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Smooth Rock Falls Town Hall will be closed May 18 for Victoria Day. Several other key dates are also coming up for Smooth Rock Falls residents, including two council meetings in May, the start of the nomination period for the 2026 municipal election, and the town’s annual spring clean-up
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Construction on Ice Chest Lake Road in Timmins is scheduled for June through September, after Timmins city council awarded a contract to GIP Interpaving Ltd. in September 2025, the city says. The work is aimed at reducing flooding and high-water problems that can lead to water overtopping the road, including
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Jaguar Drive North in Timmins was closed to through traffic on April 29 after a culvert washout about 1.25 kilometres north of Riverside Drive. The closure affects anyone travelling on Jaguar Drive North beyond Riverside Drive, including residents and others trying to reach homes and properties in the area.
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The City of Timmins will lower flags at Timmins City Hall and other municipal buildings to half-mast on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, to mark Canada’s National Day of Mourning, also known as Workers’ Day of Mourning. The National Day of Mourning is observed in memory of people who have
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Ross Avenue in Timmins will be closed to traffic between Hart Street and Murray Street on Wednesday, April 29, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for road paving, the City of Timmins says. The closure affects a short stretch of Ross Avenue for most of the workday, and
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Waste and recycling collection in Cochrane that would normally take place on Victoria Day, Monday, May 18, will instead take place Tuesday, May 19, 2026. The one-day change affects households normally scheduled for Monday curbside pickup, and means there will be no collection on the holiday Monday. In a public
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a food recall warning on April 28, 2026, for Heeva Fine Foods brand Pistachio Nuts (200 g) with UPC 0 51061 00569 5, citing possible Salmonella contamination. The CFIA said the affected product was sold at Heeva Fine Foods, 10454 Yonge St., Richmond
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The City of Timmins says a secondary bypass began at the Mattagami Water Pollution Control Plant at 7:03 p.m. on April 27 and was still ongoing as of 9:02 a.m. on April 28. The city listed the plant’s address as 551 Airport Road. A bypass
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Golden Avenue in South Porcupine will be closed to all traffic between Legion Drive and Goldmine Road for the duration of bridge work starting the week of May 4, with construction expected to finish in early fall, according to the City of Timmins. The closure affects a short section of
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A secondary bypass began at 8:01 a.m. on April 28 at the Whitney-Tisdale Water Pollution Control Plant at 815 Gervais St. in Timmins, according to a notice from the City of Timmins’ Environmental Services Department. The city said bypasses can occur when the wastewater system is overwhelmed, often
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The City of Timmins reported a sanitary sewer overflow at Whitney-Tisdale Pump Station #4, at 5121 Highway 101 East, starting April 27 at 3:03 p.m. The overflow notice includes advice that could affect local households during wet weather, including a request to reduce water use during rainstorms. The
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Timmins city council will hold a public meeting Friday, May 15, 2026, at 10 a.m. in council chambers at Timmins City Hall, 220 Algonquin Blvd. East, to consider a proposed zoning bylaw amendment for land in Whitney Township on Highway 101 East. The proposed change would allow an approximately