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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Daytime street sweeping is scheduled on several Timmins streets June 22–24, 2026, between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., according to the City of Timmins’ weekly operations schedule. The schedule outlines which streets are planned for sweeping on each day during the week of June 21–27,
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Timmins’ Canada Day celebration is scheduled for July 1 at Gillies Lake, with activities beginning at 2 p.m., live local music starting at 4 p.m., and fireworks planned for 9:45 p.m., just after sunset. The City of Timmins’ event notice includes several traffic and parking details
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Timmins residents and businesses along Riverside Dr. from 1136 Riverside Dr. to Shirley St., including up to 52 Clifford, are scheduled to have water service shut off Thursday, June 18, 2026, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a watermain test shutdown by the City of Timmins.
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Northern College graduated 650 students as part of its Class of 2026 during five ceremonies held over three weeks in Timmins, Kirkland Lake, Haileybury and Moosonee. The annual convocations bring together graduates from across the college’s four Northeast Ontario campuses and include the presentation of the Governor General’s
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The City of Timmins says the reduced-load restriction on Langmuir Road will be lifted at 4 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2026, for commercial motor vehicles and trailers. Reduced-load restrictions are used during the spring thaw, when road damage is most likely to happen. Lifting the restriction means heavier
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Timmins Public Works has rescheduled a planned day-shift street sweeping on Delnite Road from Thursday, June 11, 2026, to Thursday, June 18, 2026, citing mechanical issues. For residents on Delnite Road, the change means sweeping will take place a week later than originally scheduled. The city’s notice describes the
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Construction on a 700-metre stretch of Algonquin Boulevard East in Timmins, between Brunette Road and Highway 655, is scheduled to begin Monday, June 15, 2026, with lane reductions expected during the work. The work will affect daily traffic on one of the main routes connecting to Highway 655. The City
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Hydrant flushing and watermain cleaning are scheduled in Timmins’ Connaught Hill area and in South Porcupine from June 15, 2026, to July 15, 2026, according to a notice from the City of Timmins Environmental Services Department. The city said people in the affected areas may notice short-term drops in water
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Construction on Segment 9 of Timmins’ Connecting Link corridor is scheduled to start Monday, June 15, 2026, on approximately 700 metres of Algonquin Boulevard East between Brunette Road and Highway 655, with lane reductions planned during the first phase. The work affects a section of Highway 101 East in Timmins
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The Timmins Fire Department will lift Timmins’ city-wide fire ban at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, allowing open-air burning to resume, according to a notice posted by the City of Timmins. The ban has been in place since June 4, 2026. The city said it was declared
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Timmins Public Works has rescheduled day-shift street sweeping in South Porcupine that had been set for June 9 and June 10, citing mechanical issues. The change affects several streets in South Porcupine and may delay planned curbside cleaning for residents and businesses on those routes. According to the City of
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The Timmins Fire Department will lift the city-wide fire ban at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, ending a restriction that has been in place since June 4. For residents, that means open-air burning can resume in Timmins. The fire department said the ban could be reinstated at