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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The City of Timmins has issued an extreme cold weather alert for Friday, Feb. 27, through March 1, 2026, with overnight temperatures expected to range between -25 C and -30 C, including wind chill. Exposure to extreme cold can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening health problems, including frostbite and hypothermia.
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Timmins ended its Significant Weather Event declaration on Feb. 26, 2026, the city announced in a Public Works notice posted that day. The declaration is used under Ontario’s Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways, and is tied to how winter road maintenance is managed during severe conditions. In its
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The City of Timmins issued an extreme cold weather alert for Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, with temperatures expected to drop to -23 this evening and overnight, including wind chill. The alert includes a reminder that exposure to extreme cold can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening health problems, including frostbite and
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Northern College, which has campuses in Haileybury, Kirkland Lake, Moosonee and Timmins, announced Feb. 26 that it has signed two memorandums of understanding with Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development in Egypt and Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in the Dominican Republic, aimed at curriculum and resource sharing and
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An extreme cold weather alert is in effect in Timmins on Wednesday, Feb. 25, with wind chill values expected to reach -32 this evening and overnight. The City of Timmins warned that exposure to extreme cold can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening health problems, including frostbite and hypothermia. The city
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Day-shift snow removal listed as “Marcel, Phillip” in Timmins has been moved from Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, to Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, according to the City of Timmins Public Works department. Public Works said the work was rescheduled because of operational issues. The city posted the schedule change as part
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The City of Timmins issued an extreme cold weather alert for Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, saying temperatures are expected to range between -20 and -25 this evening and overnight, inclusive of wind chill. The city said exposure to extreme cold can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening health problems, including frostbite
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Water service was scheduled to be disrupted on College Street in Timmins between Airport Road and Westmount Boulevard on Feb. 24, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., as city crews worked to repair an emergency watermain break. The disruption could affect residents and businesses in Timmins’ north
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Water service on Diane Crescent in Timmins could be disrupted Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. while city crews repair an emergency watermain break. The work may affect residents and businesses on the full crescent—Diane Crescent from Hart Street to Hart Street—where
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An emergency watermain break repair in South Porcupine may disrupt water service on Tisdale Avenue from Smith Street to Goldrush Road on Feb. 23, according to the City of Timmins. The work is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and may affect nearby properties, including Golden Manor.
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The City of Timmins has released its snow-removal schedule for Sunday, Feb. 22 through Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, with overnight work scheduled from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. the next day and daytime work scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The city’s notice
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An extreme cold weather alert is in effect in Timmins for Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, with temperatures expected to drop to -23 C overnight, including wind chill. The City of Timmins said exposure to extreme cold can cause serious, sometimes life-threatening health problems, including frostbite and hypothermia. The city advised