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• Third Eastern Ontario Garlic Festival moves to Cornwall's Nav Centre

  19-08-2017 02:23 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  The annual Eastern Ontario Garlic Festival is returning to Cornwall for the third year in a row on Aug. 27, but this year it will be moving out of Lamoureux Park and onto the grounds outside the Nav Centre from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  
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• 2026 Children's Treatment Centre of Cornwall and Area Bike-a-Thon raises $150K

  15-07-2026 22:25 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  The Children’s Treatment Centre (CTC) Bike-a-Thon has wrapped up for another year, raising $150,000This year, the annual keystone fundraising event that supports the operations and services at the CTC raised a total of $150,800, including a $10,000 donation from event sponsor BMO. A luncheon was held at the Best Western Parkway Inn and Conference Centre on Wednesday to acknowledge the hard work of everyone involved in making the event a successApproximately 88 per cent of the total came f
  
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• South Stormont purchases St. Lawrence Parks Commission lands for $1.6 million

  15-07-2026 21:56 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  LONG SAULT — A historic announcement was made Wednesday along the banks of the St. Lawrence River as the St. Lawrence Parks Commission (SLPC) shared that it has divested five parcels of land to the Township of South Stormont.Land negotiations have been ongoing for years, guests heard at Lakeview Park — often referred to as Avonmore Beach, as the township has been working to gain local control of approximately 260 acres of land between Ingleside and the Lakeview Heights area along Co
  
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• Cornwall police charge man with threats, harassment, breach

  15-07-2026 20:46 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  A 32-year-old man is facing three charges after police responded to an intimate-partner violence complaint.Police alleged the man harassed his ex-spouse by repeatedly texting the woman on Sunday, and also threatened to kill the woman. He was located and taken into police custody on Tuesday.The man was charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; criminal harassment — repeatedly communicate; and, breach of probation for failing to keep the peace.He was held in police custod
  
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• South Dundas joins opposition to Alto

  15-07-2026 20:32 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  MORRISBURG — South Dundas is the latest to join a chorus of eastern Ontario municipalities to formally oppose the Alto high-speed rail project in its current form.Council passed a formal resolution at its July 8 meeting .The resolution challenged that there was only one stop in the 50,000-square-kilometre region represented by the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus, and that there was significant impact on rural communities, agricultural land, trails, and environmentally sensitive area
  
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• Char-Lan Recreation Centre renovations delayed

  15-07-2026 19:58 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  WILLIAMSTOWN — The Char-Lan Recreation Centre in Williamstown will require an additional $260,000 in repairs after renovations exposed rust and corrosion in the roof purlins.The purlins form the horizontal structure that runs perpendicular to the trusses, supporting the roof and helping to balance the weight of the roof materials and snow onto the building frame. The original purlins had not been treated or painted to protect them and, at some point, water permeated them, causing extensiv
  
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• South Glengarry abandons establishing heritage conservation district in South Lancaster

  15-07-2026 19:14 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  WILLIAMSTOWN — South Glengarry Township set aside a request to designate an area in South Lancaster as a heritage district at council’s June 22 meeting.With fewer than half of the homeowners supporting the district designation, heritage designation would be left up to individual property owners.Homeowners were concerned that new developments, including an apartment complex proposed for Lancaster, would not reflect the character of the homes in the historical area. Study could cost b
  
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• Youths talk turtle research, road safety strategies with Cornwall council

  14-07-2026 23:08 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Many people in Cornwall are passionate about turtles, including the members of the city’s Youth for Climate Action Working Group who made a presentation to council on Monday.Group vice-chairperson Grace Soares, who was joined by chairperson Sharon Ilori, spoke about turtle conservation and the challenges facing local turtle populations. Both members are students at École secondaire catholique La Citadelle.According to the group’s research, there are eight different species of
  
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• Two win 2026 Denise Latulippe Award in Cornwall for 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy

  14-07-2026 22:15 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  For the first time since the Denise Latulippe Award was established in 2024, not one, but two recipients were announced in front of Cornwall’s City Hall on Monday before the Pride flag was raised.One individual, who wished to remain anonymous and be referred to as K.S., was honoured with the award.The award was also bestowed to two-spirit Mohawk artist Kit Thomas. Through art, drag, and community engagement, Thomas has created spaces that centre on 2SLGBTQ+ communities, encouraging opport
  
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• Cornwall police charge man from Brockville with sexual assault

  14-07-2026 21:06 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  An 18-year-old man from Brockville is facing a charge following a police investigation.Police alleged the man sexually assaulted his girlfriend in May 2024, after which a warrant was issued for his arrest. He was taken into custody by the Brockville police on Monday, and later transferred into Cornwall police custody.The man was charged with sexual assault.He was held in police custody pending a bail hearing in Cornwall court. Assault, threats, confinement A 33-year-old man from Cornwall is fac
  
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• Hundreds gather in South Dundas for Battle of Crysler's Farm re-enactment

