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Good morning! It’s a cool and cloudy start for much of Northeastern Ontario, including Timmins, Kapuskasing, Hearst, and surrounding communities. Expect mostly cloudy skies today, with a chance of light rain or drizzle this morning. The day will remain breezy, with highs only reaching around 10°C. Winds from
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The Committee of Adjustment in Cochrane approved a minor variance for 1322 Concession 10 & 11, with the decision announced in an official notice dated May 16, 2025. The last day to appeal this decision is June 3, 2025. Anyone with an interest in this matter has 20 days from
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The Town of Smooth Rock Falls will close its Town Hall on Monday, May 19, 2025, in observance of Victoria Day. The notice was posted on the town’s official website on May 16, 2025. According to the announcement, Town Hall will reopen with regular hours on Tuesday, May 20,
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Expect a cool, blustery Saturday across the Northeast, including Timmins, Kapuskasing, Hearst, and Moosonee. Today’s high will hover just above freezing for most areas—Timmins will see a high of 3°C, and it’ll feel even colder with the brisk northwest winds gusting up to 40 km/h.
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Ontario’s Minister of Finance, Peter Bethlenfalvy, released the province’s 2025 Budget on May 15. The budget includes new spending for mineral processing, Indigenous financing, manufacturing, job training, infrastructure, as well as proposals to make gasoline and fuel tax cuts permanent and remove tolls from Highway 407 East. These
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The Town of Cochrane announced on May 15, 2025, that residents can now recycle lithium batteries at a drop-off location in the Public Works lobby at 92 Second Street. The new drop-off allows residents to bring lithium batteries to a central location. According to the Town, residents are asked to
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The Committee of Adjustment and the Regular Council Meeting for the Town of Smooth Rock Falls are scheduled for May 20, 2025, at Town Hall. The Committee of Adjustment will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed immediately by the Regular Council Meeting. According to the Corporation of the Town
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A cool, mostly cloudy Friday morning across Northeast Ontario, with brief sunny breaks expected near Timmins and Kapuskasing as the day progresses. Highs will reach just 12°C, so keep a light jacket handy if you’re out and about. Winds remain light and variable, and there’s only a
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The Township of Black River–Matheson issued a public notice on May 15, 2025, declaring eight municipal lots as surplus. The listed lots are located on Gleason Avenue, Pearl Avenue, and Ross Avenue. The official notice, dated May 15, 2025, names the specific properties that have been declared surplus by
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The Corporation of the Town of Cochrane announced that waste collection normally scheduled for Victoria Day, Monday, May 19, 2025, will take place on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. This affects residents with waste pickup planned for the statutory holiday. The change was communicated by the Town of Cochrane through its
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The Town of Smooth Rock Falls has announced that its annual spring clean-up will take place over several dates in June 2025, with curbside collection scheduled by area. According to town information, collection will take place east of Ross Road on June 2 and 3, west of Ross Road on
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The Canadian Coast Guard announced that its Inshore Rescue Boat stations are now open on the Great Lakes, Georgian Bay, and St. Lawrence River for the summer boating season. According to a May 14, 2025, news release, these stations will operate until September 3, 2025. These stations are intended to