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Timmins will lower flags to half-mast at all municipally owned facilities from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The observance is dedicated to remembering people who have experienced gender-based violence and those whose lives were
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a Class 2 recall for certain Daesang brand gochujang and red pepper paste products due to undeclared wheat. The recalling firm is Pan Asia Food Co. Ltd. Distribution includes Ontario as well as Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Saskatchewan,
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Timmins City Council approved the 2026 fleet program on Dec. 3, authorizing $2,953,000 to replace high‑use vehicles and equipment for road and winter maintenance, utilities work, and traffic operations. Council also approved a 5% increase to internal fleet charge‑out rates for 2026. The decision addresses aging
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The Timmins Police Service is seeking the public’s help to identify individuals following a break and enter at a commercial building on Cedar Street South in Timmins that occurred between Nov. 21 and Nov. 24. Police released surveillance images and said various items were stolen. In an online notice,
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The Cochrane and Suburban Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 171 Fourth Avenue, Cochrane, to consider two consent applications (B2025-12 and B2025-13) to sever land in Brower Township. The applications, filed under Section 53 of Ontario’s
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The City of Timmins issued an extreme cold weather alert for Wednesday, December 3, 2025, with overnight wind chill expected to reach -34. The notice was posted on the municipal website at 9:50 a.m. People who need emergency shelter can attend 316 Spruce St. S. for assistance. Exposure
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Smooth Rock Falls is seeking one community member to join its Cemetery and Community Spaces Committee, with the vacancy posted on the municipal website on Dec. 2, 2025. The committee addresses matters related to local cemeteries and shared public spaces. The municipality is adding one seat and asks interested people
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Alinova Canada Inc. will invest nearly $24 million to build a soymilk powder processing plant in Morrisburg that the Ontario government says will be Canada’s first non‑GMO facility, with $1.5 million in provincial funding and 15 jobs. The plant will use Ontario‑grown soybeans and is expected
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The City of Timmins will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, at 3 p.m. in Council Chambers, 220 Algonquin Boulevard East, to receive input on designating a Housing Community Improvement Project Area and adopting a Housing Community Improvement Plan under Ontario’s Planning Act. The proposal
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Changes to Ontario’s Fire Code taking effect Jan. 1, 2026 will require carbon monoxide (CO) alarms beside each sleeping area and on every storey without a sleeping area in existing homes and in dwellings with a fuel‑burning appliance, a fireplace, or an attached garage. The rules cover detached
The City of Timmins’ Environmental Services Department will repair an emergency watermain break in South Porcupine’s Connaught Hill on Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., affecting Dunn Ave. between Allan St. and Tisdale St., and Tisdale St. between Smith and Station streets. Residents and businesses
Timmins Public Works ended its Significant Weather Event at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. The designation had been in place since 5 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, under Ontario’s Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways (O.Reg 239). Public Works posted the update on the city’s
Timmins will begin citywide snow plowing at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, with work expected to continue throughout the day. The city’s winter parking ban is in effect, prohibiting on-street parking on any day between 11:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. from Nov.
Tourism Timmins lists the Youth Challenge Provincials, a youth 5‑pin bowling tournament, for December 5–6, 2025 at Mid‑Town Bowl in Timmins. The listing names the Northern Ontario 5 Pin Bowling Association as the presenter. Young athletes from across Ontario will compete over two days at the Mid‑
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 2 recall on Nov. 26, 2025, for Celebration Herbals brand Senna Leaf Herbal Tea because of possible Salmonella contamination. The product was sold online and in Ontario, British Columbia and New Brunswick; the recalling firm is Organic Connections Ltd. Food contaminated with
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a Class 2 food recall warning on Nov. 26, 2025, for Aoun brand Tahineh sold in Ontario and Quebec due to possible Salmonella contamination, following CFIA test results. The agency advised consumers and businesses not to consume, use, sell, serve, or distribute the
Timmins Public Works declared a Significant Weather Event under Ontario’s Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways (O. Reg. 239/02), effective 5 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, following an Environment Canada winter storm warning. Plowing on some streets and most sidewalks will be delayed, and Timmins Transit service
Smooth Rock Falls council will meet Nov. 26, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall for a special session to review the 2026 budget. Residents can attend in person or watch online. Virtual attendance requires advance registration. The registration link is posted in the meeting notice on the
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 1 food recall warning on Nov. 22 for Yoplait YOP drinkable yogurt sold across Canada due to possible pieces of plastic. The agency advises people not to consume the recalled products and to throw them out or return them to the place
Sons of Maxwell will perform a Christmas concert at Timmins High in Timmins on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, from 8 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $40, and the event is presented by Timmins Rock. The concert will raise money for Timmins Rock. The program features Christmas favourites and vocal
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Nov. 20, 2025 posted a Class 3 recall notification for Superior Meats Premium Beef Jerky – Korean Smoked BBQ (50 g), lot 2500994, UPC 1 86921 00099 9, distributed in Ontario, citing a misleading “gluten free” claim because the product contains wheat. The notice