  13-07-2026 22:48 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  MORRISBURG — The smell of sulphur choked spectators as thick smoke blanketed the shores of the St. Lawrence River. Shouts echoed through the haze, accompanied by deafening bangs that rumbled like thunder.Then, emerging from the smoke, the redcoats approached.For visitors on July 11 and 12, the scene offered immediate immersion into another era.The weekend marked the 213th anniversary of the Battle of Crysler’s Farm , welcoming historical re-enactors and spectators from across Canada
  
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• Cornwall police charge teen with child sexual exploitation offences, breach

  13-07-2026 21:50 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  A 16-year-old boy from Greely, Ont., is facing four charges after an internet child exploitation unit investigation.Police alleged the teen breached his release orders between April 20 and May 6 when he when he obtained a video depicting child sexual abuse and exploitation material from someone under the age of 14 by threatening the girl. Police also alleged the teen had child sexual abuse and exploitation material in his possession, and distributed it. He was located and taken into police cust
  
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• Rhythms Without Borders drives third Cornwall SDG International Afro and Diversity Festival

  13-07-2026 17:53 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Cornwall’s Lamoureux Park was an epicentre of upbeat music, vibrant fashion, positive vibes, and much more on the weekend.It was the third-annual Cornwall SDG International Afro and Diversity Festival , drawing in attendance from Friday to late on Sunday afternoon.“Thank you so much for the support, for your presence in the park, for your participation on the stage,” said festival founder/organizer Flora Cynthia Kra, on the middle day of the event that, just like the other two
  
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• Defence challenges testimony, witnesses, in fatal cycling collision trial in Cornwall

  10-07-2026 22:52 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  The trial into the fatal collision involving a teenage cyclist continued Friday in Cornwall, as the defendant’s lawyer cross-examined earlier testimony and the court spent a chunk of the day dealing with procedural matters.Karen Brennan’s defence counsel, Jonatan La Rochelle, launched a long and unrelenting cross-examination of the Crown’s case, and a key expert witness. His focus was over undisclosed police emails, typing errors in the evidence, and the qualifications of the
  
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• Cornwall purchases former Parisien Manor building

  10-07-2026 19:41 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Cornwall council voted in favour of purchasing the former Parisien Manor building from RKK Investments Inc. on Monday.The related bylaw passed during a special meeting of council explained how the corporation deemed the action as expedient and in the public interest. The purchase includes the property includes the lands addressed 435-439 Second St. E. and 202 Marlborough St.In March, council passed a bylaw for the city to extend its lease agreement at the property until the end of December, in
  
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• Ridgewood fined for February 2025 workplace injury in Cornwall

  10-07-2026 00:52 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Ridgewood Industries Ltd. entered a guilty plea in a Cornwall court last month after a workplace injury that happened at its Cornwall plant on Feb. 20, 2025.The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development released the details of the plea entered on June 16, and the $50,000 fine assigned by Justice of the Peace Stephen Diblee on Thursday afternoon. The company will also pay a 25 per cent victim surcharge equal to $12,500.In its summary, the ministry explained the injury happ
  
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• Cornwall court hears more details from cyclist's fatal collision

  08-07-2026 23:54 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  This article contains details of severe injuries sustained in a fatal collision. Reader discretion is advised.The court heard further testimony on Wednesday in the trial for the driver of the vehicle that hit and killed Charlotte Light in late August 2024Eyewitnesses and emergency personnel detailed some of the final moments and injuries sustained by the young cyclist on County Road 2. Karen Brennan is on trial for the Highway Traffic Act charge of careless driving causing death.The court heard
  
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• Rothmar Holdings' $21-million lawsuit against Cornwall was dismissed in April

  08-07-2026 23:27 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Ontario Superior Court of Justice documents dated April 7 indicate the $21-million lawsuit between Rothmar Holdings Inc. and the City of Cornwall was dismissed without costs.In July 2023, the holding company filed a statement of claim in the Ontario Superior Court in Ottawa seeking $21 million. Rothmar’s lawyers Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP filed the claim on behalf of the holding company and four other companies owned and controlled by Rothmar president and CEO Aaron Bell, including 4
  
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• Summer Company program launches entrepreneurs from Cornwall, Akwesasne, and SDG

  08-07-2026 21:32 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Cornwall SDG Business Enterprise Centre business adviser Mireille Lemire said the nine young entrepreneurs selected to take part in the 2026 Summer Company program offer a wide variety of services and products for community members to enjoy.With participants from Cornwall, Akwesasne, and SDG selected this year, the range of businesses is a testament to the unique talent and passions of locals aged 15-29 who decided to take their businesses to the next level. Each entrepreneur selected to partic
  
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• Community Living Glengarry celebrates 60 years

  08-07-2026 20:40 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  ALEXANDRIA — Sixty years ago, a group of parents in Alexandria, who had children with developmental disabilities, decided their children needed a school in North Glengarry.From those parents and the first board of directors with president Michael Barbara leading the group, Community Living Glengarry was developed.In 1967, Harmony Glen school for children with developmental disabilities was established in the former Alexandria Public School, and in 1974, a workshop program for adults was s
  
