The Town of Cochrane has announced the hiring of two new management staff members following competitive recruitment processes aimed at filling key vacancies within the municipal administration. Chief Administrative Officer Daniel Gagnon, who took on his role in January 2026, confirmed the appointments of a new Human Resource Manager and a Director of Community Services to help reach corporate and community goals.
Tiffany Reaume will begin her role as Human Resource Manager on May 19, 2026. Reaume, who is relocating to Cochrane from Southern Ontario with her twin boys, brings experience in the human resources field from her previous work in the mining industry in Timmins.
Terry Vachon will join the town as the Director of Community Services starting June 15, 2026. This appointment serves as a homecoming for Vachon, a Cochrane native returning from the Georgian Bay area. He brings experience in recreation and community service from his time working in a larger municipality. Vachon will lead a newly restructured Community Services department, which will focus its efforts on infrastructure renewal, customer service, and community programming.
These new appointments follow a period of transition for the municipality, which has seen several changes in leadership. The town is also currently addressing legal action from former Chief Administrative Officer Monika Malherbe, who is suing the town and Mayor Peter Politis for $875,000 and reinstatement after her termination in April 2025.
More information regarding town operations and updates can be found on the Town of Cochrane website.
