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A secondary bypass began April 14 at the Mattagami Water Pollution Control Plant at 551 Airport Road in Timmins, according to an online report from the City of Timmins’ Environmental Services Department. The city reported the start time as 4:36 p.m.; the end date, end time and volume
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Timmins’ 2026 municipal election is scheduled for Oct. 26, 2026, and the nomination period for candidates for mayor, councillor or school board trustee will run from May 1 to Aug. 21, the City of Timmins says. The nomination window sets the period when prospective candidates can submit the paperwork and
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency posted a recall notice dated April 16 for Poivre des Îles Salad + Seasoning because of the presence of insects. The recall date is listed as April 10, 2026, and the product was distributed in New Brunswick and Quebec. The notice matters for anyone who may
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A secondary bypass/raw overflow event was reported at the Mattagami Water Pollution Control Plant in Timmins on April 14, with a start time of 5:25 p.m., according to a notice from the City of Timmins Environmental Services Department. The notice listed the end date, end time and
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A wastewater bypass was reported at the Mattagami Water Pollution Control Plant in Timmins on April 15, with the city listing 668.812 m3 as the volume by-passed between 6 p.m. and 8:47 p.m. The City of Timmins’ notice identifies the plant address as 551 Airport Road,
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A raw wastewater overflow was reported at the City of Timmins’ Whitney-Tisdale Pump Station #1 at 202 Goldrush St., starting at 4:54 p.m. on April 15, 2026, according to the city’s Environmental Services Department. The city listed the end date, end time and volume bypassed as TBD.
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Day-shift snow removal scheduled for Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in South Porcupine did not take place on Florence N, Florence S. and Division Street due to “weather & operational issues,” and the City of Timmins says it tentatively will not reschedule those areas. The city said the missed work is
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Timmins city council approved a Growth Management Study on April 15 that forecasts about 4,800 more residents by 2056 and outlines how the city could plan for housing, jobs and services over the 2026–2056 period. The study is meant to guide the city’s long-range planning and its
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The Ontario government has announced annual Ontario Gas Tax funding for public transit, with Timmins set to receive $585,411 in 2026. The City of Timmins says the 2026 funding will go toward replacing a paratransit bus and upgrading security camera systems at the Timmins Transit terminal on Spruce St.
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Timmins Transit will be free to ride on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, for Earth Day, according to a notice posted by the City of Timmins. For local riders, the one-day change means no fare will be required on Timmins Transit buses that day. The city said the free rides are
Timmins city council has awarded GIP Interpaving Ltd. a $17,960,701.85 plus HST contract to reconstruct two sections of Algonquin Boulevard East, from Brunette Road to Father Costello Drive East. The work covers Connecting Link segments 9 and 10, and construction is planned over two years, according to
Timmins city council has approved a 2% increase to the city’s Municipal Accommodation Tax, raising the charge on short-term overnight stays to 6%, according to a city news release posted April 15. The city applies the tax to accommodation charges for stays of less than 30 consecutive days. The
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a food recall warning for Auricchio brand Taleggio D.O.P. cheese sold in Ontario and Quebec because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The warning matters because Listeria can cause serious illness, and the CFIA notes that pregnant women, older adults and people
Timmins city council approved the city’s 2026 tax levy on April 15, setting it at $101,244,561, a 4.95% increase from 2025. Council also approved 2026 tax rates that increase the residential tax rate by 4.67% and the commercial tax rate by 4.09%. For homeowners
A sanitary sewer overflow began at Whitney-Tisdale Pump Station #2 at 57 Evans Street in Timmins on April 14, according to the City of Timmins. The city reported the overflow started at 3:02 p.m. In an overflow report posted April 15, the city listed the end date, end
Timmins city council has approved the city’s 2026 tax levy at $101,244,561, a 4.95% increase from 2025. For an average residential home assessed at $193,000, the increase works out to about $15.56 more per month, and the increase on a median commercial property is
Timmins Transit fares will be waived on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, as part of Earth Day. For local riders, the change means trips taken that day will not require a fare. The City of Timmins announced the one-day fare waiver in a notice posted April 15. The city’s notice
Smooth Rock Falls’ snow storage sites are full after a heavier-than-normal winter, limiting how much additional snow can be moved as some roads remain rough, some sidewalks have not yet been cleared, and road widening is still needed in several areas, the town said in a Public Works update posted
Timmins city council has approved a 2% increase to the Municipal Accommodation Tax, raising the tax on short-term accommodation stays of less than 30 consecutive days to 6%, according to a city news post dated April 15, 2026. The city did not say when the new rate will take effect.
A secondary bypass began at the Mattagami Water Pollution Control Plant in Timmins on April 14 at 4:36 p.m., with the end date, end time and volume bypassed listed as “TBD,” according to a City of Timmins posting. The city’s notice provides basic information about a wastewater-system
The City of Timmins has set up self-serve sandbag stations at the Whitney Arena, Mountjoy Arena and Confederation Arena parking lots as the spring melt gets underway. The stations are intended to help residents fill sandbags if spring runoff causes flooding in low-lying areas or near waterways. According to the