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• Mayoral candidate questions North Glengarry's meeting procedures

  08-07-2026 20:15 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  ALEXANDRIA — North Glengarry mayoral candidate Cody Pierce recently attended his first in-person council meeting on June 22 and discovered he had much to learn about municipal procedures.He is now pledging to change what he believes are rules that discourage citizen participation in local government.At council meetings, question period is held after other matters have been dealt with . The agenda stipulates: “Questions shall relate to items presented on this agenda. Each person is l
  
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• Cornwall police charge man with robbery, assault, B & E, breach

  08-07-2026 18:16 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  A 59-year-old man from Cornwall is facing four charges after police responded to a break-and-enter call on Sunday.Police alleged the man broke into the residence of someone he knows on Saturday, took that man’s wallet, and then assaulted the other man to the point he sustained serious injuries. He was taken into custody at police headquarters on Tuesday.The man was charged with robbery with violence; aggravated assault; break and enter a dwelling house with intent to commit an indictable
  
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• Skills Ontario summer camp gives youth in Cornwall skills while making new friends

  08-07-2026 00:21 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  On the path to a career in the skilled trades, there’s nothing wrong with a little chocolate tasting.Students from across Cornwall, SDG and Prescott-Russell had the opportunity to take part in the Skills Ontario Summer Camp hosted at St. Lawrence College’s Cornwall campus, taking place throughout this week.A number of hands-on activities will showcase various trades for the students, including welding, carpentry and automotive. Students kicked off the week with an inside look into t
  
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• Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry MP Eric Duncan named foreign affairs critic

  07-07-2026 23:15 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry MP Eric Duncan now has the whole world on his plate.Duncan was named the foreign affairs critic following a shadow cabinet shuffle announced by Leader of the Official Opposition Pierre Poilievre on June 30. Duncan had served as the Conservative Party of Canada’s caucus liaison since 2022, moving into that role after a stint as the party’s question period coordinator under former leader Erin O’Toole.Duncan was first elected in the 2019 gene
  
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• Cornwall author Craig Baumken releasing two books in 2026

  07-07-2026 22:31 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Finding inspiration all around him, especially in small day-to-day interactions and activities, Cornwall author Craig Baumken said he is thrilled for what’s ahead in his writing journey, with two new book releases on the horizon.“I never saw any of this coming, to be honest with you, it has just kind of evolved,” said Baumken, who decided to give writing a shot in 2019.“You don’t know unless you try.”Baumken, who works as a commercial bus driver, saw early su
  
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• Cornwall police charge woman with assaulting her spouse

  07-07-2026 16:13 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  A 31-year-old woman from Cornwall is facing a charge after police responded to an intimate-partner violence call early Monday morning.Police alleged the woman assaulted her spouse.The woman was charged with domestic assault.She was released from police custody to appear in Cornwall court on Aug. 4. Prohibited driver, fail to appear A 35-year-old woman from Brinston is facing two charges relating to separate police investigations.Police alleged the woman failed to appear in Cornwall court on Jun
  
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• Careless-driving trial in Cornwall hears from witnesses to crash that killed teen

  07-07-2026 00:02 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  Testimony in the trial for the driver of the vehicle that hit and killed Charlotte Light in late-August 2024 began in earnest on July 2, focused on what witnesses saw prior to the collision.Justice of the peace Maryse Genest is presiding over the trial, taking place at the Ontario court of justice’s provincial offences court located in the SDG administration building.Karen Brennan, a 46-year-old personal support worker from Ingleside, Ont. , is facing a charge of careless driving causing
  
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• Lactalis Canada seeks increased wastewater flow for Winchester plant

  06-07-2026 23:14 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  WINCHESTER — Lactalis Canada is moving ahead with a $42-million effort to refurbish its operations.The company is now seeking provincial approval to expand its wastewater discharge capacity.The company’s Winchester location, the largest dairy plant in Canada , applied with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to amend its environmental compliance approval on June 12. Lactalis has resubmitted the application after withdrawing a nearly identical proposal in 2025, wh
  
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• Fishing For Autism reels in record turnout in Alexandria

  06-07-2026 20:38 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  ALEXANDRIA — Over 1,000 people were expected to make their way through Island Park Beach during the eighth Fishing For Autism event in Alexandria on Sunday.Organizer Katy O’Connor said she was so pleased with the sunny weather, the turnout, and how everyone was having fun.New this year to the event was a free shuttle bus from Cornwall to and from the park in North Glengarry. O’Connor said she has heard feedback that people wanted to attend the event but had no way to get to it
  
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• Cornwall police charge man with assaulting spouse

  06-07-2026 18:41 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  A 36-year-old man from Cornwall is facing a charge after police responded to an intimate-partner violence call early Monday morning.Police alleged the man assaulted his spouse on Sunday.The man was charged with domestic assault.He was released from police custody to appear in Cornwall court on Aug. 4. Threats, disturbance, breaches A 37-year-old man from Cornwall is facing four charges after police responded to a disturb-the-peace call at a Marlborough Street convenience store on Sunday.Police
  
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