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Cornwall Fire Services (CFS) is committed to ensuring fire safety is a priority for our community. As a result of complaints related to the fire safety of the building located at 510 Second St. Cornwall operating as the “Care Center”, CFS have conducted several fire safety inspections to assess the fire safety within the building and have identified numerous serious fire safety violations of the Ontario Fire Code which increases the risk of injury to occupants in the...
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Grass in the City of Cornwall will be a bit longer in the month of May — but fear not, there’s a great reason behind it.
During its February 13, 2023, meeting, City of Cornwall Council approved this year’s No Mow May. The initiative aims at helping pollinators in public and private greenspaces. That is done by not mowing for an entire month.
To do so, the City of Cornwall will waive section 3 of its Yard Maintenance By-Law 2013-212 for all of May.
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After a successful launch of “No Mow May” in 2022, The City of Cornwall is once again undertaking some specific actions to improve biodiversity and help wild pollinators throughout public and private greenspaces.
In collaboration with The Cline House Gallery, the City’s Eco Day Committee is seeking artwork to help promote and encourage participation in the 2023 “No Mow May” campaign. This initiative allows for property owners to allow all vegetation...
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Cornwall City Council approved the tender for the reconstruction of the future Arts and Culture Centre at its February 27 meeting.
The tender was awarded to Laurin and Co. (152610 Canada Inc.) from Nepean, Ontario, at a net cost of $9,356,516.54.  Construction is to begin this spring.
“The approval of the tender is the final step in the decade long process to establish a community-based hub for Arts and Culture in the City of Cornwall”, said Mayor Justin...
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The City of Cornwall, along with Dr. Rachel Navaneelan, is currently working on creating a new inclusive and barrier-free playground in Cornwall.
To do so, a new survey has been launched on the City of Cornwall’s Have your Say platform. Residents are encouraged to visit https://haveyoursaycornwall.ca/inclusive-park-survey-consultation and fill out the short survey.
The United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes that engaging in play...
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The City of Cornwall recently received a Government of Canada investment totaling $495,000 as part of the Canada Community Revitalization Fund, delivered by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).
Part of the funding ($345,000) will be used to upgrade and extend recreation path lighting in Lamoureux Park to increase safety, accessibility and overall usability of the park year-round. The remaining $150,000 will go towards expanding...
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Family Day is upon us once more and with it comes some changes to the services offered by the City.
On Monday, February 20, municipal offices will be closed.
Garbage and recycling  collection will be delayed by a day. So, if your collection is typically on a Monday, it will be on Tuesday this week, and so on and so forth. The landfill will also be closed on February 20.  Click here for the waste calendar .
Cornwall Transit  will not be operating...
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Please take notice that, under authority of Bylaw No. 069-1989 and amendments, reduced loads limits are in effect from February 17, 2023 to may 5, 2023 on the following streets in the City of Cornwall:
   1.   SOUTH BRANCH ROAD FROM PITT STREET TO BOUNDARY ROAD
   2.   CORNWALL CENTRE ROAD FROM PITT STREET TO ST. ANDREWS ROAD (HWY #138)
   3.   CORNWALL CENTRE ROAD FROM BROOKDALE AVENUE TO MUNICIPAL LANDFILL
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Updates provided to the City by Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) late last month outlined that an increase in the amount of asylum claimants housed in Cornwall was to occur in the near future.
Initially, a temporary asylum claimant processing centre was established at the DEV Centre. It has now come to the attention of the City that Ramada Inn, located on Brookdale Avenue, has been acquired by the Sunray Group. This same processing centre is therefore being...
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Cornwall Fire Services (CFS) responded to a residential fire in a single family home in the 100 block of Eighth St E at approx. 4:50 pm on January 22, 2023.
CFS initially responded with 10 personal and 4 fire apparatus, a 2nd alarm was called which brought in 6 additional off duty firefighters and 2 additional fire apparatus to the scene.
Fire crews deployed multiple hose lines and quickly brought the fire under control. There were no reports of any injuries to either...
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