The Daily Press (Timmins)
NORTHERN COLLEGE SPORTS DOME RECEIVES BIG NOHFC BOOST
Northern College’s sports dome project received a $2 million dollar financial boost from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) on Friday, as announced by Timmins MPP George Pirie. “Northern College is a cornerstone asset for the City...
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SCHOOL BUSES RESUMING GRADUALLY FOUR WEEKS AFTER SNOW STORM
Full school bus service has yet to resume four weeks after a record-breaking two-day snowstorm. Timmins was hit with two feet of blowing snow and extreme cold Dec 28-30 that cancelled all school bus routes serving all four school boards. According to...
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REPAIRS COMING TO GILLIES LAKE BOARDWALK AFTER A DECADE OF HEAVY USE
The Mattagami Region Conservation Authority (MRCA) has received a $100,000 donation from Caisse Alliance for the repair and restoration of the Gillies Lake Boardwalk and related site improvements. Located within the Gillies Lake Conservation Area and...
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MELROSE HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION OPEN HOUSE DRAWS INTEREST
There was plenty of interest this week when the City of Timmins held a public information session regarding the proposed Melrose Heights subdivision development. Taking place late Monday afternoon in the auditorium at the McIntyre Community Complex, a...
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CRAWFORD PROJECT NEAR TIMMINS ADDED TO PROVINCE’S EXPEDITED FRAMEWORK
Canada Nickel Company’s Crawford Project, located 42 kilometres north of Timmins, received another big boost of support on Tuesday. The provincial government announced it will move forward under the One Project, One Process framework. Stephen Lecce,...
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INDIGENOUS SERVICES CANADA RAMPS UP KASHECHEWAN EVACUATION
Indigenous Services Canada is assisting with evacuation plans and repairs for a remote Ontario First Nation that declared a state of emergency after its aging water treatment plant and sewage system failed. Kashechewan First Nation, a flyin Cree...
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PROVINCE ANNOUNCES $1.3M FOR TIMMINS
The latest round of funding from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) was officially announced on Friday morning with over $1.3 million dollars heading towards three local businesses, as well at the Mattagami Region Conservation...
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LOCAL SKI CLUBS BENEFIT FROM WINTER STORM
If there is to be any silver lining in the aftermath of the massive winter storm which walloped Timmins last week to the tune of two feet of snow, its the possibility of an extended season for local skiiers, both cross-country and downhill. Christine...
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RELIEF FOR SCHUMACHER AFTER MAJOR SNOWSTORM
Following a 44-hour snowfall Dec. 28-30, residents of Schumacher who rely on on-street parking found their cars buried in the snow. “That posed some challenges but we got through it and the equipment is here today and probably tomorrow, and we’ll get...
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TWO FEET OF SNOW FALLS ON TIMMINS AND AREA DURING SEVERE NEW YEAR’S STORM
It was dramatic, challenging, and highly unusual when Timmins said goodbye to 2025 with the biggest winter storm in years. How much snow did the Timmins area get? Trudy Kidd, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, confirmed Timmins...
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MONDAY’S WINTER WALLOP WILL NOT BE THE LAST FOR TIMMINS
As the Timmins area continues to get walloped by a major winter snow storm, a meteorologist says the public should be prepared for more similar storms. Timmins is currently under a “Orange Warning” from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)...
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CHRISTMAS AT THE BARN
Santa and Mrs. Claus visit with baby Leo at the 5th Annual South Porcupine Tree Lighting family skate on Tuesday. The entirely community-run event is held at the Carlo Cattarello Arena, locally known as “the Barn.”
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A SPECIAL VISIT
Santa chats with siblings Lydia, 5, left, and Michael, 7, at his castle on Monday at the Timmins Square. Lydia asked him for “a pet birdie,” and Michael would like a Senators hockey jersey this Christmas.
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PROVINCE PULLS $3.2 MILLION OF ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE FUNDING
A proposed encampment site in the far west end of Timmins will not be moving ahead after it was announced that the province has pulled nearly $3.2 million dollars worth of funding off the table. During a meeting of the Cochrane District Services Board...
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TIMMINS STRONGLY OPPOSES PROVINCE’S CONSERVATION PLAN
The City of Timmins has formally let its opposition known to the Ontario government’s plan to amalgamate conservation authorities across the province, after a unanimous vote last week. The Ontario government, led by Premier Doug Ford, introduced Bill...
