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The City of Timmins has rescheduled day-shift snow removal on Fourth Avenue in Schumacher between Boundry Lane and Ponderosa Street to Thursday, March 26, 2026. The change is part of adjustments the city says it is making to its snow-removal schedule for the week of March 22, 2026. In a
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Timmins city council has approved a $4,950,000 plus HST contract with Fer-Pal Construction Ltd. to line watermains along Riverside Drive from Shirley Street to the Mattagami River Bridge, and to rehabilitate a smaller watermain section in an easement between Shamrock Avenue and Dome Avenue in South Porcupine. The
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Timmins city council has approved two bridge contracts in South Porcupine—one to replace the Evans Street bridge and another to rehabilitate the Golden Avenue bridge—according to a City of Timmins news release posted March 25. The city said there is no direct detour for the Evans Street bridge
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The Town of Cochrane’s Committee of Adjustment will consider a minor variance application on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, that seeks to reduce on-site parking for a proposed three-unit apartment dwelling at 110–112 Third Street West. The public hearing is set for 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall,
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Smooth Rock Falls council has authorized staff to move ahead with a design-build contract for a proposed 20-unit seniors’ housing building on Catherine Street, as the project moves into planning and regulatory approvals, according to a town announcement dated March 25, 2026. The proposal outlines a new independent-living facility intended
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Timmins City Council has approved a Timmins Transit master plan to guide transit service planning and related decisions over the next 20 to 25 years, awarding the work to Gannett Fleming Canada ULC for $148,886 plus HST. The plan will shape how the city reviews and updates bus service
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalled several 2-litre Farmers, Québon and Natrel milk products on March 25 because they may contain pieces of glass. For shoppers in Northeast Ontario, the agency listed one affected product as being distributed nationally, meaning it could have been sold locally. The other recalled products
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Cochrane council and the Cochrane and Suburban Planning Board will hold a public information session on Monday, April 13, 2026, as part of a review and update of the area’s Official Plan. The session is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. at the Commando Pavilion, 226 Fifth Street,
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Timmins city council has approved using municipal property on Pine Street South as a temporary designated encampment location for spring and summer 2026, according to a City of Timmins news release. The city said the decision is intended to reduce the number of tents in parks and other public spaces
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Overnight snow removal scheduled for the night of Tuesday, March 24 on Birch Street in Timmins—between Sixth Avenue and Second Avenue—did not take place because of “operational issues” and will be rescheduled, according to the City of Timmins. The city’s Public Works department posted the update as
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Water service was expected to be disrupted on Crescent Avenue in Timmins North on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, while the City of Timmins Environmental Services Department carried out an emergency water service repair. The city said the disruption was scheduled for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For residents
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Water service disruptions were scheduled Tuesday, March 24, on Crescent Avenue in Timmins North between MacLean Drive and Waterloo, as the City of Timmins Environmental Services Department carried out water infrastructure maintenance. The city set the disruption window for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The city said people