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Update – Municipal Office Hours Changes – September 14, 2023 – 2:50 pm
TAKE NOTE THAT from September 18th to September 21st 2023, the Municipal Office will be open only from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, and closed during lunch hour, and closed all day on September 22nd, 2023.
Thank you for your co-operation and patience.
Update – Garbage Collection – September 4, 2023 – 11:15 am
Please be advised that regular Waste Collection, which falls on Monday September 4th, 2023, will be picked up on Tuesday, September 5th , 2023.
Thank you for your co-operation and patience.
Update – Garbage Collection – August 24, 2023 – 9:00 am
Please be advised that regular Waste Collection schedule for Thursday, August 24th pickup will be done on Friday, August 25th. There is no change to Friday’s schedule however delays should be expected.
As a reminder, Recycling Collection (blue bin) will be picked up bi-weekly as follows:
If there are changes, we will continue to update our website and Facebook page.
Thank you for your continued patience.
Update – Garbage Collection – August 13, 2023 – 10:00 am
Please be advised that regular Waste Collection schedule will remain the same, except for Monday, August 14 pickup will be done Tuesday.
Waste bins (green) will continue to be collected weekly, but delays in pick up may occur.
**Temporary: Recycling Collection (blue bin) will be picked up bi-weekly as follows:
• Week of August 14-18
• Week of August 28 – September 1
If there are changes, we will continue to update our website and Facebook page.
Thank you for your continued patience.
Update – Garbage Collection – August 5, 2023 – 2:30 p.m.
Garbage Collection and Recycling for the following week:
From Monday, August 7 to Friday, August 11
Please be advised that regular Waste Collection will be as follows:
Monday – place green bin on Tuesday
Tuesday – place green bin on Tuesday
Wednesday– place green bin on Wednesday
Thursday– place green bin on Thursday
Friday– place green bin on Friday
**Temporary: Recyling Collection (blue bin) will be picked up bi-weekly i.e. don’t put out blue bins week of Aug 7-11, it will be picked up the week of Aug 14-18.**
If there are changes, we will continue to update our website and Facebook page.
Thank you for your continued patience.
Update – Garbage Collection – August 5, 2023 – 12:10 p.m.
Garbage collection is continuing today for areas where this week’s collection has not yet occurred. Once garbage collection has been completed, recycling pickup will then begin.
Please remove your empty bins from the curb side after the garbage truck has gone by.
An update for this upcoming week’s garbage collection will be out later today.
Thank you for your continued patience.
Update – Garbage Collection – August 4, 2023 – 3:20 p.m.
Please have your bins placed at the curb for collection. Garbage pickup will continue until all remaining routes have been completed.
We thank you for your continued patience.
PRESS RELEASE – August 4, 2023 – 2:30 p.m.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Corporation of the Town of Cochrane, Ontario
Last Thursday July 27th, CUPE and Town bargaining committees met again, in a final effort to try to avoid a strike.
As this dispute is now only about money, the public will be interested to know how much the Town offered the Union in those discussions.
This offer represents one of the best deals in the region.
The Town’s employees enjoy more holidays and superior benefits than most others in the region.
The Town’s offer is adding to an existing wage base that is above average, including having one of the highest paid daycares in province. In addition, in an effort to avoid a strike, the Town withdrew all non monetary asks that would have allowed more efficient scheduling to meet community needs. The Town withdrew a proposal that would treat the Truth and Reconciliation Holiday as a regular work day in Day Care, (with a day off in lieu to be scheduled at a mutually agreed time) as most parents with children in Day Care don’t get this day off and rely on our service.
Unfortunately none of these moves resulted in a deal.
Council has a responsibility to be careful stewards of the public trust. Any increases to the cost of wages, which represents the most significant part of the Town’s budget, must be passed on as additional tax increases. At a time when taxpayers are struggling with little to no increases to their income and an elevated cost of living it is critical that we strike a balance between fairness to our employees and fairness to the public.
We believe our offer is both fair and responsible. Our hope is that our employees will give reconsideration to their position and return to work.
