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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 Council of the Town of Cochrane passed By-law 2025-46 on May 13, 2025, which permits the construction of three apartment dwellings on Lots 41 and 42 of Plan 6M494 in Cochrane. The by-law provides for a minimum lot frontage of approximately 39.6 metres and a minimum separation distance
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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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Street sweeping in Timmins is scheduled overnight May 19–22 from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. and during the day May 20–23 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., covering sections of the Connecting Link and neighbourhood routes in Timmins, South Porcupine, Porcupine and Schumacher.
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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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Hellman's brand Classic Burger Sauce in the 325 ml size has been recalled across Canada due to bloating and spoilage, according to a notice issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on May 22, 2025. The recall affects individuals and businesses nationally, as the CFIA has instructed
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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
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His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) William Hall is scheduled to depart Halifax, Nova Scotia, on May 14, 2025, to join Operation CARIBBE, according to National Defence. Operation CARIBBE is Canada’s contribution to U.S.-led counter-narcotics activities under the Joint Interagency Task Force South. National Defence states that