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The Cochrane Fire Department will hold an open house Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the fire hall, 23 Fifth Street in Cochrane. Admission is free. The open house is part of Fire Prevention Week. This year’s theme is “Charge into Fire Safety
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a Class 2 recall for Al-Ghazal brand tahini sold in 18 kg containers in Ontario due to potential Salmonella contamination, effective Oct. 7, 2025. The recall applies to hotels, restaurants and institutions in Ontario. The agency advises the product must not be used,
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On Oct. 9, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency published a Class 2 recall notification for unbranded pistachios distributed in Ontario due to possible Salmonella contamination. The agency advises hotels, restaurants and institutions not to use, sell, serve or distribute the product. The notice applies to food service operators across Ontario.
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Smooth Rock Falls Town Hall will be closed Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, for Thanksgiving; the arena will operate on its regular schedule. The closure affects access to in-person municipal services that day, while recreational operations at the arena continue as normal. The town posted the advisory on its website on
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a food recall warning on Oct. 7 for unbranded “Pistachio Kernel” sold in bulk at Kourosh Foods Market, 1860 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, due to possible Salmonella contamination. The recall was triggered by CFIA test results, and no illnesses have been reported. The product
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Smooth Rock Falls council will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Town Hall – Council Chambers, with virtual attendance available by Zoom registration. Council plans to move into a closed session to discuss an expression of interest for the Smooth Rock Falls Senior Housing
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Ontario’s Ministry of Health announced Oct. 6 it will renovate and expand Timmins and District Hospital’s emergency department, adding more than 27,000 square feet and increasing capacity to 29 treatment areas. The department could be up to four times its current size and will include a dedicated
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Cochrane council will consider a bylaw at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Council Chambers at Town Hall, 171 Fourth Avenue, to stop up and close parts of unopened road allowances and laneways and to sell about 1.40 hectares (3.45 acres) of municipal land, deemed surplus,
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Smooth Rock Falls council will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 6, 2025, at Town Hall, with a virtual option that requires advance Zoom registration. Residents may attend in person or register to watch online. Agendas for council meetings are posted on the town’s Council Meeting Portal
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Timmins police on Oct. 2 released a suspect photo and asked for the public’s help to identify a person linked to a Sept. 12 structure fire on Third Avenue near Balsam Street South around 3 a.m. The blaze caused significant property damage and is being investigated as arson.
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Timmins Environmental Services reported an emergency watermain break affecting Camille Street between Shirley Street and Gatineau Boulevard in the Mountjoy area on Oct. 1, with work scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Homes and businesses on this block may experience short-term loss of water pressure and brown
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 2 food recall on Sept. 30 for Handfuel brand Raspberry Pistachio Clusters sold in Ontario due to possible Salmonella contamination. The recall is linked to an ongoing foodborne illness outbreak under investigation. The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating related human