Cochrane Ontario
 

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Location:
Cochrane, Ontario is a northern Ontario town situated on Highway 11, which  is the major highway in the area and is part of the Trans Canada Highway system. Cochrane is located east of Kapuskasing and northeast of  Timmins, south of Moosonee and north of Iroquois Falls.  It is about a 1 hour drive from Timmins, the major city of the region. Cochrane was founded as a railway town. It is the seat of Cochrane District.
 
Access / Airports / Transportation:
There is no schedule airline service to Cochrane and the primary access to the area is via highway 11 as well as Ontario Northland Railway.  The town's railway station is a part of the Ontario Northland Railway  which operates the Northlander train to Toronto six days per week. The railway provides the only form of ground transportation to Moosonee, Ontario. The popular Polar Bear Express summer time train tour leaves Cochrane for Moosonee, and is a popular tourist activity.
 
Accommodations / Services / Attractions / Events:

Visitors to Cochrane will find a good selection of Hotels, restaurants and shopping.  Click the above hotels link for complete listings of all area accommodations. 

The town contains many references to polar bears. Its mascot is a large polar bear statue known as Chimo. There are also live polar bears at the new "Polar Bear Conservation and Educational Habitat and Heritage Village" which opened in the summer of 2004.

Cochrane has a population of about 5500 people, but that population is declining due to lack of employment. The main industries in Cochrane are the railway, tourism and lumber industries.
 
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