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Fourth St is closed between Fifth Avenue and Fifth Street (Waltco) in Smooth Rock Falls while Enbridge works in the area, with reopening expected at 1 p.m. today. The town advised motorists to use alternate routes and drive safely during the closure. The closure is in place to allow
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Smooth Rock Falls ended a boil-water advisory on Nov. 8, 2025, after water sample results indicated the municipal system is safe to drink from, according to notices from the town and Northeastern Public Health. The advisory, issued Nov. 6, applied to properties served by the Smooth Rock Falls Drinking Water
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 2 recall on Nov. 7 for Mount Kumgang brand Enoki Mushroom (200 g) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in Alberta and British Columbia, and the recalling firm is Grand International Import & Export Inc. Older adults, pregnant
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a food recall warning on Nov. 7 for unbranded raw pistachio kernels sold at Persian Baanou Supermarket, 220 6th St., New Westminster, B.C., due to possible Salmonella contamination. Distribution is limited to British Columbia. No illnesses have been reported. Salmonella infections can be
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Cochrane council will consider a by-law at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in Council Chambers at Town Hall, 171 Fourth Avenue, to stop up and close a portion of the unopened Railway Street road allowance and sell the land to the abutting owner at 1 Boisvert Crescent.
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Timmins Youth Connect and Central Ontario Leadership Seminars will host the first Timmins Leadership Lab on November 13, 2025, bringing Grade 10 students from all five local high schools together for leadership and team-building activities. The one-day event is part of Timmins Youth Connect, a City of Timmins initiative under
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Smooth Rock Falls council met on November 3, 2025, reviewed OPP cost-sharing for the James Bay East Detachment Board, directed administration to examine housing incentives, approved 2026 ROMA delegation requests, and passed by-laws on building appointments and snow and ice removal. The items affect how policing costs are shared among
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Smooth Rock Falls has cancelled the first 2026 budget meeting set for Nov. 5, 2026, and set a new date of Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., according to a public notice on the town’s website. The update sets the opening date for the town’s
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FedNor will provide $10 million in conditionally repayable funding to Kap Paper to support its operations, Parliamentary Secretary Pauline Rochefort announced in Kapuskasing on Oct. 31, 2025. The agency said the funding is intended to help sustain more than 2,000 jobs in Kapuskasing and surrounding communities in Northeastern Ontario.
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 2 food recall warning on October 31 for certain pistachio pastries sold online in Ontario and at three Ladurée locations in Toronto due to possible Salmonella contamination linked to an ongoing foodborne-illness investigation. Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell
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Health Canada is providing $693,434 through the Emergency Treatment Fund to expand emergency treatment and harm reduction services in Timmins, the City of Timmins announced Oct. 31. The funding, secured through the city’s Community Safety and Well-Being initiative, will be distributed to Timmins and District Hospital and Northeastern
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The City of Timmins will hold a public meeting Monday, November 24, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at 220 Algonquin Boulevard East to hear input on a proposed zoning by-law amendment for 100 Cook Road that would permit a second residential unit on the property. The