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NEW ASSOCIATION AIMS TO BE ONE STRONG VOICE FOR SMALL TOWNS
The mayors of six small towns along the Highway 11 corridor have come together to form STANO, the Small Town Association of Northern Ontario, so they can speak with one voice to the powers that be. Smooth Rock Falls Mayor Patrick Roberts got the idea...
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DOUBLING OF TIMMINS’ HOMELESS POPULATION MAKES WINTER RESPONSE MORE URGENT
The unhoused population in Timmins has doubled in the past year, and service providers are working very hard to deal with it this winter, given the low supply of supportive housing. Despite the many challenges, the local services board, with the help...
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WEST END SITE SELECTED FOR ENCAMPMENT HUB
Timmins City Council chose a west end location for the homeless encampment response initiative site after a lengthy and tense discussion and vote on Tuesday night. It will be located at 5310 Highway 101 West, the property formerly home to the Tembec...
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WHERE TO BUILD A NEW MULTI-USE RECREATION FACILITY?
Whether or not Timmins will ever build a new multi-use recreational complex is yet to be determined, as the current council moves in to the final year of its term. At last week’s city budget meeting, a lengthy presentation led by Jonathan Hack,...
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HAULING ROAD WILL DIVERT OVER A 100 MINING TRUCKS FROM TIMMINS TRAFFIC A DAY
A mining company is making a major investment in diverting its heavy trucks off a main thoroughfare in Timmins. The city is located in the heart of the biggest gold camp in Ontario, and its citizens have long complained that mining trucks damage the...
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COUNCIL APPROVES $3 MILLION IN FLEET PURCHASES
City council has approved the fleet program budget for 2026 to the tune of nearly $3 million dollars after a vote on Tuesday evening as part of ongoing budget discussions. Fleet refers to all vehicles and heavy equipment used by the City of Timmins...
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COUNCIL APPROVES TWO OF THREE PARKING CHANGES
There was a lively discussion on no parking and accessibility zones at last week’s city council meeting. Director of public works and environmental services Ken Krcel brought forth a resolution for some local bylaw changes for three particular areas...
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COUNCIL APPROVES DOWNTOWN LANEWAY CLOSURE
A section of laneway in downtown Timmins will be closed for general public use after a vote at this week’s city council meeting. The section in question lies between Spruce Street South and Pine Street South, north of Third Avenue. Ward 5 Coun. Cory...
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PUBLIC SURVEY ON 2026 CITY BUDGET REVEALED
As Timmins City Cuncil continues to work its way through the budget process, they will take into consideration the public’s opinion, thoughts, and requests after the results of the 2026 budget survey report were shared at city hall last week. “In...
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Timmins emergency shelter to be relocated by year-end, says services board
The Living Space emergency shelter could be relocated before the end of the year. At the Nov. 20 board meeting, Cochrane District Services Board (CDSB) outlined the next steps in what they described as an urgent push to address homelessness in Timmins...
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‘IT TOOK A VILLAGE,’ DIRECTOR OF NEW FRANCOPHONE HEALTH CENTRE SAYS
The director of a gleaming new francophone community health centre in town says anglophones who resent not being able to get on their waitlist should consider that her centre will actually help them in the long run. “The purpose of the Centre de Santé...
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Kirkland Lake celebrates Indigenous Veterans Day
A small group of Kirkland Lakers gathered at the local cenotaph Saturday (Nov. 8) for Indigenous Veterans Day. This was the second year that Kirkland Lake’s Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 87 collaborated with Beaverhouse First Nation for the...
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COCHRANE MARKS POLAR BEAR WEEK WITH 1,478-POUND PUMPKIN
The Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat marked Polar Bear Week with community events, educational programs and a massive 1,478-pound pumpkin that became a highlight for visitors and bears alike. Created by Polar Bears International, the celebration takes...
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DOWNTOWN BUILDING INVESTIGATIONS ONGOING
Three downtown businesses are yet to get back up and running after unfortunate incidents earlier this year. On Friday July 25, the building located at 260 Third Avenue experienced a roof collapse in the back portion after an abundance of water...
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HEARTBROKEN FAMILY WANTS JUSTICE FOR JIM
A grieving local family is making a push to have Ontario’s reckless driving laws changed to include much stiffer consequences for those who break the rules. On Monday, Sept. 29, 69 year-old James “Jim” Bolger was killed by a reckless driver on Highway...
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A PIVOT FOR KAP PAPER
Kap Paper will pivot to energy-generation, bio products like engineered wood, higher value paper and packaging products to withstand U.S. tariffs and the declining demand for newsprint. “It will be a much larger site than it is today. We’re going to...
