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Smooth Rock Falls town council will hold a regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, at 6 p.m. at Town Hall. The meeting is also scheduled to be available online, giving residents another way to follow council discussions and decisions. According to a notice posted on the Town of
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The Ontario government says it will replace the truck inspection station on Highway 11 in Hearst and add 14 kilometres of new passing lanes on Highway 11 near Benoit, Calder, Gill, Grenfill and Kendrey townships. The inspection station project is expected to be completed in December 2026. The work is
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Planned maintenance at the Timmins Water Filtration Plant could temporarily discolour tap water in Timmins, according to the City of Timmins’ Environmental Services Department. The city says the change could affect anyone connected to the municipal water distribution system. Some homes and businesses may see rust-coloured water during the work,
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The Town of Smooth Rock Falls says road preparation and asphalt patching is scheduled for Oct. 3 to Oct. 5, 2026, with work planned on Fifth Street, Main Street and Elaine Street. Residents and businesses may see temporary traffic disruptions and short delays while the work is underway. The town
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The Smooth Rock Falls landfill will be closed Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and will instead be open Thursday, Oct. 1, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The schedule change affects local residents who normally use the landfill midweek, as service
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a food recall warning for certain Summerhill Market brand frozen raspberries and raspberry-containing products sold in Ontario, citing possible norovirus contamination. The notice was last updated Sept. 29, 2026, and applies to products sold from July 29, 2026, up to and including
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a food recall warning for Smarter Snacks Vegan Protein Puff Chili & Lime Flavored after the agency said the product was found to contain milk that is not declared on the label. The warning is aimed at people with a milk allergy or
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Smooth Rock Falls Town Hall will be closed Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, for the Thanksgiving weekend, and key municipal dates in October include advance voting on Oct. 3, council meetings on Oct. 5 and Oct. 19, and municipal election day on Oct. 26. With fall events also scheduled throughout the
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The Town of Cochrane is accepting applications for a casual/spare Arena Maintenance 1 position in its Community Services department, with a deadline of 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. The posting outlines work tied to the day-to-day operation of local recreation facilities and other municipal buildings, including
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A precautionary boil-water advisory for water users west of the Mattagami River Bridge in Timmins was lifted Sept. 28, the city says. The advisory had required affected residents and businesses to boil their tap water before using it for drinking and other household needs. It was issued after a planned
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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