he was referred for a secondary inspection. The RCMP, OPP, and Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service were contacted to locate the suspect’s vehicle. The RCMP pulled over the suspect in a police traffic stop in Cornwall, and returned the man and his
  
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• Stormont Dundas Glengarry to officially engage with Alto

  16-03-2026 23:28 via standard-freeholder.com
  SDG council voted on Monday to have county staff prepare formal comments for the Alto high-speed passenger rail project. Across eastern Ontario, several local municipalities have officially expressed opposition to the project, often citing concerns over fears of land expropriation and the project’s potential for negative affects on the environment. Some of those concerns were echoed Monday at SDG council’s regular meeting. “I know there is a great concern in the [agriculture] c
  
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• 11th-annual Seedy Saturday in Cornwall showcases helpers, from worms to butterflies

  16-03-2026 23:15 via standard-freeholder.com
  Same as spring’s renewal, there is always something fresh at the 11th annual Seedy Saturday gardening expo, to help local gardeners. One popular stop for more than 100 guests at their Benson Centre booth was Arukah (Hebrew for healing, restoration or wellness), staffed by the spouse/partnership of Stephen Tuitt and Jessica Theriault. Their product? Worm castings. Or in layman’s language — “It’s worm poop, we’re selling poop for money,” said Tuitt, who qu
  
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• Stormont Dundas Glengarry council wants more discussion on roadside tree-planting

  16-03-2026 23:04 via standard-freeholder.com
  The United Counties of SDG council has scheduled a committee of the whole meeting to address the roadside tree program on April 7 at 7 p.m. The discussion about scheduling another committee-of-the-whole meeting regarding the roadside tree program took place at Monday’s regular council meeting, where councillors discussed the issue and the importance of both sides being represented to reach a fair decision. This will be the second such meeting on the roadside tree-planting program, followin
  
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• Cornwall police allege trio tortured a man held against his will

  16-03-2026 21:28 via standard-freeholder.com
  Three people from Cornwall are facing multiple charges after police responded to a call on Friday. Police alleged a male victim was held against his will and tortured in the basement of a residence. He was found and transported to hospital with serious injuries. A 35-year-old man from Cornwall was arrested and charged with: assault with a weapon; aggravated assault; forcible confinement; imitation firearm — use while committing offence; firearm — use while committing offence; possess
  
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• SDG council cautious as price volatility set to impact municipal budget

  16-03-2026 20:56 via standard-freeholder.com
  Ongoing global market volatility has SDG council a little nervous when it comes to pricing out the roadwork it has planned for 2026. Council received two key updates on micro-surfacing work at its regular meeting on Monday. In both instances, councillors expressed anxiety around the accuracy of cost projections for infrastructure spending. While council approved a micro-surfacing tender for Duncor Enterprises for $381,079 for work approved in the 2026 budget, an additional request for $113,603 f
  
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• What are the highlights of the 2026 Local Labour Market Plan for the Cornwall area?

  16-03-2026 19:25 via standard-freeholder.com
  The Eastern Ontario Training Board (EOTB) has released its 2026 Local Labour Market Plan for Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry (SDG), and Prescott-Russell. The Eastern Ontario Training Board is a workforce development board that is part of a network of 25 other boards across eastern Ontario. It summarizes recent data and surveys that involve employers, educators, employment service providers, and economic developers in the counties of SDG and Prescott-Russell. The annual labour market plan r
  
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• Two-year conditional sentence for stabbing in Morrisburg

  13-03-2026 22:16 via standard-freeholder.com
  A man from Morrisburg was given a conditional sentence of two years less a day for stabbing another man in Morrisburg a few years ago. Jesse Champagne was sentenced in Ontario Superior Court Friday, following a jury trial on charges of aggravated assault and uttering threats to cause bodily harm. He had pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of a prohibited weapon. Judge Brian Holowka accepted a joint submission on sentencing, which means Champagne won’t return to jail while serving his
  
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• Cornwall police charge woman with aggravated assault, weapons offences after stabbing

  13-03-2026 16:50 via standard-freeholder.com
  A 35-year-old woman from Cornwall is facing three charges after police responded to a report of a stabbing in the area of First and Prince Arthur streets on Feb. 28. Police alleged the woman stabbed someone with an edged weapon, leaving him with life-threatening injuries. The man was transported to hospital as the criminal investigation division led the investigation. A warrant was issued for the woman’s arrest and with the assistance of the OPP Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement squad, ta
  
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• Freezing rainstorm loses punch, turns into Thursday flurries in most of Cornwall region