Contacts:
Town Hall, 705-272-4361;
email: townhall@cochraneontario.com
Update – August 4, 2023 – 9:00 a.m
Garbage Collection
Please note that the Town is currently working to ensure that garbage is picked up as soon as possible.
Updates will be provided on the Town of Cochrane website and Facebook page.
Update – July 31, 2023 – 4:00 p.m.
Municipal Services
Please note that, except for the daycare centres, all municipal services remain operational with no change to the hours of service. Delays should be expected.
Update – July 31, 2023 – 8:30 am
Tips for Crossing a Picket Line
The Corporation of the Town of Cochrane respects the right of unionized employees to withdraw their services and lawfully picket while on a legal strike.
SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE CONSIDERATION WHEN CROSSING A PICKET LINE. Please consider the following tips when crossing:
• Respect the picketers’ right to slow down both walking and driving traffic crossing the picket line.
• Expect delays.
• Walk or drive carefully through the picket line.
• Do not jeopardize your own personal safety to cross the picket line.
• Be calm and courteous.
• Do not take comments or events personally.
• Avoid confrontation or provocation when crossing the picket line.
• Do not try to rush or push through the line.
• Don’t react, argue, or become provoked.
• Recognize that stress levels are high for everyone.
If you experience unusual difficulty in crossing a picket line, or if you believe your personal safety and security are at risk, withdraw from the situation and call Town Hall 705-272-4361 for support.
PRESS RELEASE | OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cochrane Mayor Peter Politis | Cochrane, Ontario
TOWN PROVIDES EMPLOYEES IMPROVED OFFER
July 28, 2023, Cochrane Ontario: Town of Cochrane and the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 71 worked together behind closed doors on Thursday July 27, 2023 to make a joint attempt at finalizing a contract. The Town’s final offer is being brought to the Local membership on Sunday July 30, 2023 for a vote.
As of midnight July 28, 2023 the workforce will be in a legal position to strike and the Town to lock out, should either choose to do so.
We don’t expect any job action to take place this weekend in advance of a ratification vote on Sunday, and until that vote takes place, it is not respectful to release any details of the current offer. However, we will do so in the near future to provide the public appropriate disclosure.
In the event that job action ensues (which can take place anytime after the vote) the Town has developed comprehensive contingency plans to provide services to the municipality. While there may be some delays, ALL services except daycare will be provided as usual. The users of daycare were provided notice to prepare for this possibility a couple of weeks ago. While a backup plan exists for water services, if at anytime it is determined that water safety is at risk adjustments to service could be undertaken including issuing a boiled water advisory. While a plan currently exists to provide water service as usual, the public is encouraged to use good judgement on how best to prepare. “As water and waste treatment are essential life services we are confident that our employees who typically take this responsibility quite seriously will join us in placing public safety ahead of all else and not associating this essential service to job action or wage increases”, stated Mayor Peter Politis.
“The Council and the Town have a difficult role to play in that we must balance being fair to the workforce as well as those who pay the bill for the settlement. We have worked extremely hard with the Town’s employees to provide them not only a fair deal, but one that is more than fair and highly competitive. It is important to the Town and Council to continue our historical tendency of being fair with our workforce as demonstrated by the previous collective bargaining agreements over that last decade and a half leading to wage increases that outpaced inflation by 71% and provide more statutory holidays then any other agreement in the region. They deserve that respect”.
Mayor Politis adds, “after benchmarking against other similar municipalities and reviewing the historical growth in wages, it is clear our employees are being treated very fair and above standard by this offer, all considered. Our responsibility now is to focus on those paying the bill. Recognizing that most of them do not have these wage increases and have not had historical wages increases that have outpaced inflation. As such, they cannot keep pace. They too are experiencing cost of living challenges and every increase in wages on this end just adds to an already exasperating burden. Council feels our focus should now be on being fair to them, seeking appropriate balance. We remain optimistic in our workforce to make the right choice after careful consideration, as they historically tend to do. Either way we will respect their choice”.
Contacts:
Peter Politis, Cochrane Mayor, 705-272-9527;
email: Peter.Politis@cochraneontario.com
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