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Town of Cochrane council is scheduled to consider a bylaw at its 6 p.m. regular meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, that would stop up and close portions of unopened road allowances on Poplar Avenue and Wyandotte Road and declare the lands surplus for a proposed sale to the
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Smooth Rock Falls Town Hall and the community arena will be closed on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, for the Family Day long weekend. Regular operating hours are scheduled to resume Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. The closure was posted in a notice on the Town of Smooth Rock Falls website.
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Timmins Public Works crews are scheduled to begin a city-wide snow plowing operation at 9:01 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, and the work is expected to last all evening and into the day. For residents, the notice coincides with Timmins’ winter overnight street-parking rules, which restrict when vehicles
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Cochrane has cancelled its Committee of Adjustment and Cochrane and Suburban Planning Board meetings that were scheduled for Feb. 11, 2026, because no applications were received. For residents watching local planning and minor variance matters, the next regular meeting date for both bodies is March 11, 2026. The cancellation was
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Several City of Timmins services will be closed or not running on Family Day, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, and Monday’s household waste and recycling pickup will move to Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, according to the city’s posted municipal schedule. The changes affect common day-to-day needs such as transit,
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Don Anderson Haulage will haul a Hydro One transformer through Timmins to Schumacher on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, moving it from the rail siding on Hallnor Road to the transformer station on Brundy Avenue. The City of Timmins says the load’s width will occupy a two-lane road where shoulder
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled Al Kanater brand Halawa with Pistachio (450 g) because of possible Salmonella contamination. The CFIA posted the recall Feb. 7 and said the product was distributed nationally. People who have this product at home may not be able to tell by sight or
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Smooth Rock Falls council approved the town’s 2026 municipal budget on Feb. 2, 2026, setting a 4.90% property-tax increase and raising both water and sewer rates by 5.50%. The increases will affect what local property owners and utility customers pay this year. The town said the tax
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says Fresh Prep Foods Inc. has recalled Fresh Prep brand Chorizo & Sweet Potato Tacos (also labelled “Chorizo Tacos”) because the product contains undeclared wheat. The agency advises people not to use, sell, serve or distribute the affected product. The recall may matter to
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Timmins Police Service and the Timmins Snowmobile Club Trail Patrol have begun joint patrols on Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Club (OFSC) snowmobile trails in and around Timmins, starting with compliance checks on the evening of Feb. 4, 2026. The patrols are expected to continue for the rest of the snowmobile
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a food recall warning on Feb. 5 for Les Aliments Johnvince brand Pecans Halves Raw (230 g) because of possible Salmonella contamination. The CFIA said the product was distributed in Quebec. The warning includes lot and date information that shoppers can use to
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Lane reductions are expected on Kamiskotia Road, Municipal Road and Fredrickhouse Lake Road in Timmins on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, as the city carries out snow-clearing work on bridges and sections of guardrail. The City of Timmins says drivers should plan for delays on those routes while crews work, with