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What is Ontario Renovates?
Ontario Renovates is a forgivable loan / grant program for low-to-moderate income homeowners in Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. This program is being delivered with funding from the federal and provincial governments.
This program provides financial assistance in the form of a 10 year forgivable loan to make essential home repairs, and/or a grant to increase a homeowner's accessibility, up to a maximum of $12,000 (including...
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Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, in collaboration with the Native North American Travelling College, the City of...
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The Cornwall Fire Services responded to a duplex fire 228 Carleton Street earlier this morning at around 5 a.m.
No injuries have been reported. The second-floor tenant was not home during the fire and the lower unit residents managed to exit the building without incident.
A fire investigation into the cause of the fire is currently underway, although early assessments seem to be pointing to careless smoking.
The Cornwall Fire Service would like to remind residents...
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World Cleanup Day is Saturday, September 16, 2023, and you are invited to join the movement.
The City of Cornwall will be hosting its 3rd Annual Great Litter Cleanup from September 15 to September 17.
This community event kicked-off in 2021 when the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW), Cornwall & District reached out to City staff in hopes of involving residents in a city-wide cleanup.
Since then, locals have rallied together each year to collect as...
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To mark Firefighters’ National Memorial Day on Sunday, September 10, the Canadian flag at Cornwall Fire Service Stations will be lowered to half-mast at sunrise and returned to full-mast at sunset Sunday evening.
This national memorial day gives Canadians an opportunity each year to remember firefighters who have lost their lives while on the job.
“This is also a day to recognize firefighters in our own City and across Canada for their courage, selflessness,...
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On Monday, September 4, you can expect some changes to City of Cornwall services due to the Labour Day holiday.
Municipal offices will be closed.
Recreation
The Cornwall Public Library and Aquatic Centre will be closed. The Benson Centre will be open for regular programming, including  public skates .
Municipal  parks and playgrounds  will be open. Check out  Cornwall Tourism’s events calendar .
Municipal Services
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Cornwall’s Mayor and City Councillors have approved the hiring of Mathieu Fleury as new CAO, effective August 28, 2023.
"The City of Cornwall is excited to welcome Mathieu Fleury to the role of Chief Administrative Officer of the City of Cornwall,” said Mayor Justin Towndale. “With his background as a City Councillor and Chair of the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation, Mr. Fleury is a great fit to help move Cornwall forward.”
“I'd also...
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The landscape outside of 24 Augustus Street — a Cornwall Housing building — has changed considerably since Annie Simonne Desjardins first moved in, 33 years ago.
Mrs. Desjardins recently celebrated quite an important birthday in the building’s lounge room on the main floor.
“I turned 100,” she said proudly while sitting in her well-decorated living room. A small table nearby houses several of the impressive gifts she received. Among the...
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Monday August 7 th is a civic holiday in the province of Ontario and as such, City of Cornwall municipal offices will be closed.
The Cornwall landfill will also be closed on that day. Collection services will be delayed by one day as well. That means that if your waste regularly gets picked up on Monday, it will instead be collected on Tuesday and so on.
Cornwall Transit offices will be closed and Cornwall Transit buses won’t be running.
The Benson Centre will...
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Cornwall Fire Services is opening its doors ahead of this fall’s probationary firefighter recruitment.
A limited number of registered participants will have the chance to tour the station, witness the physical fitness test, and ask questions of current firefighters.
The goal is to help future applicants learn more about what it takes to work for the fire service.
“Cornwall Fire Services strives to reflect the community it serves,” said Fire Chief...
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