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Smooth Rock Falls council voted Sept. 21 to keep the Reg Lamy Cultural Centre arena on its regular Monday-to-Saturday schedule, with Sunday openings continuing only when events are booked, according to the town’s council meeting highlights. The same meeting also dealt with several day-to-day municipal issues that affect residents,
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says Nutraphase Inc. is recalling Nutraphase Clean Beans Roasted Broad Beans Ketchup (85 g) because milk is not declared on the label. The agency lists distribution as national and online, and gives the recall date as Sept. 24, 2026. Undeclared milk can be a concern
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a food safety warning on Sept. 26 for Smarter Snacks brand Vegan Protein Puff Chili & Lime Flavored, saying the product contains milk that is not declared on the label. The warning applies to people with milk allergies or sensitivities. The CFIA said consuming
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The Ontario government says it will provide $10.7 million to Northern College in Timmins under a new postsecondary funding model announced Sept. 25, 2026. The funding is part of the province’s new postsecondary funding model, which the government says will raise operating grants and add seats starting in
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Timmins residents and businesses west of the Mattagami River Bridge are under a precautionary boil water advisory effective 2 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2026, after a loss of water pressure during a planned water valve replacement, according to the City of Timmins and Northeastern Public Health. For households and
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall notification for Go! Beanz Roasted Broadbeans in Ketchup and Salt & Pepper flavours distributed in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, citing undeclared milk. The CFIA lists the recall date as Sept. 22, 2026. The notice matters for shoppers in those provinces
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The Town of Smooth Rock Falls says it has become aware that some municipal election signs are being “removed or laid down,” and warns that removing or tampering with signs without authorization may constitute a criminal offence. In a public notice dated Sept. 24, the town said it will contact
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A residence on Kraft Creek Road in Timmins was destroyed by a fire Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, and a dog was taken to a veterinarian with minor injuries, according to the Timmins Fire Department. The department said it received the call at about 4:38 p.m., and no one
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The Town of Smooth Rock Falls says Caisse Alliance has donated $1,000 toward the purchase of a spruce tree that the town intends to use as a permanent community Christmas tree. The donation and the town’s plan for the tree were shared in a town notice posted online
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a Class 2 recall for Chungjungwon brand Sunchang Ssamjang (seasoned bean paste) in a 14 kg format because peanut is not declared on the label. The product was distributed in Ontario and New Brunswick, and the CFIA lists the recall date as Sept.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) posted a recall notification dated Sept. 23, 2026, for Richters brand dried lemongrass sold online in Ontario, citing the presence of stones. For people who bought herbs or spices online, the notice provides a specific lot number to check to avoid using a product
The Town of Smooth Rock Falls provided $2,269.05 in Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) funding to Smooth Rock Falls Minor Hockey for its annual 4-on-4 Hockey Tournament, held Sept. 19, 2026, in Smooth Rock Falls. The funding is part of the town’s 2026 MAT program. In its announcement,
The Town of Smooth Rock Falls says it received $1,255.15 from SADC North Claybelt CFDC through its Special Initiative Fund to buy materials for a cemetery cross replacement project. The work affects the town’s municipal cemetery, where the town says deteriorated grave markers are being replaced with
The Concession 6&7 Bridge, also known as the Lillabelle Lake Bridge, is scheduled to be replaced from Monday, Sept. 28 to Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, and through access will not be permitted at the bridge during the work, according to the Town of Cochrane. The bridge is currently
Smooth Rock Falls will hold its 2026 municipal election on Monday, Oct. 26, with voting scheduled from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the SRF Community Centre. An advance voting day is set for Saturday, Oct. 3, from noon to 5 p.m., also at the community centre.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it has recalled certain packages of R.J. King Fisheries Ltd. and Moncton Fish Market brand frozen cooked lobster meat because of microbial contamination with Staphylococcus aureus. The CFIA lists distribution as New Brunswick; the recall is classified as Class 2 and is
Water service will be shut off in Timmins’ Mountjoy area west of the Mattagami River Bridge from 10 p.m. on Sept. 24 to approximately 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2026, followed immediately by a precautionary boil-water advisory for all properties in that area, according to the City
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled So Delicious Dairy Free Salted Caramel Non-dairy Frozen Dessert, Cashew Base after reports of “plastic-like and gravel-like fragments” in the product. The agency lists the recall as Class 2 and says the product was distributed nationally. The notice may matter to residents who
The public washroom in the Municipal Pool Building at Liz McCafferty Park in Smooth Rock Falls is closed for the remainder of the season, the Town of Smooth Rock Falls said in a public notice. The closure affects people using the park and municipal pool building who would normally rely
The federal government has introduced Bill C-38, a proposal that would extend the current suspension of the federal fuel excise tax on gasoline, diesel and certain aviation fuels through Jan. 31, 2027, and then cut the tax rates in half from Feb. 1 to March 31, 2027. For people in
The City of Timmins will lower flags to half-mast at all municipally owned facilities from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, to mark Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day. The memorial day is observed annually on the last Sunday of September. It honours police and peace officers