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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A Toronto youth who was 17 at the time of a March 14 shooting on Dwyer Avenue in Timmins has been charged with second-degree murder and multiple firearms-related offences, Timmins police said. The Youth Criminal Justice Act prohibits identifying young people accused of crimes, so the youth’s
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The City of Timmins says its Adopt-a-Block Community Cleanup Days will take place Friday, May 22, and Saturday, May 23, 2026, with separate curbside and landfill cleanup options running May 11–25, including bulk-item pickup, leaf and yard waste collection, and one free load of household waste
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Some homes and businesses in Schumacher may have low water pressure, brief water interruptions, or brown or rust-coloured water on April 22 as the City of Timmins repairs a watermain break from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The city said residents in the notification area may see
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The City of Timmins has published an online “Climate Safe Communities Toolkit” that outlines steps residents, businesses, schools and community groups can take to prepare for extreme heat, flooding, wildfire smoke and severe storms. The city posted the toolkit on April 22. The city says the toolkit is based on
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A raw overflow started at the Mattagami Water Pollution Control Plant at 551 Airport Rd. in Timmins at 7:41 p.m. on April 17, the City of Timmins Environmental Services Department reported April 20. The city’s notice listed the end date, end time and volume bypassed as “TBD.
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Water service will be disrupted in parts of Timmins South on Wednesday, April 22, as the City of Timmins schedules a water valve repair on Moneta Avenue (between Spruce Street South and Railway Street) and on Spruce Street South (between Moneta Avenue and Sterling Avenue) from 7 a.m. to
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Timmins residents should review their school support designation by June 1, 2026, to ensure Elections Ontario has the correct information ahead of the municipal and school board elections scheduled for Oct. 26, 2026, the City of Timmins says. The designation helps determine which school board a voter supports in school
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A raw wastewater overflow was reported at the Whitney-Tisdale Pump Station #1 at 202 Goldrush Street in Timmins, starting at 10 p.m. on April 17, 2026, according to the City of Timmins. The city’s overflow report lists the end date, end time and volume bypassed as “TBD,
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A raw wastewater overflow was reported at the City of Timmins’ Whitney-Tisdale Pump Station #3 at 174 Essa Ave., starting at 12:54 p.m. on April 18, 2026, according to a notice from the city’s Environmental Services Department. The notice provides limited details about the incident, listing
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The City of Timmins says a raw wastewater overflow began at the Croatia Avenue Pump Station at 177 Croatia Ave. at 8:32 a.m. on April 18, and the city’s online report did not yet list an end date, end time, or the volume bypassed. The city’s
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The City of Timmins says a raw overflow occurred at the Miners Street Pump Station, starting at 7:19 a.m. on April 18, 2026, at 1139 Brundy Ave. In a notice posted by the city’s Environmental Services Department, several key details were not yet listed, including when the
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Water service may be disrupted in parts of Timmins North on April 20 as the City of Timmins carries out a watermain break repair on sections of Melrose Boulevard and Dieppe Street. The city says homeowners and businesses on the east side of Melrose Boulevard between Westmount Boulevard and Victoria