Cochrane Observer has coverage of Cochrane, Ontario's town council, local affairs, and community events.
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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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The Town of Cochrane’s Committee of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 171 Fourth Avenue, to consider Minor Variance Application A04-2025 for 1141 Concession 2&3. The application seeks to permit a minimum lot frontage
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Cochrane’s Committee of Adjustment will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, at Town Hall, 171 Fourth Avenue. According to a town notice dated Sept. 23, the hearing concerns a minor variance for 292 Tenth Street to permit a garbage enclosure with a
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The Cochrane and Suburban Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 171 Fourth Avenue, on an application to sever land at 1141 Concession 2&3 in Cochrane, according to a municipal notice dated Sept. 23. The hearing
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In a Sept. 19, 2025 notice, the Town of Cochrane said Concession 2&3 between Lillabelle Lake Road and Golf Course Road will close for work at the railway tracks, and no traffic will be allowed to cross the tracks during the closure. According to the notice, the closure
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The Town of Cochrane is accepting applications for a full-time receptionist in the Finance Department. Applications are due by Friday, September 26, 2025, at 3:00 p.m., according to the official job posting. The position is based in Cochrane, Ontario, with working hours from 8:30 a.m. to
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The Town of Cochrane announced on September 18 that it will begin concrete curb and gutter installation in designated areas as part of its road paving program. The locations for this work are outlined on a map linked from the official notice. Residents whose driveways are directly impacted by the
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The 3rd Avenue roundabout in Cochrane will be closed to all traffic starting Friday, September 19, 2025, for road repairs and replacement of Ontario Northland Railway tracks, according to a notice from the Town of Cochrane. The full closure is planned until Wednesday, September 24, 2025. During this closure, traffic
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Sections of road in Cochrane will undergo pulverizing and paving as part of a project announced in a municipal notice on September 18, 2025. The work will also include concrete sidewalk and curb or gutter improvements in selected areas. Road sections were selected following inspections and consideration of future projects,
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The Town of Cochrane will conduct gravel lift placement at designated locations from Thursday, September 11, to Friday, September 19, 2025, according to a notice issued on September 8. This work, as described by the Town, aims to meet minimum maintenance standards and maintain the safety of travelers and workers.
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A sidewalk and curb replacement project is scheduled in several locations across Cochrane from September 8 to September 19, 2025, according to the Town of Cochrane. The municipality reports that construction dates may change depending on progress. The town has stated that residents in the construction zones will continue to
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An application for a boundary adjustment at 455 Eighth Street in Cochrane will be reviewed by the Cochrane and Suburban Planning Board during a public hearing on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at Town Hall, 171 Fourth Avenue, as stated in a public notice issued August