There’s a guy who tried to break in to T Cannabis in Cochrane a couple months ago, and the OPP are hoping you can help identify him. See the above photo from a security camera. Police say that at about 11:00pm on Monday, March 17th, he used a pry bar on...

Students in the paramedic program at Northern College in Timmins now have an ambulance and power stretcher to learn on. It’s a retired ambulance, and was donated by Cochrane District Services Board, which operates the paramedic service across the district. College president Mitch Dumas says the new-to-them equipment gives the students...

Forest biomass is the main target of a funding announcement in Timmins by associate provincial forestry minister Kevin Holland. Biomass is the unused portion of wood that’s often left in the forest, including sawdust and wood chips. A program launched in 2023 has granted more than $30-million to about 40 projects,...

Timmins and Kapuskasing are hosting two Walks for Alzheimer’s events this weekend. The Timmins activity is Saturday at 10 am at the Farmer’s Market Pavilion, while in Kapuskasing participants can gather at the Riverside Park Pavilion on Sunday also at 10. Cochrane-Temiskaming Alzheimer’s Society executive director Tracy Koskamp-Bergeron says all...

Thirty years ago, Cochrane residents were awaiting construction of a new entrance to town. That’s part of this week’s local history feature. The April 15th, 1995 issue of the Cochrane Times carried a report about the town getting $272,000 form the province to develop the entrance via Western Avenue from...

Cochrane is using its $22,008.00 share of a provincial emergency preparedness fund to buy a drone camera as well as cots and sleeping bags for evacuees. In Timmins on Friday, emergency preparedness and response minister Jill Dunlop said as the number of emergencies continues to rise, the government commitment to...