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Smooth Rock Falls council approved submitting a $190,050.65 grant application to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for upgrades at the municipal arena. Council also approved installing a stop sign at the intersection of Industrial Way and Fifth Street. The decisions were made at the regular council meeting on March
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Day-shift snow removal on several streets in Timmins has been rescheduled during the week of March 2, 2026, because of snow dump maintenance, according to the City of Timmins. The city says the change affects planned day-shift routes for Tuesday, March 3, Wednesday, March 4, and Friday, March 6, with
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a food recall warning for Country Grocer brand Super Mac Mix sold in bulk in British Columbia because of possible Salmonella contamination. The products were sold from Nov. 18, 2025, up to and including Feb. 24, 2026, and do not have a
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled Compliments Organic Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt because the label does not declare almond. The agency said the affected product was distributed in Ontario and five other provinces. The recall is being issued as a food allergen alert for a tree nut, according
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Discovery Kitchens Beef Cabbage Rolls (1.81 kg) were recalled on Feb. 25, 2026, because the product may contain pieces of flexible plastic, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The product was distributed in Ontario as well as Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador. The CFIA
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) published a food recall warning on Feb. 28, 2026, for Arbutus Foods brand Madras Curry Couscous because it contains mustard that is not declared on the label. The CFIA said the product was distributed in British Columbia and possibly other provinces and territories. The
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) updated a food recall warning on Feb. 28, 2026, for several brands of Curry Powder Madras after the agency said the products contain mustard that is not declared on the label; the notice lists distribution in British Columbia. Undeclared mustard can be a concern
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Smooth Rock Falls council is scheduled to hold a regular meeting on Monday, March 2, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the Town Hall. A Zoom option will be available for residents who want to attend virtually, but advance registration is required, according to a notice posted by the Town
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has posted a food recall notification for Panahian Lighvan brand Lighvan Soft Ripened Cheese sold in Ontario and Nova Scotia due to container integrity defects and spoilage. The notice was originally published Feb. 27, 2026, and the agency lists the recall date as Jan. 9,
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The City of Timmins has issued an extreme cold weather alert for Friday, Feb. 27, through March 1, 2026, with overnight temperatures expected to range between -25 C and -30 C, including wind chill. Exposure to extreme cold can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening health problems, including frostbite and hypothermia.
Timmins ended its Significant Weather Event declaration on Feb. 26, 2026, the city announced in a Public Works notice posted that day. The declaration is used under Ontario’s Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways, and is tied to how winter road maintenance is managed during severe conditions. In its
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a notification recalling Golden Sea brand Sushi EBI Frozen Cooked Shrimp because of 3-amino-2-oxazolidinone. The product was distributed in Quebec, and the notice is directed at hotels, restaurants and institutions. For businesses that may have the product in inventory, the CFIA’s notice
The City of Timmins issued an extreme cold weather alert for Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, with temperatures expected to drop to -23 this evening and overnight, including wind chill. The alert includes a reminder that exposure to extreme cold can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening health problems, including frostbite and
Northern College, which has campuses in Haileybury, Kirkland Lake, Moosonee and Timmins, announced Feb. 26 that it has signed two memorandums of understanding with Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development in Egypt and Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in the Dominican Republic, aimed at curriculum and resource sharing and
Smooth Rock Falls is offering free public skating sessions from March 16 to 21 at the arena at 195 Fifth St., with seven one-hour skates scheduled during the week. The sessions add extra times during March Break and also make the town’s regular weekly public skating periods free, giving
An extreme cold weather alert is in effect in Timmins on Wednesday, Feb. 25, with wind chill values expected to reach -32 this evening and overnight. The City of Timmins warned that exposure to extreme cold can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening health problems, including frostbite and hypothermia. The city
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says Dan-D Foods Ltd. is recalling several 11.34 kg Dan-D Pak and Dan-D Bulk nut products due to Salmonella. The agency lists the recall date as Feb. 23, 2026, and says the products were distributed in Alberta and British Columbia. Large-format food items
Smooth Rock Falls has changed the start time for its council meetings to 6 p.m., with regular meetings listed for March 2 and March 16 both set to begin at that time. The updated time and other community notices were included in the town’s March “Citizen’s Corner”
Day-shift snow removal listed as “Marcel, Phillip” in Timmins has been moved from Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, to Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, according to the City of Timmins Public Works department. Public Works said the work was rescheduled because of operational issues. The city posted the schedule change as part
The City of Timmins issued an extreme cold weather alert for Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, saying temperatures are expected to range between -20 and -25 this evening and overnight, inclusive of wind chill. The city said exposure to extreme cold can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening health problems, including frostbite
Water service was scheduled to be disrupted on College Street in Timmins between Airport Road and Westmount Boulevard on Feb. 24, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., as city crews worked to repair an emergency watermain break. The disruption could affect residents and businesses in Timmins’ north