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Timmins reschedules snow removal on Fourth Avenue in Schumacher to March 26

Justin Barber

Mar 26, 2026

The City of Timmins has rescheduled day-shift snow removal on Fourth Avenue in Schumacher between Boundry Lane and Ponderosa Street to Thursday, March 26, 2026.

The change is part of adjustments the city says it is making to its snow-removal schedule for the week of March 22, 2026.

In a notice posted March 26, 2026, the city’s Public Works department said the work had originally been scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, 2026, but did not take place due to “operational issues.”

The city did not provide further details about the operational issues in the notice, which was time-stamped 9:36 a.m.

Cochrane committee to consider minor variance for 144 Fourth Street West on April 8

Falcon Investment Inc. has filed a minor variance application for 144 Fourth Street West in Cochrane that will be considered by the town’s committee of adjustment on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 171 Fourth Avenue. The application asks the committee to approve

Timmins approves $4.95M plus HST contract to line Riverside Drive watermains, rehab South Porcupine section

Timmins city council has approved a $4,950,000 plus HST contract with Fer-Pal Construction Ltd. to line watermains along Riverside Drive from Shirley Street to the Mattagami River Bridge, and to rehabilitate a smaller watermain section in an easement between Shamrock Avenue and Dome Avenue in South Porcupine. The

Timmins council approves contracts for Evans Street bridge replacement and Golden Avenue bridge repairs in South Porcupine

Timmins city council has approved two bridge contracts in South Porcupine—one to replace the Evans Street bridge and another to rehabilitate the Golden Avenue bridge—according to a City of Timmins news release posted March 25. The city said there is no direct detour for the Evans Street bridge

Smooth Rock Falls advances proposed 20-unit seniors’ housing project on Catherine Street

Smooth Rock Falls council has authorized staff to move ahead with a design-build contract for a proposed 20-unit seniors’ housing building on Catherine Street, as the project moves into planning and regulatory approvals, according to a town announcement dated March 25, 2026. The proposal outlines a new independent-living facility intended

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Cochrane committee to consider minor variance for 144 Fourth Street West on April 8

Timmins approves $4.95M plus HST contract to line Riverside Drive watermains, rehab South Porcupine section

Timmins council approves contracts for Evans Street bridge replacement and Golden Avenue bridge repairs in South Porcupine

Smooth Rock Falls advances proposed 20-unit seniors’ housing project on Catherine Street