  12-03-2026 22:29 via standard-freeholder.com
  They say that if March comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb, and vice versa. But what does that age old idiom say about what happens during the middle of the month? Or what happens when the severity of a freezing rainstorm arrives later than forecast and loses some of its punch, as temperatures stayed above the freezing point overnight? According to Environment Canada, strong wind gusts up to 40 kilometres per hour would carry snowflurries across the sky in the Cornwall and SDG area thr
  
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• Cornwall police not participating in gun buyback program, board says

  12-03-2026 22:12 via standard-freeholder.com
  The Cornwall Police Service (CPS) board released a statement Wednesday that the organization is not participating in the federal government’s Assault-Style Firearm Compensation Program. The decision reflects some other police service boards across the province and country, with CBC reporting in January that the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will not be participating in the program
  after consultation with the provincial government. The Ottawa Police Service, in a joint statement with the
  
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• Two people charged with smuggling offences after police traffic stop in Cornwall

  12-03-2026 21:59 via standard-freeholder.com
  Two people are each facing charges following a police traffic stop in Cornwall on Feb. 12. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service (AMPS), and other members of the Cornwall Regional Task Force were involved in the investigation, where the CBSA alleged a black pickup truck was being used for contraband smuggling. The RCMP conducted the traffic stop, leading to the seizure of the vehicle itself, 7,160 tins of nicotine pouches with an estimated value of $198,815; a
  
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• Massey Commons risk assessment presented to Cornwall council in January - what happens next?

  12-03-2026 20:01 via standard-freeholder.com
  Now that a risk-assessment report was received by Cornwall city council in January, what are the next steps? Will the information lead to any changes? Members of council were polled in recent weeks to discuss the report, its recommendations, and what comes next. Cornwall councillors first received information about the project’s risk assessment whenabout it on Jan. 12. Council later received an administrative report with a risk assessment chart on Jan. 26. It identified for city staff to c
  
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• École secondaire catholique La Citadelle student wins regional spelling bee

  12-03-2026 17:45 via standard-freeholder.com
  Kaleb Banville, a Grade 8 student at École secondaire catholique La Citadelle, took home first prize in the Épelle-Moi Canada regional spelling bee held in Rockland on March 7. The competition had 10 competitors, each of whom was given a list of words to study for the competition back in November. The competitors were then randomly placed in order of who would have to spell first to last. If a competitor spelled a word wrong, they were eliminated, and the word was passed to the nex
  
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• Cornwall police Senior Officers' Association ratifies four-year deal

  12-03-2026 17:15 via standard-freeholder.com
  The Cornwall Police Service board announced Tuesday the bargaining committees for the Senior Officers’ Association (SOA) and the board had ratified a four-year collective agreement. Insp. David Michaud, association bargaining committee chair, said there are nine members in the SOA, including two inspectors, as well as directors and managers. The board’s press release highlighted how the bargaining committees entered the negotiation process with the goal of balancing fiscal responsibi
  
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• Cornwall police charge man with theft, breaches

  12-03-2026 16:05 via standard-freeholder.com
  A 52-year-old man from Cornwall is facing three charges after a police investigation into a complaint from a Second Street East business. Police alleged the man removed merchandise from the store without paying for it on Sept. 8, and later issued a warrant for his arrest. He was located at the Cornwall courthouse and taken into custody. The man was charged with theft under $5,000 — shoplifting, and two counts of breach of probation for failing to keep the peace. He was released from police
  
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• Jamie Fawthrop named next CAO for Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry

  11-03-2026 21:06 via standard-freeholder.com
  Jamie Fawthrop will be taking on the chief administrative officer role with the United Counties of SDG, following the retirement of Maureen Adams this spring. SDG announced the appointment on Tuesday. Fawthrop is no stranger to municipal government in Cornwall and SDG, with a decade and a half of experience, 11 of those years in managerial and supervisory roles with the City of Cornwall.“I am honoured to join SDG Counties and excited for the opportunity to serve this dynamic and growing re
  
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• A Q-and-A with the author of From Fire to Form, The Life and Work of Angelo Rossi

  11-03-2026 19:47 via standard-freeholder.com
  Pamela Patten has recently published a book about someone — and something — many people from Cornwall would find familiar. From Fire to Form: The Life and Work of Angelo Rossi, Master Glass Blower, hit Amazon and other retailers in November. Rossi, who now lives in Smooth Rock Falls, Ont., reached out to the Standard-Freeholder about the book, and earlier this week Patten spoke with us by phone. This is an edited and condensed version of the conversation.Why is Angelo Rossi’s s
  
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• Cornwall police charge man with assaults after he spat on woman

  11-03-2026 15:37 via standard-freeholder.com
  A 33-year-old man from Cornwall is facing two charges after police responded to a disturbance call on Tuesday. Police alleged the man had spat on his ex-girlfriend on two separate occasions. The man was charged with two counts of domestic assault. He was released from police custody to appear in Cornwall court on March 31.
  
