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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Golden Avenue in South Porcupine will be closed to all traffic between Legion Drive and Goldmine Road for the duration of bridge work starting the week of May 4, with construction expected to finish in early fall, according to the City of Timmins. The closure affects a short section of
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A secondary bypass began at 8:01 a.m. on April 28 at the Whitney-Tisdale Water Pollution Control Plant at 815 Gervais St. in Timmins, according to a notice from the City of Timmins’ Environmental Services Department. The city said bypasses can occur when the wastewater system is overwhelmed, often
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The City of Timmins reported a sanitary sewer overflow at Whitney-Tisdale Pump Station #4, at 5121 Highway 101 East, starting April 27 at 3:03 p.m. The overflow notice includes advice that could affect local households during wet weather, including a request to reduce water use during rainstorms. The
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Timmins city council will hold a public meeting Friday, May 15, 2026, at 10 a.m. in council chambers at Timmins City Hall, 220 Algonquin Blvd. East, to consider a proposed zoning bylaw amendment for land in Whitney Township on Highway 101 East. The proposed change would allow an approximately
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The City of Timmins says the Ontario government has renewed Northern Ontario Resource Development Support (NORDS) funding for the city for another three years, providing $400,000 a year. In an April 24 update, the city said the NORDS program is intended to help municipalities across Northern Ontario pay for
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Timmins city council will hold a public meeting May 15 to consider a zoning bylaw amendment for 422 Hemlock St. that would allow an existing two-storey institutional building to be converted into three residential units. The proposed change would shift the property from institutional zoning to a residential category and
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The City of Timmins reported a secondary spill at the Mattagami Water Pollution Control Plant on April 24, saying 500.201 cubic metres of wastewater was by-passed between 8:10 a.m. and 9:12 a.m. The plant is located at 551 Airport Road. The city’s Environmental Services
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The City of Timmins says a secondary bypass began at the Mattagami Water Pollution Control Plant at 12:15 p.m. on April 23, 2026. The city’s Environmental Services Department says bypasses can happen when a wastewater treatment plant or one of its treatment processes is overwhelmed, often during
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Timmins police have charged a 39-year-old Timmins man after an April 16 traffic stop near 741 Algonquin Boulevard East that police say led to the seizure of suspected fentanyl, crack cocaine and crystal methamphetamine, as well as $2,990 in cash. Police estimated the street value of the drugs at
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The City of Timmins reported a raw sewage spill at the Mattagami Water Pollution Control Plant at 551 Airport Road on April 24, with the city’s notice listing a start time of 8:28 a.m. The notice, posted at 9:12 a.m., listed the spill as ongoing.
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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 name is
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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 per property at