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Cochrane District

Black River Matheson, Township of

A round lapel pin with coat of arms in the middle. The shield is divided in two halves by a wavy line representing a river. The top left half has a yoke and three sheaves of wheat. The bottom right half has a grain elevator. Above the shield is a banner with the words Township of. At the bottom is a banner with the words Black River Matheson.

The Matheson Fire of 1916 destroyed several communities in the municipality but ultimately led to the creation of the Forest Fires Prevention Act and Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.

Donated by the municipality

Hearst, Town of

A lapel pin shaped like a coat of arms. The top of the shield has a fleur de lis, compass, and white rose on a green bar. The rest of the shield features a phoenix rising from the ashes. Above the shield is a sharp angled crown. Below is a banner reading INC 1922 HEARST.

The phoenix rising from the ashes on this pin is not a metaphor. Hearst has survived and rebuilt after not one, but two major fires.

Donated by the municipality

Cochrane, Town of

A lapel pin shaped like a polar bear with a ribbon underneath that says Cochrane Ontario

Cochrane is named after the Hon. Francis Cochrane, the Ontario Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines from 1905 to 1911 despite not running in the 1905 election. He later moved to federal politics where he served as Minister of Railways and Canals.

Polar Bear - Donated by the municipality

Coat of Arms - Donated by Allan Dias

Iroquois Falls, Town of

A green circular lapel pin with text around the rim reading The Corporation of the Town of Iroquois Falls. At the centre of the pin is a white scroll descending to a brown log. On the scroll is a deer’s head surrounded by two blue fish.

Originally built as a company town for the Abitibi Power and Paper Company, the owner Frank Harris Anson sought to build an elaborate town with separated residential, commercial, and parklands. The unique design of the town earned it the nickname “Anson’s Folly”.

Donated by the municipality

Mattice - Val Cote, Township of

A lapel pin shaped like a coat of arms divided diagonally by a wavy line. In the top left half are three fleur-de-lis. In the bottom right half area a pine tree, a bear, and a Canada goose. At the top of the shield is a bar with three trilliums. Above the shield is a banner with the title “Corporation”. Below the shield is a banner with the name “Mattice Val-Cote”.

Mattice Val-Coté is such a popular canoeing destination that the municipality has established a rest and camp area right along the banks of the Missinaibi River so that travellers can stop on their journey to visit the many portaging destinations in the area.

Donated by Denis Bernard

Kapuskasing, Town of

A vertical rectangle lapel pin with a gold metallic background. At the top of the pin is the name Kapuskasing. The main element of the pin is a green bordered, white oval set behind two red bars representing smoke stacks along side a letter "K".. Above the red bars are two wavy lines.

A black lapel pin with gold details. Two large smoke stacks alongside a letter “K” in front of a circle crossed with a diagonal line.

Kapuskasing has some pivotal history and some dark history.

It's a Canadian heritage location for its role in connecting North Ontario as an early National Transcontinental Railway stop, (precursor of the CNR). It also hosted a WWI internment camp.

Gold - Donated by Joe Tiernay

Black - Donated by Brandan Chowan

Moonbeam, Town of

A lapel pin in the shape of a green maple leaf behind a large yellow letter M. Under the arches of the M a crescent moon hangs over a lake with a pine tree on the shore. At the bottom of the pin is a banner with the words Municipality of Moonbeam.

A lapel pin in the shape of a space alien holding a sign that says Moonbeam. Above a UFO flies in front of a full moon.

Local lore says the town's name comes from flashing lights early settlers to the area would see at night and referred to as moonbeams. Then in the 60s and 70s the town had a run of UFO sightings.

Donated by Spencer Sandor

Moosonee, Town of

A lapel pin with two Canada geese standing on top of the planet Earth. A banner reading Town of Moosonee is over top of a canoe.

Moosonee is located in the Hudson Bay Lowlands; the largest wetlands on Earth. They are not connected to Ontario's road network. All travel in and out is by plane or train.

Donated by the municipality

Opasatika, Township of

A round lapel pin with the words corporation d'opasatika below a river, and a trillium. The leaves of the trillium have a beaver, a poplar tree, and a Fleur de lis.

Opasatika is also named after a river, in this case, the Opasatika which has a name of indigenous origin meaning "river by the poplars".

Donated by Spencer Sandor

Smooth Rock Falls, Town

A vertical rectangular lapel pin with golden metallic backing. At the top a circle surrounds three mountains and a flowing river. Below the circle are the words Smooth Rock Falls.

Home of the Smooth Truck Fest, an annual festival with events like truck pulls, truck races, and live music.

Donated by the municipality

Timmins, City of

A round lapel pin with a blue border with text reading The City of Timmins Ontario Canada. At the centre is a white background with a crossed prospectors hammer and mining pick with a gold nugget between them..

A round lapel pin with a blue border with text reading The City of Timmins. At the centre is a white background with a crossed hammer and mining pick.

The image of a prospectors hammer and sledgehammer united by a gold nugget on the pin allude to the Porcupine Gold Rush which led to the founding of the town in 1912.

Large - Donated by the municipality

Small - Donated by Joe Tiernay

Plastic - Donated by Brandan Chowan

Moosonee, Town of

Moosonee is located in the Hudson Bay Lowlands; the largest wetlands on Earth. They are not connected to Ontario's road network. All travel in and out is by plane or train.

Donated by the municipality

Fauquier-Strickland, Township of

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