Cochrane Observer covers all of Ontario's Northeast, including Timmins. We have regular updates on town council, transit, health, and crime from in and around Timmins. See all our Timmins stories below.
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Timmins City Council approved the 2026 fleet program on Dec. 3, authorizing $2,953,000 to replace high‑use vehicles and equipment for road and winter maintenance, utilities work, and traffic operations. Council also approved a 5% increase to internal fleet charge‑out rates for 2026. The decision addresses aging
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The Timmins Police Service is seeking the public’s help to identify individuals following a break and enter at a commercial building on Cedar Street South in Timmins that occurred between Nov. 21 and Nov. 24. Police released surveillance images and said various items were stolen. In an online notice,
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The City of Timmins issued an extreme cold weather alert for Wednesday, December 3, 2025, with overnight wind chill expected to reach -34. The notice was posted on the municipal website at 9:50 a.m. People who need emergency shelter can attend 316 Spruce St. S. for assistance. Exposure
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The City of Timmins will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, at 3 p.m. in Council Chambers, 220 Algonquin Boulevard East, to receive input on designating a Housing Community Improvement Project Area and adopting a Housing Community Improvement Plan under Ontario’s Planning Act. The proposal
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Changes to Ontario’s Fire Code taking effect Jan. 1, 2026 will require carbon monoxide (CO) alarms beside each sleeping area and on every storey without a sleeping area in existing homes and in dwellings with a fuel‑burning appliance, a fireplace, or an attached garage. The rules cover detached
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The City of Timmins’ Environmental Services Department will repair an emergency watermain break in South Porcupine’s Connaught Hill on Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., affecting Dunn Ave. between Allan St. and Tisdale St., and Tisdale St. between Smith and Station streets. Residents and businesses
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Timmins Public Works ended its Significant Weather Event at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. The designation had been in place since 5 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, under Ontario’s Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways (O.Reg 239). Public Works posted the update on the city’s
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Timmins will begin citywide snow plowing at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, with work expected to continue throughout the day. The city’s winter parking ban is in effect, prohibiting on-street parking on any day between 11:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. from Nov.
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Tourism Timmins lists the Youth Challenge Provincials, a youth 5‑pin bowling tournament, for December 5–6, 2025 at Mid‑Town Bowl in Timmins. The listing names the Northern Ontario 5 Pin Bowling Association as the presenter. Young athletes from across Ontario will compete over two days at the Mid‑
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Timmins Public Works declared a Significant Weather Event under Ontario’s Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways (O. Reg. 239/02), effective 5 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, following an Environment Canada winter storm warning. Plowing on some streets and most sidewalks will be delayed, and Timmins Transit service
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Sons of Maxwell will perform a Christmas concert at Timmins High in Timmins on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, from 8 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $40, and the event is presented by Timmins Rock. The concert will raise money for Timmins Rock. The program features Christmas favourites and vocal
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An event listing on the Tourism Timmins website announces Niska Noel 2025 in Timmins, with a runway fashion show on Thursday, November 27, 2025, and a vendor sale on Friday and Saturday, November 28–29, at the Dante Club and the Timmins Museum. The listing identifies this as the second