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Cochrane water interruption scheduled for November 6 between 12th and 13th avenues

Properties in Cochrane between 12th and 13th avenues and 5th and 6th streets are scheduled to lose water service on Friday, November 6, 2026, from 9 a.m. to noon for emergency water-leak repairs, according to a Town of Cochrane notice.

The three-hour repair window is an estimate, and the duration of the work is subject to change, the town says.

The town says the interruption is needed to prevent further water loss and potential property damage.

Elliot Lake man fined $1,500 for exceeding public-land camping limit

Elliot Lake resident Raymond Rheaume was fined $1,500 for leaving a camping trailer on public land north of the city beyond the 21-day limit, according to Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources. He also received a two-year probation order barring him from camping on Ontario public lands

Smooth Rock Falls recount leaves Pelletier elected; formal declaration pending

A recount completed Nov. 6 changed vote totals but left Denise Pelletier elected to the fourth councillor seat in Smooth Rock Falls for the 2026–2030 term, according to a town notice. The town will issue the formal declaration of the recount results after the statutory period, provided no application

Northeast unemployment falls to 6.0% in three-month October figures

Unemployment in Ontario’s Northeast economic region fell to 6.0% from 6.5% a year earlier, according to Statistics Canada’s three-month averages ending in October 2026. The figures, released Nov. 6 in the Labour Force Survey, are not adjusted for seasonal variations. Employment rose to 292,100

Cochrane’s November 12 hearing moved to fire hall at 23 Fifth Street

The public hearing for applications B04-2026 and B05-2026 on Thursday, November 12, 2026, has moved from Cochrane Town Hall to the Cochrane Fire Department at 23 Fifth Street, according to a notice from the Cochrane and Suburban Planning Board. The hearing time and all other details in the

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Elliot Lake man fined $1,500 for exceeding public-land camping limit

Smooth Rock Falls recount leaves Pelletier elected; formal declaration pending

Northeast unemployment falls to 6.0% in three-month October figures

Cochrane’s November 12 hearing moved to fire hall at 23 Fifth Street