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• Night vision camera captures beaver in Cornwall breaking wind - BBC

  27-04-2025 13:53
  Night vision camera captures beaver in Cornwall breaking wind  BBC
  
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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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• Concern a proposed apartment building in Alexandria is too big for its lot

  09-03-2026 19:35 via standard-freeholder.com
  ALEXANDRIA — A planned development on Kincardine Avenue between Dominion and Bishop streets has local residents divided on its suitability for the size of its lot. At a Feb. 23 North Glengarry planning committee meeting, a zoning amendment bylaw was brought forward requesting a change from institutional zoning to residential zoning, to amend the parking bylaw from 1.5 spaces per unit to one, as well as a reduction to the setbacks from the property lines. The currently open lot previously h
  
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• East Hawkesbury council opposed to Alto high-speed rail: mayor

  09-03-2026 16:51 via standard-freeholder.com
  CHUTE-À-BLONDEAU — East Hawkesbury Mayor Robert Kirby says the municipality has significant concerns about the proposed Alto high-speed rail project and the way the information has been presented to local communities. “We’re against it,” Kirby said, in an interview during a protest held in the village on March 5. Kirby said the information provided so far has been unclear, leaving residents unsure about where the proposed rail line could pass through the region. &l
  
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• International Women's Day high tea in Cornwall celebrates francophone women

  09-03-2026 16:36 via standard-freeholder.com
  L’Association canadienne-française de l’Ontario — Stormont Dundas Glengarry (ACFO-SDG) held a women’s high tea event at the Centre Charles-Émile Claude (CCEC) in Cornwall on Saturday, in honour of International Women’s Day. The event was a celebration of womanhood, along with a thoughtful discussion on feminism and leadership led by the francophone and women-led consulting firm Équipe M. “They do conferences in Canada and Europe. They are
  
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• Maison Baldwin House director honoured at International Women's Day High Tea

  06-03-2026 23:51 via standard-freeholder.com
  Debbie Fortier was honoured with the second SHEInspires award as part of an International Women’s Day High Tea held Thursday. The Cornwall and Area Chamber of Commerce and the Cornwall SDG Business Enterprise Centre hosted the annual International Women’s Day High Tea event at the Best Western Parkway Inn and Conference Centre. The event brings together leaders in business, politics and community building to celebrate and empower the contributions from women in the Cornwall and SDG c
  
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• Cornwall police have concerns with Montreal Road bridge housing location

  06-03-2026 23:42 via standard-freeholder.com
  Cornwall’s Chief of Police Shawna Spowart shared concerns on Thursday about the capacity of the proposed location for bridge housing at 330 Montreal Rd. During the Cornwall Police Service (CPS) board meeting, Spowart said if Cornwall council selects 330 Montreal Rd. to be where 30 sleeper cabins are established, it would impact the organization and its delivery of service. Currently, CPS operates out of that building and leases floors for its headquarters in the Justice Building at 340 Pit
  
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• Cornwall police use of force down, vehicle pursuits up in 2025

  06-03-2026 23:40 via standard-freeholder.com
  The Cornwall Police Service board heard the findings from two annual reports on Thursday related officer use of force and vehicle pursuits. There was an overall downward trend observed in officers using force in 2025 with 34 use-of-force reports submitted, which is a decrease from 57 in 2024 and 49 in 2023. Officers drew their pistols and pointed them at an individual a total of eight times in 2025, down from 24 times in 2024 and 15 times in 2023. Officers drew their carbine rifles five times in
  
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• North Glengarry Mayor Jamie MacDonald says he's running for re-election

  06-03-2026 22:11 via standard-freeholder.com
  North Glengarry Mayor Jamie MacDonald confirmed to The Review that he will run for another term in the 2026 municipal election. MacDonald said he initially thought his current term might be his last but decided to run again because several major municipal projects are still underway. “We’ve received the money for the Alexandria Lagoon, a project that has been a long time coming, and I want to be here to make sure and see that through,” MacDonald said. “There’s also
  
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• Cornwall police charge man with assaulting, threatening, harassing woman

  06-03-2026 19:27 via standard-freeholder.com
  A 19-year-old man from Cornwall is facing three charges following a police investigation. Police alleged the man assaulted his girlfriend between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31; threatened to harm the woman on Jan. 1; and, repeatedly communicated with the woman and went to places where she was known to be between Feb. 2 and March 1, causing her to fear for her safety. He was located and taken into custody on Friday. The man was charged with assault; uttering threats; and, harassment. He was released from p
  
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• Preferred Maxville lagoon expansion options estimated between $11.8 million and $14.7 million

  05-03-2026 23:12 via standard-freeholder.com
  MAXVILLE — On Tuesday, March 3, the Township of North Glengarry, alongside EVB Engineering, held a public consultation session at the Maxville Arena community hall to inform residents on potential outcomes for the Maxville Lagoon Expansion Project. Flows within the collection system have increased and are approaching the lagoons’ capacity. The consultations are mandatory as part of the Ontario Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process. North Glengarry director of public works
  
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• Over 800 attend third-annual Youth Engagement Fair in Cornwall

  05-03-2026 20:30 via standard-freeholder.com
  Wednesday’s third-annual Youth Engagement Fair broke a record for its attendance with about 873 individuals filtering through Cornwall’s Benson Centre between 4-7 p.m. Lots of you locals were scooting around and having fun at the event as a live DJ played upbeat music. Some youths were getting temporary sparkle tattoos, selecting unique stickers, enjoying free food, and more. While the event’s target demographic was youth ages 11-17, this overall tally also includes youth under
  
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