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FREE HELP IN TIMMINS FOR MEN AT RISK OF COMMITTING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
Men at risk of committing gender-based violence in Timmins now have access to two free in-person counselling sessions within 5-10 days of calling 211, where they can also be connected to a counsellor to help them get through an immediate crisis. “I...
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DANTE CLUB WITH FRESH NEW LOOK
The Porcupine Dante Club has a shiny new look which will carry the Italian cultural hotspot on Cedar Street into the next several decades. Vice president Lousi Clausi told The Daily Press on Monday that everyone is very happy with the outcome. “Yeah,...
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Nonprofit ‘Quilts for Survivors’ reaches new milestone with 8,000th quilt shipped
Quilts for Survivors, the nonprofit in Timmins whose mission is to ship a handmade quilt to every survivor of Indian residential and day schools, the sixties scoop, and intergenerational trauma, shipped its 8,000th quilt on Thursday, Oct. 23. The...
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SO-CALLED ‘FLUSHABLE WIPES’ LEAD TO COSTLY REPAIR AT WASTEWATER PLANT
So called flushable wipes have caused some serious damage to the city’s wastewater infrastructure which will cost millions of dollars. At Tuesday evening ’s city council budget meeting, Ken Krcel, director of public works and environmental services,...
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Advocates worry Bill 5 strips vital protection from polar bears
Environmental advocates are warning Ontario’s Bill 5 could jeopardize the future of the province’s polar bears by stripping away critical protections for the threatened species. Ontario Nature says Bill 5 — which repeals Ontario’s Endangered Species...
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KAP PAPER GETS $28.8 MILLION GOVERNMENT LIFELINE
The federal and provincial governments announced Friday a combined $28.8 for Kap Paper in Kapuskasing. Northeastern Ontario’s last remaining pulp and paper mill, which produces newsprint and bulk paper for books, threatened to close Sept 29 unless...
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Addiction treatment centre looks forward to ‘transformation’
An addictions treatment centre is looking forward to looking more like a therapeutic environment and less like an institution with new funding from the province. “We’ll be using it to replace all the windows, doors, floors and anywhere you see wood...
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MUTUAL AID SITE HELPS THE MARGINALIZED ‘RE-ENGAGE WITH THE SYSTEM’
A new drop in centre or “mutual aid site” on Algonquin Ave. hosted a community barbeque on Thursday, Oct. 9 to mark World Homeless Day. Established in 2010, World Homeless Day is observed internationally on Oct. 10. It aims to recognize successes and...
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POLICE ARREST MAN IN CONNECTION WITH BREAK-IN ABOVE EXOTIC PET SHOP
The Timmins Police Service has arrested Jacob Beisel, 26, of Timmins in connection with a violent break in at a downtown pet shop. On the evening of Sunday, June 29, sometime between 10:30 p.m. and midnight, three armed men invaded the home of Robert...
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‘THE PERFECT ESCAPE’
Ottawa-based duo Estelle & John (Estelle Deschamps and John Lemieux) bookended an Oct. 3 show at the Place des Arts de Hearst with “two memorable sets,” writes Lynne Martin Veileux.
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Timmins and District Hospital’s ER approved for renovation, expansion
The provincial government will renovate and expand Timmins and District Hospital’s emergency department. Designed to connect patients and families in northeastern Ontario with more convenient, high-quality emergency care closer to home, the move was...
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SOLIDARITY PARADE MAKES SOME NOISE IN DOWNTOWN TIMMINS
Workers on strike who are members of three different unions marched through downtown Wednesday morning, blaring their whistles and chanting “Hey, hey, ho, ho, a fair contract’s the way to go,” and “What does solidarity look like? This is what...
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‘WE BELIEVE YOU’
Participants in Orange Shirt Day on the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation walk down Spruce Street in Timmins on Tuesday, Sept. 30. The day brings First Nations and non-First Nations together to honour survivors of residential school as well as...
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CITY, TRANSIT WORKERS DISAGREE OVER ROLE OF ‘BUS SERVICE PEOPLE’
Timmins Transit workers are on strike in a demonstration of solidarity between bus service workers and drivers, a spokesperson told The Daily Press Monday afternoon. The City of Timmins is offering a 4.5 per cent base adjustment and a three per cent...
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International student cap having ‘significant’ impact at Northern College
As the fall semester is underway at college campuses across Canada, the impact of a reduction in international students is being felt in Timmins. In January, 2024, the federal government (through Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada, or IRCC)...