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• Flood watch in effect for Cornwall region

  10-03-2026 23:31 via standard-freeholder.com
  South Nation Conservation (SNC) and the Raisin Region Conservation Authority (RRCA) have announced areas in SDG and Cornwall will be entering a flood watch. The upgrade to flood watch is due to recent warmer temperatures and precipitation, resulting in higher river levels and flooding of low-lying areas, leading to unsafe conditions near waterways.Environment Canada has forecast up to 35 millimetres of precipitation and above-zero temperatures until March 12. The combination is causing concern f
  
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• Flood warning in effect for parts of Cornwall region

  10-03-2026 23:31 via standard-freeholder.com
  This article has been edited to correct a typo in a quote, and to add information about the flood warning issued Wednesday. The Raisin Region Conservation Authority (RRCA) issued a flood warning on Wednesday, after it and the South Nation Conservation (SNC) had announced areas in SDG and Cornwall were under a flood watch on Tuesday. The RRCA upgraded its watch to a warning due to the forecast, noting another 30 millimetres of rain is expected overnight into Thursday. Specifically, the RRCA noted
  
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• North Dundas shelves archive agreement with South Dundas

  10-03-2026 22:57 via standard-freeholder.com
  WINCHESTER — A partnership between the Township of North Dundas and the Municipality of South Dundas to store and manage historical records has ended, without a clear path forward for how North Dundas will house its records. In October, North Dundas council voted to end its partnership with South Dundas. In a report to council, township administrative staff outlined how North Dundas was paying $67,000 a year to store records in South Dundas, where it only occupied 25 per cent of the space.
  
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• Over 950 residential units proposed for former Domtar site in Cornwall

  10-03-2026 22:39 via standard-freeholder.com
  Cornwall’s planning advisory and hearing committee (PAC) heard a presentation on Monday related to a proposed subdivision with 966 residential units on the former Domtar site at 800 Second St. W. The current property owner Paris Holdings made an application for a zoning bylaw amendment and an official plan amendment in July 2025, according to a report to PAC. Both applications were completed in January. The company, which has owned the land since shortly after Domtar’s closure in 200
  
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• North Glengarry mayor shares rural municipal neighbours' Alto concerns

  10-03-2026 19:07 via standard-freeholder.com
  The exact path the proposed Alto high-speed rail line may follow through the Township of North Glengarry is still unknown, and Mayor Jamie MacDonald said public feedback is largely opposed or concerned, particularly from farmers and residents in the township. “We’ve had the presentation from Alto at our council earlier on, as well as at the Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry (SDG) council. Originally, it appeared the train would run directly through North Glengarry, following the Via Ra
  
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• Cornwall police charge man for assaulting someone with a snow brush

  10-03-2026 16:08 via standard-freeholder.com
  A 21-year-old man from Ottawa is facing two charges following a police investigation. Police alleged the man assaulted someone he knows with a snow brush on Feb. 24. He was taken into custody at police headquarters on Monday. The man was charged with assault with a weapon, and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. He was released from police custody to appear in Cornwall court on April 21.Theft, prohibited operation, breachA 49-year-old man from Cornwall is facing three charges after r
  
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• Cornwall police charge two people following child-pornography investigation

  09-03-2026 21:40 via standard-freeholder.com
  Following an investigation from the Cornwall Police Service’s internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit, two individuals are facing charges. A 34-year-old man from Lunenburg, was taken into police custody on March 6, and charged with five counts of fail to comply with release order; possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material; makes, prints, publishes or possesses for the purpose of publication of any child sexual abuse and exploitation material; two counts of distribution of c
  
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• How Carleton Place found an innovative way to keep and train doctors

  09-03-2026 20:53 via standard-freeholder.com
  For thousands of people in Cornwall and Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, access to a primary care physician, or family doctor, remains elusive. The situation matches a similar narrative told throughout Ontario. According to the Ontario Medical Association (OMA), at the end of 2025, there are 2.5 million Ontario residents without a family doctor. The OMA has also predicted that number will soon double. Over half of the province’s physicians are nearing the age of retirement, and only 42 per
  
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• New high school to keep Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School as its name

  09-03-2026 20:19 via standard-freeholder.com
  Cornwall’s new English public high school has a name, and it’s a familiar one. Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) trustees passed a motion to retain the name Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School (CCVS) for the new high school. The name was approved at a UCDSB board meeting on March 4, where members discussed the naming, after UCDSB chief business officer and treasurer David Hobbs recommended the motion. The naming decision follows the 2017 vote, in which the previous UCD
  
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