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Water service is expected to be disrupted on Haileybury Crescent in Porcupine—between Carlos Avenue and Lovers Lane—on April 2, 2026, from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., as crews repair a watermain break, according to the City of Timmins. The city’s notice says households and
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Smooth Rock Falls council is scheduled to hold a regular meeting on April 6, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the town hall. The meeting is also set to be available virtually, which could affect how residents choose to follow council decisions and discussions. The town’s public notice says
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Ontario’s general minimum wage will increase to $17.95 an hour on Oct. 1, 2026, up from $17.60. The province announced the change April 1. The general minimum wage applies across Ontario, including communities in Northeast Ontario. The province said the change will affect more than 700,000
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The City of Timmins has added a live chat option, called Service Timmins Chat, to its website and the Service Timmins customer service portal. The city says the chat is available during regular Service Timmins business hours, Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Municipal services in Timmins will operate on a reduced schedule over the Easter long weekend, with closures and changes in effect from Friday, April 3 to Monday, April 6, 2026, according to the City of Timmins’ 2026 Easter municipal schedule. The notice lists changes to Service Timmins and the Provincial
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Northern College held a ceremonial groundbreaking March 27 for a planned 130,000-square-foot sports dome at its Timmins campus. The college said the event marks the start of site preparation, with construction expected to begin in the coming weeks. The dome is planned as a new indoor sports and fitness
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a food recall warning for Auricchio Gorgonzola D.O.P. Dolce cheese, 200 g, sold in Ontario and Quebec because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The warning was originally published March 29, 2026. The CFIA said Listeria infection can cause serious illness, especially
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Day-shift snow removal scheduled for Friday, March 27, 2026 on Moore St. in South Porcupine—from Broadway to Quebec—was postponed because of operational issues, according to the City of Timmins. The change was included in the city’s March 27 snow-removal update for the week of March 22, 2026.
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The City of Timmins has posted its snow-removal schedule for the week of March 29 to April 3, with crews listed to work overnight (9 p.m. to 7 a.m.) and during the day (7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.). While the notice’s date range includes
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Snow removal scheduled for the day shift on Main Street in South Porcupine between Strachan Street and Harold Street on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, will be rescheduled, the City of Timmins Public Works says. The city said it is changing its snow-removal schedule for the week of March 22, 2026,
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An extreme cold weather alert is in effect in Timmins for Friday, March 27, 2026, with the temperature expected to drop to -24 C overnight, including wind chill. The City of Timmins said exposure to extreme cold can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening health problems, including frostbite and hypothermia. The
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The Timmins Police Service Traffic Unit and Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation conducted joint commercial vehicle enforcement in Timmins and the surrounding area from March 9 to March 13, 2026, and police say officers found “numerous” out-of-service defects and other safety violations. The checks took place during periods of heavy