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Timmins Police said Dec. 8 that Highway 655 at Ross Avenue in Timmins is closed to all traffic after a serious collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle. Officers are on scene and an investigation is underway. In a notice posted Dec. 8, police asked drivers to avoid the area,
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Highway 101 East is closed in both directions between Lawrence Street and Bristol Road in Porcupine after what police called a “serious” two-vehicle collision on the evening of Dec. 7. The Timmins Police Service advised motorists to avoid the area, expect significant delays, and use alternate routes. The conditions of
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Smooth Rock Falls issued a Dec. 8 notice stating that pushing, plowing, or dumping snow onto municipal roads or sidewalks is prohibited under By-Law No. 2025-72, with fines ranging from $150 to $550 under the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS). The town says fines will be issued without warning. The
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The City of Timmins has scheduled snow removal from Sunday, December 7 through Friday, December 12, 2025. Night work runs 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.; day work runs 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Work is planned on the following streets, listed by shift and date.
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Timmins will lower flags to half-mast at all municipally owned facilities from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The observance is dedicated to remembering people who have experienced gender-based violence and those whose lives were
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a Class 2 recall for certain Daesang brand gochujang and red pepper paste products due to undeclared wheat. The recalling firm is Pan Asia Food Co. Ltd. Distribution includes Ontario as well as Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Saskatchewan,
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Timmins City Council approved the 2026 fleet program on Dec. 3, authorizing $2,953,000 to replace high‑use vehicles and equipment for road and winter maintenance, utilities work, and traffic operations. Council also approved a 5% increase to internal fleet charge‑out rates for 2026. The decision addresses aging
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The Timmins Police Service is seeking the public’s help to identify individuals following a break and enter at a commercial building on Cedar Street South in Timmins that occurred between Nov. 21 and Nov. 24. Police released surveillance images and said various items were stolen. In an online notice,
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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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The City of Timmins issued an extreme cold weather alert for Wednesday, December 3, 2025, with overnight wind chill expected to reach -34. The notice was posted on the municipal website at 9:50 a.m. People who need emergency shelter can attend 316 Spruce St. S. for assistance. Exposure
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Smooth Rock Falls is seeking one community member to join its Cemetery and Community Spaces Committee, with the vacancy posted on the municipal website on Dec. 2, 2025. The committee addresses matters related to local cemeteries and shared public spaces. The municipality is adding one seat and asks interested people
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Alinova Canada Inc. will invest nearly $24 million to build a soymilk powder processing plant in Morrisburg that the Ontario government says will be Canada’s first non‑GMO facility, with $1.5 million in provincial funding and 15 jobs. The plant will use Ontario‑grown soybeans and is expected