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First the provincially-appointed chair of the Cornwall Police Services Board resigned. Then the secretary resigned, followed by the bombshell announcement that Chief Shawna Spowart, 20 months into the job, had checked out on sick leave, and that Deputy Chief Vincent Foy had been elevated to acting chief.
Article content On Sept. 5, 1944 the Standard-Freeholder front page was covered in giant bold lettering, declaring: “$750,000 damage is caused in city by earth tremors,” because from 12:38 a.m. until 7:10 a.m., “Cornwall was a bewildered city […] following the series of history-making tremors […]” wrote the unnamed reporter. This earthquake and all of the damage that followed would become a news highlight for the city, taking over the front and second pages for a week following Sept. 5. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Freeholder @ 175...