Cochrane Observer has coverage of Cochrane, Ontario's town council, local affairs, and community events.
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Cochrane town council will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Town Hall, 171 Fourth Ave., to discuss an ongoing review of the Cochrane and Suburban Planning Area Official Plan. The Official Plan sets out policies for how the
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Cochrane town council will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at 6 p.m. at town hall (171 Fourth Ave.) to discuss the Cochrane and Suburban Planning Area official plan review and update, including possible revisions to the plan. The official plan sets policies for how the
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The Cochrane and Suburban Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 171 Fourth Avenue, on Consent Application B2025-15 for 1347 Highway 652. The application seeks approval to convey about 10,439.4 square metres (1.04 hectares) of
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The Cochrane and Suburban Planning Board approved two consent applications, B2025-12 and B2025-13, for property owned by C. Jansen-Quirt in Brower Township on Dec. 11, 2025. The last day to appeal is Dec. 31, 2025. Eligible parties may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal by the deadline. The approval is
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A Paramedic Food Drive is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Independent Grocer in Cochrane, with donations to support the Cochrane Food Bank, according to a notice from the Town of Cochrane. The Town of Cochrane posted the notice on
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The Town of Cochrane cancelled the Committee of Adjustment meeting scheduled for Dec. 10, 2025, citing no applications received, according to a Dec. 3 notice. The next regular meeting is set for Jan. 14, 2026. The notice was issued by Secretary-Treasurer Elisabeth Dupuis.
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The Cochrane and Suburban Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 171 Fourth Avenue, Cochrane, to consider two consent applications (B2025-12 and B2025-13) to sever land in Brower Township. The applications, filed under Section 53 of Ontario’s
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Municipal offices in Cochrane will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, for Remembrance Day. The Corporation of the Town of Cochrane announced the closure in a Nov. 6 notice on its website. No additional details were provided.
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Cochrane council will consider a by-law at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in Council Chambers at Town Hall, 171 Fourth Avenue, to stop up and close a portion of the unopened Railway Street road allowance and sell the land to the abutting owner at 1 Boisvert Crescent.
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The Cochrane and Suburban Planning Board approved a consent application from CGV Developments to convey land that will merge with 461 Eighth Street in Cochrane, following an Oct. 8, 2025 hearing. The conditional approval was issued under Section 53 of Ontario’s Planning Act, and the last day to appeal
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The Town of Cochrane’s Committee of Adjustment has approved a minor variance to permit a 76.03‑metre (249.44‑foot) lot frontage—below the 90‑metre (295.28‑foot) minimum—for a planned severance at 1141 Concession 2&3 in the Glackmeyer area. The last day to
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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