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HEART OF GOLD FEST OPENS WITH A BANG
Andrew Neufeld, lead singer of Comeback Kid, takes a moment to interact with fans during an energetic set on Saturday night at The Surge Sports Lounge for the Heart Of Gold Fest. Comeback Kid, a hardcore punk band from Winnipeg headlined the evening’s...
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FULL-TIME SUPPORT WORKERS ON STRIKE AT NORTHERN AND BORÉAL COLLEGES
There are 11 full time support workers on strike at Collège Boréal and an undisclosed number at Northern College on the picket line since Thursday at midnight. Classes are continuing, while picket lines have sprung up in front of Northern’s office on...
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TIMMINS BUSINESS COMMUNITY SHOWS RESILIENCE AMID TARIFF UNCERTAINTY
The Timmins business community is showing resilience in the face of the U.S.-Canada trade dispute, according to experts. Gold and critical minerals companies in the province are benefiting from the uncertainty, as investors seek safe havens, says the...
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Encampment cleaned up near Living Space
An encampment was cleared on Spruce Street South near the Living Space shelter on Monday morning by city bylaw officers. A bylaw officer at the scene told The Daily Press they were clearing makeshift structures, but leaving store bought tents in...
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COUNCIL DONATES $100K TOWARDS FARMERS MARKET ADDITION
Timmins City Council has unanimously voted to donate $100,000 dollars to the Mountjoy Farmers Market from the Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT), after a decision at this week’s meeting. The donation, as noted by city clerk Steph Palmateer, falls under...
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Turf war has dozens of senior tenants fearful for the future of their apartment buildings
There’s a turf war in North Bay, and 240 seniors are caught in the middle. Cassellholme and Castle Arms are fighting over who will get to control more than $25 million worth of non-profit housing assets. Cassellholme is looking to have the Castle Arms...
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Brothers from Taykwa Tagamou awarded national grant for growing trades business
Two brothers who once dreamed of running a business together have turned that childhood vision into reality. And now their growing company has been recognized with a national grant to help it expand. Connor and Garret Crawford — the brothers behind...
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Police Chief says new powers to stop public drug use not yet needed
The organizer of an event held Thursday in Timmins to honour victims of the toxic drug crisis says the Ontario government should repeal an act passed in June that gives police greater powers to clear encampments. Christianne Blain, professor at the...
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Veterinary college welcomes first northern cohort
A college is launching a new initiative to address the shortage of veterinary care in northern Ontario. This September, the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph will welcome 20 students from northern Ontario through the collaborative...
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Norwegian adventurer likely caught off guard by powerful Hudson Bay tides
A Timmins outfitter says the hiker whose body was found Sunday was likely caught off guard by powerful changes in river tides while attempting to cross on foot. “I think he just tried to cross at the wrong time, or maybe was on the bank trying to...
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NORTHERN COLLEGE SPORTS DOME WILL BE GAME CHANGER
A new sports dome located on the campus of Northern College in Porcupine will drastically change the city’s recreational prospects for decades to come. “We kind of started talking about it probably late last spring, or early summer,” said Jaret Dicks,...
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Filmmaker captures footage of Earth from near space
Timmins stratospheric balloon campaign is showing its artistic side this year. Filmmaker Matthieu Battista is in town to send a 360 degree camera into the stratosphere for a short science fiction film about a person who wants to escape Earth in a...
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‘COMMON SENSE BUDGET GROUP,’ MOBILIZING IN FAUQUIER-STRICKLAND
A citizen of an economically-distressed northern township is speaking up for an ad-hoc group of residents who are aiming to write what he calls a “common sense budget.” He says their budget will be better than town council’s. The “Common Sense Budget...
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Canadian Hearing Services workers signed three-year agreement earlier this summer
Workers who serve the Deaf, Deafblind and hard-of-hearing in Cochrane, Iroquois Falls, Matheson and Timmins have been back at work since July 14 following an 11-week strike. The four striking employees of the Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) are...
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PUPPETS HOLD KIDS SPELLBOUND
Librarian Melanie Lemieux pleads with a puppet monkey (played by Francine Denis, child and youth services librarian) to help her find lost treasure at ‘Yo-Ho-Ho a Pirate Tale,’ a bilingual play and puppet show at the Timmins Public Library on Tuesday,...
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Three new physicians join Timmins and District Hospital
Timmins and District Hospital announced Thursday, July 31 the addition of three new doctors to their roster. Dr. Devon Aitken, a family physician, Dr. Sebastian Diebel, an emergency medicine specialist, and Dr. Michael Schmidt, a radiologist, all...
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WOLVES AND HUSKIES TO CLASH IN TIMMINS
Hockey fans in Timmins will get another opportunity to see some potential future NHLers this fall as the McIntyre Arena will once again play host to an interleague pre-season battle between the Ontario Hockey League’s Sudbury Wolves and the Quebec...
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HIGH TIME FOR HIGH FALLS
Terry McIntosh enjoys the view on the High Falls trail July 18, a 2.6 mile moderately challenging hike about 40 minutes south of Timmins. Photographer Adam J McKay is the director of That Media Company, specializing in digital marketing and high end...
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Youngsters flock to Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Academy clinic
The Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Academy made a stop in Timmins, on Thursday, as part of a series of clinics being held throughout Northern Ontario. Between 50 and 60 boys and girls ranging from eight to 12 years old took part in the four-hour session...
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HOMETOWN GUIDE: TIMMINS OFFERS CULINARY DELIGHTS UNIQUE TO REGION
Brianna Humphrey: ‘Our carrots taste different than southern Ontario carrots and it has a lot to do with our cold soil, our climate, our 12 hours of sun, and our extreme weather.’ This is the second installment of Postmedia Network’s How Canada Wins:...
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ROCK ON THE RIVER WRAPS UP ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL TWO-DAY FESTIVAL
Another successful weekend is in the books for the Timmins Festivals and Events Committee and its flagship offering, Rock On The River. Music fans filled Mountjoy Historical Conservation Area, on the banks of the Mattagami River, for Friday’s...
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FIRST NATION YOUTH PROTEST NATIONAL MEETING RE: BILL C5
First Nation youth from Northern Ontario protested a major meeting between hundreds of Chiefs and Prime Minister Mark Carney, on July 17. The federal government set up the meeting with the Chiefs in a tightly controlled event that was held at the...
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Timmins autism service providers receive provincial funding
Bright Spot Therapy Services and R. Pessah Speech-Language Pathology Professional Corporation in Timmins are benefitting from Ontario’s investment in autism services. Timmins MPP George Pirie, the province’s minister of Northern Economic Development...
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Community businesses step up to bring emergency shelter into focus
On the occasion of a community barbeque at the city’s emergency shelter, its homelessness program manager provided The Daily Press with an update on its operations. The Living Space, a co-ed, 63-bed shelter, used to provide detailed monthly updates on...
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A PLEDGE FOR FOOD SECURITY
The owners of Albaik Chicken present its first monthly cheque of $500 to Rick Young, the president of the Timmins Food Bank. Owner Muhammad Owais Khan, left, said 25 cents of every purchase made at his restaurant at 999 Riverside Drive will go towards...
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HYDRO ONE HOLDS OPEN HOUSE ON TIMMINS TO WAWA TRANSMISSION LINE
A solid crowd gathered at Branch 287 of the Royal Canadian Legion in South Porcupine on Monday evening for a Hydro One-hosted open house concerning a new transmission line between Timmins and Wawa. The 260 kilometre line, which is currently in the...
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FORMER TIMMINS SALVATION ARMY PASTOR SAYS TIMMINS IS ‘A SYMBOL OF DARKNESS’
Timmins featured prominently in a Salvation Army church sermon in New Liskeard on Sunday. Salvation Army Lieutenant Robbie Donaldson worked at the storefront on Third Avenue in downtown Timmins from 2019 to 2022 in his then role as auxiliary-captain...
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WORKPLACE SAFETY INSURANCE BOARD STRIKE WRAPS UP SEVENTH WEEK
With the ongoing Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB) strike now wrapping its seventh week, Premier Doug Ford has attempted to help move the needle. On Wednesday, Ford spoke with Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU) President Harry Goslin...
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URBAN PARK MARKET OPENS FOR THE SEASON
The Downtown Timmins BIA is hosting the Urban Park Market on Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Third Ave. from Cedar to Spruce Streets and Cory Robin says there’s room for more vendors. A grand opening was held Wednesday, July 2 with a ribbon...
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BIG RED PULL RAISES $13,5K FOR UNITED WAY
The Northern College team is seen pulling a 12-tonne firetruck 100 metres at the “Big Red Pull” on Thursday, June 26. It was a first-time United Way fundraiser in Timmins, that was won by the fire department with a time of 24.06 seconds and raised...
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